Foundations of Augmented Cognition. Advancing Human Performance and Decision-Making through Adaptive Systems 8th International Conference, AC 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014, Proceedings

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on the Foundations of Augmented Cognition, AC 2014, held as part of HCI International 2014 which took place in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in June 2014 and incorporated 14 conferences which similar thematic areas. HCII 2014 received a total of 4766 submissions, of which 1476 papers and 220 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers thoroughly cover the entire field of Human-Computer Interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. The 34 papers presented in the AC 2014 proceedings are organized in topical sections named: emotional and cognitive issues in augmented cognition; machine learning for augmented cognition; augmented cognition for learning and training and augmented cognition for health and rehabilitation.

Emotional and Cognitive Issues in Augmented Cognition.- Physiological Synchronization Is Associated with Narrative Emotionality and Subsequent Behavioral Response.- A Social-Cognitive Prediction of the Perceived Threat of Terrorism and Behavioral Responses of Terrorist Activities.- Untangling Operator Monitoring Approaches When Designing Intelligent Adaptive Systems for Operational Environments.- Semantic Representation Analysis: A General Framework for Individualized, Domain-Specific and Context-Sensitive Semantic Processing.- Toward Multi-brain Communication: Collaborative Spelling with a P300 BCI.- Deducing User States of Engagement in Real Time by Using a Purpose Built Unobtrusive Physiological Measurement Device: An Empirical Study and HCI Design Challenges.- Ubiquitous Augmented Cognition.- Our Emotions as Seen through a Webcam.- Machine Learning for Augmented Cognition.- Neural Network Estimation of Atmospheric Thermodynamic State for Weather Forecasting Applications.- Augmenting Human Cognition with Adaptive Augmented Reality.- Two Steps Back for One Step Forward: Revisiting Augmented Cognition Principles from a Perspective of (Social) System Theory.- Mining and Modeling the Phenomenology of Situational Awareness.- Team Behaviors and Cognitive Cohesion in Complex Situations.- Architecture for Machine Learning Techniques to Enable Augmented Cognition in the Context of Decision Support Systems.- Teams Reorganize Neurodynamically When They Sense Loss of Control.- Assessing Neural Synchrony in Tutoring Dyads.- Augmented Cognition for Learning and Training Insights into User Personality and Learning Styles through Cross Subject fNIRS Classification.- Using a Cognitive/Metacognitive Task Model to Analyze Students Learning Behaviors.- Just Enough Fidelity in Student and Expert Modeling for ITS: Making the Practice Practical.- How the Granularity of Evaluation Affects Reliability of Peer- Assessment Modelization in the OpenAnswer System.- What Is Adaptivity? Does ItImprove Performance.- Visualizing Adaptive Learning Effects on Clinical Skill Acquisition and Decay.- How Real Is Good Enough? Assessing Realism of Presence in Simulations and Its Effects on Decision Making.- Utilizing the Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring to Encourage Self-Regulated Learning.- Using Learner Data to Influence Performance during Adaptive Tutoring Experiences.- Augmented Cognition for Health and Rehabilitation An Alternative Design Perspective for Technology Supporting Youngsters with Autism.- The Predictability of Pharm-EEG in Patients with Long Unconscious Status.- Somneo: Device with Thermal Stimulation for Modulating Sleep Architecture and Enhancing Neuro-Cognitive Function.- Contribution of Biosensors to Enhancing Performance for Users with Special Needs.- Finding Keys for People with Mild Dementia – Not Just a Matter of Beeping and Flashing.- Patients Initiated Timeline Marking of Events in Parkinson’s Disease: Visualization of Time Correlation between Patients Marked Events and Acquired Data from Sensors.- Biomarker and Biometric Indices of Cognitive Decrements due to Physical Exhaustion.- Smartphones, Smart Seniors, But Not-So-Smart Apps: A Heuristic Evaluation of Fitness Apps.- Towards Medical Cyber-Physical Systems: Multimodal Augmented Reality for Doctors and Knowledge Discovery about Patients.