The demand for intelligent virtual advisors in our rapidly advancing world is rising and,
consequently, the need for understanding the reasoning process to answer why a particular …

Conversational agents (CAs) are effective tools for health behavior change, yet little
research investigates the mechanisms through which they work. In accordance with the …

In order to support community-dwelling older adults with healthy eating behaviours,
Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs) may be an effective and engaging medium …

We discuss the design and implementation of the prototype of an avatar-based health
system aimed at providing people access to an effective behavior change intervention which …

Conversational agents (CAs) are often included as virtual coaches in eHealth applications.
Tailoring conversations with these coaches to the individual user can increase the …

Inspired by the role of therapist-patient relationship in fostering behaviour change, agent-
human relationship has been an active research area. This trusted relationship could be a …

Healthcare costs are increasing dramatically due to disproportional consumption of
healthcare resources by chronic patients. Automated forms of health coaching can …

Background Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are advanced human-like interfaces
that engage users in natural face-to-face conversations and interactions. These traits …

Explainable? virtual agents provide insight into the agent's decision-making process, which
aims to improve the user's acceptance of the agent's actions or recommendations. However …

Autonomous e-coaching systems have the potential to improve people's health behaviors on
a large scale. The intelligent behavior change support system eMate exploits a model of the …