February 6 th, 2006 Ellen Campana Slide 3 BCS and CS  Convergence Increasingly rich domains Multidimensional data Continuous models  Synergy Theoretical  Dialog Systems offer explicit models for rich domains  Study of human language offers models of continuous processing Methodological  Dialog Systems can track & manipulate variables during interaction  Study of humans provides methods for comparison & evaluation  Will Result In Much more detailed models of the mechanisms underlying human language in real-world contexts Improved Human-Computer Interaction for real users
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