Towards the design of a virtual sociologist on aborigines substance abuse:  A coping-theory perspective

Manolya Kavakli; Manning Li; Tarashankar Rudra

doi:10.1109/CyberneticsCom.2012.6381615

Towards the design of a virtual sociologist on aborigines substance abuse: A coping-theory perspective

Manolya Kavakli^*
, Manning Li
, Tarashankar Rudra

^*Corresponding author for this work

Northeastern University
Macquarie University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication

Abstract

Aborigines are the original inhabitants of Australia. Colonisation and subsequent alienation through perpetual neglect and torture eventuated in the excessive consumption of alcohol and illegal substances in their society. To tackle this serious problem, we propose an interactive virtual sociologist, Mr. W, as an embodied conversational agent that will simulate the role of a real sociologist in advising on strategies to overcome their addiction to substance use. Guided by coping theory, we come up with an optimal system design for the Virtual Counselor, Mr. W. We believe that such a system with affective human computer interaction interface will motivate Aboriginal Australians to lead a better quality of life alongside the rest of the Australian community in enjoying the fruits of socio-economic prosperity of the country.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012
Pages	50-54
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberneticsCom.2012.6381615
Publication status	Published - 14 Feb 2013
Event	2012 1st IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012 - Bali, Indonesia Duration: 12 Jul 2012 → 14 Jul 2012

Publication series

Name	Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012

Conference

Conference	2012 1st IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012
Country/Territory	Indonesia
City	Bali
Period	12/07/12 → 14/07/12

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Agent Based Modelling
Expert System
Psychological Coping Theory
Virtual Sociologist

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10.1109/CyberneticsCom.2012.6381615

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Kavakli, M., Li, M., & Rudra, T. (2013). Towards the design of a virtual sociologist on aborigines substance abuse: A coping-theory perspective. In Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012 (pp. 50-54). Article 6381615 (Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012). https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberneticsCom.2012.6381615

Kavakli, Manolya ; Li, Manning ; Rudra, Tarashankar. / Towards the design of a virtual sociologist on aborigines substance abuse : A coping-theory perspective. Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012. 2013. pp. 50-54 (Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012).

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Kavakli, M, Li, M & Rudra, T 2013, Towards the design of a virtual sociologist on aborigines substance abuse: A coping-theory perspective. in Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012., 6381615, Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012, pp. 50-54, 2012 1st IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012, Bali, Indonesia, 12/07/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberneticsCom.2012.6381615

Towards the design of a virtual sociologist on aborigines substance abuse: A coping-theory perspective. / Kavakli, Manolya; Li, Manning; Rudra, Tarashankar.
Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012. 2013. p. 50-54 6381615 (Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012).

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Kavakli M, Li M, Rudra T. Towards the design of a virtual sociologist on aborigines substance abuse: A coping-theory perspective. In Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012. 2013. p. 50-54. 6381615. (Proceeding - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, CyberneticsCom 2012). doi: 10.1109/CyberneticsCom.2012.6381615