In a world of electronic calendars, the prospect of intelligent, personalized time management
assistance seems a plausible and desirable application of AI. PTIME (Personalized Time …

We present PLIANT, a learning system that supports adaptive assistance in an open
calendaring system. PLIANT learns user preferences from the feedback that naturally occurs …

Solving challenging computational problems involving time has been a critical component in
the development of artificial intelligence systems almost since the inception of the field. This …

Personal assistant agents have long promised to automate routine everyday tasks in order
to reduce the cognitive load on humans. One such routine task is the management of a …

We report on our ongoing practical experience in designing, implementing, and deploying
PTIME, a personalized agent for time management and meeting scheduling in an open …

The digital personal calendar has long been established as an effective tool for supporting
workgroup coordination. For the new class of ubiquitous computing applications, however …

Scheduling dialogs, during which people negotiate the times of appointments, are common
in everyday life. This paper reports the results of an in-depth empirical investigation of …

Personal software assistants that help users with tasks like finding information, scheduling
calendars, or managing work-flow will require significant customization to each individual …

A critical factor in the success of many decision support systems is the accurate modeling of
user preferences. Psychology research has demonstrated that users often develop their …

We describe an intelligent personal assistant that has been developed to aid a busy
knowledge worker in managing time commitments and performing tasks. The design of the …