In this thesis, we focus on developing behaviours for socially interactive agents (SIAs). The context in which the agent is used is a self-regulated learning system for children. We focus on personalising learning objectives and interaction content within an intelligent tutoring system (ITS). We envision …

Abstract: The Problem-Solution Chain (PSC) models proposed in this exploratory paper are conceived as describing chains of problem-solution links, thereby modelling specific multi-link ‘problem-solving’ paths, typically (but not exclusively) from a high-level business problem to lower-level functional …

This paper presents a generative large language model (LLM)- guided approach to detect discursive patterns in Dutch social media. Newsrooms of municipalities and public organizations follow public debate on social media to be aware of and prepare for local and global issues and rumours. The onset of …

Intreerede bijzonder lector Shima Mousavi Gargari op 14 november 2024

The Brains4Buildings project aims to develop methods to design new smart building climate management systems that, among other things, reduce energy consumption, increase comfort and respond flexibly to user behavior. We set out to develop design guidelines to help B4B stakeholders when designing innovative …

We present an industry use case in which we discuss the practical use of a formal list of definitions. The list of definitions will be used as a basis for a knowledge graph that will serve knowledge panels when interacting with information in the company and that will help improve question answering …

In this abstract we describe a computational approach for detecting discursive patterns in social media. Newsrooms of municipalities and public organizations such as the police follow public debate on social media to be aware of and prepare for local and global issues and rumors. The onset of these issues …

Abstract: academia is still struggling with its concrete role with respect to the Knowledge Ecosystem, in particular in view of its obligation to create and share generalised knowledge (as opposed to specialised 'practice-aligned' knowledge) and the necessity of publishing in peer reviewed academic journals …

Many product innovations can benefit from being more adaptive to their environment. Learning adaptive behavior can be time sensitive and complex. For that purpose we created a simulation environment with a reinforcement learning component for developing simple adaptive products. The environment models …

The Dutch government believes that clarity and accessibility of texts are important (for example, the “Direct Duidelijk” initiatives), and many organizations are working hard to improve their communication. Being able to understand and use these texts is essential for citizens to handle their affairs …