Hippe Z.S., Kulikowski J.L., Mroczek T., Wtorek J. (Eds.) Issues and Challenges in Artificial Intelligence

Springer, 2014. — 181 p.
Together with the increase in computer technology development the importance of human–computer system interaction problems is increasing due to the growing expectations of users on general computer systems’ capabilities in human work and life facilitation. Users expect a system that is not a passive tool in human hands, but rather an active partner equipped with a sort of artificial intelligence, having access to large information resources, being able to adapt its behavior to human requirements, and to collaborate with human users. Achieving these expectations is possible through interaction with technology-based systems (e.g., computers, embedded computer devices) through interactive modalities (e.g., video, voice, touching, writing, gesture, facial expressions, and many others). Thus, the computational methods of Artificial Intelligence are inherent tools utilized in this research area. It is an idea of the book titled Issues and Challenges in Artificial Intelligence to collect examples of such attempts. Its preparation was made possible thanks to the papers sent in by our colleagues, working as we do, in the area of Human Interaction Systems. We appreciate these contributions very much.
The contents of the book were divided into the following parts: Part I. Detection, Recognition and Reasoning; Part II. Data Modeling, Acquisition and Mining; and Part III. Optimization.