Collaborative Dialogue Agent for COPD Self-management in AMICA: A First Insight

  • Mario Crespo
  • Daniel Sánchez
  • Felipe Crespo
  • Sonia Astorga
  • Antonio León
Conference paper
Part of the Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing book series (AINSC, volume 70)

Abstract

This work presents the dialogue interface that is being developed for the AMICA project, aimed at self-management and follow-up of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This platform tries to overcome possible problems of interaction of patients by extending the traditional mouse and keyboard with new information-communication technologies such as natural dialogue. Since most of these patients are elderly, these technologies can help suit their users’ needs and overcome their impairment by providing more natural ways of interacting with technology. The first analyses suggest that dialogue models must be flexible enough to be adapted to requirements of natural language.

Keywords

Agent cooperation natural dialogue processing medical platforms 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Mario Crespo
    • 1
  • Daniel Sánchez
    • 1
  • Felipe Crespo
    • 1
  • Sonia Astorga
    • 2
  • Antonio León
    • 2
  1. 1.Biomedical Engineering and Telemedicine Lab.University of CádizSpain
  2. 2.Puerta del Mar University HospitalCádizSpain

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