Attelia: Reducing user's cognitive load due to interruptive notifications on smart phones

Tadashi Okoshi, Julian Ramos, Hiroki Nozaki, Jin Nakazawa, Anind K. Dey, Hideyuki Tokuda

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Abstract

In today's ubiquitous computing environment where the number of devices, applications and web services are ever increasing, human attention is the new bottleneck in computing. To minimize user cognitive load, we propose Attelia, a novel middleware that identifies breakpoints in user interaction and delivers notifications at these moments. Attelia works in realtime and uses only the mobile devices that users naturally use and wear, without any modifications to applications, and without any dedicated psycho-physiological sensors. Our evaluation proved the effectiveness of Attelia. A controlled user study showed that notifications at detected breakpoint timing resulted in 46% lower cognitive load compared to randomly-timed notifications. Furthermore, our 'in-the-wild' user study with 30 participants for 16 days further validated Attelia's value, with a 33% decrease in cognitive load compared to randomly-timed notifications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, PerCom 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages96-104
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781479980338
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Jul 1
Event13th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, PerCom 2015 - St. Louis, United States
Duration: 2015 Mar 232015 Mar 27

Publication series

Name2015 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, PerCom 2015

Other

Other13th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, PerCom 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySt. Louis
Period15/3/2315/3/27

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Software

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