Collaborative Research: CISE Core Small: HCC: Towards Accessible and Safe Human-VPA Intera — NSF Award to Prairie View A & M Unive
Virtual Personal Assistants (VPAs) such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple’s Siri are essential in modern smart homes due to their ease of use and ability to perform a variety of tasks. Some challenges of VPA use include 1) difficulty for deaf or hard-of-hearing users who cannot rely on auditory commands; 2)
| Award title | Collaborative Research: CISE Core Small: HCC: Towards Accessible and Safe Human-VPA Intera |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2523813 |
| Awardee | Prairie View A & M University |
| City | PRAIRIE VIEW |
| State | TX |
| Amount obligated | $300,000 |
| Principal investigator | Na Li |
| Program | HCC-Human-Centered Computing |
| Start date | 10/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Virtual Personal Assistants (VPAs) such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple’s Siri are essential in modern smart homes due to their ease of use and ability to perform a variety of tasks. Some challenges of VPA use include 1) difficulty for deaf or hard-of-hearing users who cannot rely on auditory commands; 2) difficulty in understanding speech patterns that VPAs do not recognize; and 3) safety risks associated with children potentially accessing inappropriate content. This project will |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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