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INTERPERSONAL@ICMI2015: The First International Workshop on Modeling Intersonal Synchrony
by zakia hammal 05 Jul '15

05 Jul '15

************************************************ CFP - Apologies for multiple copies ************************************************ The First International Workshop on Modeling INTEPERsonal SynchrONy - INTERPERSNAL@ICMI2015 (http://interpersonalicmi2015.isir.upmc.fr) @the17th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2015) (http://icmi.acm.org/2015/) _______ SCOPE _______ Understanding human behavior through computer vision and signal processing has become of major interest with the emergence of social signal processing and affective computing andtheir applications to human-computer interaction. With few exceptions, research has focusedon detection of individual persons, their nonverbal behavior in the context of emotion and related psychosocial constructs. With advances in methodology, there is increasing interest inadvancing beyond the individual to social interaction of multiple individuals. This level of analysis brings to the fore detection and understanding of interpersonal influence and interpersonal synchrony in social interaction. Interpersonal synchrony in social interaction between interactive partners is the dynamic andreciprocal adaptation of their verbal and nonverbal behaviors. It affords both a novel domain for computer vision and machine learning, as well as a novel context with which to examine individual variation in cognitive, physiological, and neural processes in the interacting members. Interdisciplinary approaches to interpersonal synchrony are encouraged. Investigating these complex phenomena has both theoretical and practical applications. The proposed workshop will explore the challenges of modeling, recognition, and synthesis of influence and interpersonal synchrony. It will address theory, computational models, and algorithms for the automatic analysis and synthesis of influence and interpersonal synchrony. We wish to explore both influence and interpersonal synchrony in human-human and human-machine interaction in dyadic and multi-person scenarios. Expected topics include definition of different categories of interpersonal synchrony and influence, multimodal corpora annotation of interpersonal influence, dynamics of relevant behavioral patterns, and synthesis and recognition of verbal and nonverbal patterns of interpersonal synchrony and influence.The INTERPERSONAL workshop will afford opportunity for discussing new applications such as clinical assessment, consumer behavior analysis, and design of socially aware interfaces. The INTERPERSONAL workshop will identify and promote research challenges relevant tothis exciting topic of synchrony. ______________ LIST OF TOPICS ______________ We encourage papers and demos addressing, but not limited to, the following research topics: - Theoretical approaches to interpersonal synchrony in human/human and human/machine interaction - Analysis and detection of non-verbal patterns of interpersonal synchrony/influence - Models taking into account the relatioship between influence and synchrony - Analysis and detection of physiological signals - Modeling interpersonal synchrony in dyadic and in multi-party social interaction - Psychological correlates of interpersonal synchrony/influence - Analysis and detection of functional roles, persuasion, trust, dominance and so on - Recording and annotation of corpora that vary in degree of experimental control - Qualitative and quantitative evaluation - Design of social agents and dialog systems. _________________________ SUBMISSIONS AND REVISIONS _________________________ Long paper: 8 pages maximum in the two-column ACM conference format. Accepted long papers will be presented as long talk or a poster. Short paper: 4 pages maximum in the two-column ACM conference format. Accepted short papers will be presented as either a short talk or a poster. Submissions should include: title, author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), tel/fax number(s), and postal address(es). The papers have to be submitted at the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=interpersonalicmi201 All the contributions will be subject to a peer-review by at least three reviewers from the Program Committee. __________ DEADLINES __________ July 20th, 2015: Submission deadline August 4th, 2015: Notification of acceptance August 17th, 2015: Camera ready version due to electronic form November 13th, 2015: 2015 INTERPERSONAL@ICMI2015 Workshop ______________ ORGANIZATION ______________ Mohamed Chetouani, Institute for Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France (mohamed.chetouani at upmc.fr) Giovanna Varni, Institute for Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France (varni at isir.upmc.fr) Hanan Salam, Institute for Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France (salam at isir.umpc.fr) Zakia Hammal Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University (zakia_hammal at yahoo.fr) Jeffrey F. Cohn University of Pittsburgh Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University (jeffcohn at cs.cmu.edu) ______________ SPONSORS ______________ This workshop is partially supported by the Laboratory of Excellence SMART (http://www.smart-labex.fr) 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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PhD opportunity at Stirling
by Peter Hancock 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

http://www.stir.ac.uk/natural-sciences/news/2015/psychologystudentship/ Evolutionary approaches to the social perception of faces using a range of stimuli and measures. This studentship will investigate how evolutionary pressures may shape our processing of faces across a range of social perceptual tasks, using a variety of stimulus types, and using a variety of response measures. In recent years, an evolutionary approach has shed light on how we perceive the attractiveness of faces. This evolutionary framework has also been applied to the perception of leadership, the attribution of personality traits, and the recognition of identity from face images. Much of this previous work relies on the 2D facial photographs and explicit judgements. For example, attractiveness is often assessed by showing participants 2D photographs and asking them to rate the image for attractiveness. The goal of this studentship is to address the impact of the type of stimulus used and the type of measure employed in conclusions about judging faces. The student will then explore the social perception of faces using a variety of stimuli (e.g., 2D faces, 3D faces, moving faces) and a range of measures of preference and attention (e.g., explicit and implicit preferences, eye-tracking). More information about current research topics can be found at: www.alittlelab.com<http://www.alittlelab.com/> Deadline 31 July Peter Hancock Professor, 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 Psychology at Stirling: 100% 4* Impact, REF2014

