Lisetti, Christine
- Associate Professor, School of Computing and Information Sciences , College of Engineering and Computing

Overview
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Dr. Christine Lætitia Lisetti is an Associate Professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University, and the director of the Affective Social Computing Laboratory (ascl.cs.fiu.edu). She received her Ph.D. in computer science from Florida International University in 1995, and in 1996 she was awarded the Individual Research Award from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to conduct her Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Stanford University, jointly in computer science and psychology. She joined FIU from ENST/Sophia, France where she was a professor, and was previously an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Central Florida.
Dr. Lisetti’s work on affective social computing aims at creating digital and engaging socially intelligent agents that can interact naturally with humans via expressive multi-modalities in a variety of contexts involving socio-emotional content. Her interests involve research on virtual characters for healthcommunication and behavior change. While in Europe, her research was supported by grants from the European Commission (EC), EUREKA Information Technology for European Advancement (ITEA), the Provence-Alpes Cote d’Azur (PACA) Regional R&D Program, and ST Microelectronics. Dr. Lisetti has received funding from Interval Research Corporation, Intel Corporation, Vcom3D, as well as from Federal funding agencies including the Office of Naval Research (ONR), US Army STRICOM, NASA Ames, the National Institute of Health (NIH), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Christine Lisetti is on the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, the first journal in her field of research which launched in 2010. She is the recipient of the 2000 AAAI Nils Nilsson Award, and the author of numerous scientific articles. She has served on various program committees of international conferences, she has co-chaired several international events on affective computing, and has been an invited speaker at international conferences. Dr. Lisetti has served as a research expert for the National Science Foundation (USA), for the “Agence Nationale de la Recherche” (FRANCE), for the “Fonds de Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies” (CANADA), and for the European Commission (BELGIUM).
research interests
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy; Phobias; Social Presence; Human-Robot Interaction; Humanoid Robot; Uncanny; Emotion Recognition; Facial Expression; Smile
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2021Predicting Teacher Use and Benefit from Virtual Training in Classroom-Level Positive Behavioral SupportsFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12310-021-09469-z Web of Science: 000681584500001
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2021The Interactive Virtual Training for Teachers (IVT-T) to Practice Classroom Behavior ManagementFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2021.102646 Web of Science: 000652561000004
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2021Supporting the Implementation of Evidence-Based Behavior Management Practices through Simulation: A Mixed Method StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10474412.2021.1875840 Web of Science: 000627638000001
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2020Evaluating the usability and instructional design quality of Interactive Virtual Training for Teachers (IVT-T)Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11423-020-09819-9 Web of Science: 000566663900001
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2016Engaging adolescents in a computer-based weight management program: avatars and virtual coaches could helpFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocv078 Web of Science: 000374179500005
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2015HapFACS 3.0: FACS-Based Facial Expression Generator for 3D Speaking Virtual CharactersFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/TAFFC.2015.2432794 Web of Science: 000366027900003
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2014Let's talk! speaking virtual counselor offers you a brief interventionFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12193-014-0169-9 Web of Science: 000343714200004
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2010Affectively intelligent and adaptive car interfacesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2010.06.034 Web of Science: 000281174800001
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2006Triangulating design science, behavioural science and practice for technological advancement in tele-home healthFull Text via DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2006.008425 Web of Science: 000216195700003
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2003Developing multimodal intelligent affective interfaces for tele-home health careFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5819(03)00051-X Web of Science: 000183796400015
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2002Emotion-based control of cooperating heterogeneous mobile robotsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/TRA.2002.804503
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2002Can a rational agent afford to be affectless? A formal approachFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/08839510290030408
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2002Modeling multimodal expression of user's affective subjective experienceFull Text via DOI: 10.1023/A:1013365332180
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Book Chapter
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2022Towards Building Rapport with a Human Support Robot. 214-225.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-98682-7_18 Web of Science: 000784727700018
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2016Adaptive dialog systems for health. 627-640.
