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Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the automation of rule-based routine processes to increase efficiency and to reduce costs. Due to the utmost importance of process automation in industry, RPA attracts increasing attention in the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-12-23 Judith Wewerka , Manfred Reichert

It is imperative to democratize robotic process automation (RPA), as RPA has become a main driver of the digital transformation but is still technically very demanding to construct, especially for non-experts. In this paper, we study how to…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2022-05-12 Rui Dong , Zhicheng Huang , Ian Iong Lam , Yan Chen , Xinyu Wang

Conversational AIs, or chatbots, mimic human speech when conversing. Smart assistants facilitate the automation of several tasks that needed human intervention earlier. Because of their accuracy, absence of dependence on human resources,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Aditya Paranjape , Yash Patwardhan , Vedant Deshpande , Aniket Darp , Jayashree Jagdale

This article describes creating algorithmic support for the functioning of a personal virtual assistant, which allows automating the processing of customer requests. The study aims to reduce errors and processing time for a client request…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-03-29 Konstantin Dobratulin , Marina Nezhurina

From ancient water wheels to robotic process automation (RPA), automation technology has evolved throughout history to liberate human beings from arduous tasks. Yet, RPA struggles with tasks needing human-like intelligence, especially in…

Process mining (PM) aims to construct, from event logs, process maps that can help discover, automate, improve, and monitor organizational processes. Robotic process automation (RPA) uses software robots to perform some tasks usually…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Najah Mary El-Gharib , Daniel Amyot

An Intelligent Personal Agent (IPA) is an agent that has the purpose of helping the user to gain information through reliable resources with the help of knowledge navigation techniques and saving time to search the best content. The agent…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2017-05-01 Amit Kumar , Rahul Dutta , Harbhajan Rai

Automation services for complex business processes usually require a high level of information technology literacy. There is a strong demand for a smartly assisted process automation (IPA: intelligent process automation) service that…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-01-09 Nobuhiro Ito , Yuya Suzuki , Akiko Aizawa

Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPAs) have become widely popular in recent times. Most of the commercial IPAs today support a wide range of skills including Alarms, Reminders, Weather Updates, Music, News, Factual Questioning-Answering,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-07-18 Madan Gopal Jhawar , Vipindeep Vangala , Nishchay Sharma , Ankur Hayatnagarkar , Mansi Saxena , Swati Valecha

Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) is emerging as a sub-field of AI to support the automation of long-tail processes which requires the coordination of tasks across different systems. So far, the field of IPA has been largely driven by…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-02-05 Deborah Ferreira , Julia Rozanova , Krishna Dubba , Dell Zhang , Andre Freitas

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a technology to develop software bots that automate repetitive sequences of interactions between users and software applications (a.k.a. routines). To take full advantage of this technology, organizations…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-08-28 V. Leno , A. Augusto , M. Dumas , M. La Rosa , F. Maggi , A. Polyvyanyy

Advances in artificial intelligence have transformed the paradigm of human-computer interaction, with the development of conversational AI systems playing a pivotal role. These systems employ technologies such as natural language processing…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-11-14 Atieh Taheri , Purav Bhardwaj , Arthur Caetano , Alice Zhong , Misha Sra

We present a novel approach for generating plausible verbal interactions between virtual human-like agents and user avatars in shared virtual environments. Sense-Plan-Ask, or SPA, extends prior work in propositional planning and natural…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-02-11 Andrew Best , Sahil Narang , Dinesh Manocha

Robotics Process Automation is revolutionizing business operations by significantly enhancing efficiency, productivity, and operational excellence across various industries. This manuscript delivers a comprehensive review of recent…

The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has introduced a new paradigm in automation: LLM agents or Agentic Automation with Computer Use (AACU). Unlike traditional Robotic Process Automation (RPA), which relies on rule-based workflows…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-09-05 Petr Průcha , Michaela Matoušková , Jan Strnad

Digital assistants have become ubiquitous in e-commerce applications, following the recent advancements in Information Retrieval (IR), Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, customers are…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-06 Nikhita Vedula , Oleg Rokhlenko , Shervin Malmasi

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) systems face challenges in handling complex processes and diverse screen layouts that require advanced human-like decision-making capabilities. These systems typically rely on pixel-level encoding through…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-22 Arushi Jain , Shubham Paliwal , Monika Sharma , Lovekesh Vig , Gautam Shroff

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has rapidly evolved into a widely recognized and influential software technology. Its growing relevance has sparked diverse research efforts across various disciplines. This study aims to map the scientific…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Petr Prucha , Peter Madzik , Lukas Falat

Conversational agents are systems with a conversational interface that afford interaction in spoken language. These systems are becoming prevalent and are preferred in various contexts and for many users. Despite their increasing success,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-02-19 Soodeh Atefi , Mohammad Amin Alipour

Procedural activity assistants potentially support humans in a variety of settings, from our daily lives, e.g., cooking or assembling flat-pack furniture, to professional situations, e.g., manufacturing or biological experiments. Despite…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-10-02 Kimihiro Hasegawa , Wiradee Imrattanatrai , Masaki Asada , Ken Fukuda , Teruko Mitamura