MAS 966: Out of Context
Traditional Computer Science
Assumptions behind the "explicit I/O" model
If we add context….
What's in context?
Why do we need context? Why isn't explicit I/O good enough?
What can we do with context-sensitive applications?
Why is traditional computer science resistant to context?
Abstraction in programming languages
Abstraction in Grammars
Context for software agents
Context for computing devices in the physical world
Context and User Interface Design
Context in Learning by Example
Machine Learning and formal approaches to context
Context for User Modeling
Background knowledge as context
Philosophical, linguistic, mathematical approaches to context
Psychological and social perspectives
Email: lieber@media.mit.edu
Home Page: http://www.media.mit.edu/~lieber
Other information: Slides for Henry's intro to Context course
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