The improved performance of technological capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence
(AI), including computer vision and natural language processing, makes it possible to …

Chatbot development and adoption is a growing challenge in emerging markets, which are
characterised by a young population structure, low-level internet penetration and a high …

Human-robot interaction (HRI) spans many and diverse contexts, each varying in the
preferred degree of social connection fostered therein. The design of robotic systems and …

This study explores the impact of appearance and speech on human perceptions of faces in
human-robot interactions. Three videos were generated depicting the real face of an artist …

The human perception of robots as social depends on many factors, including those that do
not necessarily pertain to a robot's cognitive functioning. Experience design (ED) offers a …

Background Two experiments investigated the effect of features of human behaviour on the
quality of interaction with an Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA). Methods In Experiment …

Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are being employed in high performance
computing systems owing to their potential to accelerate a wide variety of long-running …

One of the main challenges of education in modern societies is to effectively address the
variability of students in academic learning settings. Students vary in terms of their individual …

Partial subtle mirroring of nonverbal behaviors during conversations (also known as
mimicking or parallel empathy), is essential for rapport building, which in turn is essential for …

A plethora of commercial social robots and social robotics startups have risen over the last
few years. At a cursory glance, most such robots are merely conversational agents …