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REMINDER Call For Papers: Workshop on Context Based Affect Recognition CBAR12
by zakia hammal 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

***************************************************************************** REMINDER CBAR 2012: CALL FOR PAPERS SocialCom12 1st International Workshop on CONTEXT BASED AFFECT RECOGNITION http://contextbasedaffectrecog.blogspot.com/ Submission Deadline: June 4th, 2012 ********************************************************************************************* The first workshop on "Context Based Affect Recognition" CBAR12 (http://contextbasedaffectrecog.blogspot.com/) will be held in conjunction with the 2012 ASE/IEEE International Conference on Social Computing SocialCom2012 (http://www.asesite.org/conferences/socialcom/2012/) ----------------------------- Workshop Description ----------------------------- The past 20 years has witnessed an increasing number of efforts for automatic recognition of human affect using facial, vocal, body as well as physiological signals. Several research areas could benefit from such systems: interactive teaching systems, which allow teachers to be aware of student stress and inattention; accident prevention, such as driver fatigue detection; medical tools for automatic diagnosis and monitoring such as the diagnosis of cognitive disorder (e.g. depression, anxiety and autism) and pain assessment. However, despite the significant amount of research on automatic affect recognition, the current state of the art has not yet achieved the long-term objective of robust affect recognition, particularly context based affect analysis and interpretation. Indeed, it is well known that affect production is accordingly displayed in a particular context, such as the undergoing task, the other people involved, the identity and natural expressiveness of the individual. The context tells us which expressions are more likely to occur and thus can bias the classifier toward the most likely/relevant classes. Without context, even humans may misunderstand the observed facial expression. By tackling the issues of context based affect recognition, i.e. careful study of contextual information and its relevance in domain-specific applications, its representation, and its effect on the performance of existing affect recognition methods, we make a step towards real-world, real-time affect recognition. ----------------------------- Workshop Objectives ----------------------------- Context related affect analysis is still an unexplored area for automatic affect recognition given the difficulty of modeling this variable and of its introduction in the classification process. Unconsciously, humans evaluate situations based on environment and social parameters when recognizing emotions in social interactions. Contextual information helps us interpret and respond to social interactions. The purpose of the workshop is to explore the benefits and drawbacks of integrating context on affect production, interpretation and recognition. We wish to investigate what methodologies can be applied to include contextual information in emotion corpora, how it ought to be represented, what contextual information are relevant (i.e. is it domain specific or not?), and how it will improve the performance of existing frameworks for affect recognition. The workshop is relevant in the study of naturalistic social interactions since contextual information cannot be discounted in doing automatic analysis of human behavior. Embedding contextual information, such as culture, provides a different flavor to each interaction, and makes for an interesting scientific study. Such kinds of analysis lead us to consider real-world parameters and complexities in affect recognition, especially in developing human-centric systems. For the workshop weinvite scientists working in related areas of affective computing, ambient computing, machine learning, psychology and cognitive behavior to share their expertise and achievements in the emerging field of automatic and context based affect analysis and recognition. ----------------------------- Workshop Topics ----------------------------- New and unpublished papers on, but not limited to, the following topics: · Context source detection. · Context interpretation and analysis. · Context based affect production · Context based facial affect recognition · Context based vocal affect recognition · Context based gesture affect recognition · Context based multimodal fusion. · Applications (Context related affect applications). For details concerning the workshop program, paper submission guidelines, etc. please visit our workshop website at: http://contextbasedaffectrecog.blogspot.com/ Best regards, Zakia Hammal Zakia Hammal, PhD The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ Human-Machine Interaction Facial Expression Recognition Visual Perception http://www.pitt.edu/~emotion/ZakiaHammal.html

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FW: Asian face set with different intenisties of expression
by Peter Hancock 28 May '12

28 May '12

-----Original Message----- From: Whitaker, Lydia [mailto:lwhita@essex.ac.uk] Sent: 28 May 2012 15:29 To: face-research-list-bounces Subject: Asian face set with different intenisties of expression Dear all, My name is Lydia Whitaker and I am a PhD student studying at the University of Essex, UK. I am looking for a stimuli set of Asian faces that vary in intensity of expression portrayed, preferablly 40%- 100% intensities. I would be very grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction of a face set like this. Many thanks and kind regards, Lydia -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FRL submission - UNSW Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
by David White 28 May '12

