December 1, 2000

Taking a Risk on Research

By RON SOUTHWICK

NSF is financing more projects that are less of a sure thing

Thomas S. Huang, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, sounds like a proud parent when he describes his latest research project. With a grant from the National Science Foundation, he is creating a "proactive computer" that would sense when users are struggling to operate a program, and offer helpful hints and encouragement.

While

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