Abstract. In complex multi agent systems, the agents may be heterogeneous and possibly designed by different programmers. Thus, the importance of defining a standard framework for ...
The aim of this paper is to provide an analysis of the function of imperatives in dialogue. In particular, the focus is on the use of logically complex imperatives (e.g., `Say hel...
We consider the problem of dialogue adaptation in our Smart Personal Assistant (SPA), which uses a plan-based dialogue model. We present a novel way of integrating learning into a...
We propose a non-humanlike spoken dialogue design, which consists of two elements: non-humanlike turn-taking and non-humanlike acknowledgment. Two experimental studies are reporte...
Abstract This paper presents a framework for the generation of coherent elementary conversational sequences at the speech act level. We will embrace the notion of a cooperative dia...