Virtual learning environments often use virtual characters to facilitate and improve the
learning process. These characters, known as pedagogical agents, can take on different …

To assist personalized healthcare of elderly people, our interest is to develop a virtual
caregiver system that retrieves the expression of mental and physical health states through …

Social isolation and loneliness are problems faced by the elderly that might be aggravated
due to quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. This motivates a search demand for …

Social robots represent a valid opportunity to manage the diagnosis, treatment, care, and
support of older people with dementia. The aim of this study is to validate the Mini-Mental …

Background Impaired cognitive function is observed in many pathologies, including
neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer disease. At present, the pharmaceutical …

The EMPATHIC project develops and validates new interaction paradigms for personalized
virtual coaches (VC) to promote healthy and independent aging. To this end, the work …

Abstract Assistive Ambient Living (AAL) in ageing refers to any device used to support
ageing related psychological and physical changes aimed at improving seniors' quality of …

Globally, the acceptance of Open Source Software (OSS) varies among the users of a
company. Despite the substantive software, social, and infrastructure-related implications of …

With the aim to give an overview of the most recent discoveries in the field of socially
engaging interactive systems, the present paper discusses features affecting users' …

Purpose Past research has emphasised the potential for conversational artificial intelligence
(AI) to disrupt services. Conversely, the literature recognises customer expectations as …