Recognizing Social Constructs from Textual Conversation

Contradiction Detection for Rumorous Claims

The utilization of social media material in journalistic workflows is increasing, demanding automated methods for the identification of mis- and disinformation. Since textual contradiction across social media posts can b…

REFORM: Recognizing F-formations for Social Robots

Recognizing and understanding conversational groups, or F-formations, is a critical task for situated agents designed to interact with humans. F-formations contain complex structures and dynamics, yet are used intuitivel…

Recognizing Rare Social Phenomena in Conversation: Empowerment Detection in Support Group Chatrooms

Context-Aware Attention for Understanding Twitter Abuse

The original goal of any social media platform is to facilitate users to indulge in healthy and meaningful conversations. But more often than not, it has been found that it becomes an avenue for wanton attacks. We want t…

LineConGraphs: Line Conversation Graphs for Effective Emotion Recognition using Graph Neural Networks

Emotion Recognition in Conversations (ERC) is a critical aspect of affective computing, and it has many practical applications in healthcare, education, chatbots, and social media platforms. Earlier approaches for ERC an…