Entry Date:
December 12, 2005

Arrangement Algorithms: Recognition, Interpretation, and Transformation of Information\n

Principal Investigator Howard Shrobe

Co-investigator Kimberle Koile


Arrangement Algorithms: Recognition, Interpretation, and Transformation of Information
The goal of this work, done in collaboration with the EWall Project, is to provide arrangement algorithms of existing knowledge to inspire alternative ways of understanding by the use of visual and conception connections between separate Information Objects through observing how users select and organize presented information, further related inquires, and developments. Surveys and evaluations of existing information arrangement algorithms and visualization tools have been done along with suggestions of new additions and modifications. A design and a prototype consist of a few primitive arrangements are built for testing and comparison purposes. Future work will be focused on developments of more complex algorithms and testing. The algorithms will be used to present a database as well as to visualize and analyze results of user tests from other projects.