308 About the Authors Copyright 2006, Idea
308 About the Authors Copyright 2006, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of Idea Group Inc. is prohibited. Stephen R. Gulliver is a lecturer in the School of Information Systems, Computing, and Mathematics at Brunel University, West London. He received a BEng (Honors) degree in micro-electronics, an MSc degree (distributed information systems), and a PhD in 1999, 2001, and 2004, respectively. His research interests cover human factors and include the perceptual, usability, accessibility, and information acquisition aspects of computer and multimedia systems. Current studies incorporate eye-tracking, 3D model realization, attention analysis, display adaptation, and C4I systems (with particular focus on situational awareness). His personal interests include: classic VW beetles, films, reading, drumming, wine, and gardening. Kate Hone is a senior lecturer at Brunel University, School of Information Systems, Computing, and Mathematics, where she is a member of the VIVID Centre. After studying psychology, work design, ergonomics, and interactive dialogue systems at Birmingham University, she went on to lecture on human factors at the University of Nottingham. Her research centers on the human aspects of computing. She is interested in the design of usable interfaces for computer systems, particularly those using recognition technology. She has done most of her research on the design and use of systems using speech recognition technology and also on teleworking. She also heads a project investigating the human factors issues of affective or emotional computing. Curtis S. Ikehara is an assistant researcher in the Information and Computer Sciences Department of the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Currently, he is working on several projects related to user modeling in an emergency environment. The recent DARPA project (2002-2003) focused on using physiological sensors with respect to applications in augmented cognition and the identification of cognitive processes. Dr. Ikehara and Dr. Crosby have developed a novel sensor that measures the hand and finger pressures applied to a computer mouse, and have applied for a patent for its use as a biometric device. Slava Kalyuga holds a PhD in cognition and instruction from the University of New South Wales (1998). He specializes in evidence-based instructional design principles for multimedia learning, diagnostic assessment of organized knowledge structures in complex domains, and adaptive e-learning applications. His research papers on cognitive load effects relative to levels of learner expertise (the expertise reversal effect), the redundancy effect in multimedia learning, and rapid diagnostic assessment techniques were published by leading international journals in the field. He contributed to the Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning. His current research interests are in optimizing cognitive load in adaptive learning environments using embedded dynamic monitoring of levels of learner performance. Michael May has a background in psychology and cultural sociology from the University of Copenhagen (1985), and a PhD from 1994 on the relation of the logic and semiotics of C.S. Peirce to modern cognitive semantics. Dr. May has been employed by RISOE National Lab at the Department for Systems Analysis (in the Cognitive Systems
Note: If you are looking for good and high quality web space to host and run your application check Lunarwebhost Adult Web Hosting services