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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Natural language access to software applications

Andrew BredenkampPeter PhelanThierry DeclerckMarius GroenendijkSibylle RiederAxel TheofilidisHenrik SchulzPaul Schmid

subject

SoftwareNatural language user interfaceInterfacingbusiness.industryComputer scienceEnd userComputer ApplicationsHuman–computer interactionInterface (computing)Component-based software engineeringInterface description languageSoftware engineeringbusiness

description

This paper reports on the ESPRIT project MELISSA (Methods and Tools for Natural-Language Interfacing with Standard Software Applications)1. MELISSA aims at developing the technology and tools enabling end users to interface with computer applications, using natural-language (NL), and to obtain a precompetitive product validated in selected enduser applications. This paper gives an overview of the approach to solving (NL) interfacing problem and outlines some of the methods and software components developed in the project.

https://doi.org/10.3115/980691.980764