Towards a Semantic Desktop?
A very interesting talk about Semantic Web and Machine Learning research applied to human computer interaction and desktop applications design was delivered by Prof. Andreas Dengel during Google Tech Talks, September 28, 2007.
A Semantic Desktop is a mean to manage all personal information across application based on Semantic Web standards. It acts as an extended personal memory assisting users to file, relate, share, and access all digital information like documents, multimedia, and messages through a Personal Information Model (PIMO). This PIMO is built on ontological knowledge generated through user observations and interactions and may be seen as a formal and semi-formal complement of the user’s mental models. [...]
In this talk I will show how machine learning techniques may be used to support the generation of a PIMO. I will further introduce the main concepts, components, and functionalities of the Semantic Desktop, and give examples which show how the Semantic Desktop may become reality.
The talk is ~1h-long and absolutely interesting: adapting machines’ behaviour to their users’ one would be a great result, after over a decade of users adapting to machines’ limitations. 
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