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<p><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Ardian,</font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">There are several papers that use CogTool to evaluate/redesign user interfaces (UIs). CogTool is a tool created for UI designers so they can use cognitive models without having to become psychologists themselves. It uses ACT-R under-the-hood to produce predictions of usability metrics like efficiency and discoverability. You can find papers that use CogTool at </font><a href="http://cogtool.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/research/research-publications"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">http://cogtool.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/research/research-publications</font></a><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">In particular, here are some that might be most help to you:</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">CogTool-Explorer, predicts the success rate of novice users in doing information-finding tasks on a website they haven't seen before. It shows that different layouts of the same information lead to different success rates.</font><br>
<a href="http://cogtool.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/publications/cogtool-explorer"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">http://cogtool.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/publications/cogtool-explorer</font></a><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">CogTool using the Keystroke-Level Model (implemented using ACT-R) to predict the efficiency of systems after people become skilled in their use. This paper is about half a dozen projects at IBM that used to CogTool and these predictions in several different ways. To choose between design ideas, to assign appropriate staffing, to demonstrate contract compliance, etc.</font><a href="http://cogtool.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/publications/deploying-cogtool-integrating-quantitative-usability-assessment-real-world-software-dev"></a><br>
<a href="http://cogtool.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/publications/deploying-cogtool-integrating-quantitative-usability-assessment-real-world-software-dev"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">http://cogtool.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/publications/deploying-cogtool-integrating-quantitative-usability-assessment-real-world-software-dev</font></a><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">A paper showing how visualizations of what the ACT-R model us doing inspires UI designers to think of batter ways to design the UI.</font><br>
<a href="http://cogtool.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/publications/using-cogtool-inspire-design"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">http://cogtool.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/publications/using-cogtool-inspire-design</font></a><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Here's another paper that is not on the CogTool website, where researchers from Brown University used CogTool to help redesign a brain mapping system</font><br>
<a href="http://cs.brown.edu/~steveg/research.html"><font size="3" face="serif">Modeling Task Performance for a Crowd of Users from Interaction Histories</font></a><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">There are a lot more papers on the CogTool website, with different user groups (e.g., elders v. younger people), different domains, (e.g., mostly office work, but also aviation and healthcare), and mobile interfaces as well as desktop computers.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Have a look. Explore the CogTool site. And let me know if you have any questions.</font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Good luck with your work,</font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Bonnie</font><br>
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<font size="1" color="#5F5F5F" face="sans-serif">From: </font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">"Qosja, Ardian (Amphenol Advanced Sensors)" <ardian.qosja@ge.com></font><br>
<font size="1" color="#5F5F5F" face="sans-serif">To: </font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">"act-r-users@act-r.psy.cmu.edu" <act-r-users@old-act-r.psy.cmu.edu></font><br>
<font size="1" color="#5F5F5F" face="sans-serif">Date: </font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">01/02/2014 04:26 PM</font><br>
<font size="1" color="#5F5F5F" face="sans-serif">Subject: </font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">[ACT-R-users] References: ACT-R/Perception and Attention</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Calibri">Hi,</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Calibri">For an PhD dissertation purposes, I do need one or two good references showing a successful implementation of ACT_R to reconfigure a computer screen. In my case the computer is used as HMI in deep water drilling (seawater oil and gas rigs) controlling an BOP mechanism. The controlling COE software is already in place and is an established and leading controlling program. My approach aims for coupling an HRA cognitive and behavioristic (operator) model with the existing COE software.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Calibri">Thank You,</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Calibri"><b>Ardian Qosja</b></font><br>
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<font size="5" color="#1F497D" face="Calibri"><b>Amphenol</b></font><br>
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