Conversation Quality: Modeling in Free-Standing Conversational Groups

Social interactions in general are multifaceted and there exists an wide set of factors and events that influence them. Hence, interactions as a social phenomena have been studied by researchers in the fields of psychology and social signal processing from different stand points. The common trend in literature is to perform an in-depth study on...

Design of a conversational assistant for standardized issue description in manufacturing

This thesis describes the design and development of a conversational assistant (CA) for standardized issue descriptions in manufacturing. The CA was specifically targeted at the acquisition of data on standardized issue descriptions and at the same time reduce operator friction with the system. CAs can be used to handle and process repetitive...

A Computational Analysis of Tentativeness and Causation in Design Talk

Abstract. Analysing records of design activity such as transcripts or documents have typically involved close reading of transcripts and manual identification of concepts and behaviours. We explore the applicability of a machine-learning based computational tool—called Empath—in identifying high-level patterns in design talk. Specifically, we...