Much has changed since the first edition of human-computer interaction was published.
Ubiquitous computing and rich sensor-filled environments are finding their way out of the …

HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks provides a thorough pedagological survey of the
science of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). HCI spans many disciplines and professions …

Task models represent the intersection between user interface design and more
engineering approaches by providing designers with a means of representing and …

Along tasks analysis and modeling history it has been demonstrated by experience that task
modeling activities become cumbersome when performed on large, real-life systems …

This paper focuses on the articulations of task models and system models. Tasks models are
meant to be used by human factor specialists whilst system models are supposed to be …

This chapter provides an overview of several formal approaches for the design,
specification, and verification of interactive systems. For each approach presented, we …

Task models are a very powerful artefact describing users' goals and users' activity and
contain numerous information extremely useful for designing usable interactive application …

Ensuring that an interactive application allows users to perform their activities and reach
their goals is critical to the overall usability of the interactive application. Indeed, the …

Ensuring the effectiveness factor of usability consists in ensuring that the application allows
users to reach their goals and perform their tasks. One of the few means for reaching this …

Post-stroke or post-brain injuries rehabilitation is a long-term process defined by therapists
and tuned to the specific damages and their consequences for each patient. This process …