Baloian, Nelson; Luther, Wolfram; Söffker, Dirk; Urano, Yoshiyori

Multimodal Human-Machine Interaction in Different Application Scenarios : International DAAD-PhD Summer Academy at the University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, August 27 to September 10 2008

In 2008, the first of three DAAD PhD-Summer Academies on human-machine Interaction in networked systems and multimodal interfaces was hosted at the University of Chile in Santiago de Chile. It is focused on three topics:Multimodal Human-Machine Interaction in Different Application Scenarios ? Modeling Human-Machine Interaction ? Social Networks, Trust, and Reputation ? Gesture-Based Interaction ? Interface and Interaction Redesign Computer Supported Collaborative Work ? Modeling Mobile Groupware Systems ? Evaluation Methods ? Learning Paradigms Optical Communication SystemsThis book summarizes the lectures presented at the Summer Academy, making the material available to interested academics and students.