Conversational agents (CAs) are software-based systems designed to interact with humans
using natural language and have attracted considerable research interest in recent years …

We present artificial intelligent (AI) agents that act as interviewers to engage with a user in a
text-based conversation and automatically infer the user's personality traits. We investigate …

Interview chatbots engage users in a text-based conversation to draw out their views and
opinions. It is, however, challenging to build effective interview chatbots that can handle user …

Designed to improve human–machine interactions, virtual agents and particularly virtual
assistants (VAs) are spreading in our daily lives. Presenting a very wide variety of …

We present how immersive virtual reality (IVR) technology can be used for interpersonal
skills training in organizations. We review the distinguishing features of IVR and its potential …

Teaching and training are increasingly moving from real world venues to computerized
environments, with human instructors often being replaced or joined by virtual pedagogical …

We present an intelligent virtual interviewer that engages with a user in a text-based
conversation and automatically infers the user's psychological traits, such as personality. We …

In this paper, we focus on experience-based role play with virtual agents to provide young
adults at the risk of exclusion with social skill training. We present a scenario-based serious …

In this work, we explore the effects of dominant nonverbal behavior of a virtual agent on
users in different age groups regarding their evaluations of the system as well as …

This paper introduces the control architecture of a platform aimed at promoting good mental
health for workers interacting with collaborative robots (cobots). The platform aim is to render …