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To cooperate with humans effectively, virtual agents need to be able to understand and execute language instructions. A typical setup to achieve this is with a scripted teacher which guides a virtual agent using language instructions.…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-08-15 Mathijs Mul , Diane Bouchacourt , Elia Bruni

For generative AI to succeed, how engaging a conversationalist must it be? For almost sixty years, some conversational agents have responded to any question or comment to keep a conversation going. In recent years, several utilized machine…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-01-09 Donald Brinkman , Jonathan Grudin

In online education, innovative tools are crucial for enhancing learning outcomes. SAM (Study with AI Mentor) is an advanced platform that integrates educational videos with a context-aware chat interface powered by large language models.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Anna Bodonhelyi , Enkeleda Thaqi , Süleyman Özdel , Efe Bozkir , Enkelejda Kasneci

Driven by the global shift towards online learning prompted by the COVID 19 pandemic, Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a pivotal player in the field of education. Intelligent Tutoring Systems offer a new method of personalized…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Simon Suh

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

We investigate the recently introduced model of learning with improvements, where agents are allowed to make small changes to their feature values to be warranted a more desirable label. We extensively extend previously published results by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-20 Sajad Ashkezari , Shai Ben-David

This paper discusses technology and opportunities to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in the design of autonomous wireless systems. We aim to provide readers with motivation and general AI methodology of autonomous agents in the context…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-05-22 Haris Gacanin

Child helpline training often relies on human-led roleplay, which is both time- and resource-consuming. To address this, rule-based interactive agent simulations have been proposed to provide a structured training experience for new…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Mohammed Al Owayyed , Adarsh Denga , Willem-Paul Brinkman

Professional development (PD) serves as the cornerstone for teacher tutors to grasp content knowledge. However, providing equitable and timely PD opportunities for teachers poses significant challenges. To address this issue, we introduce…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Kaiqi Yang , Hang Li , Yucheng Chu , Ahreum Han , Yasemin Copur-Gencturk , Jiliang Tang , Hui Liu

The next step for intelligent dialog agents is to escape their role as silent bystanders and become proactive. Well-defined proactive behavior may improve human-machine cooperation, as the agent takes a more active role during interaction…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-06-23 Matthias Kraus , Nicolas Wagner , Ron Riekenbrauck , Wolfgang Minker

Using online information discovery as a case study, in this position paper we discuss the need to design, develop, and deploy (conversational) agents that can -- non-intrusively -- guide children in their quest for online resources rather…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-02-24 Casey Kennington , Jerry Alan Fails , Katherine Landau Wright , Maria Soledad Pera

Reinforcement learning (RL) agents in human-computer interactions applications require repeated user interactions before they can perform well. To address this "cold start" problem, we propose a novel approach of using cognitive models to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-03-11 Chao Zhang , Shihan Wang , Henk Aarts , Mehdi Dastani

The desire and ability to seek new information strategically are fundamental to human learning but often overlooked in current language agent evaluation. We analyze a popular web shopping task designed to test language agents' ability to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Sanxing Chen , Sam Wiseman , Bhuwan Dhingra

Customer service is often the most time-consuming aspect for e-commerce websites, with each contact typically taking 10-15 minutes. Effectively routing customers to appropriate agents without transfers is therefore crucial for e-commerce…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-27 Shu-Ting Pi , Michael Yang , Yuying Zhu , Qun Liu

Artificial intelligence is to teach machines to take actions like humans. To achieve intelligent teaching, the machine learning community becomes to think about a promising topic named machine teaching where the teacher is to design the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-12-14 Chen Zhang , Xiaofeng Cao , Yi Chang , Ivor W Tsang

Adaptive user interfaces (UIs) automatically change an interface to better support users' tasks. Recently, machine learning techniques have enabled the transition to more powerful and complex adaptive UIs. However, a core challenge for…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-10-30 Thomas Langerak , Sammy Christen , Mert Albaba , Christoph Gebhardt , Otmar Hilliges

In the vision and language navigation task, the agent may encounter ambiguous situations that are hard to interpret by just relying on visual information and natural language instructions. We propose an interactive learning framework to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-12-03 Ta-Chung Chi , Mihail Eric , Seokhwan Kim , Minmin Shen , Dilek Hakkani-tur

We will demonstrate a conversational products recommendation agent. This system shows how we combine research in personalized recommendation systems with research in dialogue systems to build a virtual sales agent. Based on new deep…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2016-10-06 Yueming Sun , Yi Zhang , Yunfei Chen , Roger Jin

Reinforcement Learning (RL) in various decision-making tasks of machine learning provides effective results with an agent learning from a stand-alone reward function. However, it presents unique challenges with large amounts of environment…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-03-10 Neda Navidi

Recent advancements in machine learning provide methods to train autonomous agents capable of handling the increasing complexity of sequential decision-making in robotics. Imitation Learning (IL) is a prominent approach, where agents learn…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-01 Jonas Werner , Kun Chu , Cornelius Weber , Stefan Wermter