Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the mainstream as computing power has improved.
The healthcare industry is undergoing dramatic transformations at present. One of the most …

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the world and the relationships among humans as
the learning capabilities of machines have allowed for a new means of communication …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

Objectives: This paper provides a discussion about the potential scope of applicability of
Artificial Intelligence methods within the telehealth domain. These methods are focussed on …

Mental disorder is deliberated to be the top cause of Years Lived with Disability (YLD) with
over 29% of the population affected. However, there is a shortage of mental healthcare …

In this chapter, we provide a review of conversational agents (CAs), discussing chatbots,
intended for casual conversation with a user, as well as task-oriented agents that generally …

Conversational user interfaces (CUIs), such as chatbots and voice assistants, are
increasingly common in areas of day-to-day life, and can be expected to become ever more …

Background The rising prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide and
the high recent mortality rates (74.4%) associated with them, especially in low-and middle …

Computer agents are increasingly endowed with anthropomorphic characteristics and
autonomous behavior to improve their capabilities for problem-solving and make …

This article reports on the development of capabilities for (on-screen) virtual agents and
robots to support isolated older adults in their homes. A real-time architecture was …