3 papers
cs.HC2026
TRACE: Temporal Reasoning over Context and Evidence for Activity Recognition in Smart Homes
Yingtian Shi, Abivishaq Balasubramanian, Jessica Herring +7
Human activity recognition (HAR) in smart homes remains challenging because many daily activities exhibit similar local sensor patterns, while minimally intrusive sensing provides…
cs.HC2026
Sometimes You Need Facts, and Sometimes a Hug: Understanding Older Adults' Preferences for Explanations in LLM-Based Conversational AI Systems
Niharika Mathur, Tamara Zubatiy, Agata Rozga +2
Designing Conversational AI systems to support older adults requires these systems to explain their behavior in ways that align with older adults' preferences and context. While pr…
cs.HC2025
"It feels like hard work trying to talk to it": Understanding Older Adults' Experiences of Encountering and Repairing Conversational Breakdowns with AI Systems
Niharika Mathur, Tamara Zubatiy, Agata Rozga +1
Designing Conversational AI systems to support older adults requires more than usability and reliability, it also necessitates robustness in handling conversational breakdowns. In…