Learning interface for collaborative problem solving

As computer systems become more powerful and complex, our interactions with them have become more information laden and, consequently, more burdensome. As systems become more complex, the need for higher-bandwidth interfaces should be addressed by learning and adapting to the user. A typical application of high interest is that of implementing intelligent interfaces for collaborative problem solving. This paper is presenting a semi-structured interface that is used by a human agent in order to collaborate with a prolog software agent. The interface is written in a scripting language, Tcl/Tk, and can be accessed via a web page. There are presented some ideas for adding intelligence to this interface, ideas that are based on using software agents for identifying a problem solving phase and for monitoring the interactions between the human agent and the artificial agent.