--- title: "James C. Lester — author profile and papers · Speech act theory" description: "James C. Lester, North Carolina State University: 4 papers on Elamur Research (2010–2024), h-index 56 — affiliations, topics, co-authors…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/james-c-lester/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/james-c-lester/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / James C. Lester # James C. Lester James C. Lester has 4 papers in our library, in 2010–2024, most of them on [Speech act theory](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech-act-theory/), [Dialogue systems](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/dialogue-systems/); often with [Bradford Mott](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/bradford-mott/), [Eun Young Ha](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/eun-young-ha/), [Jonathan Rowe](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jonathan-rowe/). 4 papers in our library · 2010–2024 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5074470380) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-6601) · [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102234781) · [**h-index 56**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5074470380) · [476 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5074470380) · [14,050 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5074470380&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 4 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/james-c-lester/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 25 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/james-c-lester/cited-by/) · [7 more in our library without a page yet](#also) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #6675](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/67/#star-6675) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=James+C.+Lester) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=James+C.+Lester) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=James+C.+Lester) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=James+C.+Lester) ## Affiliations [🎓**North Carolina State University** Raleigh · United States 1994–2026 · 443 papersEmployment · Goodnight Distinguished University Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Computer Science*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/north-carolina-state-university/) · [🎓**Indiana University** Bloomington · United States 2023 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/indiana-university/) · [🎓**The University of Texas at Austin** Austin · United States 1994 · 1 paperEducation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 2 more institutions on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 6 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Artificial Intelligence · 4 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Arts and Humanities · 4 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 4 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Language and Linguistics · 4 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/experimental-and-cognitive-psychology/) · [Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/) 🧭 Topics 2 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Dialogue systems · 4 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/dialogue-systems/) · [Speech act theory · 4 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech-act-theory/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2024** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/james-c-lester/year/2024/) · [**2023** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/james-c-lester/year/2023/) ### 2010s [**2011** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/james-c-lester/year/2011/) · [**2010** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/james-c-lester/year/2010/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[An Affect-Enriched Dialogue Act Classification Model for Task-Oriented Dialogue](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/boyer-2011-affect-enriched-dialogue-act-classification/)** *(2011 · 60 citations)* Most dialogue act classifiers ignore the user's emotional state. This paper asks whether facial cues of confusion can help label student moves in textual, task-oriented tutoring dialogue. The data come from a human-human tutoring study in introductory computer programming. Students typed to tutors while webcams… 2. **[Dialogue Act Modeling in a Complex Task-Oriented Domain](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/boyer-2010-dialogue-act-modeling-complex-task/)** *(2010 · 42 citations)* The paper addresses automatic recognition of student dialogue acts in tutoring for introductory Java programming. 3. **[Dual Process Masking for Dialogue Act Recognition](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/kim-2024-dual-process-masking-dialogue-act/)** *(2024 · 6 citations)* The paper addresses dialogue act recognition: labelling each utterance in a conversation with its communicative function. 4. **[Improving Classroom Dialogue Act Recognition from Limited Labeled Data with Self-Supervised Contrastive Learning Classifiers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/kumaran-2023-improving-classroom-dialogue-act-recognition/)** *(2023 · 3 citations)* Labeled K-12 classroom dialogue is scarce. Privacy rules limit sharing, research groups each use their own coding schemes, and classroom talk is tied to the subject being taught. Kumaran et al. therefore address dialogue act recognition when only a handful of annotated utterances per class exist. Their system, SSCon… ## All works 11 works of theirs in our library, the most cited first; 4 with a page here, the others link their original until we summarise them. 1. **[Towards Narrative-Centered Learning Environments ↗](https://openalex.org/W182561168) no summary yet**Bradford W. Mort et al.*1999 · 91 citations* 2. **[An Affect-Enriched Dialogue Act Classification Model for Task-Oriented Dialogue](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/boyer-2011-affect-enriched-dialogue-act-classification/) [Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl/)**Kristy Boyer, Joseph Grafsgaard, Eun Young Ha, et al.*2011 · 60 citations* 3. **[Goal Recognition with Markov Logic Networks for Player-Adaptive Games ↗](https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v26i1.8439) Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence · no summary yet**Eun Young Ha et al.*51 citations* 4. **[Dialogue Act Modeling in a Complex Task-Oriented Domain](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/boyer-2010-dialogue-act-modeling-complex-task/) [Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue (SIGDIAL)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/sigdial/)**Kristy Boyer, Eun Y. Ha, Robert Phillips, et al.*2010 · 42 citations* 5. **[Habitable 3D Learning Environments for Situated Learning ↗](https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-68716-5_13) Lecture notes in computer science · no summary yet**William H. Bares, Luke Zettlemoyer, James C. Lester*1998 · 32 citations* 6. **[Task-sensitive cinematography interfaces for interactive 3D learning environments ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/268389.268405) ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) · no summary yet**William H. Bares et al.*1998 · 26 citations* 7. **[Animated pedagogical agents in knowledge-based learning environments ↗](https://openalex.org/W1852771621) no summary yet**James C. Lester et al.*2001 · 20 citations* 8. **[Dual Process Masking for Dialogue Act Recognition](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/kim-2024-dual-process-masking-dialogue-act/) [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/)**Yeo Jin Kim, Halim Acosta, Wookhee Min, et al.*2024 · 6 citations* 9. **[Improving Classroom Dialogue Act Recognition from Limited Labeled Data with Self-Supervised Contrastive Learning Classifiers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/kumaran-2023-improving-classroom-dialogue-act-recognition/) [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/)**Vikram Kumaran, Jonathan Rowe, Bradford Mott, et al.*2023 · 3 citations* 10. **[The MITRE Corporation, “A Proposed VDLT Traffic Model for Capacity Simulation”, AMCP/WG-D/5 WP-16 ↗](https://openalex.org/W7098643775) no summary yet**Joël P. Grégoire, Luke Zettlemoyer, James C. Lester*1999* 11. **[Explanatory Lifelike Avatars: Performing User Centered Tasks ↗](https://openalex.org/W7095522801) no summary yet**James C. Lester et al.*1999* ## Co-authors here 6 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Bradford Mott](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/bradford-mott/) ×2 - [Eun Young Ha](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/eun-young-ha/) ×2 - [Jonathan Rowe](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jonathan-rowe/) ×2 - [Kristy Boyer](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/kristy-boyer/) ×2 - [Robert Phillips](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/robert-phillips/) ×2 - [Snigdha Chaturvedi](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/snigdha-chaturvedi/) ×2 ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/) ×2: [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics 2024](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/2024/), [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics 2023](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/2023/) - [Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl/): [ACL 2011](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl/2011/) - [Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue (SIGDIAL)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/sigdial/): [SIGDIAL 2010](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/sigdial/2010/) - ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) - Lecture notes in computer science - Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 25 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [10 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/james-c-lester/cited-by/). Updated 30 October 2026