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    Towards Humanlike Chatbots Hel** Users Cope with Stressful Situations

    Many researchers are studying the application of computer-generated...

    Lenin Medeiros, Charlotte Gerritsen, Tibor Bosse in Computational Collective Intelligence (2019)

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    Simulating Mutual Support Networks of Human and Artificial Agents

    In this paper, a multi-agent simulation model is presented to investigate the dynamics of ‘mutual-support networks’: online social networks consisting of both humans and artificial agents. Via such networks, h...

    Lenin Medeiros, Tibor Bosse, Jan Treur in Social Informatics (2018)

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    Using Crowdsourcing for the Development of Online Emotional Support Agents

    This paper describes several steps towards the development of an online agent (or socialbot) that provides emotional support to stressed users. In particular, we present an empirical study that was conducted w...

    Lenin Medeiros, Tibor Bosse in Highlights of Practical Applications of Ag… (2018)

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    An Agent-Based Model Predicting Group Emotion and Misbehaviours in Stranded Passengers

    Airline passengers can get stranded in an airport due to a number of reasons. As a consequence, they might get frustrated. Frustration leads to misbehaving if a given individual is frustrated enough, according...

    Lenin Medeiros, C. Natalie van der Wal in Progress in Artificial Intelligence (2017)

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    Testing the Acceptability of Social Support Agents in Online Communities

    This paper describes the first steps towards development and evaluation of an ‘artificial friend’, i.e., an intelligent agent that provides support via text messages in social media in order to alleviate the s...

    Lenin Medeiros, Tibor Bosse in Computational Collective Intelligence (2017)

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    Chapter and Conference Paper

    Modelling a Mutual Support Network for Co** with Stress

    The emotional state of an individual is continuously affected by daily events. Stressful periods can be coped with by support from a person’s social environment. Support can for example reduce stress and socia...

    Lenin Medeiros, Ruben Sikkes, Jan Treur in Computational Collective Intelligence (2016)

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    Chapter and Conference Paper

    Empirical Analysis of Social Support Provided via Social Media

    Social media are an effective means for people to share everyday problems with their peers. Although this often leads to empathic responses which help alleviate the experienced stress, such peer support is not...

    Lenin Medeiros, Tibor Bosse in Social Informatics (2016)