• Synthesizing a Talking Child Avatar to Train Interviewers Working with Maltreated Children 

      Salehi, Pegah; Hassan, Syed Zohaib; Lammerse, Myrthe; Shafiee Sabet, Saeed; Riiser, Ingvild; Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Hicks, Steven; Thambawita, Vajira; Powell, Martine; Lamb, Michael E.; Baugerud, Gunn Astrid; Halvorsen, Pål; Riegler, Michael (Big Data and Cognitive Computing;Volume 6 / Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-01)
      When responding to allegations of child sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, Child Protection Service (CPS) workers and police personnel need to elicit detailed and accurate accounts of the abuse to assist in ...
    • A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of 2D and 3D Virtual Environments in Training for Child Interview Skills 

      Salehi, Pegah; Hassan, Syed Zohaib; Baugerud, Gunn Astrid; Powell, Martine; Johnson, Miriam S.; Johansen, Dag; Shafiee Sabet, Saeed; Riegler, Michael; Halvorsen, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      This paper presents a detailed study of an AI-driven platform designed for the training of child welfare and law enforcement professionals in conducting investigative interviews with maltreated children. It achieves a ...