3 papers
cs.CL2026
Transition-Matrix Regularization for Next Dialogue Act Prediction in Counselling Conversations
Eric Rudolph, Philipp Steigerwald, Jens Albrecht
This paper studies how empirical dialogue-flow statistics can be incorporated into Next Dialogue Act Prediction (NDAP). A KL regularization term is proposed that aligns predicted a…
cs.CL2026
Evaluating Role-Consistency in LLMs for Counselor Training
Eric Rudolph, Natalie Engert, Jens Albrecht
The rise of online counseling services has highlighted the need for effective training methods for future counselors. This paper extends research on VirCo, a Virtual Client for Onl…
cs.CL2025
OnCoCo 1.0: A Public Dataset for Fine-Grained Message Classification in Online Counseling Conversations
Jens Albrecht, Robert Lehmann, Aleksandra Poltermann +3
This paper presents OnCoCo 1.0, a new public dataset for fine-grained message classification in online counseling. It is based on a new, integrative system of categories, designed…