activity
20242026
collaborators

7 papers

cs.AI2026

Distributed Partial Information Puzzles: Examining Common Ground Construction Under Epistemic Asymmetry

Yifan Zhu, Mariah Bradford, Kenneth Lai +4

Establishing common ground, a shared set of beliefs and mutually recognized facts, is fundamental to collaboration, yet remains a challenge for current AI systems, especially in mu…

cs.CL2025

The Impact of Background Speech on Interruption Detection in Collaborative Groups

Mariah Bradford, Nikhil Krishnaswamy, Nathaniel Blanchard

Interruption plays a crucial role in collaborative learning, shaping group interactions and influencing knowledge construction. AI-driven support can assist teachers in monitoring…

cs.HC2025

Dude, where's my utterance? Evaluating the effects of automatic segmentation and transcription on CPS detection

Videep Venkatesha, Mariah Bradford, Nathaniel Blanchard

Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) markers capture key aspects of effective teamwork, such as staying on task, avoiding interruptions, and generating constructive ideas. An AI sys…

cs.HC2025

An Exploration of Internal States in Collaborative Problem Solving

Sifatul Anindho, Videep Venkatesha, Mariah Bradford +2

Collaborative problem solving (CPS) is a complex cognitive, social, and emotional process that is increasingly prevalent in educational and professional settings. This study invest…

cs.CL2025

TRACE: Real-Time Multimodal Common Ground Tracking in Situated Collaborative Dialogues

Hannah VanderHoeven, Brady Bhalla, Ibrahim Khebour +11

We present TRACE, a novel system for live *common ground* tracking in situated collaborative tasks. With a focus on fast, real-time performance, TRACE tracks the speech, actions, g…

cs.CL2024

Speech Is Not Enough: Interpreting Nonverbal Indicators of Common Knowledge and Engagement

Derek Palmer, Yifan Zhu, Kenneth Lai +8

Our goal is to develop an AI Partner that can provide support for group problem solving and social dynamics. In multi-party working group environments, multimodal analytics is cruc…