Title :
Simulating users to support the design of activity management systems
Author :
Weber, Julie S. ; Pollack, Martha E.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. & Eng., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
We describe a simulation system that models the user of a calendar-management tool. The tool is intended to learn the user´s scheduling preferences, and we employ the simulator to evaluate learning strategies. The simulated user is instantiated with a set of preferences over local and global features of a schedule such as the level of importance of a particular meeting and the amount of preparation time available before it is to begin. The system then processes a set of simulated meeting requests, and over time and through user feedback, it learns the user´s preferences, affording it the ability to thereafter manage the user´s schedule more autonomously
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; personal computing; scheduling; time management; activity management systems; calendar-management tool; scheduling preferences; simulated meeting request; simulation system; Cleaning; Computational modeling; Computer science; Computer security; Computer simulation; Feedback; Meeting planning; Predictive models; Processor scheduling; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2005 Proceedings of the Winter
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9519-0
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2005.1574357
