Search Results for author: Allison O'Connell

Found 2 papers, 0 papers with code

Evaluating and Personalizing User-Perceived Quality of Text-to-Speech Voices for Delivering Mindfulness Meditation with Different Physical Embodiments

no code implementations7 Jan 2024 Zhonghao Shi, Han Chen, Anna-Maria Velentza, SiQi Liu, Nathaniel Dennler, Allison O'Connell, Maja Matarić

Building on findings from Phase 1, in Phase 2, an in-person within-subject study (N=94), we used a novel framework we developed for personalizing TTS voices based on user preferences, and evaluated user-perceived quality compared to best-rated non-personalized voices from Phase 1.

Build Your Own Robot Friend: An Open-Source Learning Module for Accessible and Engaging AI Education

no code implementations6 Jan 2024 Zhonghao Shi, Allison O'Connell, Zongjian Li, SiQi Liu, Jennifer Ayissi, Guy Hoffman, Mohammad Soleymani, Maja J. Matarić

We hope that this work will contribute toward accessible and engaging AI education in human-AI interaction for college and high school students.

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