As computers become smaller, cheaper, and more mobile, people expand the ways in which they interact with information. Information that previously could only be accessed by a trip to the library can now be found on everyone's desktop, and before long will be on their cell phone screens or on the wall next to them. Although there has been much promotion of the wonders of ubiquitous information, there are also many problems. Information on the go no longer has the contextual backing that it did within information-providing institutions. Interfaces that worked well on paper don't transfer easily to the screen, and less so to the mini-screen. Research in human-computer interaction is moving away from desktop window-based interfaces to consider this larger picture. How do we interact effectively with information on a multiplicity of devices in a variety of places. Even more importantly, how can these interactions be made understandable and usable for a wide spectrum of users, ranging from information specialists to novice users. I will discuss our own research and other current research dealing with these questions.

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winograd@cs.stanford.edu
http://hci.stanford.edu/~winograd

Professor Winograd's focus is on human-computer interaction design, with a focus on the theoretical background and conceptual models.

Professor
Stanford University, Computer Science Department
Gates Bld. 3B-388
Stanford, CA 94305-9035
Work phone: (650) 723-2780
Fax: (650) 723-0033