معرفی
M. Theune is an Assistant Professor at the Human Media Interaction (EEMCS-CS-HMI) group within the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Twente. Specializing in Natural Language Processing and Human-Computer Interaction, their research focuses on embodied conversational agents, interactive digital storytelling, and educational technology applications.
- Expertise: Conversational Agents, Virtual Humans, Natural Language Generation, Serious Games, Human-Media Interaction
- Key Projects: Research on lexical alignment in AI interactions, bias mitigation strategies, self-disclosure mechanisms in voicebots, and immersive learning technologies
Research Trends
Theune's recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on lexical alignment in human-agent conversations, with applications in large language models (GPT-3.5/GPT-4), confirmation bias mitigation, and trust dynamics. Their work bridges dialogue system design with psychological modeling, particularly in educational contexts and multi-user interaction scenarios.
Scientific Contributions:
- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) grant (2003) for language/gesture generation in embodied agents
- Co-developer of systems like BLISS (spoken dialogue dataset), Data2Game (integrated demonstrator), and ExpReal (narrative authoring tools)
