In this paper, we present a study where a robot instructs a human on how to draw a route on
a map. The human and robot are seated face-to-face with the map placed on the table …

Traditional dialogue systems use a fixed silence threshold to detect the end of users' turns.
Such a simplistic model can result in system behaviour that is both interruptive and …

The goal of this work is to develop computational models of social intelligence that enable
robots to work side by side with humans, solving problems and achieving task goals through …

In this paper we present a dialogue system and response model that allows a robot to act as
an active listener, encouraging users to tell the robot about their travel memories. The …

This article introduces a new methodology to enhance an existing traditional Spoken
Dialogue System (SDS) with optimal turn-taking capabilities in order to increase dialogue …

In this article, reinforcement learning is used to learn an optimal turn-taking strategy for vocal
human-machine dialogue. The Orange Labs' Majordomo dialogue system, which allows the …

The ability to take turns in a fluent way (ie, without long response delays or frequent
interruptions) is a fundamental aspect of any spoken dialog system. However, practical …

In this paper, we present an experiment where two human subjects are given a team-
building task to solve together with a robot. The setting requires that the speakers' attention …

This paper examines in detail the backchannels uttered by a French professional interviewer
during a neuropsychological test of verbal memories. These backchannels are short …

A common convention in graphical user interfaces is to indicate a “wait state”, for example
while a program is preparing a response, through a changed cursor state or a progress bar …