February 2014 - Face-research-list - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

New face database
by Peter Hancock 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Announcing the Stirling/ESRC 3D face database. This new database aims to provide the richest possible set of imagery of the individuals depicted: 3D face scans, stereo images and video, many different photographs with varying viewpoints, lighting and distances and both high and low quality video clips. There are posed expressions, in 2D and 3D; we also have attempted to induce natural expressions, though we are still editing those videos. We also have tools, developed by Bernie Tiddeman at Aberystwyth, for manipulating images in both 2D and 3D. The aim is to help people make the transition to 3D imagery and generally facilitate research, but among other things hopefully put an end to the lamentable practice of studying 'face' recognition, when using the same image at study and test. A strong requirement of using the database is that if you add value to any of the images, e.g. by cropping them, getting ratings or marking them up for morphing, you offer them back to the database. In that way the database should grow as a resource for the community, as we also continue to add images, including some of the same people months later. I'm still adding things, so there is much more to come, but there's enough to be worth announcing. It's hosted at the PICS database, http://pics.stir.ac.uk; the direct link is http://pics.stir.ac.uk/ESRC/ Hope it's useful. 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://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11587 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Re: [Face-research-list] Face-research-list Digest, Vol 37, Issue 4
by Gary Cottrell 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

So, when you say "recognize" Jim, what do you mean? In a face memory test? I.e., can I give the subject 1000 faces and then have him or her recognize them? Or do you mean, how many faces would I find familiar in real life? (and be correct about it?) I think these are very different questions, and the latter one would be really hard to quantify. g. On Feb 20, 2014, at 1:00 PM, face-research-list-request(a)lists.stir.ac.uk wrote: > Send Face-research-list mailing list submissions to > face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/face-research-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > face-research-list-request(a)lists.stir.ac.uk > > You can reach the person managing the list at > face-research-list-owner(a)lists.stir.ac.uk > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Face-research-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A Face Question (James Tanaka) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:10:12 +0000 > From: James Tanaka <jtanaka(a)uvic.ca> > To: face-research-list Mailing List > <face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> > Subject: [Face-research-list] A Face Question > Message-ID: <CF2A3F97.360D1%jtanaka(a)uvic.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi - > > I've been looking everywhere and can't seem to find the answer to this simple question. > > Do you know of any research that addresses the question of "HOW MANY FACES THE TYPICAL PERSON CAN RECOGNIZE?" Not identify by name, but recognize. Bahrick's work examines the durability of face memories over time, but I'm more interested in an estimate of the sheer number. A cold beverage of your choice to the person that can help. Thanks. > > Jim Tanaka > > > > >

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A Face Question
by James Tanaka 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

Hi - I've been looking everywhere and can't seem to find the answer to this simple question. Do you know of any research that addresses the question of "HOW MANY FACES THE TYPICAL PERSON CAN RECOGNIZE?" Not identify by name, but recognize. Bahrick's work examines the durability of face memories over time, but I'm more interested in an estimate of the sheer number. A cold beverage of your choice to the person that can help. Thanks. Jim Tanaka

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PhD studentships
by Peter Hancock 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

The Psychology Division at the University of Stirling aims to offer up to two funded PhD studentships commencing 2014. These will be allocated in an open competition and postgraduates will be based in one of the three research groups in Psychology: Cognition in Complex Environments, Health and Behaviour Change, or Behaviour and Evolution. Further information can be found on the following link: http://www.stir.ac.uk/natural-sciences/news/2014/psy-studentships/name-6608… I'd be pleased to hear from anyone interested in doing a PhD in face perception, with my particular interest being in how our recognition works, perhaps doing some computational modelling Other colleagues here working on face perception: Tony Little - social perception Sarah Vick - expression perception Stephen Langton - gaze perception Peter Hancock Professor, Deputy Head of Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA, UK phone 01786 467675 fax 01786 467641 http://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11587 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Re: [Face-research-list] Child facial expression database
by zakia hammal 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

