▁has ▁author ed ▁numerous ▁papers ▁on ▁using ▁speech ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁electronic ▁devices . ▁In ▁one ▁study ▁she ▁co - author ed , ▁“ T ow ard ▁adapt ive ▁convers ational ▁interfaces : ▁Model ing ▁speech ▁convergence ▁with ▁animated ▁personas ”, ▁ 2 4 ▁children ▁were ▁given ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁different ▁animated ▁characters ▁to ▁con verse ▁with . ▁This ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁as ▁the ▁children ▁interact ed ▁with ▁these ▁animated ▁characters , ▁their ▁in ton ation ▁and ▁style ▁of ▁speaking ▁began ▁to ▁res emble ▁these ▁characters ’ ▁ways ▁of ▁speaking . ▁The ▁research ers ’ ▁stated ▁long ▁term ▁goal ▁was ▁for ▁this ▁convergence ▁in ▁speaking ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁design ▁more ▁respons ive ▁and ▁accurate ▁convers ational ▁interfaces . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁▁▁ 2 0 1 6 : ▁AC M ▁award ▁for ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁mult im od al ▁systems ▁and ▁human - center ed ▁computer ▁interfaces . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁: ▁International ▁Conference ▁on ▁Mult im od al ▁Inter ation ▁( IC MI ) ▁S ust ained ▁Ac com pl ishment ▁Award ▁for ▁significant ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁mult im od al ▁and ▁multimedia ▁interaction , ▁interfaces , ▁and ▁systems . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 : ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁Cre ativity ▁Award ▁for ▁pione ering ▁research ▁on ▁  mobile ▁mult im od al ▁interfaces . ▁ ▁Notable ▁works ▁▁▁▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁The ▁Parad ig m ▁Sh ift ▁to ▁Mult im od ality ▁in ▁Contempor ary ▁Computer ▁Inter faces ▁( co - author ed