Melanie Baljko's Home Page

Research Interests

• Multimodal communication
• Augmentative and alternative communication
• Adaptive interfaces
• Computational stylistics
• Computer-supported collaborative writing
• Women in computer science
• other

Publications and Presentations

[updated June 2001]

Baljko, M. (2001) Articulatory adaptation in multimodal communicative action.  In Cindi Thompson, Tim Paek, and Eric Horvitz, editors, Proceedings of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL) Workshop on Adaptation in Dialogue Systems, pages 73-74.  Pittsburgh PA, June 2001.
[Paper]

Baljko, M. (2001) The evaluation of microplanning and surface realization in the generation of multimodal acts of communication.  In Catherine Pelachaud and Isabella Poggi, editors, Proceedings of the Workshop on Multimodal Communication and Context in Embodied Agents, Fifth International Conference on Autonomous Agents (AA'01), pages 89-94.  Montreal Canada, May 2001.
[Paper]

Baljko, M. (2000) Incorporating multimodality in the design of interventions for communication disorders.  In Patric Dahlqvist, editor, Proceedings of the 4th Swedish Symposium on Multimodal Communication (SSoMC'00), pages 13-14.  Stockholhm University/KTH, October 2000.
[Abstract] (2 pages, NB: formatted for A4 paper)

Baljko, M. (2000) The Computational Simulation of Multimodal, Face-to-Face Communication Constrained by Physical Disabilities.  In Proceedings of the ESSLLI 2000 Workshop on Integrating Information from Different Channels in Multi-Media-Contexts, pages 1-10, Birmingham, UK, August 6-10, 2000.
[Full Paper] (10 pages, NB: formatted for A4 paper)

Baljko, M. (2000) MMSIM: Simulated Multimodal Communication.  Technical Report CSRG-411,  University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
[2 Page Abstract] (2 pages), [Full Abstract] (6 pages) (not yet available online)

Baljko, M and Hirst, G. (1999) The Importance of Subjectivity in Computational Stylistic Assessment. Text Technology, 9(1):5-17.
[Paper] (12 pages, 593 Kb)

Baljko, M. (1999) Uses of Natural Language Processing Techniques in Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Paper for Departmental Depth Exam, January 1999.
[Paper] (49 pages), Online access limited, please send requests for copies by email.

Baljko, M and Hirst, G. (1997) Subjectivity in Stylistic Assessment: An Issue for Supporting Computer-Supported Collaborative Writers. Paper presentation at Writing and Computers 10, 18-19 September 1997, University of Brighton, UK.
[Extended Abstract] (2 pages, 61 Kb)

Baljko, M. (1997) Ensuring stylistic congruity in collaboratively written text: Requirements analysis and design issues. Master's thesis, University of Toronto, 1997. Also published as technical report CSRI-365, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
[Full Thesis] (116 pages, 380 Kb)

Group Affiliations

• The Hart House Bridge Club
• The Computer Science Graduate Student Benevolent Society
• University of Waterloo Math Grads of 1995 

Contact Information

melanie@cs.toronto.edu
Melanie Baljko University of Toronto Department of Computer Science, Room SF4008H Toronto Ontario M5S 3G4 CANADA		voice - (416) 978-8725 fax - (416) 978-1455

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