A CONVERSATIONAL AGENT FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL BASED ON A STUDY OF HUMAN DIALOGUES

A. Loisel, G. Dubuisson Duplessis, N. Chaignaud, J-Ph. Kotowicz, A. Pauchet

2012

Abstract

This study strives to improve medical information search in the CISMEF system by including a conversational agent to interact with the user in natural language. Experimentation has been set up to obtain human dialogues between a user dealing with medical information search and a CISMEF expert refining the request. We extend the GODIS dialogue system with dialogue strategies in order to support system digressions. A model of an artificial agent has been implemented.

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Loisel A., Dubuisson Duplessis G., Chaignaud N., Kotowicz J. and Pauchet A. (2012). A CONVERSATIONAL AGENT FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL BASED ON A STUDY OF HUMAN DIALOGUES . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART, ISBN 978-989-8425-95-9, pages 312-317. DOI: 10.5220/0003736703120317


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@conference{icaart12,
author={A. Loisel and G. Dubuisson Duplessis and N. Chaignaud and J-Ph. Kotowicz and A. Pauchet},
title={A CONVERSATIONAL AGENT FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL BASED ON A STUDY OF HUMAN DIALOGUES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART,},
year={2012},
pages={312-317},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003736703120317},
isbn={978-989-8425-95-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART,
TI - A CONVERSATIONAL AGENT FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL BASED ON A STUDY OF HUMAN DIALOGUES
SN - 978-989-8425-95-9
AU - Loisel A.
AU - Dubuisson Duplessis G.
AU - Chaignaud N.
AU - Kotowicz J.
AU - Pauchet A.
PY - 2012
SP - 312
EP - 317
DO - 10.5220/0003736703120317