TEASEL: A Transformer-Based Speech-Prefixed Language Model. - Mehdi Arjmand; Mohammad Javad Dousti; Hadi Moradi (CoRR, 2021)

Towards Automated Pain Assessment using Embodied Conversational Agents. - Prasanth Murali; Mehdi Arjmand; Matias Volonte; Zixi Li; James W. Griffith; Michael K. Paasche-Orlow; Timothy W. Bickmore (ICMI Companion, 2023)

Keeping Users Engaged During Repeated Administration of the Same Questionnaire: Using Large Language Models to Reliably Diversify Questions. - Hye Sun Yun; Mehdi Arjmand; Phillip Raymond Sherlock; Michael K. Paasche-Orlow; James W. Griffith; Timothy W. Bickmore (CoRR, 2023)

Empathic Grounding: Explorations using Multimodal Interaction and Large Language Models with Conversational Agents. - Mehdi Arjmand; Farnaz Nouraei; Ian Steenstra; Timothy W. Bickmore (IVA, 2024)

Virtual Agents for Alcohol Use Counseling: Exploring LLM-Powered Motivational Interviewing. - Ian Steenstra; Farnaz Nouraei; Mehdi Arjmand; Timothy W. Bickmore (IVA, 2024)

Keeping Users Engaged During Repeated Interviews by a Virtual Agent: Using Large Language Models to Reliably Diversify Questions. - Hye Sun Yun; Mehdi Arjmand; Phillip Raymond Sherlock; Michael K. Paasche-Orlow; James W. Griffith; Timothy W. Bickmore (IVA, 2024)