Toyoaki Nishida & Atsushi Nakazawa 
Conversational Informatics [PDF ebook] 
A Data-Intensive Approach with Emphasis on Nonverbal Communication

This book covers an approach to conversational informatics which encompasses science and technology for understanding and augmenting conversation in the network age. A major challenge in engineering is to develop a technology for conveying not just messages but also underlying wisdom. Relevant theories and practices in cognitive linguistics and communication science, as well as techniques developed in computational linguistics and artificial intelligence, are discussed.

Table of Content

Artificial Intelligence and Conversational Intelligence.- Conversation: Above and Beneath the Surface.- History of Conversational System Development.- Methodologies for Conversational System Development.- Conversation Quantization.- Smart Conversation Space.- Computer Vision Techniques for Conversational Interaction.- Measurement, Analysis and Modeling.- From Observation to Interaction.- Applications of Simulation and Imitation for Interaction Learning.- Cognitive Design for Discussion Support.- Discussions.- Conclusion.