Project List

Publications

PhD Dissertation

PDF • Halverson, T. E. (2008). An "active vision" computational model of visual search for human-computer interaction. Doctoral Dissertation in Computer and Information Science. The University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Advisor: Anthony J. Hornof
Committee: Dr. Art Farley, Dr. Stuart Faulk, Dr. Ed Vogel, Dr. Michal Young

Journal Articles

PDF • Halverson, T., & Hornof, A. J. (to appear). A Computational Model of "Active Vision" for Visual Search in Human-Computer Interaction. Accepted by the journal Human-Computer Interaction on August 20th, 2010.

PDF • Hornof, A. J., & Halverson, T. (2002). Cleaning up systematic error in eye tracking data by using required fixation locations. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, 34(4), 592-604.

Conference Papers

PDF • Halverson, T., Gunzelmann, G., Moore Jr., L. R., & Van Dongen, H. P. A. (2010). Modeling the effects of work shift on learning in a mental orientation and rotation task. In D. D. Salvucci & G. Gunzelmann (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (pp. 79-84). Philadelphia, PA: Drexel University. [Best applied research paper nominee]

PDF • Hornof, A. J., Zhang, Y., & Halverson, T. (2010). Knowing where and when to look in a complex time-critical dual task. Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Atlanta, GA, April 10-15. [Best paper nominee]

PDF • Hornof, A. J., Halverson, T., Isaacson, A., & Brown, Erik (2008). Transforming Object Locations on a 2D Visual Display Into Cued Locations in 3D Auditory Space. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting, New York, September 22 - 26, 1170-1174.

PDF • Halverson, T. & Hornof, A. J. (2007). A minimal model for predicting visual search in Human-Computer Interaction. Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, San Jose, CA, April 28 - May 3, 431-434.

PDF • Halverson, T. & Hornof, A. J. (2004). Explaining eye movements in the visual search of varying density layouts. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, Pittsburgh, PA, July 30 - August 1, 124-129.

PDF • Halverson, T., & Hornof, A. J. (2004). Strategy shifts in mixed-density search. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Chicago, IL, August 4-8, 529-534.

PDF • Halverson, T., & Hornof, A. J. (2004). Local density guides visual search: Sparse groups are first and faster. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. New Orleans, LA, September 20-24, 1860-1864.

PDF • Halverson, T., & Hornof, A. J. (2004). Link colors guide a search. Extended Abstracts of ACM CHI 2004: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York: ACM, 1367-1370.

PDF • Hornof, A. J., & Halverson, T. (2003). Cognitive strategies and eye movements for searching hierarchical computer displays. ACM CHI 2003: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York: ACM, 249-256.

Conference Posters

PDF • Halverson, T., Gunzelmann, G., Moore Jr., L. R., & Van Dongen, H. P. A. (2010). The effects of work shift and strategy on an orientation task. In S. Ohlsson & R. Catrambone (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 2134-2139). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

PDF • Halverson, T. & Hornof, A. J. (2008). The Effects of Semantic Grouping on Visual Search. Extended Abstracts of ACM CHI 2008: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Florence, Italy, April 5-10, 2008.

PDF • Hornof, A. Rogers, T., & Halverson, T. (2007). EyeMusic: Performing Live Music and Multimedia Compositions with Eye Movements. NIME 2007: Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression.

PDF • Halverson, T. & Hornof, A. J. (2006). Towards a Flexible, Reusable Model for Predicting Eye Movements During Visual Search of Text. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 26-29, 2006. To be presented as a poster and published in the conference proceedings as a six-page paper.

PDF • Brock, D., McClimens, B., Hornof, A. J., & Halverson, T. (2006). Cognitive Models of the Effect of Audio Cueing on Attentional Shifts in a Complex Multimodal, Dual-Display Dual Task. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 26-29, 2006. To be presented as a poster and published in the conference proceeings as a six-page paper.

PDF • Hornof, A. J. & Halverson, T. (2003). Predicting cognitive strategies and eye movements in hierarchical visual search. In F. Detje, D. Dörner, & H. Schaub (Eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Cognitive Modeling. Bamberg, Germany: Universitas-Verlag Bamberg, 261-262. Presented as poster; published as a two-page summary.

Hornof, A. J. & Halverson, T. (2003). Predicting cognitive strategies and eye movements in hierarchical visual search. Abstract in Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Presented as a poster; published digitally in the conference proceedings as a six-page paper.

Other Publications and Presentations

PDF • Halverson, T. (2007). Towards a Flexible, Reusable Model for Predicting Eye Movements During Visual Search of Computer Screens: Investigating the Effects of Grouping. Doctoral Consortium of the Eighth International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, Ann Arbor, MI, July 26-29.

PDF • Halverson, T. (2006). Integrating Models of Human-Computer Visual Interaction. CHI 2006 Doctoral Consortium. Montréal, Québec, Canada, April 22-27, 2006.

Technical Reports

PDF • Halverson, T., & Hornof, A. J. (2001). Issues in the design and development of experimental software for use with an eye tracking system. Department of CIS Technical Report 02-02, University of Oregon.

Music Compositions

Hornof, A., Rogers, T., & Halverson, T. (2007). EyeMusic v1.0. Electronic music and video performance based on eye movements. NIME 2007: Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression.

Rogers, T. Hornof, A. J., & Halverson, T. (2006). EyeMusic v1.0. Electronic music and video performance based on eye movements. Performed live at SEAMUS, the annual conference for the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States.