Computer
systems and applications that effectively support human activities
regularly utilize knowledge from complementary research areas and
require integration of algorithms, designs, and technologies.
Still, research projects that cross the boundaries of well
defined disciplines happen rather infrequently.
Integrated
Systems research provides opportunities for individuals to apply their
expertise in various contexts through collaborative work. Our team
develops and integrates new designs and technologies and provides an
environment that inspires individuals to engage in a wide spectrum of
research and technical issues.
We
recognize that computer displays, mobile technologies, speech
recognition and understanding, information retrieval and analysis,
machine learning and statistical pattern recognition already provide
solid building blocks for creating useful integrated systems. Thus, we
take advantage of the complementary strengths of these areas to bring
us all closer to more effective and natural use of computer technology.
Projects
Community Buzz -
revealing
hot topics in online communities
Community Buzz combines analysis of the content of
online discussions and social structure of the communities to identify
hot topics and visualize how they evolve over time.
Through search and Buzz cloud users can access relevant discussion
threads and adverts linked to the search results and Buzz keywords.
Visualization of keyword trends enables the users to monitor the
popularity of selected topics. Mesasages can be filtered based on the 'social status' of the
author in the community.
InSite
Live! -
visualizing
and browsing through Web sites
InSite is a tool for visualizing the structure of
a Web site that helps Web site visitors to search and browse
through the site.
It identifies sub-sites within a site and displays the topics they
cover in order to assist the users in finding pages of
interest.
It enables Web site administrators to learn how users interact
with their Web sites and how to improve the site organization.
iPox
- pace
your steps, catch the heartbeat, and send a word around
iPox is a multi-sensor device to wear on the wrist
for capturing location, heartbeat, movement, and voice recordings.
The device is connected with the Smartphone via Bluetooth and enables
the user to transmit data and messages and connect to Web services.
Economical and easy to use, iPox enables a wide variety of
applications, from observing one's personal well-being to sharing one's
experience with a wider community.
Vishwa Vinay, Ingemar J. Cox,
Natasa
Milic-Frayling, Kenneth R. Wood. On Ranking the Effectiveness of
Searches. Proceedings of the 29th annual international ACM SIGIR conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval (SIGIR2006),
August
7-9, 2006.
