Team Root
Language in the Future of Computing
Web Sites Reviewed
Thesis Statement
Thesis
The dominant methods of human computer interaction place several constraints in their communication producing undesired effects such as errors, and incorrect output. Natural language processing technology, as it is bettered, can rectify these problems and make computers more attractive to technophobes.
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"Natural language processing will shape the way humans and computers interact in the future."
Keywords
natural language processing, sentiment analysis, talking to robots, voice recognition, grammar, linguistics, sentence parsing, vocabulary, homonyms, multiple languages, machine learning, human-computing interaction, chat-bots, Google search, IBM Watson, Apple Siri, Semantics, text mining
Bibliography
Books
Grand, Steven: The Creation
Pinker, Steven: The Language Instinct
Pinker, Steven: Words, Rules and their Meanings
Web Sites
http://irevolution.net/2011/10/10/recordedfuture/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14841018
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw
http://www.cs.cofc.edu/~manaris/publications/advances-in-computers-vol-47.pdf
http://www.parc.com/content/attachments/PARC_NaturalLanguage_backgrounder.pdf
Research Notes
Research Structure
Section 1: HIDs. Directionality of communication.======
Common HIDs: (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interface_device)
- Keyboards
- Mice, Touchpads
- Cameras
- Fingerprint Scanners
- Headsets
Less Common HIDs
- Driving Simulator Devices
- Wired gloves
- Dance pads
- Wii Remote
- Surface computing devices
- Section 2: Keyboards
- Types of Keyboards
- Issues with Keyboards
- Keystroke Logging (wireless)
- Physical Injury
- Repetitive Strain Injury
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- vHealth Risks
- Language
- Standards
- Size Constraints/Limited functions on mobile devices
- Common Damage
- Hick's Law
How can voice replacement software solve these problems
Section 3: Mice
- Issues with Mice
Section 4: Competition for NLP
- Touch Interfaces
- Gesture/Motion Sensors
Section 5: Supplements for NLP
- Augmented Reality
Projects Proposals
1) Natural Language Processing
- There are several smaller ideas we could work on within this large topic such as:
- Its implementation in chat-bots?
- Sentiment analysis - data mining for financial analysis, for disease or war prevention - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentiment_analysis
- Watson - More complicated topic, not sure what thesis we could have here? Word sense disambiguation? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_sense_disambiguation More research needed.
- Part of speech tagging - Used on several websites in searching, tagging, merging threads or discussions : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part-of-speech_tagging
2) Kinect/Move interaction?
- Human computer interaction in video games?
- And other areas? http://www.primesense.com/en/the-living-room-experience
- Head-tracking? Gestures? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt5nhQiL4pY More research needed.
3) Usability of Social Media Tools
- How do organizations structure their tools to promote and increase user engagement
- Psychological effects of Social Media and its pull on users