PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles (Peer Reviewed)

A. Sassaroli, F. Zheng, L.M. Hirshfield, A. Girouard, E.T. Solovey, R.J.K. Jacob, and S. Fantini, “Discrimination of Mental Workload Levels in Human Subjects with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy,” Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences (2008) (in press). [link]

Conference Papers (Peer Reviewed)

M.S. Horn, E. T. Solovey, R.J.K. Jacob. 2008. Tangible Programming and Informal Science Learning: Making TUIs Work for Museums. Proc. of Interaction Design and Children, (Chicago, IL, USA, June 11-13, 2008). IDC '08. ACM, New York, NY. [link]

R.J.K. Jacob, A. Girouard, L.M. Hirshfield, M.S. Horn, O. Shaer, E. T. Solovey, and J. Zigelbaum, “Reality-Based Interaction: A Framework for Post-WIMP Interfaces,” Proc. ACM CHI 2008 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference, ACM Press (2008). [link]

A. Sasaroli, Y. Tong, L. H. Hirshfield, A. Girouard, E. T. Solovey, R. J. K. Jacob, S. Fantini, "Real-time assessment of mental workload with near infrared spectroscopy: potential for human-computer interaction", OSA topical meeting, BIOMED, BMD14 (2008)

L.M. Hirshfield, A. Girouard, E.T. Solovey, R.J.K. Jacob, A. Sassaroli, Y. Tong, and S. Fantini , "Human-Computer Interaction and Brain Measurement Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy," ACM UIST 2007 Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, ACM Press, Poster paper (2007). [link]

R.J.K. Jacob, A. Girouard, L.M. Hirshfield, M.S. Horn, O. Shaer, E.T. Solovey, and J. Zigelbaum, "Reality-Based Interaction: Unifying the New Generation of Interaction Styles," ACM CHI 2007 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference, pp. 2465-2470, ACM Press, Work in Progress paper (2007). [link] [Poster]

A. Girouard, E.T. Solovey, L. Hirshfield, S. Ecott, O. Shaer, and R.J.K. Jacob, "Smart Blocks: A Tangible Mathematical Manipulative," Proc. TEI 2007 First International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction, pp. 183-186 (2007). [link]

Workshop Papers (Peer Reviewed)

A. Girouard, L.M. Hirshfield, E. Solovey, and R.J.K. Jacob, “Using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in HCI: Toward evaluation methods and adaptive interfaces,” Proc. ACM CHI 2008 Workshop on Brain-Computer Interfaces for HCI and Games (2008). [link]

M.S. Horn, O. Shaer, A. Girouard, L.M. Hirshfield, E.T. Solovey, J. Zigelbaum, and R.J.K. Jacob, "Putting Tangible User Interfaces in Context: A Unifying Framework for Next Generation HCI," Proc. ACM CHI 2007 Workshop on Tangible User Interfaces in Context and Theory (2007). [link]

Other Papers

R.J.K. Jacob, A. Girouard, L.M. Hirshfield, M. Horn, O. Shaer, E.T. Solovey, and J. Zigelbaum, "What Is the Next Generation of Human-Computer Interaction?," interactions, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 53-58 (May 2007). [link]

News and other articles:

"Mind-reading Computers: It may sound like sci-fi, but one day a computer may sense when you’re stressed and tell you to take a break," Tufts Journal Feb. 3, 2008. [link] [pdf]

"Tufts researchers delve into the human brain with cutting-edge 'light imaging' technology," Tufts Daily Oct. 18, 2007. [link] [pdf]

"Mind controls computer," EE Times Oct. 5, 2007. [link] [pdf]

"Computer Can Tell How Hard You're Working," Fox News Oct. 3, 2007. [link] [pdf]

"Mind-Reading Computers," BBC Focus Magazine Oct. 3, 2007. [link] [pdf]

"Building a computer that reads minds," MSNBC Oct. 2, 2007. [link] [pdf]

"Technology Could Enable Computers To 'Read The Minds' Of Users," Science Daily, Oct. 1, 2007. [link] [pdf]

K. Colborn and D. Rowe, "Tufts University attracts women to computer science," Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology, Vol. XVI, No. 3, pp. 83-84 (Summer/Fall 2007). [link] [pdf]

J. C. Keller, "Technology May Bridge Emotion Gap between Humans and Computers," Engineering eNews, (May 2007). [link] [pdf]

M. Mandeville, "A Smooth Transition," Tufts.edu, (April 23, 2007). [link] [pdf]

PRESENTATIONS

Talks

"A window into the brain: new techniques for brain-computer interaction," Graduate Research Symposium, Tufts University, April 13, 2007.