As the technology for supporting more personalized experiences becomes available, we’re entering a new era of “adaptive interfaces,” where functionality is revealed over time and interface elements change based on individual usage. We can create interfaces that respond, suggest or change based on actual usage data.

While much of this is still speculative, we’ll explore some concrete examples of how such ideas have already been used, and many instances where this could be implemented, resulting in applications that are truly conversational and context-aware.

In this session, you will:

* Learn about the unique advantages and challenges of working with adaptive interfaces.

* Explore concrete examples of ways in which adaptive interfaces have been implemented.

* Identify opportunities in which an adaptive interface would create a conversational, context-aware experience.

About Stephen P. Anderson

Stephen is the principal user experience architect at Sabre Travel Network, where he leads the design of travel products used by more than 50,000 travel agencies worldwide. He is passionate about elegant design and the technological innovations that make desirable experiences possible.

Prior to Sabre, Stephen helped build Bright Corner, a creative design and technology services company. There he worked with a variety of businesses to create valuable online and offline customer experiences, with a special focus on custom business applications. Stephen has worked on Web 2.0-style applications with small startups as well as larger usability and information architecture projects for enterprise clients such as Nokia, Frito-Lay and Chesapeake Energy. A former high school English teacher, Stephen brings a love for language and cognitive learning theories to the design profession.

Stephen’s online home can be found at poetpainter.com.