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Despite the global mental health crisis, access to screenings, professionals, and treatments remains high. In collaboration with licensed psychotherapists, we propose a Conversational AI Therapist with psychotherapeutic Interventions…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-03-19 Jingping Nie , Hanya Shao , Yuang Fan , Qijia Shao , Haoxuan You , Matthias Preindl , Xiaofan Jiang

Large language models (LLMs) can generate fluent dialogue, but prior works lack situational grounding, dynamic strategy control, and evaluation aligned with clinical standards in motivational interviewing (MI). We introduce StoryMI, a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Qingyu Meng , Min Chen , Dingming Liu , Yifan Mo , Yue Su , Xin Sun , Koen Hindriks , Jiahuan Pei

We present Tell Me, a mental well-being system that leverages advances in large language models to provide accessible, context-aware support for users and researchers. The system integrates three components: (i) a retrieval-augmented…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-11-19 Trishala Jayesh Ahalpara

Global aging calls for scalable and engaging cognitive interventions. Computerized cognitive training (CCT) is a promising non-pharmacological approach, yet many unsupervised programs rely on rigid, hand-authored puzzles that are difficult…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-30 Zilong Wang , Nan Chen , Luna K. Qiu , Ling Yue , Geli Guo , Yang Ou , Shiqi Jiang , Yuqing Yang , Lili Qiu

Great research interests have been attracted to devise AI services that are able to provide mental health support. However, the lack of corpora is a main obstacle to this research, particularly in Chinese language. In this paper, we propose…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-06-04 Hao Sun , Zhenru Lin , Chujie Zheng , Siyang Liu , Minlie Huang

Mental health challenges are on the rise in our modern society, and the imperative to address mental disorders, especially regarding anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts, underscores the need for effective interventions. This paper…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-03-12 Aditi Singh , Abul Ehtesham , Saifuddin Mahmud , Jong-Hoon Kim

The development of AI for mental health is hindered by a lack of authentic therapy dialogues, due to strict privacy regulations and the fact that clinical sessions were historically rarely recorded. We present an LLM-driven pipeline that…

In the rapidly evolving landscape of cyber security, intelligent chatbots are gaining prominence. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing empower these chatbots to handle user inquiries and deliver threat…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2024-11-11 Dincy R. Arikkat , Abhinav M. , Navya Binu , Parvathi M. , Navya Biju , K. S. Arunima , Vinod P. , Rafidha Rehiman K. A. , Mauro Conti

Millions of users turn to consumer AI chatbots to discuss mental health and behavioral concerns. While this presents unprecedented opportunities to deliver population-level support, it also highlights an urgent need for rigorous and…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2026-03-10 Veith Weilnhammer , Kevin YC Hou , Lennart Luettgau , Christopher Summerfield , Raymond Dolan , Matthew M Nour

Current conversational AI systems often provide generic, one-size-fits-all interactions that overlook individual user characteristics and lack adaptive dialogue management. To address this gap, we introduce \textbf{HumAIne-chatbot}, an…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-25 Georgios Makridis , George Fragiadakis , Jorge Oliveira , Tomaz Saraiva , Philip Mavrepis , Georgios Fatouros , Dimosthenis Kyriazis

Objective: This paper introduces a patient simulator for scalable, automated evaluation of healthcare conversational agents, generating realistic, controllable interactions that systematically vary across medical, linguistic, and behavioral…

We present DIALIGHT, a toolkit for developing and evaluating multilingual Task-Oriented Dialogue (ToD) systems which facilitates systematic evaluations and comparisons between ToD systems using fine-tuning of Pretrained Language Models…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-01-05 Songbo Hu , Xiaobin Wang , Zhangdie Yuan , Anna Korhonen , Ivan Vulić

The exponential growth of cyber threat knowledge, exemplified by the expansion of databases such as MITRE-CVE and NVD, poses significant challenges for cyber threat analysis. Security professionals are increasingly burdened by the sheer…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-10 Xiaoqun Liu , Jiacheng Liang , Qiben Yan , Jiyong Jang , Sicheng Mao , Muchao Ye , Jinyuan Jia , Zhaohan Xi

The booming success of LLMs initiates rapid development in LLM agents. Though the foundation of an LLM agent is the generative model, it is critical to devise the optimal reasoning strategies and agent architectures. Accordingly, LLM agent…

Mental disorders have become a significant global public health issue, while the shortage of psychiatrists and inefficient training systems severely hinder the accessibility of mental health services. This paper designs and implements an…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-01-27 Zhenguang Zhong , Jia Tang

This paper describes the development of Psychlysis, a work-in-progress questionnaire-based machine learning application analyzing the user's current state of mind and suggesting ways to improve their mood using Machine Learning. The…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-11 Hemakshi Jani , Mitish Karia , Meet Gohil , Rahul Bhadja , Aznam Yacoub , Shafaq Khan

Developing specialized dialogue systems for mental health support requires multi-turn conversation data, which has recently garnered increasing attention. However, gathering and releasing large-scale, real-life multi-turn conversations that…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Huachuan Qiu , Hongliang He , Shuai Zhang , Anqi Li , Zhenzhong Lan

Family caregivers often face substantial mental health challenges due to their multifaceted roles and limited resources. This study explored the potential of a large language model (LLM)-powered conversational agent to deliver…

The increasing demand for mental health services has highlighted the need for innovative solutions, particularly in the realm of psychological conversational AI, where the availability of sensitive data is scarce. In this work, we explored…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-12-31 Alessandro De Grandi , Federico Ravenda , Andrea Raballo , Fabio Crestani

While Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used in agentic frameworks to assist individual users, there is a growing need for agents that can proactively manage complex, multi-party collaboration. Systematic evaluation methods for…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Ziyi Liu , Bahar Sarrafzadeh , Pei Zhou , Longqi Yang , Jieyu Zhao , Ashish Sharma