Background Chatbots are applications that can conduct natural language conversations with
users. In the medical field, chatbots have been developed and used to serve different …

Computer learning has grown more integrated with artificial intelligence approaches as
technology has advanced, allowing for the development of more customized educational …

Intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) are computer programs that provide instruction adapted to
the needs of individual students. Dialog systems are computer programs that communicate …

Background Chatbots have been widely used in many spheres of life from customer services
to mental health companions. Despite the breakthroughs in achieving human-like …

Computers plays an important part in our lives. Computers are now widely used for
educational purposes like lesson tutoring, language testing, diagnosing errors and also for …

The use of intelligent virtual agents (IVA) to support humans in social contexts will depend
on their social acceptability. Acceptance will be related to the human's perception of the IVAs …

Approaches for developing Dialogue Systems (DSs) are typically categorized into rule-
based and data-driven. Data-driven DSs require a massive quantity of training data, while …

Few technology-based interventions have addressed mathematical and numeracy skills of
individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, children and adolescents with …

Conversational systems have recently garnered increased attention due to advancements in
Large Language Models (LLMs) and Language Models for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA) …

Virtual agents (VAs) have been used effectively for psychoeducation. However, getting the
VA's design right is critical to ensure the user experience does not become a barrier to …