Social robots can be used in education as tutors or peer learners. They have been shown to
be effective at increasing cognitive and affective outcomes and have achieved outcomes …

Social robots, conversational agents, voice assistants, and other embodied AI are
increasingly a feature of everyday life. What connects these various types of intelligent …

As the high‐end form of a smart education system, the smart campus has received
increasing research attention over the world. Owing to the multidisciplinary nature of the …

When a smart device talks, what should its voice sound like? Voice-enabled devices are
becoming a ubiquitous presence in our everyday lives. Simultaneously, speech synthesis …

Prior research with preschool children has established that dialogic or active book reading is
an effective method for expanding young children's vocabulary. In this exploratory study, we …

Prior research has demonstrated the importance of children's peers for their learning and
development. In particular, peer interaction, especially with more advanced peers, can …

As the field of social robotics is growing, a consensus has been made on the design and
implementation of robotic systems that are capable of adapting based on the user actions …

Recent work identified a concerning trend of disproportional gender representation in
research participants in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI). Motivated by the fact that …

In positive human-human relationships, people frequently mirror or mimic each other's
behavior. This mimicry, also called entrainment, is associated with rapport and smoother …

Education research offers strong evidence that social supports, learning interventions
situated in meaningful social interaction, during learning can aid in developing interest and …