Sophia Ppali
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Sophia Ppali is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-computer interaction, social robotics, and computational creativity. Her work focuses on designing and evaluating conversational agents that can engage in real-world, co-creative interactions—particularly in improvised theatre and live performance settings. In her landmark study, "Designing and Evaluating Dialogue LLMs for Co-Creative Improvised Theatre," Ppali deployed Large Language Models in a month-long live show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, one of the world's largest arts festivals. This groundbreaking case study demonstrated how multi-party trained conversational agents can collaborate with human performers in real time, pushing the boundaries of human-AI co-creativity. By bridging the gap between controlled lab experiments and messy, real-world evaluations, Ppali’s work has become essential reading for social robotics researchers. Her research not only advances the technical design of dialogue systems but also raises critical questions about trust, improvisation, and shared authorship between humans and machines. With growing citation impact and a reputation for bold, field-defining studies, Sophia Ppali is shaping the future of embodied, socially aware AI.
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