engaging with people
Much of our work on interfaces to people is centering around the use of natural language generation (NLG) to produce natural and acceptable communication.

This includes investigating the intelligent use of language to affect human behaviour. For example, by making tactful suggestions about what needs to be done in a stressful and demanding situation, or by seeking to motivate users to submit data by providing them with interesting feedback on their observations.

We are also pursuing research on more traditional topics within NLG, including issues to do with the presentation of geo- and time-related data and the construction of coherent narratives.

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related projects
Managing Information in Medical Emergencies (MIME)

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wikiRivers

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demos

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people
Prof. Pete Edwards
Technical director