SCIS & ISIS 2026

Conference program · November 2–5, 2026 · Hachioji, Japan

Program / GS-05: Human-Agent Emotional & Empathetic Interaction

GS-05: Human-Agent Emotional & Empathetic Interaction

November 04 (Wednesday) · 14:00–16:00 · Room 2

Chair: Eri Sato-Shimokawara (Tokyo Metropolitan University)

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14:00–14:20Paper ID: 131Full paper

Improving Information Gathering in a Skincare Counseling System through Dialogue Management

Mio Miyara (University of the Ryukyus)*; Natsuki Sawasaki (University of the Ryukyus); Satoshi Endo (University of the Ryukyus)

14:20–14:40Paper ID: 179Full paper

Measuring State Affective Empathy in Response to Character-Centered Video Stimuli Using Web-Based Self-Report

Miho Iijima (The University of Electro-communications); Shogo Matsuno (The University of Electro-communications)*

14:40–15:00Paper ID: 206Full paper

Likable Voices That Make Listeners Want to Continue the Conversation upon First Meeting Someone

Michiru Kashima (Kagawa University)*; Naka Gotoda (Kagawa University); Yusuke Kometani (Kagawa University); Kazuhiko Kogami (Ricoh IT Solutions Co.,Ltd.); Saerom Lee (Kagawa University)

15:00–15:20Paper ID: 211Full paper

An intimacy-building agent that facilitates the sharing of negative impressions based on shared experiences

Yuzuto Okahashi (Kansai University); Emmanuel Ayedoun (Kansai University); Masataka Tokumaru (Kansai University)*

15:20–15:40Paper ID: 228Full paper

Optimizing Prompts for Empathetic Response Generation Using Emotional Information and Reinforcement Learning

Rong Cong (Ochanomizu University)*; Ichiro Kobayashi (Ochanomizu University)

Presentations finish at 15:40. The scheduled session ends at 16:00.

Full paper: 15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A. Short, abstract-only and late breaking papers: 10 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A. Speakers should bring their own laptop; presentation PCs are not provided.