Designing an Open Source Virtual Assistant
Title
Designing an Open Source Virtual AssistantDate
2020-08-21Citation
Pérez, A.; Lopez-Otero, P.; Parapar, J. Designing an Open Source Virtual Assistant. Proceedings 2020, 54, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020054030
Abstract
[Abstract]
A chatbot is a type of agent that allows people to interact with an information repository using natural language. Nowadays, chatbots have been incorporated in the form of conversational assistants on the most important mobile and desktop platforms. In this article, we present our design of an assistant developed with open-source and widely used components. Our proposal covers the process end-to-end, from information gathering and processing to visual and speech-based interaction. We have deployed a proof of concept over the website of our Computer Science Faculty.
Keywords
Conversational assistant
Chatbot
Question answering
Natural language processing
Crawling
Information retrieval
Chatbot
Question answering
Natural language processing
Crawling
Information retrieval
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Rights
Atribución 4.0 Internacional
ISSN
2504-3900