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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 3Human-Machine Interaction
- 2Machine Learning
- 1Artificial Intelligence
- 1Computational Creativity
- 1Conversational Dialogue Systems
- 1Human-Robot interaction
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Spring 2018
Facial expressions and other body language are important for human commu- nication. They complement speech and make the process of communication simple and sustainable. However, the process of communication using existing approaches to human-machine interaction is not intuitive as that of human...
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Fall 2019
Improvisation is a form of live theatre where artists perform real-time, dynamic problem solving to collaboratively generate interesting narratives. The main contribution of this thesis is the development of artificial improvisation: improvised theatre performed by humans alongside intelligent...
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Learning to Partner: Exploring Real-Time Adaptive Feedback via Temporal-Difference Machine Learning for Improved Human-Prosthesis Collaboration
DownloadFall 2024
Modern myoelectric artificial limbs are sophisticated devices with many of the degrees of freedom of biological limbs. These devices have great potential to provide function for people with amputations, assisting them in participating in a greater number of activities and tasks of daily...