Maoto Funakoshi, a 4th-year student in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, wins the Student Excellent Interactive Presentation Award at HCG Symposium 2024

Name of award and short explanation about the award

This award is given to students who are recognized for delivering outstanding presentations at the HCG Symposium 2024, based on votes from participants.

About awarded research(activity)

Presentation Title:
Proposal of a Chatbot in an Open Dialogue Format for Mental Health Care
This study explores an attempt to replicate Open Dialogue, a type of dialogue therapy, using a chatbot. Improvements are being made based on feedback obtained from experiments using the developed application.

Your impression & future plan

I am deeply honored to receive the Student Excellent Interactive Presentation Award at the HCG Symposium 2024. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Professor Ken Naimura, Assistant Professor Yuji Hatada, and Specially Appointed Associate Professor Ari Hautasaari, as well as everyone who supported me. Encouraged by this award, I will continue to dedicate myself to my research endeavors.