Kazuya Shitaoka
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Kazuya Shitaoka is a researcher focused on advancing human-robot interaction, particularly through spoken dialogue systems designed to support elderly well-being. His key research areas include conversational robotics, active listening, and speech processing for assistive technologies. His most notable contribution is the development of an "Active Listening System for a Conversation Robot," which integrates reminiscence therapy to help reduce dementia and loneliness in older adults. The system generates empathetic responses—such as backchanneling, repetition, and probing for missing predicates—while accounting for speech recognition errors by leveraging confidence scores. In a study with 110 participants discussing "impressive travels," 45.5% sustained conversations for over two minutes, demonstrating the system's effectiveness. This work, cited 15 times, highlights Shitaoka’s impact on creating more natural, supportive dialogue agents. His achievements underscore a commitment to socially assistive robotics, blending engineering with psychological insights to improve quality of life for aging populations.
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- 1Active Listening System for a Conversation Robot15 citations · 2017