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2016
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2015Cyberpsychology and Affective ComputingFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199942237.013.017
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2015Why and How to Build Emotion-Based Agent ArchitecturesFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199942237.013.019
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2002Emotions and Personality in Agent Design and Modeling. 81-95.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1107-6_5
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Conference
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2020Modeling Emotions for Training in Immersive Simulations (METIS): A Cross-Platform Virtual Classroom Study. 78-83.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct51615.2020.00036 Web of Science: 000713571300021
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2020A Cross-Platform Classroom Training Simulator: Interaction Design and Evaluation. 86-93.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/CW49994.2020.00020 Web of Science: 000718888200012
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2019AIMER: Appraisal Interpersonal Model of Emotion Regulation, Affective Virtual Students to Support Teachers Training. 182-184.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/3308532.3329419 Web of Science: 000556671900040
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2019Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Establishment of Requirements for a 3D Interactive Virtual Training for Teachers. 185-187.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/3308532.3329439 Web of Science: 000556671900041
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2019Time to go ONLINE! A Modular Framework for Building Internet-based Socially Interactive Agents. 227-229.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/3308532.3329452 Web of Science: 000556671900055
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2019eEVA as a Real-Time Multimodal Agent Human-Robot Interface. 262-274.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27544-0_22 Web of Science: 000787782300022
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2016On Constrained Local Model Feature Normalization for Facial Expression Recognition. 369-372.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-47665-0_35 Web of Science: 000390287300035
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2014Statistical Dialog Manager Design Tool for Health Screening and Assessments. 492-495.Web of Science: 000717232400059
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2014Emotionally responsive virtual counselor for behavior-change health interventions. 433-437.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-06701-8_40
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2014
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2013
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2013Modeling brief alcohol intervention dialogue with MDPs for delivery by ECAs. 92-105.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-40415-3_8
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2013On-Demand Virtual Health Counselor for Delivering Behavior-Change Health Interventions. 46-55.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ICHI.2013.13 Web of Science: 000332894400006
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2013HapFACS: an Open Source API/Software to Generate FACS-Based Expressions for ECAs Animation and for Corpus Generation. 270-275.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ACII.2013.51 Web of Science: 000333833400045
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2013HapFACS 1.0: Software/API for generating FACS-based facial expressionsFull Text via DOI: 10.1145/2491599.2491616
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2011On the Simulation of Human Frailty. 146-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-959-2-146 Web of Science: 000348931200025
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2011Believable agents, engagement, and health interventions. 425-432.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22095-1_86
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2011WACI 2011 Committee Workshop on Affective Computational Intelligence (IEEE WACI 2011). v.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/waci.2011.5953156
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2009
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2009Second Life, Biosensors, and Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders. 632-634.Web of Science: 000270656000081
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2009Bio-sensing for Emotional Characterization without Word Labels. 693-+.Web of Science: 000269034000076
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2009Features for culturally appropriate avatars for behavior-change promotion in at-risk populations. 22-26.Full Text via DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-017-9-22
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2009Second Life, Bio-Sensors, and Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders. 19-21.Full Text via DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-017-9-19 Web of Science: 000269659900005
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2008Transparent grid enablement of weather research and forecastingFull Text via DOI: 10.1145/1341811.1341854
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2008
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2008Reports of the AAAI 2008 Spring Symposia. 107-115.Full Text via DOI: 10.1609/aimag.v29i3.2148 Web of Science: 000260368400009
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2007Toward recognizing individual's subjective emotion from physiological signals in practical application. 357-362.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/CBMS.2007.112
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2007A user model of psycho-physiological measure of emotion. 319-323.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73078-1_37
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2007Affective cognitive modeling for autonomous agents based on Scherer's emotion theory. 19-32.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69912-5_3
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2007Affective user modeling for adaptive intelligent user interfaces. 421-430.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73110-8_45
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2006A user-modeling approach to build user's psycho-physiological maps of emotions using bio-sensors. 269-276.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ROMAN.2006.314429
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2006Categorizing Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) emotional signals using bio-sensors for HRI within the MAUI paradigm. 277-284.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ROMAN.2006.314430
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2005A three-layered architecture for socially intelligent agents: Modeling the multilevel process of emotions. 956-963.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/11573548_122
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2004
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2004Affective computing in tele-home health. 2317-2324.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/hicss.2004.1265373
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2004Workshop on social and emotional intelligence in learning environments. 913.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-30139-4_125
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2002A technical demonstration of Lola, the robot entertainer. 91-93.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/641007.641027
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2002Multimodal affective driver interfaces for future cars. 319-322.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/641007.641074
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2002A technical demonstration of lola, the robot entertainer. 91-93.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/641019.641027
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2002Emotions and personality in agent design and modeling. 21-31.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45448-9_3
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2001Emotions and personality in agent design and modeling. 237-239.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/3-540-44566-8_32
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2000Using decision theory to formalize emotions in multi-agent systems. 391-392.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ICMAS.2000.858490
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1999Modeling cognition-emotion of users for improved interaction with software systems. 307-309.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-2490-1_33
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1998Panel on affect and emotion in the user interface. 91-94.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/268389.268406
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Other Scholarly Work
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2014Affect and Wellbeing: Introduction to Special Section. 215-216.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TAFFC.2014.2360418 Web of Science: 000344589600002
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2010Special Section on Affective and Pervasive Computing for Healthcare. 183-185.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2010.2043299 Web of Science: 000275666100001
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Preprint
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Review
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2006Le paradigme MAUI pour des agents multimodaux d'interface homme-machine socialement intelligents. 583-606.Full Text via DOI: 10.3166/ria.20.583-606
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2004Using noninvasive wearable computers to recognize human emotions from physiological signals. 1672-1687.Full Text via DOI: 10.1155/S1110865704406192
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Yasavur, Ugan, Statistical Dialog Management for Health Interventions 2014
Research
principal investigator on
- CHS: Small: Advanced Design Principles for Computer Simulated Agents awarded by National Science Foundation 2014 - 2020
- Interactive Virtual Training (IVT) for Early Career Teachers in High Poverty Schools awarded by U.S. Department of Education 2015 - 2019
- SBIR Phase IIa: Building K-5 mathematical fluency through curriculum-based puzzle games within a collaborative virtual world awarded by National Science Foundation 2014 - 2015
- American Sign Language Literacy Support System awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2014
- Lifelike Expressive Avatars for the Instruction of Young awarded by National Science Foundation 2011 - 2012
- Artificial Agents and Social Interfaces for Mental Health Promotion. awarded by FIU Foundation 2008 - 2009
co-principal investigator on
- UniversityCity Prosperity Project awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2014 - 2016
- UniversityCity Prosperity Project awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2013 - 2016
- Graduate Assistance in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence at Florida International University awarded by U.S. Department of Education 2021 - 2024
- UniversityCity Prosperity Project awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2014 - 2020
- Interactive Virtual Training (IVT) for Early Career Teachers in High Poverty Schools awarded by U.S. Department of Education 2015 - 2019
- GAANN Fellowship awarded by U.S. Department of Education 2009 - 2014
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- Christine Lisetti
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