Viviana Pentangelo, Luigi Turco, Stefano Lambiase, Carmine Gravino, Fabio Palomba
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Abstract
SENEM-AI is a 3D virtual environment-based tool designed to enhance teaching and presentation skills by leveraging immersive simulations. Built upon the SENEM platform, it integrates virtual students powered by LLaMA with distinct personalities that simulate realistic classroom interactions. Educators can refine their communication strategies by reacting to dynamically generated questions. Preliminary evaluations highlighted its usability and potential impact, with participants valuing the immersive experience and engagement. SENEM-AI represents a novel approach to supporting educators through accessible technology, paving the way for further research into AI-driven teaching aids and training environments in virtual settings.
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SoftwareX aims to acknowledge the impact of software on today''s research practice, and on new scientific discoveries in almost all research domains. SoftwareX also aims to stress the importance of the software developers who are, in part, responsible for this impact. To this end, SoftwareX aims to support publication of research software in such a way that: The software is given a stamp of scientific relevance, and provided with a peer-reviewed recognition of scientific impact; The software developers are given the credits they deserve; The software is citable, allowing traditional metrics of scientific excellence to apply; The academic career paths of software developers are supported rather than hindered; The software is publicly available for inspection, validation, and re-use. Above all, SoftwareX aims to inform researchers about software applications, tools and libraries with a (proven) potential to impact the process of scientific discovery in various domains. The journal is multidisciplinary and accepts submissions from within and across subject domains such as those represented within the broad thematic areas below: Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Medical and Biological Sciences; Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Originating from these broad thematic areas, the journal also welcomes submissions of software that works in cross cutting thematic areas, such as citizen science, cybersecurity, digital economy, energy, global resource stewardship, health and wellbeing, etcetera. SoftwareX specifically aims to accept submissions representing domain-independent software that may impact more than one research domain.