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Automatic domain modeling for human–robot interaction
This paper introduces an approach to automatic domain modeling for human–robot interaction. The proposed approach is symbolic and intended for semantically unconstrained task-oriented human–robot interaction d...
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Conversational Agents and Negative Lessons from Behaviourism
This chapter addresses question of whether it is enough to extract from data the knowledge needed to implement socially believable conversational agents. Contrary to the popular views, the answer is negative...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Toward More Expressive Speech Communication in Human-Robot Interaction
It is well known that speech communication is a very important segment of human-robot interaction. The paper presents our experience from the project “Design of Robots as Assistive Technology for the Treatment...
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Toward Conscious-Like Conversational Agents
Although considerable has been devoted to studying various aspects of human-machine interaction, we are still a long way from develo** socially believable conversational agents. This paper identifies som...
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Therapist-Centered Design of a Robot’s Dialogue Behavior
Significant research effort has already been invested in the field of robot-assisted therapy for children with developmental disorders, and the researchers generally agree that therapists should be involved in...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
End-User Design of Emotion-Adaptive Dialogue Strategies for Therapeutic Purposes
Two fundamental nontechnical research questions related to the development of emotion-aware dialogue systems are how to identify different kinds of emotional reactions that can be expected to occur in a given ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Encoding of Spatial Perspectives in Human-Machine Interaction
A spatial context is often present in speech-based human-machine interaction, and its role is especially significant in interaction with robotic systems. Studies in the cognitive sciences show that frames of r...
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A novel split-and-merge algorithm for hierarchical clustering of Gaussian mixture models
The paper presents a novel split-and-merge algorithm for hierarchical clustering of Gaussian mixture models, which tends to improve on the local optimal solution determined by the initial constellation. It is ...
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Focus tree: modeling attentional information in task-oriented human-machine interaction
This paper introduces a new model of attentional state in task-oriented human-machine interaction. It integrates three lines of research: (i) neurocognitive understanding of the focus of attention in working m...
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Naturalness, Adaptation and Cooperativeness in Spoken Dialogue Systems
In this paper, we consider three distinct but interacting “cognitive” features of spoken dialogue systems that may contribute to better acceptance by users: naturalness of the interaction, adaptation and coope...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Adaptive Dialogue Management in the NIMITEK Prototype System
The primary aim of this paper is to present the implementation of adaptive dialogue management in the NIMITEK prototype spoken dialogue system for supporting users while they solve problems in a graphics syste...
