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Conversational UX Design https://bit.ly/3pQLYX7 adapts formal knowledge from the field of Conversation Analysis (CA) to the design of natural language interfaces. It outlines the Natural Conversation Framework (NCF), developed at IBM Research, a systematic framework for designing interfaces that work like natural conversation. The Natural Conversation Framework consists of four main components: 1) an interaction model of "expandable sequences," 2) a corresponding content format, 3) a pattern language with 100 generic UX patterns and 4) a navigation method of six basic user actions. Authors: Robert J. Moore, IBM Research-Almaden, Raphael Arar, IBM Research-Almaden. #conversationaluxdesign #naturallanguageinterfaces #ConversationalAI #conversational #anaylysis #Sequence #management #ConversationAuthoring #conversationinterfaces ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

If you look around you will find that all computer systems are heterogeneous in nature. Whether you are a hardware designer or a software developer; academics, researchers, practitioners, and students will benefit from this book! Heterogeneous Computing: Hardware and Software Perspectives https://bit.ly/40fPFFJ Author: Mohamed Zahran, New York University. #heterogeneous #computing #hardwaredesign #softwaredevelopment ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

The first course in software engineering is the most critical, at the heart of software development, from familiar ground that is common to all software development endeavors. The Essentials of Modern Software Engineering bit.ly/3BiXkpi is an in-depth introduction to software engineering that uses a systematic, universal kernel to teach the essential elements of all software engineering methods. Author Ivar Jacobson gave this talk at a virtual conference in Japan on 'The Essentials of Modern Software Engineering' https://bit.ly/3eQLLbp #softwareengineering #softwaredevelopment #softwaredeveloper ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

Understanding whether there is an efficient algorithm for approximate Nash equilibrium has been the central open problem in this field for the past decade. Get Hardness of Approximation Between P and NP here: https://bit.ly/3Pjkmn0 Author: Aviad Rubinstein, Stanford University We prove several intractability theorems for different settings (two-player games and many-player games) and models (computational complexity, query complexity, and communication complexity). In particular, our main result is that under a plausible and natural complexity assumption ("Exponential Time Hypothesis for PPAD"), there is no polynomial-time algorithm for finding an approximate Nash equilibrium in two-player games. #gametheory #approximate #Nash #equilibrium #computational #intractability #Brouwersfixedpoint #CourseMatch #multiplayergames #PPADhardnessofapproximation ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

Why should I care about databases? What is a database? What is data management? What is a database management system (DBMS)? These are just some of the questions that this book answers, in describing the development of data management through the achievements of Mike Stonebraker and his over 200 collaborators. In reading the stories in this book, you will discover core data management concepts that were developed over the two greatest eras (so far) of data management technology. Author: Michael L. Brodie, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Get it here: https://bit.ly/40esXO9 #datamanagement #databases #michaelstonebraker ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

The Handbook of Multimodal-Multisensor Interfaces, Volume 2 is written by international experts and pioneers in the field. It provides a textbook, reference, and technology roadmap for professionals. This second volume of the handbook begins with multimodal signal processing, architectures, and machine learning. Get it here: https://bit.ly/3WHpFQ0 Authors: Sharon Oviatt, Incaa Designs, Bjoern Schuller, University of Passau and Imperial College London, Philip R. Cohen, VoiceBox Technologies, Daniel Sonntag, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Gerasimos Potamianos, University of Thessaly, Antonio Kruger, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence. #mulimodal #signal #processing #architectures #machinelearning #traitrecognition #cognitiveload #BehavioralSignals #socialsignals #Classifying #Multimodal #Data #AffectDetection ACM - Association for Computing Machinery

The Handbook of Multimodal-Multisensor Interfaces volume #3 https://bit.ly/49WJKs2 focuses on state-of-the-art multimodal language and dialogue processing, including semantic integration of modalities. The development of increasingly expressive embodied agents and robots has become an active test-bed for coordinating multimodal dialogue input and output, including processing of language and nonverbal communication. Authors: Sharon Oviatt, Bjorn Schuller, Philip R. Cohen, Daniel Sonntag, Gerasimos Potamianos, Antonio Krueger #artificialintelligence #multisensortechnology #SpeechProcessing #SignalProcessing #electricalengineering #computerengineering #multimodalspeechprocessing #intelligentuserinterfaces #robotics #robots #contextawaresystems ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

Logic Programming (LP) is at the nexus of knowledge representation, AI, mathematical logic, databases, and programming languages. It allows programming to be more declarative, by specifying "what" to do instead of "how" to do it. The goal of Declarative Logic Programming: Theory, Systems, and Applications https://bit.ly/45AZAGh is to help fill in the void in the literature with state-of-the-art surveys on key aspects of LP. Much attention was paid to making these surveys accessible to researchers, practitioners, and graduate students alike. Authors: Michael Kifer & Yanhong Annie Liu; Stony Brook University. #artificialintelligence #KnowledgeRepresentation #mathematicallogic #databases #programminglanguages #logic #programming ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

Sparse Fourier Transform https://bit.ly/42eXfhA is about algorithms and building practical systems that use these algorithms to solve key problems in six different applications: wireless networks, mobile systems, computer graphics, medical imaging, biochemistry, and digital circuits. Author: Haitham Hassanieh, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign #SparseFourierTransform #wirelessnetworks #mobilesystems #computergraphics #Medicalimaging Simple and Practical #Algorithm #Optimizing #Runtime #Complexity #biochemistry #digitalcircuits Optimizing #Sample Complexity #Numerical #Evaluation #ArtifactSuppression ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

📚 New book alert 🎉 "Information Retrieval: Advanced Topics and Techniques," from our Director of Research Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Senior Manager of Applied Science at Amazon and Northeastern University Faculty Member Omar Alonso, explores the latest advancements and updates in the field. 🔍 #InformationRetrieval (IR) helps to power searches for all parts of your daily digital life, whether you’re looking for pages, people, music, or more. As #IR continues to evolve, new techniques continue to gain popularity to make sure your searches work from any device at scale. Read more in the ACM, Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library: https://bit.ly/4iFKMN3 #AI #artificialintelligence #AIbooks #AInews #ACM #research #science