SLURP: A spoken language understanding resource package

E Bastianelli, A Vanzo, P Swietojanski… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
Spoken Language Understanding infers semantic meaning directly from audio data, and
thus promises to reduce error propagation and misunderstandings in end-user applications …

Towards human-centered proactive conversational agents

Y Deng, L Liao, Z Zheng, GH Yang… - Proceedings of the 47th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Recent research on proactive conversational agents (PCAs) mainly focuses on improving
the system's capabilities in anticipating and planning action sequences to accomplish tasks …

Understanding circumstances for desirable proactive behaviour of voice assistants: The proactivity dilemma

N Zargham, L Reicherts, M Bonfert, ST Voelkel… - Proceedings of the 4th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The next major evolutionary stage for voice assistants will be their capability to initiate
interactions by themselves. However, to design proactive interactions, it is crucial to …

Advancing explainable autonomous vehicle systems: A comprehensive review and research roadmap

S Tekkesinoglu, A Habibovic, L Kunze - ACM Transactions on Human …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Given the uncertainty surrounding how existing explainability methods for autonomous
vehicles (AVs) meet the diverse needs of stakeholders, a thorough investigation is …

AI-powered virtual assistants nudging occupants for energy saving: proactive smart speakers for HVAC control

T He, F Jazizadeh, L Arpan - Building Research & Information, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Virtual assistants powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and integrated into the smart home
ecosystems facilitate human–building interactions. We have envisioned that the proactive …

May I interrupt? Diverging opinions on proactive smart speakers

L Reicherts, N Zargham, M Bonfert, Y Rogers… - Proceedings of the 3rd …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Although smart speakers support increasingly complex multi-turn dialogues, they still play a
mostly reactive role, responding to user's questions or requests. With rapid technological …

Gaze-based interaction with windshield displays for automated driving: Impact of dwell time and feedback design on task performance and subjective workload

A Riegler, B Aksoy, A Riener, C Holzmann - … International Conference on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
With increasing automation, vehicles could soon become mobile work-and living spaces, but
traditional user interfaces (UIs) are not designed for this domain. We argue that high levels …

Exploring the potential for generative ai-based conversational cues for real-time collaborative ideation

J Rayan, D Kanetkar, Y Gong, Y Yang… - Proceedings of the 16th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
What is the potential value and role for AI to facilitate real-time creative discussions? The
paper explores principles for Generative-AI based conversational support by investigating …

Tickling proactivity: Exploring the use of humor in proactive voice assistants

N Zargham, L Reicherts, V Avanesi, Y Rogers… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
With rapid advances in artificial intelligence and natural language processing, voice
assistants are evolving into advanced digital personal assistants capable of complex tasks …

" Uh, This One?": Leveraging Behavioral Signals for Detecting Confusion during Physical Tasks

M Stiber, D Bohus, S Andrist - … of the 26th International Conference on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
A longstanding goal in the AI and HCI research communities is building intelligent assistants
to help people with physical tasks. To be effective in this, AI assistants must be aware of not …