5 papers
ConVAWG: A Retrieval-Grounded Framework for Controlled Synthetic Dialogue Generation in Violence Against Women and Girls
Chen Lyu, Xingwei Tan, Simon Cullen +4
Synthetic dialogue generation offers a way to study conversational dynamics in sensitive domains where real data are difficult to access, release, or annotate. The underlying abuse…
When in Doubt, Consult: Expert Debate for Sexism Detection via Confidence-Based Routing
Anwar Alajmi, Gabriele Pergola
Online sexism increasingly appears in subtle, context-dependent forms that evade traditional detection methods. Its interpretation often depends on overlapping linguistic, psycholo…
IntrEx: A Dataset for Modeling Engagement in Educational Conversations
Xingwei Tan, Mahathi Parvatham, Chiara Gambi +1
Engagement and motivation are crucial for second-language acquisition, yet maintaining learner interest in educational conversations remains a challenge. While prior research has e…
Explaining Matters: Leveraging Definitions and Semantic Expansion for Sexism Detection
Sahrish Khan, Arshad Jhumka, Gabriele Pergola
The detection of sexism in online content remains an open problem, as harmful language disproportionately affects women and marginalized groups. While automated systems for sexism…
SafeSpeech: A Comprehensive and Interactive Tool for Analysing Sexist and Abusive Language in Conversations
Xingwei Tan, Chen Lyu, Hafiz Muhammad Umer +7
Detecting toxic language including sexism, harassment and abusive behaviour, remains a critical challenge, particularly in its subtle and context-dependent forms. Existing approach…