First International Workshop on Computer Support for Human Tasks and Activities

April 20, 2004
At the Pervasive 2004 Conference
Linz, Vienna, Austria

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The term task-based or activity-based computing has been proposed as a new paradigm for computing more suited for ubiquitous and pervasive computing than the traditional application- and file-centered computing paradigm, which are oblivious to a notion of a user task spanning multiple applications, services, and information sources. This situation is worse in work environments where users, rather than sitting at a desk all the time, would like to use whatever devices are available at each location for carrying out their work and for impromptu collaboration.

This workshop aims at exploring issues related to improving the computational support for human tasks and activities, with a special focus on infrastructures, software architectures, models of user tasks, and on the challenges associated with designing and implementing those. The goal is to build a network of researchers and practitioners working on aspects of task- /activity-based computing.

The workshop will focus on exploring this potential by discussing the constraints and possibilities of existing and emerging technologies for supporting human activities, and focusing on identifying current and future research directions. These goals will be accomplished through presentation of the participants' visions and research, brainstorming sessions, and small-group breakout sessions.

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