Hi Jim, I would be interested too. Is it possible to have access to your database? 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 -------------------------------------------- En date de : Mer 5.2.14, James Tanaka <jtanaka(a)uvic.ca> a écrit : Objet: Re: [Face-research-list] Child facial expression database À: "Natalie Butcher" <n.butcher(a)yorksj.ac.uk>, "face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk" <face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> Date: Mercredi 5 février 2014, 17h14 Hi Natalie, We've collected and normed a fairly large of child facial expressions that we currently compiling into the "JimStim" database. The expressions are shot in the frontal view. I've invited you to a Dropbox where you can download the images. Hope they are helpful to your students. Jim Tanaka =============================== Professor Co-Director of the Brain and Cognition Lab Department of Psychology University of Victoria Victoria, BC V8W 3P5 250-721-7541 web.uvic.ca/psyc/vizcoglab =============================== From: Natalie Butcher <n.butcher(a)yorksj.ac.uk> Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 2:57 AM To: Face Listserv <face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> Subject: [Face-research-list] Child facial expression database Dear All, I am currently running student research projects on facial expression recognition. The students choose the direction they take that topic in and one group is interested in recognition of children’s facial expressions. I am struggling to find a good database displaying the 6 basic emotions and a neutral image. Does anyone have a set of stimuli they can share with me? I have looked into the DANVA set but the website doesn’t seem to be working properly and I have downloaded the Radbound database but the images labelled as ‘frontal’ aren’t frontal they are all profile views. Many thanks for your advice, Best wishes Natalie Dr Natalie Butcher Lecturer & Co-Director of the Cognitive Psychology Group Faculty of Health & Life Sciences York St John University Lord Mayor’s Walk York YO31 7EX Tel: 01904876265 This email and any files transmitted with it were intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know by return. Please think before you print. -----La pièce jointe associée suit----- _______________________________________________ Face-research-list mailing list Face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/face-research-list

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Re: [Face-research-list] Child facial expression database
by James Tanaka 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

Hi Natalie, We've collected and normed a fairly large of child facial expressions that we currently compiling into the "JimStim" database. The expressions are shot in the frontal view. I've invited you to a Dropbox where you can download the images. Hope they are helpful to your students. Jim Tanaka =============================== Professor Co-Director of the Brain and Cognition Lab Department of Psychology University of Victoria Victoria, BC V8W 3P5 250-721-7541 web.uvic.ca/psyc/vizcoglab =============================== From: Natalie Butcher <n.butcher(a)yorksj.ac.uk<mailto:n.butcher@yorksj.ac.uk>> Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 2:57 AM To: Face Listserv <face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk<mailto:face-research-list@lists.stir.ac.uk>> Subject: [Face-research-list] Child facial expression database Dear All, I am currently running student research projects on facial expression recognition. The students choose the direction they take that topic in and one group is interested in recognition of children’s facial expressions. I am struggling to find a good database displaying the 6 basic emotions and a neutral image. Does anyone have a set of stimuli they can share with me? I have looked into the DANVA set but the website doesn’t seem to be working properly and I have downloaded the Radbound database but the images labelled as ‘frontal’ aren’t frontal they are all profile views. Many thanks for your advice, Best wishes Natalie Dr Natalie Butcher Lecturer & Co-Director of the Cognitive Psychology Group<http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/health--life-sciences/faculty-of-hls/research/psych…> Faculty of Health & Life Sciences York St John University Lord Mayor’s Walk York YO31 7EX Tel: 01904876265 This email and any files transmitted with it were intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know by return. Please think before you print.

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Child facial expression database
by Natalie Butcher 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

Dear All, I am currently running student research projects on facial expression recognition. The students choose the direction they take that topic in and one group is interested in recognition of children's facial expressions. I am struggling to find a good database displaying the 6 basic emotions and a neutral image. Does anyone have a set of stimuli they can share with me? I have looked into the DANVA set but the website doesn't seem to be working properly and I have downloaded the Radbound database but the images labelled as 'frontal' aren't frontal they are all profile views. Many thanks for your advice, Best wishes Natalie Dr Natalie Butcher Lecturer & Co-Director of the Cognitive Psychology Group<http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/health--life-sciences/faculty-of-hls/research/psych…> Faculty of Health & Life Sciences York St John University Lord Mayor's Walk York YO31 7EX Tel: 01904876265 This email and any files transmitted with it were intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know by return. Please think before you print.

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