uC: Ubiquitous Collaboration Platform for Multimodal Team Interaction Support

Authors

Veton Z. Kepuska, Florida Institute of Technology
Sabri Gurbuz, Cognitive Information Science Laboratories Kyoto
Walter Rodriguez, Florida Gulf Coast University
Stephen M. Fiore, University of Central Florida
Deborah Carstens, Florida Institute of Technology
Patrick D. Converse, Florida Institute of Technology
David Metcalf, University of Central Florida

Document Type

Article

Abstract

A human-centered computing platform that improves teamwork and transforms the “human- computer interaction experience” for distributed teams is presented. This Ubiquitous Collaboration, or uC (“you see”), platform's objective is to transform distributed teamwork (i.e., work occurring when teams of workers and learners are geographically dispersed and often interacting at different times). It achieves this goal through a multimodal team interaction interface realized through a reconfigurable open architecture. The approach taken is to integrate: (1) an intuitive speech- and video-centric multi-modal interface to augment more conventional methods (e.g., mouse, stylus and touch), (2) an open and reconfigurable architecture supporting information gathering, and (3) a machine intelligent approach to analysis and management of heterogeneous live and stored sensor data to support collaboration. The system will transform how teams of people interact with computers by drawing on both the virtual and physical environment.

Recommended Citation

Kepuska, Veton Z.; Gurbuz, Sabri; Rodriguez, Walter; Fiore, Stephen M.; Carstens, Deborah; Converse, Patrick D.; and Metcalf, David (2008) "uC: Ubiquitous Collaboration Platform for Multimodal Team Interaction Support," Journal of International Technology and Information Management: Vol. 17: Iss. 3, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58729/1941-6679.1122
Available at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/jitim/vol17/iss3/7