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Human-computer interfaces require models of dialogue structure that capture the variability and unpredictability within dialogue. In this paper we propose to use a computing paradigm –membrane systems– in order to define such a dialogue model. We introduce Primary Dialogue Membrane Systems (shortly, PDMS) as a biological computing model that computes pragmatic minimal units –speech acts– for constructing dialogues. We claim that PDMS provide a simple model where the passage from the real dialogue to the membrane system model can be achieved in a highly formalized way.
This research has been supported by a Marie Curie Fellowship of the European Community programme Human Potential (IHP) under contract number HPMF-CT-2002-01582 and by a Marie Curie European Reintegration Grant (ERG).
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Enguix, G.B., Lopez, M.D.J. (2004). Computing Speech Acts. In: Bussler, C., Fensel, D. (eds) Artificial Intelligence: Methodology, Systems, and Applications. AIMSA 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3192. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30106-6_24
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