The following thesis was written by a student who graduated in 2025-2026 from the Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programme at Leiden University.


Thesis details

TitleConformity, Comfortability, and Chatbots: How Virtual Avatars Affect the Likeability of an Agent
StudentReitter, CJ
ProgrammeBachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Year2025-2026
SupervisorsPutten, dr. P.W.H. (Peter) van der
Lamers, dr. M.H. (Maarten)
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Reitter, CJ, Conformity, Comfortability, and Chatbots: How Virtual Avatars Affect the Likeability of an Agent, Thesis Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, LIACS, Leiden University, 2026.