Welcome to the Homepage of the 2004/2005 UMass Boston Project
Development and Evaluation of a Multi-Functional Gaze-Controlled Interface for Physically Challenged Computer Users
sponsored by:
CRA-W: The Computing Research Association's Committee on the
Status of Women in Computing Research
through the CREU program (Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates
in Computer Science and Engineering)
Participants
Marc Pomplun, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems, and Director of the UMass Boston Visual Attention Lab
Project
Abstract
Today, we usually control computers with our hands using a mouse or keyboard. Another way of human-computer interaction is made possible by gaze-controlled interfaces, which employ the users' eyes as input devices by measuring eye movements that indicate the users' shifts of attention. Obviously, gaze-controlled interfaces are particularly useful for physically challenged users, especially those who cannot move their limbs and also have difficulties using speech-recognition systems. The aim of the present study is the development and empirical evaluation of such a gaze-controlled interface that allows their physically challenged users to easily perform everyday tasks such as writing text, writing and reading e-mails, and doing calculations.
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We would like to thank CRA-W for the sponsorship of the this project.
[CRA-W] [UMass Boston Visual Attention Lab] [Marc Pomplun's Homepage]