Advance Program - Tutorial

30. Speech User Interfaces for Mobile Devices

Monday, 18:00 - 21:30

Instructors
Elisa del Galdo, Cambridge Technology Partners, UK
Tony Rose, Canon Research Centre, UK

Benefits
You will gain a basic understanding of speech recognition technology and the ways in which speech may be used to enhance user interfaces. In addition, participants will be given the opportunity to apply this knowledge to existing mobile devices in a practical exercise.

Origins
This tutorial was presented at CHI 99. A similar tutorial was given by the authors at HCI'98 in Sheffield and at Interact'99 in Edinburgh.

Features

• An explanation of the fundamental concepts in speech recognition
• Demonstrations of speech recognition technology
• Examination of the interfaces to existing mobile devices
• Techniques and guidelines for the design of speech user interfaces
• Practical experience in the application of those techniques and guidelines

Audience
Intended for individuals who have some user interface design experience and who are interested in the design of user interfaces that incorporate speech recognition technology. No knowledge of speech recognition required.

Presentation
Brief lectures and small-group practical exercises.

Instructors
Elisa del Galdo has worked as a principal human factors engineer with DEC and has run her own human factors consultancy. She joined Canon Research Centre in January 1997 to work on the design and prototyping of speech-driven devices. She is now a human factors consultant with Cambridge Technology Partners. Tony Rose has published widely in the area of speech and language technology. He joined Canon Research Centre in November 1996, and is currently working on a variety of technologies including interface design for information retrieval systems.