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Multimodal-to-Semantics Large Language Model Framework for Loneliness Assessment




AuthorsChen, Chenxin; Azimi, Iman; Rahmani, Amir M.; Liljeberg, Pasi

EditorsN/A

Conference nameIEEE International Conference on Smart Computing

Publication year2026

Book title 2026 IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing Workshops and Other Affiliated events (SmartComp Companion)

First page 19

Last page24

ISBN979-8-3195-4417-9

eISBN979-8-3195-4416-2

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1109/SmartComp-Companion70724.2026.00020

Publication's open availability at the time of reportingNo Open Access

Publication channel's open availability No Open Access publication channel

Web address https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11627559


Abstract

Continuous loneliness assessment is important for mental health monitoring and early intervention. Existing multimodal methods primarily rely on supervised machine learning models trained on population-level patterns, which require substantial amounts of labelled data and may fail to capture individual baseline differences, leading to underestimation of high-risk states. Our study proposes a Multimodal-to-Semantics Large Language Model (M2S-LLM) framework for assessing loneliness levels. The M2S-LLM transforms multimodal physiological and behavioural signals from wearable devices and smartphones into baseline-relative semantic representations, and incorporates limited historical Ecological Momentary Assessment labels as a lightweight local knowledge base for LLM-based contextual reasoning. Experimental results on a real-world dataset show that the M2S-LLM substantially reduces loneliness-level underestimation and yields a more balanced error distribution in the high-loneliness range. The results indicate its potential for personalised and risk-sensitive loneliness assessment under limited-label conditions.


Funding information in the publication
This work has been co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under
the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant agreement No. 101177564 (HAIF).


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