Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
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Distant conversational speech recognition: Challenges and Opportunities
State-of-the-art ASR systems excel on close-talk benchmarks but struggle with far-field conversational speech, where error rates remain above 20%. Current benchmark datasets inadequately assess generalization across domains and real-world conditions, often relying on oracle segmentation…
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BRAIN SIGNALS TO ACTION: Monitoring and Explaining User Cognitive Load with Foundation Models
Passive monitoring of cognitive load can enable personalized user experiences and even accelerate human learning by leveraging closed-loop adaptive training systems. Electroencephalography (EEG) provides a cost-effective, non-invasive window into brain activity, yet conventional methods struggle…
Project
Study Information: Designing appropriate crisis management strategies for AI
Study information page We are a group of researchers at Microsoft Research, Northwestern University, University of Minnesota, Dartmouth College, Mental Health America and LivingWorks looking to improve AI chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude) for users…