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User Simulation

User Simulation is a methodological construct in dialogue systems research that models human user behavior through synthetic decision-making processes to evaluate or train conversational agents in controlled experimental settings.

290

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12.2K

Citations

695

Authors

261

Institutions

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2017–2026

71

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Publications

290

Agenda-based user simulation for bootstrapping a POMDP dialogue system

Jost Schatzmann, Blaise Thomson, Karl Weilhammer et al. · 2007 · 339 citations · Full text

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A survey of statistical user simulation techniques for reinforcement-learning of dialogue management strategies

Jost Schatzmann, Karl Weilhammer, Matt Stuttle et al. · The Knowledge Engineering Review · 2006 · 337 citations

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Prototyping an intelligent agent through Wizard of Oz

David Maulsby, Saul Greenberg, Richard Mander · 1993 · 308 citations · Full text

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Predictive human performance modeling made easy

Bonnie E. John, Konstantine C. Prevas, Dario D. Salvucci et al. · 2004 · 292 citations

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User modeling for spoken dialogue system evaluation

Wieland Eckert, Esther Levin, Roberto Pieraccini · 2002 · 193 citations

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Authors

695

  1. SY
    Steve Young

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    19 publications · 1.8K citations

    17

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  2. OL
    Oliver Lemon

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    18 publications · 966 citations

    17

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  3. MG
    Milica Gašić

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 556 citations

    12

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  4. KG
    Kallirroi Georgila

    University of Southern California, United States

    10 publications · 704 citations

    10

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  5. OP
    Olivier Pietquin

    Supélec, France

    10 publications · 293 citations

    10

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Institutions

261

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    114 publications

    7.5K citations

  2. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    32 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    271 citations

  5. University of Stavanger

    Stavanger, Norway

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    233 citations

  6. Pohang University of Science and Technology

    Pohang, South Korea

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    572 citations

  7. Bridge University

    Juba, South Sudan

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Creative Technologies (United States)

    Los Angeles, United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    320 citations

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Venues

  1. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 15 publications · 618 citations

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  2. Computers & Education

    5 publications · 175 citations

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  3. Computational Linguistics

    3 publications · 203 citations

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  5. Computer Speech & Language

    3 publications · 110 citations

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