Artificial Intelligence algorithms are powerful in performing accurate predictions, but they are
often considered black boxes as they do not provide any explanation about how outputs are …

The development of robots that are truly sociable requires understanding how human
interactions can be applied to the interaction between humans and robots. A sociable robot …

The demand and interest for personalized, efficient, and inexpensive healthcare solutions
has significantly increased over the last decade to overcome the major limitations of existing …

The world ageing problem is prompting new sustainable ways to support elderly people. As
such, it is important to promote personalized and intelligent ways to assure the active and …

This paper studies the possibilities to support participatory design processes with
persuasive technologies. Drawing on extant work by Elizabeth Sanders, it introduces a …

Argumentation schemes are generalised patterns that provide a way to (partially) dissociate
the content from the reasoning structure of the argument. On the other hand, Cialdini's …

Recent trends and developments in robotics have enabled socially assistive mobile robotic
platforms to be deployed in everyday human lives. These robots have the ability to navigate …

Persuasive systems play a crucial role in supporting and counseling people to achieve
individual behavior change goals. Intelligent systems have been used for inducing a positive …

Urban transportation systems have received a special interest in the last few years due to
the necessity to reduce congestion, air pollution and acoustic contamination in today's cities …

Personal assistants may help the elderly population to live independently and improve their
welfare in ambient assisted living environments. However, although there are current …