Designing Proactive Interfaces for Cooperation using Systems of Systems

Cooperation is a fundamental trait of Systems of Systems (SoS). In this paper we discuss the design and implementation of proactive vocal interfaces with the goal of improving and stimulating cooperation between users and constituent systems. Our approach is based on intelligent personal assistants displaying proactive behavior and capable of interacting vocally. The paper discusses the main challenges for integrating proactive behavior into SoS interfaces, as well as for using them. The proposed approach is generic and can be applied to different domains.