Toward More Human-like SDSs: Advancing Emotional and Social Engagement in Embodied Conversational Agents

Zi Haur Pang


Abstract
The author’s research advances human-AI interaction across two innovative domains to enhance the depth and authenticity of communication. Through Emotional Validation, which leverages psychotherapeutic techniques, the research enriches SDSs with advanced capabilities for understanding and responding to human emotions. On the other hand, while utilizing Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs), the author focuses on developing agents that simulate sophisticated human social behaviors, enhancing their ability to engage in context-sensitive and personalized dialogue. Together, these initiatives aim to transform SDSs and ECAs into empathetic, embodied companions, pushing the boundaries of conversational AI.
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2024.yrrsds-1.32
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Proceedings of the 20th Workshop of Young Researchers' Roundtable on Spoken Dialogue Systems
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September
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2024
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Kyoto, Japan
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Koji Inoue, Yahui Fu, Agnes Axelsson, Atsumoto Ohashi, Brielen Madureira, Yuki Zenimoto, Biswesh Mohapatra, Armand Stricker, Sopan Khosla
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YRRSDS | WS
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Association for Computational Linguistics
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87–89
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Zi Haur Pang. 2024. Toward More Human-like SDSs: Advancing Emotional and Social Engagement in Embodied Conversational Agents. In Proceedings of the 20th Workshop of Young Researchers' Roundtable on Spoken Dialogue Systems, pages 87–89, Kyoto, Japan. Association for Computational Linguistics.
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