Overview
Topic status: We're looking for students to study this topic.
Project Summary
The 1-click browser is a Firefox and Chrome plug-in developed at QUT, and which allows users to navigate websites by only sending a single click information to the computer. A single click is the only way that people affected by total paralysis such as locked-in syndrome can communicate.
Virtual keyboards are graphical interfaces that represent keys of a keyboard and that highlight one by one all the rows of the keyboard until the user enters a click, and then highlight each key in turn until the user enters a click.
The plug-in in his current state is able to navigate a few websites and has a basic virtual keyboard implemented. The current virtual keyboard is taking letters frequencies into account in order to minimise the waiting time until the next key can be highlighted to be selected.
This project will investigate language prediction in order to further reduce the time spent by users to type in sentences, allowing them to navigate word propositions instead of only keys. It will use probabilistic language models to operate the prediction. Technical considerations in relation to the use of such a system in a browser will need to be taken into account.
Expected outcomes, applications and/or benefits
This project will participate to the development of a solution for paralysed people to freely browse the web and communicate via a single click interface with a computer. It will allow them to effectively communicate on social networks, blogs etc.
Required student skills/experience
Javascript and natural language processing (INx344)
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scholarship
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
- Keywords
- virtual, keyboard, prediction
- Contact
- Contact the supervisor for more information
Dr Laurianne Sitbon
