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Tony Veale is a leading researcher in computational creativity, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing, with a particular focus on humor, irony, and storytelling. His work explores how machines can generate and perform creative content, from witty one-liners to embodied narratives. Veale’s major contributions include developing systems that produce sarcastic and ironic language, as seen in his 2018 paper “A Massive Sarcastic Robot: What a Great Idea!” (5 citations), and advancing computational storytelling through multimodal, robot-mediated performances. His 2017 paper “Tweet dreams are made of this: Appropriate incongruity in the dreamwork of language” (10 citations) and the 2018 “Interview with the Robot” (10 citations) highlight his impact on understanding how AI can craft engaging, context-aware narratives. Veale also pioneered the use of embodiment and gesture in storytelling, as detailed in his 2020 work “The Show Must Go On” (8 citations) and the 2021 “Creative Action at a Distance” (5 citations). His accessible book “Your Wit Is My Command” (2021, 5 citations) brings these ideas to a broader audience, showcasing how AI can be made genuinely funny and interactive. With over 40 citations across his most-cited works, Veale’s research bridges computational linguistics and robotics, inspiring new approaches to human-machine creative collaboration.