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Current conversational agents (CA) have seen improvement in conversational quality in recent years due to the influence of large language models (LLMs) like GPT3. However, two key categories of problem remain. Firstly there are the unique…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Alex Clay , Eduardo Alonso , Esther Mondragón

Conversational agents (CAs) have the great potential in mitigating the clinicians' burden in screening for neurocognitive disorders among older adults. It is important, therefore, to develop CAs that can be engaging, to elicit…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-02-17 Zijian Ding , Jiawen Kang , Tinky Oi Ting HO , Ka Ho Wong , Helene H. Fung , Helen Meng , Xiaojuan Ma

Residential demand response depends on sustained prosumer participation, yet existing coordination is either fully automated, or limited to one-way dispatch signals and price alerts that offer little possibility for informed…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-09 Reda El Makroum , Sebastian Zwickl-Bernhard , Lukas Kranzl , Hans Auer

Conversational agents, also known as chatbots, are versatile tools that have the potential of being used in dialogical argumentation. They could possibly be deployed in tasks such as persuasion for behaviour change (e.g. persuading people…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-05-03 Lisa A. Chalaguine , Anthony Hunter , Fiona L. Hamilton , Henry W. W. Potts

The integration of Conversational Agents (CAs) into daily life offers opportunities to tackle global challenges, leading to the emergence of Conversational AI for Social Good (CAI4SG). This paper examines the advancements of CAI4SG using a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Yi-Chieh Lee , Junti Zhang , Tianqi Song , Yugin Tan

Collecting patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is essential for clinical care and research, yet traditional form-based approaches are often tedious for patients and burdensome for clinicians. We developed a generative AI…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-24 David Fraile Navarro , Mor Peleg

Despite widespread interests in reinforcement-learning for task-oriented dialogue systems, several obstacles can frustrate research and development progress. First, reinforcement learners typically require interaction with the environment,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-11-15 Xiujun Li , Zachary C. Lipton , Bhuwan Dhingra , Lihong Li , Jianfeng Gao , Yun-Nung Chen

We introduce a general-purpose, human-in-the-loop dual dialogue system to support mental health care professionals. The system, co-designed with care providers, is conceptualized to assist them in interacting with care seekers rather than…

The conversational agents is one of the most interested topics in computer science field in the recent decade. Which can be composite from more than one subject in this field, which you need to apply Natural Language Processing Concepts and…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-01-19 Moataz Mohammed , Mostafa M. Aref

The development of conversational agents (CAs) has shown strong potential in supporting mental health through dialogue. While many studies focus on CAs for individual psychological care, research on agents designed for couples facing…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Soyoung Jung , Sung Park

Secondary school students enrolled in the AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) course commonly utilize web resources (e.g., tutorials, Q\&A sites) to better understand key concepts in the curriculum. The primary obstacle to using these…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-20 Matthew Frazier , Kostadin Damevski , Lori Pollock

This paper presents 'SimpleDS', a simple and publicly available dialogue system trained with deep reinforcement learning. In contrast to previous reinforcement learning dialogue systems, this system avoids manual feature engineering by…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-05-10 Heriberto Cuayáhuitl

Text-based conversational agents (CAs) are increasingly used in mental health, yet evaluation practices remain fragmented. We conducted a PRISMA-guided systematic review (May-June 2024) across ACM Digital Library, Scopus, and PsycINFO. From…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-23 Jiangtao Gong , Xiao Wen , Fengyi Tao , Xinqi Wang , Xixi Yang , Yangrong Tang

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversational agents become widespread, people are increasingly using them for health information seeking. The use of off-the-shelf conversational agents for health information seeking could place high…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Shri Harini Ramesh , Foroozan Daneshzand , Babak Rashidi , Shriti Raj , Hariharan Subramonyam , Fateme Rajabiyazdi

Medical question answer (QA) assistants respond to lay users' health-related queries by synthesizing information from multiple sources using natural language processing and related techniques. They can serve as vital tools to alleviate…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-01 Prakash Chandra Sukhwal , Vaibhav Rajan , Atreyi Kankanhalli

Conversational Assistants (CA) are increasingly supporting human workers in knowledge management. Traditionally, CAs respond in specific ways to predefined user intents and conversation patterns. However, this rigidness does not handle the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-07-15 Samuel Kernan Freire , Chaofan Wang , Evangelos Niforatos

Conversational agents open the world to new opportunities for human interaction and ubiquitous engagement. As their conversational abilities and knowledge has improved, these agents have begun to have access to an increasing variety of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-06-22 Rahime Belen Saglam , Jason R. C. Nurse

Conversational agents are increasingly integrated into the most private and intimate aspects of users' lives, from discussions of mental health to financial decisions. As a result, these systems have access to reams of sensitive user data.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Jacob Erickson

Conversational recommender systems aim to interactively support online users in their information search and decision-making processes in an intuitive way. With the latest advances in voice-controlled devices, natural language processing,…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2022-10-31 Dietmar Jannach

As the healthcare sector is facing major challenges, such as aging populations, staff shortages, and common chronic diseases, delivering high-quality care to individuals has become very difficult. Conversational agents have shown to be a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-03-28 Phillip Schneider , Nils Rehtanz , Kristiina Jokinen , Florian Matthes