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Oostdam, M. (author), Van Paridon, O. (author)Before a shopper converts into a buyer there are a lot of steps to be taken. In each of these steps a portion of shoppers discontinues their purchase and the remaining part finalises the transaction. The conversion ratio is defined as the number of shoppers that finalise their transaction in com- parison to the number of shoppers that start a...bachelor thesis 2010
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Wiegman, J.W.E. (author)Nowadays silicon solar cells are widely used to produce electric energy. However, considering its efficiency, there is room for improvement. The solar spectrum ranges from 300 nm to 2,500 nm, whereas the band gap of the silicon solar cell converts only a small band around 1,000 nm at full efficiency into electricity. The spectrum below the band...bachelor thesis 2010
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Riekerk, Calvin (author), de Boer, Thies (author)The DeciZebro is a six-legged autonomous robot is being developed by the Zebro team at the TU Delft. The robot should become autonomous and be able to "feed" itself like a real animal. Currently, it is only possible to charge the DeciZebro using a laptop charger. The goal is to allow the robot to charge itself without human intervention using a...bachelor thesis 2018
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Biharie, Kirti (author)This paper shows the influence of multitasking on the usage of a voice assistant. Voice assistants allow users to input queries over a speech-only channel, and as a result they do not require the same attention as a traditional search engine. Existing research describes the effects of the use of a voice assistant on driving and other demanding...bachelor thesis 2020
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Sobha, Rohan (author)This paper delved into the effects of domain expertise on a user's conversational search, because as the use and acceptance of voice assistants increase the need for conversational search agent that can accommodate to a human characteristic such as domain expertise. Accommodating to disadvantaged users of web search as earlier works showed that...bachelor thesis 2020
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Jansen, Jesse (author)Conversational agents are being used more often. Many conversational agents have been designed to make them more humanlike to increase the engagement of the user. This research is looking into a couple of aspects of anthropomorphism to determine whether these aspects improve the engagement of the users. These aspects are typos with time delay...bachelor thesis 2021
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Zlatkutė, Emilija (author)With the increase of anthropomorphic conversational agents, the research on the effects of anthropomorphism in conversational agents is on the rise. However the studies cannot seem to agree on many of the raised questions and the research on the proper design of conversational agents is still lacking. This research paper attempted to contribute...bachelor thesis 2021
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Lerer, Bar (author)This study aims to examine the effect of dynamically aligning the conversation style to the user’s preference in a conversational agent environment. We suggest a technique to identify the user’s preferred conversation style, by scoring statements based on their writing style. We designed a within-subject experiment intended to measure the user...bachelor thesis 2021
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Kanaris, Orestis (author)The rise in the use of crowd computing platforms led to the birth of Dandelion, a conversational crowd computing platform developed at TU Delft with the main goals being to connect students with researchers and to allow students to report on their well-being by using a friendly interface. Dandelion was tested manually up to the time of drafting...bachelor thesis 2021
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van der Veeken, Just (author)With the growing popularity of conversational interfaces, new use-cases in which conversation may be an effective medium for human-computer interaction are explored. Recent works have shown how conversational interfaces can improve worker engagement in micro-task crowdsourcing and that task performance is comparable to web-based interfaces. This...bachelor thesis 2021
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Achilleos, Andreas (author)With the COVID-19 pandemic testing humanity worldwide in unforeseen ways, wellbeing assessment has stepped to the foreground of individual health status. Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs) prove promising as an assessment tool, but lacking the means to retain users engaged during the process. This research aims to explore a solution...bachelor thesis 2022
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Eijkelkamp, Charlotte (author)A decrease in wellbeing worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic called for ways to assess wellbeing in a scalable and adequate manner. Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs) seem suitable, however, applying them optimally in certain contexts remains a challenge. This study aims to find ways to make CUIs more engaging and have a better experience...bachelor thesis 2022
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Ekinci, Arsen (author)As the awareness of the risks of smoking tobacco increased, usage declined as people started to attempt to quit smoking more. Currently, a wide variety of mobile health (mHealth) applications focused on smoking cessation exist, however users commonly quit these applications over time. In the case of Sam, a conversational agent that plays the...bachelor thesis 2022
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Aretz, Nadyne (author)The increase in health problems due to smoking or lack of physical activity has created the incentive to develop a virtual coach to help people with smoking cessation and increase physical activity. In this study, a mixed-methods analysis (thematic analysis, quantitative analysis, and a literature study) was carried out to find out what the...bachelor thesis 2022
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Ali, Mahira (author)Seeing the virtual coach as a friend is beneficial as it increases the motivation, confidence, and perseverance of the accompanying. Here, an investigation has taken place to what characteristics the virtual coach must possess to establish this friendly relationship. Thus, the main research question is: What are the reasons for seeing the...bachelor thesis 2022
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Omar Samir Abdelmoaty Mostafa Sheasha, Omar (author)A virtual coach, Sam, was created by the Perfect Fit project to aid users in establishing a foundation to stop smoking via the means of making them more physically active. Data from 500 users had been collected from them during stages which start with a pre-screening phase until a post-questionnaire phase. In the latter stage, they provided a...bachelor thesis 2022
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Dicke, Linge (author)Background:<br/>Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Targeted radionuclide therapy has become a important treatment, this is when a carrier molecule is attached to a radionuclide to deliver cytotoxic radiation levels to diseased cells. β<br/>− emitters are frequently used in RNT because they have a long penetration depth, such...bachelor thesis 2023
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Li, Andy (author)With the rise in popularity of online conferencing platforms such as Zoom and Teams, there is an increasing need to understand the dynamics of virtual meetings to enhance productivity. One key aspect that can contribute to productive online meetings is conversational involvement. Personality traits influence the behaviour of participants within...bachelor thesis 2023
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de Melo e Silva Blasques de Holtreman, Sebas (author)The importance of understanding how to maximize involvement in virtual meetings has been greatly increased due to the rapid rise of video conferencing tools during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research builds upon the data collected by the MEMO Corpus, specifically interview footage and annotated data, and will aim to explore the various factors...bachelor thesis 2023
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Hobai, Ana (author)Since the recent rise and advancement of video conferencing platforms such as Zoom, it has become important to interpret the logistics of remote online meetings. Analysing verbal and non-verbal cues (such as body language) between members of these virtual forums can provide additional information regarding the level of conversational involvement...bachelor thesis 2023
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