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Matias Volonte is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing at Clemson University and a faculty member in the Biomedical Data Science and Informatics (BDSI) program. He leads the Synthetic Personas Lab, focusing on human interaction with embodied conversational agents in extended reality (XR) environments across healthcare and education domains. His research bridges virtual reality technologies with applications in digital health interventions and cognitive modeling.
Research interests include:
- Embodied Conversational Agents
- Cross-cultural and multilingual applications
- X Reality (VR/AR/MR) systems
- Eye tracking and visual attention analysis
- Healthcare and educational technology
Recent work emphasizes:
- Demographic bias mitigation in virtual human design
- Behavior change interventions via AI-driven virtual coaches
- Trust dynamics in human-agent interactions
- Cognitive load and memory retention in multimodal VR environments
No scientific awards are explicitly listed. His lab focuses on developing XR-based solutions for mental health, chronic pain management, and privacy education. Current projects investigate AI-driven virtual characters in collaborative tasks and medical simulation environments.
