In this work we investigate the effects of rephrasing the user's input on two mobile spoken dialogue systems. We argue that for specific kinds of applications it's impor...
Contradiction Detection (CD) in text is a difficult NLP task. We investigate CD over functions (e.g., BornIn(Person)=Place), and present a domain-independent algorithm that automa...
Alan Ritter, Stephen Soderland, Doug Downey, Oren ...
Responding to computer-initiated notifications requires a shift in attention that disrupts the flow of work. The degree of cost associated with resuming the original task following...
The goal of this article is to propose an environment for negotiation e-learning courses using a workflow approach to help learners to prepare the negotiation. This environment is...
State-of-the-art computer graphics can give autonomous agents a compelling appearance as animated virtual characters. Typically the agents are directly responsible for controlling ...