Browsing Brage HiM by Author "Malizia, Alessio"
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The chatbot usability scale : the design and pilot of a usability scale for interaction with AI-based conversational agents
Borsci, Simone; Malizia, Alessio; Schmettow, Martin; van der Velde, Frank; Tariverdiyeva, Gunay; Balaji, Divyaa; Chamberlain, Alan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Standardised tools to assess a user’s satisfaction with the experience of using chatbots and conversational agents are currently unavailable. This work describes four studies, including a systematic literature review, with ... -
Child–display interaction : lessons learned on touchless avatar-based large display interfaces
Rubegni, Elisa; Gentile, Vito; Malizia, Alessio; Sorce, Salvatore; Kargas, Niko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)During the last decade, touchless gestural interfaces have been widely studied as one of the most promising interaction paradigms in the context of pervasive displays. In particular, avatars and silhouettes have proved to ... -
Counting research ⇒ directing research : the hazard of using simple metrics to evaluate scientific contributions : an EU experience
Olsen, Kai A.; Malizia, Alessio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)In many EU countries there is a requirement to count research, i.e., to measure and prove its value. These numbers, often produced automatically based on the impact of journals, are used to rank universities, to determine ... -
Fostering computational thinking through collaborative game-based learning
Turchi, Tommaso; Fogli, Daniela; Malizia, Alessio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Algorithms are more and more pervading our everyday life: from automatic checkouts in supermarkets and e-banking to booking a flight online. Understanding an algorithmic solution to a problem is a very relevant activity ... -
Shaking the usability tree : why usability is not a dead end, and a constructive way forward
Borsci, Simone; Federici, Stefano; Malizia, Alessio; De Filippis, Maria Laura (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A recent contribution to the ongoing debate concerning the concept of usability and its measures proposed that usability reached a dead end – i.e. a construct unable to provide stable results and to unify scientific ... -
User-defined semantics for the design of IoT systems enabling smart interactive experiences
Ardito, Carmelo; Desolda, Giuseppe; Lanzilotti, Rosa; Malizia, Alessio; Matera, Maristella; Buono, Paolo; Piccinno, Antonio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Automation in computing systems has always been considered a valuable solution to unburden the user. Internet of Things (IoT) technology best suits automation in different domains, such as home automation, retail, industry, ...