“Hey, Alexa”“Hey, Siri”,“OK Google”….” exploring teenagers' interaction with artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled voice assistants during the COVID-19 pandemic

D Menon, K Shilpa - International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 2023 - Elsevier
AI-enabled virtual voice assistants have eased user interaction and user experience. The
current study aims to understand how teenagers interact and engage with voice assistants …

“Can I be More Social with a Chatbot?”: Social Connectedness Through Interactions of Autistic Adults with a Conversational Virtual Human

A Xygkou, P Siriaraya, WJ She, A Covaci… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The development of AI to function as communicators (ie, conversational agents), has
opened the opportunity to rethink AI's place within people's social worlds, and the process of …

Digital interventions using mobile technologies for life skills development of learners with autism spectrum disorder: a scoping review

G Villamin, R Luppicini - International Journal of Developmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Providing essential information for digital health human-computer interaction designers, this
scoping review identified the most utilized features of digital evidence-based interventions in …

What Can Technology Do for Autistic Spectrum Disorder People?

M Jodra, V Rodellar - International Work-Conference on the Interplay …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) need specialized support through-
out their lives. New technologies are an opportunity to complement psychoeducational …

[PDF][PDF] Educational use of Voice Assistants and Smart Speakers.

T Tsourakas, G Terzopoulos, S Goumas - Journal of Engineering Science & …, 2021 - jestr.org
Recently, voice assistants have become very popular since smart speakers incorporate
them. This technology is very userfriendly since interaction is carried out using natural …

IntraVox: a personalized human voice to support users with complex needs in smart homes

AM Salai, G Cook, LE Holmquist - … –INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 …, 2021 - Springer
We present IntraVox, a novel voice-based interaction system that supports users with
complex needs by introducing a highly personalized, human voice command between smart …

Embodied AI for Financial Literacy Social Robots

Q Jiang, L Zak, S Leshem, P Rampa… - 2023 Systems and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Financial literacy is a critical field that prepares individuals to manage their money effectively
and to become economically self-suffcient by making informed financial decisions. As …

A financial literacy ai-enabled voice assistant system for educational use

C Miu, J Gopurathingal, V Thota… - 2022 Systems and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Financial literacy is crucial for saving money, avoiding debt, establishing strong credit, and
many other skills that help build wealth throughout an individual's life. A very large …

“The Relief is Amazing”: An In-situ Short Field Evaluation of a Personal Voice Assistive Technology for a User Living with Dementia

AM Salai, G Cook, LE Holmquist - IFIP Conference on Human-Computer …, 2023 - Springer
We present a first short field evaluation of IntraVox, a smart home assistive technology that
has the potential to support older adults with dementia living independently at home. Based …

Situated buttons: A user interface to support users with complex needs and promote independent living

AM Salai, G Cook, LE Holmquist - Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
We present situated buttons, a highly personalized, affordable system to support users with
complex needs such as people with learning disabilities and autism, dementia, etc., and …