kirlik@chmsr (Alex Kirlik) (02/01/91)
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Invited Session on Representation Aiding 1991 IEEE Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA October 13-16, 1991 An invited session is currently being organized for the 1991 IEEE SMC Conference concerning aiding human performance through the design of effective external problem representations. The deadline for titles and abstracts, which may be sent by email, is February 22. Abstracts will be reviewed and notification of acceptance will be made prior to April 1. After abstract review, participants will be required to submit a camera ready paper to appear in the conference proceedings. Representation Aiding is the strategy of enhancing learning and performance through the design of effective external representations of a task or problem domain. In many cases the goal is to shift processing burdens away from effortful and error-prone cognitive activities and toward more efficient perceptual activities. In other cases the goal may be problem structuring to enhance insight, or to enhance the operator's ability to bring conceptual knowledge to bear on a problem. Typical application areas include display design for dynamic system interfaces, diagram design for instructional material, and the design of graphical interfaces to facilitate human- computer interaction. Papers on theoretical issues, design methodologies, empirical studies, and applications are all appropriate. Please send titles and abstracts to me via email or to the mailing address below. Please contact me with any questions you might have concerning the session. For a conference announcement or questions pertaining to the conference as a whole, contact Chip White, General Chair: CHIP_WHITE@UM.CC.UMICH.EDU Alex Kirlik Center for Human-Machine Systems Research School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0205 Phone: 404-894-4055 Email: kirlik@chmsr.gatech.edu -------------------------------------------------- Alex UUCP: kirlik@chmsr.UUCP {backbones}!gatech!chmsr!kirlik INTERNET: kirlik@chmsr.gatech.edu