28 May '12

Dear Administrator, We would be greatly obliged if you could circulate the funding opportunity detailed below to the FR community. Thanks for organising the list - it is a great resource, David ================= David White PhD School of Psychology University of New South Wales tel. +61 (0) 2 9385 3254 mob. +61 (0) 4 1675 5100 Advertisement text as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------- 2012 University New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) Vice Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (for 2013) Applications are invited to apply for a UNSW VC Fellowship, to work in collaboration with Richard Kemp and David White on topics in the area of applied and/or theoretical aspects of face recognition. Interested candidates should forward an academic CV and a brief description of their research interests to Richard Kemp (richard.kemp(a)unsw.edu.au<mailto:richard.kemp@unsw.edu.au>). Competition for the VC fellowships is generally very strong so if you are interested in submitting an application please contact Richard ASAP so that we can draft a strong proposal. Some information on eligibility / funding : - The UNSW VC’s postdoc scheme for 2013 is expected to open in June 18 2012 with a closing date of August 23. - Applicants must have been awarded a PhD, conferred no earlier than 1 January 2008 or later than 31 December 2011. - A salary (taxable) will be provided at Level A or B based on years of experience. - A centrally-funded research support grant of A$10,000 per annum for three years will be provided to assist with research costs. - The funding is for three years (2 + Extra year dependent on performance) Further info here - http://research.unsw.edu.au/vcfellowships Kind regards, Richard & David

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MSc Face Perception
by Peter Hancock 24 May '12

24 May '12

Dear all, Please draw the attention of any potentially interested students to our Masters program at Stirling: Research Methods in Psychology of Faces. This is a one year MSc that will cover most aspects of the psychology of faces, from low level visual processing to expression and gaze perception, social cognition, facial composite systems, face recognition and matching. It is particularly aimed at developing the skills required for research in face perception; students will be taught how to do morphing in 2D and 3D, how to use an eyetracker, how to program in Eprime, above all how to produce sufficiently controlled stimuli and design experiments. The course also covers more general aspects of psychology research: advanced statistics, research methods and key skills, together with a placement in a research laboratory. http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/research/cognitive-neuroscience/Face-Resea… http://www.stir.ac.uk/postgraduate/programme-information/prospectus/psychol… Thanks, Peter Peter Hancock Professor, Deputy Head of Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA, UK phone 01786 467675 fax 01786 467641 http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/peter-… -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Post-doctoral position at Newcastle University in imaging and electrophysiology
by Quoc Vuong 23 May '12

23 May '12

Hi, A 2-3 year Research Assistant or Associate (post-doctoral) position is available to work with Dr Chris Petkov and Dr Quoc Vuong (Newcastle University, UK) on a BBSRC funded project entitled: The impact of attention on the neuronal mechanisms of adaptation in humans and animal models. The proposed research combines imaging and electrophysiological recordings to test neuronal models of adaptation, and how attention affects adaptation mechanisms. These adaptation models will be tested in the domain of visual face perception and/or auditory voice perception in both humans and the model system. Applications will begin to be reviewed June 7, 2012, until a suitable candidate has been appointed Start date: September/October 2012 For further details and the online application, please visit the link: https://www15.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_newcastle02.asp?newms=jj&id=44821&newlang=1 For informal enquiries, please feel free to contact Chris by email (chris.petkov(a)newcastle.ac.uk) Best, Quoc. ---------------------------------------- Institute of Neuroscience School of Psychology Henry Wellcome Building for Neuroecology Newcastle University Framlington Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH Tel: +44 (0)191 222 6183 Fax: +44 (0)191 222 5622 Web: www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/q.c.vuong/ ----------------------------------------

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FW: "What's in a Face?" Workshop at ECCV
by Peter Hancock 23 May '12