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Research assistant job
by Fabián Soto 03 May '15

03 May '15

A research assistant position is available in the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at Florida International University. Research in the lab focuses on understanding the interplay between learning and visual processes in object categorization, using a combination of behavioral, computational and brain imaging techniques. Responsibilities will include programming and conducting behavioral and fMRI experiments, scheduling and screening human volunteers for participation in experiments, analyzing behavioral and neuroimaging data, working with computational models of vision and learning, and performing lab management tasks. A bachelor’s (or higher) degree in neuroscience, psychology, statistics, computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or other related field is required. Strong quantitative skills, computer programming skills (especially python; experience with R and/or C++ is a plus), and organizational skills are required. The preferred start date is September 1st, 2015. The position requires a commitment of two years. This position is ideal for someone interested in obtaining experience in cognitive neuroscience research, and improving quantitative and computational skills, with the goal of applying to graduate school. For informal inquiries, please send a CV, names of references, and a brief statement of background skills and interests to fabian.soto(a)fiu.edu Fabian A. Soto Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Florida International University Miami, FL

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PhD Studentship: Adaptive perspectives on social signals within the human face
by Robert Ward 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

Hello, I am advertising to offer a fully-funded PhD studentship at Bangor University (UK/EU fees, stipend, travel and research expenses) starting in Oct 2015, to investigate social attributions to faces. The position would be most appropriate for someone who already has, or is currently enrolled in, an MSc in psychology or related area. A general description and link to the ad is below. As you can see, there is some deliberate flexibility for the student to shape the project topic. If you are interested, please contact me to discuss. The deadline for applications is 27 Feb. Thank you, Rob Professor Robert Ward Wolfson Centre for Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience School of Psychology Bangor University Bangor LL57 2AS http://psychology.bangor.ac.uk/ward http://www.bangor.ac.uk/psychology/postgraduate/studentships/human-face.php… Humans are both highly visual and highly social beings, and people are quick to make attributions of personality and other social traits on the basis of mere appearance. For the past few years my students and I have been investigating the accuracy of visually-based judgements from the face, and in a series of studies have found that these attributions can be surprisingly accurate, even when based on neutral "passport"-style photographs. Within such photographs is enough information to identify stable personality traits and aspects of mental health in strangers (e.g., papers from former PhD students: Kramer & Ward, 2010; Jones et al, 2012; Scott et al, 2013). Such findings raise a number of issues to be explored in this studentship. A key general issue is whether these facial cues to behaviour are part of an evolved signal system. Theories of evolved signal systems emphasise the co-evolution of the signal sender and receiver. For the system to remain stable, it must have benefits for both the sender and receiver. What adaptive benefits might there be for someone to signal their socially undesirable traits to others? Can facial signals be masked to deceive the receiver? For example, to what extent is signal disrupted by voluntary emotional expressions? A second general issue surrounds the signal content. That is, what is the facial information that observers use to identify social traits? Possibilities include subtle micro-expressions, postures, facial morphology, and more. Finally, what are the causal factors that might produce a joint influence on facial appearance and behaviour? Within the context of these general issues, there is scope for the student to shape the project aims and focus. Rhif Elusen Gofrestredig 1141565 - Registered Charity No. 1141565 Gall y neges e-bost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau a anfonwyd gyda hi, gynnwys deunydd cyfrinachol ac wedi eu bwriadu i'w defnyddio'n unig gan y sawl y cawsant eu cyfeirio ato (atynt). Os ydych wedi derbyn y neges e-bost hon trwy gamgymeriad, rhowch wybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a dilewch y neges. Os na fwriadwyd anfon y neges atoch chi, rhaid i chi beidio a defnyddio, cadw neu ddatgelu unrhyw wybodaeth a gynhwysir ynddi. Mae unrhyw farn neu safbwynt yn eiddo i'r sawl a'i hanfonodd yn unig ac nid yw o anghenraid yn cynrychioli barn Prifysgol Bangor. Nid yw Prifysgol Bangor yn gwarantu bod y neges e-bost hon neu unrhyw atodiadau yn rhydd rhag firysau neu 100% yn ddiogel. Oni bai fod hyn wedi ei ddatgan yn uniongyrchol yn nhestun yr e-bost, nid bwriad y neges e-bost hon yw ffurfio contract rhwymol - mae rhestr o lofnodwyr awdurdodedig ar gael o Swyddfa Cyllid Prifysgol Bangor. This email and any attachments may contain confidential material and is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you must not use, retain or disclose any information contained in this email. Any views or opinions are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of Bangor University. Bangor University does not guarantee that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or 100% secure. Unless expressly stated in the body of the text of the email, this email is not intended to form a binding contract - a list of authorised signatories is available from the Bangor University Finance Office.

