Robert A St. Amant

Works (15)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 16:03

2017 journal article

Human Subtlety Proofs: Using Computer Games to Model Cognitive Processes for Cybersecurity

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, 33(1), 44–54.

By: I. Dominguez n , P. Goodwin n, D. Roberts n & R. St Amant n

TL;DR: An emerging direction in the intersection between human–computer interaction and cognitive science: the use of cognitive models to give insight into the challenges of cybersecurity (cyber-SA) is described. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Behavior representation in modeling and simulation: introduction to CMOT special issue: BRiMS 2013

Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 22(1), 1–3.

By: W. Kennedy *, R. St. Amant n & D. Reitter

TL;DR: This special issue of the journal is based on the best papers from the 2013 annual meeting of the Behavioral Representation in Modeling and Simulation (BRiMS) Society, which had to be cancelled because of the loss of a third or more of the accepted papers as a result of the Department of Defense’s restrictions on conference attendance. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 11, 2020

2015 journal article

Behavioral representation in modeling and simulation: introduction to CMOT special issue—BRiMS 2012

Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 21(3), 243–246.

By: B. Best*, W. Kennedy * & R. St. Amant n

TL;DR: This special issue is similar to the previous special issues in that it includes four of the best papers representing the breadth of the 2012 annual conference, reviewed and extended to journal article length. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 11, 2020

2015 article

Intelligent Interaction in Accessible Applications

MULTIMODAL END-2-END APPROACH TO ACCESSIBLE COMPUTING, 2ND EDITION, pp. 113–136.

By: S. Bahram n, A. Chakraborty, S. Ravindran * & R. St Amant  n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 book

Computing for ordinary mortals

New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

By: R. St. Amant

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Revisiting the definition of animal tool use

Animal Behaviour, 75(4), 1199–1208.

By: R. St Amant n & T. Horton n

author keywords: cognition; tool use
Sources: Crossref, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Piagetian adaptation meets image schemas: The Jean system

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4095, 369–380.

By: Y. Chang*, P. Cohen*, C. Morrison *, R. St Amant n & C. Beal*

TL;DR: This paper provides an overview of Jean's architecture and schemas, and it focuses on how Jean learns schemas and transfers them to new situations. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Providing user models direct access to interfaces: An exploratory study of a simple interface with implications for HRI and HCI

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN AND CYBERNETICS PART A-SYSTEMS AND HUMANS, 36(3), 592–601.

By: F. Ritter n, D. Van Rooy  n, R. St Amant n & K. Simpson n

author keywords: graphical user interfaces; human-computer interaction (HCI); human-robot interaction (HRI); image processing; telerobotics; user interface human factors; user modeling
TL;DR: A model in ACT-R cognitive-modeling language that interacts with a publicly available driving simulation as a simple analog for robot interfaces and interacts with the unmodified Java interface by incorporating a novel use of bitmap parsing is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 article

Specifying ACT-R models of user interaction with a GOMS language

St Amant, R., Freed, A. R., & Ritter, F. E. (2005, March). COGNITIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol. 6, pp. 71–88.

By: R. St Amant n, A. Freed & F. Ritter*

author keywords: cognitive models; GOMS; ACT-R; search
TL;DR: G2A shows a way forward for cognitive models, that of higher level languages that compile into more detailed specifications, and starts to describe the relationship between two major theories of cognition, ACT-R and GOMS. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

A perception/action substrate for cognitive modeling in HCl

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER STUDIES, 55(1), 15–39.

By: R. St Amant & M. Riedl*

TL;DR: A general-purpose programmable substrate designed to allow cognitive modeling systems to interact with off-the-shelf interactive applications, called VisMap, improves on conventional approaches. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 journal article

Visual generalization in programming by example

COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 43(3), 107–114.

By: R. St Amant n, H. Lieberman*, R. Potter* & L. Zettlemoyer n

TL;DR: This chapter explores an approach using visual properties of the interaction elements themselves, such as size, shape, color, and appearance of graphical objects to describe user intentions to remove one of the worst obstacles preventing the use of PBE with commercial applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

User interface affordances in a planning representation

HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, 14(3), 317–354.

By: R. St Amant n

TL;DR: This article motivates the approach with a brief survey of the affordance literature and its connections to the planning literature and then explores its implications through examples of common user interface mechanisms described in affordances terms. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 article

Experimental evaluation of intelligent assistance for navigation

St Amant, R., Long, T., & Dulberg, M. S. (1998, September 30). KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS, Vol. 11, pp. 61–70.

By: R. St Amant n, T. Long n & M. Dulberg n

author keywords: intelligent assistance; navigation; evaluation
TL;DR: An empirical study of assisted navigation that investigates the relationship between the quality of the assistance and overall performance and uses the limitations of the study results to motivate the development of a general-purpose navigation testbed. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 journal article

Intelligent support for exploratory data analysis

JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND GRAPHICAL STATISTICS, 7(4), 545–558.

By: R. St Amant n & P. Cohen*

author keywords: artificial intelligence; statistical strategy
TL;DR: The design of AIDE is described and its behavior in exploring a small, complex data set is described, which gives us a useful means of representing some types of statistical strategy. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 journal article

Interaction with a mixed-initiative system for exploratory data analysis

Knowledge-Based Systems, 10(5), 265–273.

By: R. St. Amant n & P. Cohen*

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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