To obtain a more human-like interaction with technical systems, those have to be adaptable to the users individual preferences, and current emotional state. In human-human interaction the behaviour of the speaker is characterised by semantic and prosodic cues, given (among other indicators) as short feedback signals. These so called filled pauses minimally convey certain dialogue functions such...

The pervasiveness of smart appliances in the home, the increase of computational power of traditional home appliances, and the widespread adoption of wireless networking are creating a unique opportunity in domotics. The challenge lies in moving from a set of isolated devices towards a network of home appliances interoperating and scaling seamlessly to provide services to the home user. The maj...

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