10:30-12:00 on Wednesday, Second Semester
Lecture Room #3, Research Building #7
Conversational interaction is considered to be a powerful communication means for intelligent actors, either natural or artificial, to interact each other to act as a collective intelligence. In this course, we study the mechanism of conversational interactions with verbal and nonverbal cues from computational points of view and discuss key issues in designing conversational systems that can interact with people in a conversational fashion.
[October 2] Introduction [Slides]
[October 9] History of conversational system development [Slides]
(October 16: no class)
[October 23] Programming conversational systems [Slides] [Column1]
[October 30] Data intensive approach to conversational system development [Slides]
(November 6: no class)
[November 13] Data intensive approach to conversational system development [Slides for the class on October 30 were used]
[November 20] Empirical understanding of conversation [Slides]
[November 27] Empirical understanding of conversation [Slides for the previous week were used]
[December 4] Machine learning approach to conversational system development [Slides]
[December 11] Machine learning approach to conversational system development [Slides for the previous week].
[December 18] Conversation as storytelling [Slides]
[December 25] [Each participant will enjoy Christmas holiday. Interested students may come to Nishida's office, Rm 210 in Res Bldg No 7.]
[January 8] Conversation in a social discourse [Slides]
[January 15] Social interactions in conversation [Slides], Using gesture to express thoughts [Slides], Using language [Slides]
[January 22] Theory of Mind [Slides], Affective computing [Slides], Culture and Personality [Slides], Conclusion [Slides]
[January 29] Improvisational discussions at Nishida's office, Rm 210 in Res Bldg No 7.
Will be awarded based on a report that elaborates topics discussed in the course. The report should be no less than 6000 words. Due date is January 31st, 2019.
Toyoaki Nishida at Rm 210, Research Building No. 7, Yoshida Main Campus
nishida.toyoaki.4e@kyoto-u.ac.jp