Frédéric Armetta

Lucien Tisserand, Frédéric Armetta, Heike Baldauf-Quilliatre et al.

We explain the methodology we developed for improving the interactions accomplished by an embedded conversational agent, drawing from Conversation Analytic sequential and multimodal analysis. The use case is a Pepper robot that is expected to inform and orient users in a library. In order to propose and learn better interactive schema, we are creating a corpus of naturally-occurring interactions that will be made available to the community. To do so, we propose an annotation practice based on some theoretical underpinnings about the use of language and multimodal resources in human-robot interaction. CCS CONCEPTS $\bullet$ Computing methodologies $\rightarrow$ Discourse, dialogue and pragmatics; $\bullet$ Human-centered computing $\rightarrow$ Text input; HCI theory, concepts and models; Field studies.

Elliot Faugier, Frédéric Armetta, Angela Bonifati et al.

We introduce ADBL2, an assisted debate builder tool. It is based on the capability of large language models to generalise and perform relation-based argument mining in a wide-variety of domains. It is the first open-source tool that leverages relation-based mining for (1) the verification of pre-established relations in a debate and (2) the assisted creation of new arguments by means of large language models. ADBL2 is highly modular and can work with any open-source large language models that are used as plugins. As a by-product, we also provide the first fine-tuned Mistral-7B large language model for relation-based argument mining, usable by ADBL2, which outperforms existing approaches for this task with an overall F1-score of 90.59% across all domains.

Farah Ben Slama, Frédéric Armetta

Large Language Models (LLMs) have recently developed new advanced functionalities. Their effectiveness relies on statistical learning and generalization capabilities. However, they face limitations in internalizing the data they process and struggle, for instance, to autonomously execute algorithms. In this paper, we investigate the possibility of extending these models' capabilities to algorithm execution through specialized supervised training focused on reasoning decomposition. We introduce a training model called LLM-DAL (Large Language Model - Decompositional Algorithmic Learning), through which we demonstrate that LLMs' ability to perform complex algorithmic inferences and generalize can be significantly improved when the training method is properly designed to guide the model in its learning process.

Yasmine Bouamra, Bruno Yun, Alexandre Poisson et al.

The automatic generation of SysML v2 models represents a major challenge in the engineering of complex systems, particularly due to the scarcity of learning corpora and complex syntax. We present SysTemp, a system aimed at facilitating and improving the creation of SysML v2 models from natural language specifications. It is based on a multi-agent system, including a template generator that structures the generation process. We discuss the advantages and challenges of this system through an evaluation, highlighting its potential to improve the quality of the generations in SysML v2 modeling.

Maya Medjad, Hugo Imbert, Bruno Yun et al.

Training task-oriented dialogue systems is both costly and time-consuming, due to the need for high-quality datasets encompassing diverse intents. Traditional methods depend on extensive human annotation, while recent advancements leverage large language models (LLMs) to generate synthetic data. However, these approaches often require custom prompts or code, limiting accessibility for non-technical users. We introduce GraphTOD, an end-to-end framework that simplifies the generation of task-oriented dialogues. Users can create dialogues by specifying transition graphs in JSON format. Our evaluation demonstrates that GraphTOD generates high-quality dialogues across various domains, significantly lowering the cost and complexity of dataset creation.