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Software Usability as a Foundation for Human-Computer Interaction Design

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This paper elaborates on the use of usability studies as a foundation in developing adaptive human-computer interaction (HCI) systems. The concepts of user-centered design that gravitate around user models and models of the user are applied. We demonstrate how a usability study outcome can be incorporated into the close-loop software life cycle design and analysis.

This work was supported by ARO Grant #DAAH04-93-G-0497.

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  1. The Institute of Human-Machine Studies, Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 27411, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Katrina McCain, Celestine A. Ntuen & Eui H. Park

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McCain, K., Ntuen, C.A., Park, E.H. (1996). Software Usability as a Foundation for Human-Computer Interaction Design. In: Human Interaction with Complex Systems. The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 372. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1447-9_6

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