In the occasion of the 4th International Workshop on Human-Computer Conversation, organised in Bellagio (Italy), representatives of several research institutions in the CALLAS Consortium (Marc Cavazza (University of Teesside) Elisabeth Andre (University of Augsburg) Thierry Dutoit (Faculty of Engineering, Mons), Catherine Pelachaud (Université Paris 8) participated to a discussion meeting organised by Yorick Wilks, coordinator of the Companions project .
Technology/research issues common to both projects were examined and the potential for joint synergies debugged to explore more strict inter-project collaboration forms.
For more information: m.o.cavazza@tees.ac.uk
