Desai, Smit

Metaphors in Voice User Interfaces: A Slippery Fish

Desai, S., & Twidale, M. (2023) · ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Innovative Human-Technology InteractionUsability and User Interface Design

Cited by 42

OK Google, Let's Learn: Using Voice User Interfaces for Informal Self-Regulated Learning of Health Topics among Younger and Older Adults

Desai, S., & Chin, J. (2023) · Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Technology Use by Older AdultsSpeech and dialogue systems

Cited by 38

Like My Aunt Dorothy: Effects of Conversational Styles on Perceptions, Acceptance and Metaphorical Descriptions of Voice Assistants during Later Adulthood

Chin, J., Desai, S., Lin, S. (.-H., & Mejia, S. (2024) · Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

Social Robot Interaction and HRIAI in Service Interactions

Cited by 27

“A Painless Way to Learn:” Designing an Interactive Storytelling Voice User Interface to Engage Older Adults in Informal Health Information Learning

Desai, S., Lundy, M., & Chin, J. (2023) · Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Conversational User Interfaces

Technology Use by Older AdultsInnovative Human-Technology Interaction

Cited by 25

Examining Humanness as a Metaphor to Design Voice User Interfaces

Desai, S., Dubiel, M., & Leiva, L. A. (2024) · ACM Conversational User Interfaces 2024

AI in Service InteractionsSpeech and dialogue systems

Cited by 21

Is Alexa like a computer? A search engine? A friend? A silly child? Yes.

Desai, S., & Twidale, M. (2022) · Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Conversational User Interfaces

AI in Service InteractionsSpeech and dialogue systems

Cited by 20

Using Experience-Based Participatory Approach to Design Interactive Voice User Interfaces for Delivering Physical Activity Programs with Older Adults

Desai, S., Hu, X., Lundy, M., & Chin, J. (2023) · International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction

Technology Use by Older AdultsInnovative Human-Technology Interaction

Cited by 13

Being a Nice Partner: The Effects of Age and Interaction Types on the Perceived Social Abilities of Conversational Agents

Chin, J., & Desai, S. (2022) · TMS Proceedings 2021

Social Robot Interaction and HRIAI in Service Interactions

Cited by 9

An Explorative Analysis of the Feasibility of Implementing Metacognitive Strategies in Self-Regulated Learning with the Conversational Agents

Desai, S., & Chin, J. (2020) · Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting

Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive LearningInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods

Cited by 9

Vibe Check: Understanding the Effects of LLM-Based Conversational Agents' Personality and Alignment on User Perceptions in Goal-Oriented Tasks

Rahman, H., & Desai, S. (2025) · arXiv

AI in Service InteractionsSocial Robot Interaction and HRI

Cited by 2

"Who wants to be nagged by AI?": Investigating the Effects of Agreeableness on Older Adults' Perception of LLM-Based Voice Assistants' Explanations

Mathur, N., Rahman, H., & Desai, S. (2026) · Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Social Robot Interaction and HRIAI in Service Interactions

Cited by 1