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Multilingual and Continuous Backchannel Prediction: A Cross-lingual Study
Koji Inoue, Mikey Elmers, Yahui Fu +5
We present a multilingual, continuous backchannel prediction model for Japanese, English, and Chinese, and use it to investigate cross-linguistic timing behavior. The model is Tran…
Minority-Aware Satisfaction Estimation in Dialogue Systems via Preference-Adaptive Reinforcement Learning
Yahui Fu, Zi Haur Pang, Tatsuya Kawahara
User satisfaction in dialogue systems is inherently subjective. When the same response strategy is applied across users, minority users may assign different satisfaction ratings th…
Prompt-Guided Turn-Taking Prediction
Koji Inoue, Mikey Elmers, Yahui Fu +4
Turn-taking prediction models are essential components in spoken dialogue systems and conversational robots. Recent approaches leverage transformer-based architectures to predict s…
Human-Like Embodied AI Interviewer: Employing Android ERICA in Real International Conference
Zi Haur Pang, Yahui Fu, Divesh Lala +3
This paper introduces the human-like embodied AI interviewer which integrates android robots equipped with advanced conversational capabilities, including attentive listening, conv…