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AI Feedback Scoring Tool
Bonsaibrain.net presents an innovative AI-driven tool which allows teachers to evaluate the effectiveness and quality of their feedback given to students, based on a pre-defined rubric…
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Publication (in peer-review): AIvaluate – An Emotionally Intelligent LLM-Augmented Pedagogical AI Conversational Agent to Reduce Teacher Burden in Performance-Based Assessments
I have now completed the development of an LLM-augmented, emotionally intelligent pedagogical AI conversational agent (called AIvaluate) and tested it with teachers. I have written up…
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Publication (in peer-review): Reducing Student Anxiety in Performance-Based Assessments: An LLM-Augmented Emotionally Intelligent Pedagogical AI Conversational Agent
I have now completed the development of an LLM-augmented, emotionally intelligent pedagogical AI conversational agent (called AIvaluate) and tested it with students. I have written up…
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Published Paper: Pedagogical AI Conversational Agents in Higher Education
After dedicating months to this project and delving into thousands of research papers on AI conversational agents within educational settings, we have finally submitted our comprehensive…
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START: Stress Tracking And Reporting Tool
Bonsaibrain.net presents an innovative tool which allows anyone (e.g. teachers, healthcare workers, assessors, managers, employers, HR team members etc.) to monitor the level of stress of…
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Self-reporting tool for users’ emotional state with real-time output for API integration
After my initial attempt at using face recognition to capture users' emotions for the AI conversational agent (chatbot) project, I opted for a simpler solution. I…
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The Wizard of Oz Technique in Testing Conversational Agents: An Exploration
Introduction The development of conversational agents, such as chatbots and virtual assistants, has seen rapid advancements in recent years. These agents are used in various domains,…
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Navigating the Ethics Approval Process at Brunel University of London for Doctoral Research
The Ethical Approval Journey The ethical approval process at Brunel University was thorough and involved careful scrutiny by the ethics review panel. My research aimed to…
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Real-time emotional state detection using face recognition and facial attribute analysis
As part of my doctoral study, I aimed to develop an emotionally intelligent AI conversational agent. To achieve this, I began by investigating methods for real-time…
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Introduction to my doctoral research area
In April 2021, I started my PhD journey in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Brunel University London's Computer Science Department, within the College…