23 May '12

Workshop to be held in conjunction with ECCV 2012 12th October 2012 The topic of human facial analysis has engaged researchers in multiple fields including computer vision, biometrics, forensics, cognitive psychology and medicine. Interest in this topic has been fuelled by scientific advances that suggest insight into a person's identity, intent, attitude as well as health solely based on their face images. The "What's in a Face?" workshop aims to provide a forum for interdisciplinary exchange on the topic of human face. The interdisciplinary aspect will promote a lively exchange of ideas between researchers in computer vision, biometrics, cognitive psychology and forensics. This exchange will be facilitated by invited talks from leading researchers in these disciplines. Additionally, a panel session will be conducted to bring to the fore new perspectives and promote active collaboration between these disciplines. Call for Papers We invite high quality, original contributions on the following topics: - Novel 2D and 4D face recognition algorithms - Neuropsychology of face recognition in humans - Face understanding in social/cognitive psychology - Face behaviometrics - Age, gender and race prediction from faces - Emotion and deception detection from faces - Familial relationships from face images - Facial forensics based on scars, moles, tattoos - Facial micro-expressions - Detection of social intent from faces - Recognition of attentional focus Papers must be submitted online through the ECCV 2012 CMT submission system and will be peer-reviewed by the program committee. Submissions should adhere to the main ECCV 2012 proceedings style, and have a maximum length of 10 pages. Papers accepted and presented at the workshop will be published in the ECCV 2012 conference proceedings. Organizers Arun Ross, West Virginia University, USA Alice O'Toole, University of Texas, Dallas, USA Maja Pantic, Imperial College London, UK Antitza Dantcheva, West Virginia University, USA Stefanos Zafeiriou, Imperial College London, UK -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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post-doctoral position at Newcastle/Louvain
by Quoc Vuong 17 May '12

17 May '12

Dear list: A 3-year research assistant/research associate position is available to work with Dr Quoc Vuong (Newcastle University, UK) and Dr Bruno Rossion (University of Louvain, Belgium) on an ESRC funded project entitled: A neuropsychological approach to dissect face perception and perceptual expertise. The proposed research combines neuropsychological cases, behavioural training, computer graphics, and functional imaging to understand the mechanisms of face perception and expertise. The successful candidate will train and test individuals with acquired prosopagnosia, scan healthy control participants, analyze the data, and publish the results. The post is based at Newcastle but there will be funded trips to Belgium for patient-testing and meetings. The candidate will also be expected to present at conferences and participate in public engagement activities. Applicants with research experience in testing patients, psychophysics, and/or imaging as evidenced by publications in these areas are strongly encouraged to apply. Familiarity with programming (particularly matlab and the Psychtoolbox) and fMRI analyses (spm, fsl, brain voyager) are desirable. Applicants need to be from EU-member countries. Deadline for application: May 27, 2012 Start date: ~ July/August 2012 For further details and the online application, please visit the link: https://www15.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_newcastle02.asp?newms=jj&id=44816&newlang=1 For informal enquiries, please feel free to contact me by email (quoc.vuong(a)newcastle.ac.uk) Thanks, Quoc. ---------------------------------------- Institute of Neuroscience School of Psychology Henry Wellcome Building for Neuroecology Newcastle University Framlington Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH Tel: +44 (0)191 222 6183 Fax: +44 (0)191 222 5622 Web: www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/q.c.vuong/ ----------------------------------------

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Postdoc and RA positions for project on hormones, behavior, and face perception
by Jones, Professor Benedict C. 02 May '12

02 May '12

Dear colleagues, please excuse the mass email. I am currently looking to appoint two full-time researchers, one postdoctoral (Salary Range: £31,948 - £35,938) and one not (Salary Range: £26,004 - £29,249), to assist with a five-year project, funded by the European Research Council. The project will investigate the effects of exogenous and endogenous hormones on aspects of women's mate preferences and choices, emotion processing, appearance and sexual behaviour. There is also plenty of scope within the project for the appointed researchers to develop their own strands of the research, as well as contribute to other ongoing projects in our lab (www.facelab.org) Please note that, by the time of appointment, our lab will have relocated to the Research Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Glasgow (www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/neurosciencepsychology/) Please pass these details on to any students, postdocs, or mailing lists you think might be interested. I can be contacted at ben.jones(a)abdn.ac.uk with queries about the positions and project. More details about the positions, including details of how to apply, are given here: Postdoctoral Research Associate: http://facelab.org/postdoc Research Assistant: http://facelab.org/ra Best wishes and kind regards, Ben Jones Benedict Jones, PhD Personal Chair in Psychology Face Research Laboratory University of Aberdeen Scotland, UK www.facelab.org The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.

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