Course Schedule

Preparation

Mon, Jan 9

Getting Started

Read all of Get Started and Complete Background Knowledge Preparation Section. Form Team of 6.

Lab 1

Tue, Jan 10 (15:30 - 19:15)

• Divide team roles

• Setting up the agent

• Work on Project Assignment

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Teams Formed

Lab 2

Fri, Jan 13
(09:00-12:45)

Work on Project Assignment

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Recommended Progress

Mon, Jan 16

• Submission Deadline: Background Knowledge Quizzes Completed (Github and Dialogflow.

• Teams Formed and Tasks Divided.

• Project Set Up Compelete

• Section Instructions Started(1/4 Done).

Preparation: Read Moore (2018), Kunneman and Hindriks (2022)

Lec 2

Tue, Jan 17
(13:30 - 15:15)

• Adding visuals

• Speech as interface

• Conversational patterns

Koen Hindriks,

Florian Kunneman

Lab 3

Tue, Jan 17
(15:30 - 19:15)

Work on Project Assignment

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Lab 4

Fri, Jan 20
(09:00 - 12:45)

Work on Project Assignment

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Recommended Progress

Mon, Jan 23

• Quiz on conversational Agents completed

• Basic agent Functioning

• Testing your own agent (Should be Continuous)

• Idea for extensions solidified (and maybe started)

Preparation: Read Kvale (2020), Allouch (2021)

Lec 3

Tue, Jan 24
(13:30 - 15:15)

• Knowledge of the agent

• Slot Filling

• Agent testing

Koen Hindriks,

Florian Kunneman

Lab 5

Tue, Jan 24
(15:30 - 19:15)

Lab 6

Fri, Jan 27
(09:00 - 12:45)

Work on Project Assignment / End report

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Progress

Deadline

Tue, Feb 1

• Get Your Bot Test Ready

• Continue Testing Own Bot

Meet Up

Wednesday

Data Collection Day

• Another Team Tests Your Bot and You Gather Data

Recommended Progress

Friday End of Day

• Finish Report

• Finish Extensions

Sub 1

Fri, Feb 3

Final Submission