{"product_id":"9780470026991","title":"Conversational Informatics An Engineering Approach","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Series in Agent Technology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eConversational Informatics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Engineering Approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eToyoaki Nishida\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Electronics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConversational informatics investigates human behaviour with a view to designing conversational artifacts capable of interacting with humans in a conversational fashion. It spans a broad array of topics including linguistics, psychology and human-computer interaction. Until recently research in such areas has been carried out in isolation, with no attempt made to connect the various disciplines. Advancements in science and technology have changed this.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversational Informatics\u003c\/i\u003e provides an interdisciplinary introduction to conversational informatics and places emphasis upon the integration of scientific approaches to achieve engineering goals and to advance further understanding of conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt features a collection of surveys structured around four prominent research areas: \u003ci\u003econversational artifacts, conversational contents, conversation environment design\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003econversation measurement, analysis and modelling\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConversational artifacts\u003c\/b\u003e shows how synthetic characters or intelligent robots use eye gaze, gestures and other non-verbal communicators to interact.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConversational contents\u003c\/b\u003e looks at developing techniques for acquiring, editing, distributing and utilising the contents that are produced and consumed in conversation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConversation environment design\u003c\/b\u003e explains techniques for creating intelligent virtual environments and for representing individuals within a virtual environment by monitoring and reproducing their non-verbal conversational behaviour.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConversation measurement, analysis and modelling\u003c\/b\u003e demonstrate how conversational behaviour can be measured and analyzed.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversational Informatics\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable resource for postgraduate students and researchers in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering as well as engineers and developers working in the field of automation, robotics and agents technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToyoaki Nishida\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor, Department of Intelligence Science and Technology, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University. His research centers on artificial intelligence and human computer interaction.?He leads several projects, including a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science project on intelligent media technology for supporting natural communication between people, and The Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society project on conversational knowledge process for risk communication.?He is editorial board member of publications including \u003cem\u003eNew Generation Computing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAutonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKnowledge and Information Systems\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWeb Intelligence and Agent Systems\u003c\/em\u003e, and Springer Series on \u003cem\u003eAdvanced Information and Knowledge Processing\u003c\/em\u003e.?He is a founder of a series of international workshops on social intelligence design, originating in \u003cem\u003eJSAI-Synsophy International Workshop on Social Intelligence Design\u003c\/em\u003e (SID2001), May 2001. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 December 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470026991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315549991052,"sku":"9780470026991","price":126.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470026991.jpg?v=1780115016","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470026991","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}