Hello harlie: Enabling speech monitoring through chat-bot conversations

David Ireland; Christina Atay; Jacki Liddle; Dana Bradford; Helen Lee; Olivia Rushin; Thomas Mullins; Dan Angus; Janet Wiles; Simon McBride; Adam Vogel

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-666-8-55

Hello harlie: Enabling speech monitoring through chat-bot conversations

David Ireland^*, Christina Atay, Jacki Liddle, Dana Bradford, Helen Lee, Olivia Rushin, Thomas Mullins, Dan Angus, Janet Wiles, Simon McBride, Adam Vogel

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Abstract

People with neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease and dementia are known to have difficulties in language and communication. This paper presents initial testing of an artificial conversational agent, called Harlie. Harlie runs on a smartphone and is able to converse with the user on a variety of topics. A description of the application and a sample dialog are provided to illustrate the various roles chat-bots can play in the management of neurological conditions. Harlie can be used for measuring voice and communication outcomes during the daily life of the user, and for gaining information about challenges encountered. Moreover, it is anticipated that she may also have an educational and support role.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Health Innovation for Consumers, Clinicians, Connectivity and Community - Selected Papers from the 24th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2016
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	55-60
Number of pages	6
Volume	227
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614996651
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-666-8-55
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	24th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2016 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 25 Jul 2016 → 27 Jul 2016 https://www.hisa.org.au/hic2016/about/

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	227
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

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Conference	24th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2016
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	25/07/16 → 27/07/16
Internet address	https://www.hisa.org.au/hic2016/about/

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Ireland, D., Atay, C., Liddle, J., Bradford, D., Lee, H., Rushin, O., Mullins, T., Angus, D., Wiles, J., McBride, S., & Vogel, A. (2016). Hello harlie: Enabling speech monitoring through chat-bot conversations. In Digital Health Innovation for Consumers, Clinicians, Connectivity and Community - Selected Papers from the 24th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2016 (Vol. 227, pp. 55-60). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 227). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-666-8-55

Ireland, David ; Atay, Christina ; Liddle, Jacki et al. / Hello harlie : Enabling speech monitoring through chat-bot conversations. Digital Health Innovation for Consumers, Clinicians, Connectivity and Community - Selected Papers from the 24th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2016. Vol. 227 IOS Press, 2016. pp. 55-60 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Hello harlie: Enabling speech monitoring through chat-bot conversations. / Ireland, David; Atay, Christina; Liddle, Jacki et al.
Digital Health Innovation for Consumers, Clinicians, Connectivity and Community - Selected Papers from the 24th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2016. Vol. 227 IOS Press, 2016. p. 55-60 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 227).

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