Pedagogical Conversational Tutor (PET)

Package of measures 5 (MP-5) | DeLLFi

The DeLLFi project is completed. However, the PET has great potential for innovation, which is why it is currently being developed and operated in-house at the University of Hohenheim.

Measures

  • Conceptualization and development
  • Programmatic implementation
  • Psychological & statistical evaluation 

Implemented features

  • Local AI chat with local LLM (+local API)
  • Local document search with response times in the millisecond range
  • Hallucination control with traffic light system (+local API)
  • Multilingualism & foreign language optimization (all common languages are understood)
  • Answering questions based on data + sources
  • Fast creation of new chatbots
  • Natural language voice input via microphone
  • Support of the most common file formats (mp4, mp3, pdf, word, pptx ...)
  • Image generation component (+local API)
  • Transcription component (videos and audios)
  • Vision LLM to extract image content
  • OCR feature to extract text from images
  • Drive system for data upload + local S3
  • Compatibility user accounts and user administration

Planned features

  • Automatic tests
  • Tools for statistical analysis (use of the system)
  • FAQ tools
  • Tools for creating and reviewing knowledge elements (flashcards) and quiz element
  • Automated error reports
  • Better visual image analysis
  • Video-slide alignment
  • Speech synthesis

Team

Prof. Dr. Matthias Wölfel
Project initiator and supervisor | DeLLFi MP-5
Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences - Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems
Professor for Intuitive and Perceptive User Interfaces
Associated Professor at the University of Hohenheim


Andreas Reich
Project associate – IT implementation | DeLLFi MP-5
UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM
Department of Communication Science: Media Research and Media Use (540A)


Prof. Dr. Siegmar Otto
Subproject manager – Psychology supervision | DeLLFi MP-5
UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM
Department of Business and Economics Education: Teaching and Learning Processes (560A)


Sarah Zabel
Project associate – Psychology implementation | DeLLFi MP-5
UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM
Department of Business and Economics Education: Teaching and Learning Processes (560A)



Contact

IT:

Email: andreas.reich@uni-hohenheim.de

Tel: +49 711 459 24302

Psychology:

Email: siegmar.otto@uni-hohenheim.de