UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
		 COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

		 	      presents

           "The Power of Posture as a Modality for Affective 
                       Human-Computer Interaction"

	              Dr. Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze
	      (Interaction Centre, University College London)


		        2nd May 2007 (Wednesday)

			  Lecture Theatre E350
		       Hatfield, College Lane Campus
			       3 - 4 pm

	       Coffee/tea and biscuits will be available.
			  [Catering Permitting]

		    Everyone is Welcome to Attend
			  [Space Permitting]



Abstract:

In comparison to affective facial and vocal expression, affective posture
has received little attention in the field of affective computing. A
reason for that is the sheer complexity and variability of postural
language. We are investigating the possibility of grounding affective
states conveyed by body postures into low-level descriptors that could
then be exploited in HCI tasks. 

The research questions we address are: 

1) How far can we go with low-level descriptions? i.e., can we, for 
   example, capture nuances and intensity from kinematic information? 
2) Are body postures universal, or are there cultural dialects? 
3) How important are body postures compared to facial expressions?


About the Speaker:

Dr. Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze is Lecturer at the UCL Interaction Centre, 
University College London, Departments of Psychology and Computer Science.
http://www.uclic.ucl.ac.uk/people/n.berthouze/

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