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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…
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…
The EMPATHIC Project: Building an Expressive, Advanced Virtual Coach to Improve Independent Healthy-Life-Years of the Elderly
Luisa Brinkschulte, Natascha Mariacher, Stephan Schlögl +21
This paper outlines the EMPATHIC Research & Innovation project, which aims to research, innovate, explore and validate new interaction paradigms and plat-forms for future generatio…
Parameterized Complexity of Immunization in the Threshold Model
Gennaro Cordasco, Luisa Gargano, Adele Anna Rescigno
We consider the problem of controlling the spread of harmful items in networks, such as the contagion proliferation of diseases or the diffusion of fake news. We assume the linear…