CGL Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, October 08th, 1997


Location:
DC 1304
Time:
13:30
Chair:
Léo Pini Magalhães

1. Adoption of the Agenda - additions or deletions

2. Coffee Hour

Coffee hour this week:
Liddy Olds
Coffee hour next week:
Volunteer ?

3. Next meeting

Date:
October 15th, 1997
Location:
DC 1304
Time:
13:30
Chair:
Steve Mann

Technical presentation:
Marryat Ma

4. Forthcoming

Chairs:

  1. Mike Hammond (10/22)
  2. Adarsh Mehta (10/29)
  3. Dan Milgram (11/5)
  4. Liddy Olds (11/12)

Tech Presenters:

  1. Alberto Raposo (switching with Leo) (10/22)
  2. Steve Mann (10/29)
  3. Mike Hammond (11/5)
  4. Adarsh Mehta (11/12)

5. Technical Presentation

Celine Latulipe:

Title:
"Mixed Initiative Problem Solving with Animated Pedagogical Agents", by: James C. Lester, Charles B. Callaway, Brian A. Stone, and Stuart G. Towns

Abstract:
This paper presents an example of using an animated agent in a problem-solving environment where the agent interacts dynamically with the user to maximize the speed and quality of a learning experience. The agent's behaviours are determined through the use of a dynamic sequencing engine which draws upon a 'tripartite context model'. This model will be discussed, and I will evaluate the use of mixed initiative interaction.

6. General Discussion Items

7. Action List

Special note: the GI deadline for submitting papers is October 31st and the deadline for the Implicit Surfaces Workshop is November 20th.

8. Director's Meeting

9. Seminars

   Wednesday, October 8, 1997
          Joint ICR & Computer Science Seminar
          ``Creating a Sense of Presence in Virtual Learning Environments''
          Tom Calvert, Computing Science and TeleLearning, SFU
          10:30 a.m.; DC1304

   Thursday, October 9, 1997
          Computer Science and C&O Joint Seminar
          ``Three adventures: symbolically discovered
          identities for Zeta(4n+3) and like matters''
          Jonathan Borwein, FRSC, Shrum Professor of Science, Dir., CECM, SFU
          10:30 a.m.; DC1304

   Friday, October 31, 1997
          NSERC Research Grant and Equipment Grant Deadline
          Note: Grant Applications should be on
          Nick Cercone's desk by about October 3rd or 6th;
          on Kirti Shah's desk by Oct 6 - 10th (latest Oct. 14th);
          on ORA's desk by October 20th at the latest and
          NSERC by October 31st (not later!!)
          Application packages available from Ursula.

   October 22-23, 1997
          ICR Short Course - http://icr.uwaterloo.ca
          ``Software Re-engineering Practice and Research''
          Kostas Kontogiannis, Assistant Professor
          Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo
          9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; DC1304

   November 4-5, 1997
          ICR Short Course jointly with Centre for Wireless Communications, UW
          http://icr.uwaterloo.ca
          ``Radio Frequency System and Circuit Design
          for Wireless Communications''
          Tajinder Manku, Assistant Professor,
          Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo
          9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; DC1304

   November 24 - 25, 1997
          ICR Short Course - http://icr.uwaterloo.ca
          ``Topics Related to the Theory and Application
          of Source and Channel Coding''
          A.K. Khandani, Assistant Professor,
          Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo
          9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; DC1304

   December 9 - 10, 1997
          ICR Short Course - http://icr.uwaterloo.ca
          ``Object-Oriented Design for Real-Time Systems''
          Stefan Leue, Asst Prof, Elec & Computer Engineering, U of Waterloo
          9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; DC1304

10. Lab Cleanup!!!