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Identifying synthetic voices qualities for conversational agents
M. Cuciniello, T. Amorese, G. Cordasco +6
The present study aims to explore user acceptance and perceptions toward different quality levels of synthetical voices. To achieve this, four voices have been exploited considerin…
A Naturalistic Database of Thermal Emotional Facial Expressions and Effects of Induced Emotions on Memory
Anna Esposito, Vincenzo Capuano, Jiri Mekyska +1
This work defines a procedure for collecting naturally induced emotional facial expressions through the vision of movie excerpts with high emotional contents and reports experiment…
A Preliminary Study on Aging Examining Online Handwriting
Marcos Faundez-Zanuy, Enric Sesa-Nogueras, Josep Roure-Alcobé +3
In order to develop infocommunications devices so that the capabilities of the human brain may interact with the capabilities of any artificially cognitive system a deeper knowledg…
EMOTHAW: A novel database for emotional state recognition from handwriting
Laurence Likforman-Sulem, Anna Esposito, Marcos Faundez-Zanuy +2
The detection of negative emotions through daily activities such as handwriting is useful for promoting well-being. The spread of human-machine interfaces such as tablets makes the…
The EMPATHIC Project: Mid-term Achievements
M. I. Torres, J. M. Olaso, C. Montenegro +26
The goal of active aging is to promote changes in the elderly community so as to maintain an active, independent and socially-engaged lifestyle. Technological advancements currentl…
Seniors' acceptance of virtual humanoid agents
Anna Esposito, Terry Amorese, Marialucia Cuciniello +5
This paper reports on a study conducted as part of the EU EMPATHIC project, whose goal is to develop an empathic virtual coach capable of enhancing seniors' well-being, focusing on…