Lalanne D., Kohlas J. (Eds.). Human Machine Interaction: Research Results of the MMI Program

Springer, 2009. — 314 p. — ISBN 978-3-642-00436-0.The interaction between humans and machines is a central concern of computer science. How can machines become convivial? How can machines present results of computations in a comprehensive way? What modes of communication between man and machine exist and how can they be best exploited according to the needs of a particular application? These are only a few of the important questions that neede to be addressed in order to enhance the usability of these universal machines that participate more and more in our daily life.
The design of human–computer interfaces calls for different abilities. Therefore, the Hasler Foundation launched a research program on Man–Machine Interaction (MMI) in 2005. At this time in Switzerland, the technical Universities of Applied Science emerged from the old engineering schools as new structures with new tasks. Among their responsibilities, applied research was explicitly stated as a new challenge. The goal is to transfer results of fundamental scientific research into applications. In order to foster this transfer, the Hasler Foundation decided to shape the program in such a way as to encourage close collaboration between universities and the newly formed Universities of Applied Science. One of the explicit objectives of the MMI program was to aid the Universities of Applied Science to build up their research activities, by benefiting from the research experience and the research results of universities. This should enhance technology and science transfer between the two complementary kinds of schools.
In the call for projects, collaboration between at least one partner from a University and one from a University of Applied Science was required. More than 80 project proposals were submitted, from which 20 were selected for a hearing and discussion. A limited number of projects were then invited to submit detailed applications. Finally eight of these projects were selected for funding by the Hasler Foundation. All these projects were also partially supported by the associated universities and other third parties such as the Swiss National Science Foundation. The members of all the project teams met in a workshop organized by the Hasler Foundation for two days in March 2007 in Appenberg.
More than 40 scientists engaged in the program, along with international invited speakers who participated in the workshop. This volume documents the results of the MMI program. The Hasler Foundation’s existing endowments derive from the former Hasler AG (1852-1986), a pioneer of the Swiss telecommunications industry. The foundation is committed to promoting high-level research and education in the field of information and telecommunication systems. MMI is one of several programs launched and supported by the foundation. We refer readers to the website www.haslerfoundation.ch for further information.
The Hasler Foundation thanks the main editor Denis Lalanne and the authors of the contributed papers. We also thank Springer for accepting this volume in the prestigious Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. It is our hope that we thereby contribute to advancing and encouraging further research in the field of man–machine interaction.Human Machine Interaction
Multimodal Interfaces: A Survey of Principles, Models and Frameworks.
Interactive Visualization - A Survey.
Mixed Reality: A Survey.
Multimodal User Interfaces
Intelligent Multi-modal Interfaces for Mobile Applications in Hostile Environment (IM-HOST)
Information.
Why Androids Will Have Emotions: Constructing Human-Like Actors and Communicators Based on Exact Sciences of the Mind.
Interactive Visualization
EvoSpaces - Multi-dimensional Navigation Spaces for Software Evolution.
HOVISSE – Haptic Osteosynthesis Virtual Intra-operative Surgery Support Environment.
A Language and a Methodology for Prototyping User Interfaces for Control Systems.
Mixed Reality
See ColOr: Seeing Colours with an Orchestra.
6th Sense – Toward a Generic Framework for End-to-End Adaptive Wearable Augmented Reality.