To ensure satisfactory user experience, dialog systems must be able to determine whether
an input sentence is in-domain (ID) or out-of-domain (OOD). We assume that only ID …

Fast expansion of natural language functionality of intelligent virtual agents is critical for
achieving engaging and informative interactions. However, developing accurate models for …

People are able to interact with domain-specific intelligent assistants (IAs) and get help with
tasks. But sometimes user goals are complex and may require interactions with multiple …

This paper introduces a novel approach to eliminate the domain dependence of dialogue
state and action representations, such that dialogue policies trained based on the proposed …

Dialogue promises a natural and effective method for users to interact with and obtain
information from computer systems. Statistical spoken dialogue systems are able to …

Spoken language based intelligent assistants (IAs) have been developed for a number of
domains but their functionality has mostly been confined to the scope of a given app. One …

People usually interact with intelligent agents (IAs) when they have certain goals to be
accomplished. Sometimes these goals are complex and may require interacting with …

Using dialog systems to automatize customer services is becoming a common practice in
many business fields. These dialog systems are often required to relate the users' issues …

Spoken dialog systems have been widely used, such as the voice applications or agents in
smart phone or smart car environments. However, speech systems are built using the …

People are able to interact with domain-specific applications in smart environments and get
assistance with specific tasks. Current intelligent agents (IAs) tend to be limited to specific …