1. HM AND YES? HOW BACK-CHANNELING TRANSFORMS SMART-HOME DEVICES FROM PASSIVE AGENTS TO BE ACTIVE LISTENERS. Open Access Author: Motalebi, Nasim Title: HM AND YES? HOW BACK-CHANNELING TRANSFORMS SMART-HOME DEVICES FROM PASSIVE AGENTS TO BE ACTIVE LISTENERS. Graduate Program: Information Sciences and Technology Keywords: Conversational AgentsSmart SpeakersHuman-Computer InteractionActive ListeningEmotional Well-being.Human-Computer InteractionSmart SpeakersEmotional Wellbeing File: Download PS_Thesis_NM.pdf Committee Members: Saeed M Abdullah, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorCarleen Maitland, Committee MemberJeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/ChairBenjamin Vincent Hanrahan, Committee Member