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Asia Pacific Conference on Vision 2015 in Singapore
by BURNS E. (597993) 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

Dear All, Due to multiple requests, the deadlines for early registration and call for abstracts are extended to April 10, 2015. Call for Abstracts The 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV'2015) will take place in Singapore from July 10 to 12, 2015. Information about the conference can be found at: http://apcv2015.org/ We are now accepting abstracts. APCV welcomes original research work on vision, multisensory perception, decision and action, and related topics. Abstracts will be peered reviewed and published at i-Perception. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Mickey Goldberg, Columbia University, New York, USA William Warren, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Tomaso Poggio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA IMPORTANT DATES (please note that the dates have been changed) Early registration deadline: April 10, 2015. Call for abstracts (talks and posters) closes: April 10, 2015. We hope to see you in Singapore this July 10-12! Regards, APCV2015 Organizing Committee http://apcv2015.org/

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postdoc position in cognitive neuroscience
by Katharina von Kriegstein 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI-CBS) in Leipzig, Germany. The objective of the postdoctoral research project is to use high-resolution functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to understand the role of subcortical sensory structures in human perception and communication. The MPI-CBS is an internationally leading centre for cognitive and imaging neuroscience equipped with a 7.0 T MRI scanner, several 3.0 T MRI scanners, a 306 channels MEG system, TMS, tDCS, several EEG suites, and eye-tracking labs. All facilities and data analyses are supported by experienced IT specialists and physicists. Besides an excellent infrastructure, our institute offers an international and friendly environment with researchers from diverse backgrounds. The postdoc will be member of the group "Neural Mechanisms of Human Communication" led by Katharina von Kriegstein. The candidates must have a PhD (or equivalent) in neuroscience, experimental psychology, biology, or a related field, and should be able to demonstrate a consistently outstanding academic record, including publications. The ideal candidate will have expertise in the acquisition and analysis of neuroscientific data. Prior experience with high-resolution functional or structural MRI is preferred. The starting date for this position is flexible. Initially for two years, the position offers the possibility of extension for up to four years. Salary depends on experience and is based on regulations of the Max Planck Society. To apply, please include all documents in one PDF-file in the following order: CV, contact information for two references, a brief statement describing your personal qualifications and future research interests, copies of up to three of your publications. Applications with the subject heading "HC15PD" should be sent via email to: personal(a)cbs.mpg.de. The deadline for application submission is 17 April 2015. Contact for informal enquiries regarding the post: Prof. Dr. Katharina von Kriegstein (kriegstein(a)cbs.mpg.de) For more information about the group see: http://www.cbs.mpg.de/groups/misc/humcomm. The MPI-CBS is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the advancement of individuals without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, or disability. --- Katharina von Kriegstein Max Planck Research Group Leader Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Stephanstr. 1A, 04103 Leipzig, Germany Professor of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience Humboldt University of Berlin Rudower Chaussee 18, 12489 Berlin, Germany Phone +49 (0) 341-9940-2476 Fax +49 (0) 341-9940-2448 http://www.cbs.mpg.de/groups/misc/humcomm

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grtools: Analyze perceptual independence using general recognition theory (a.k.a. multidimensional signal detection theory) in R
by Fabián Soto 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

Dear colleagues, We have developed a new R package, called grtools, that can be used to analyze psychophysical data to determine the independence and separability of perceptual dimensions. The analyses use general recognition theory (GRT; a.k.a multidimensional signal detection theory) to test for perceptual independence and separability while controlling for the influence of decisional processes. We designed the package to be easy to use for non-experts. Thus, full analyses can be performed through only a couple of commands. grtools provides functions for the following analyses: 1. Model-based analyses of separability and independence using the GRT-wIND (GRT with INdividual Differences) model of identification data. 2. Model-based analyses of separability and independence using traditional GRT models of identification data. 3. Summary statistics analyses (i.e., Kadlec's MSDA) of identification data. 4. Summary statistics analyses of data from the Garner filtering task. For more information and instructions on how to install the package, please visit the following page: https://github.com/fsotoc/grtools Best, Fabian A. Soto F. Gregory Ashby -- Fabian A. Soto Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 E-mail: fabian.soto(a)psych.ucsb.edu Website: http://people.psych.ucsb.edu/soto/fabian/

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Postdoctoral position on face and object recognition
by Olivia Cheung 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

*Postdoctoral position on face and object recognition* A postdoctoral research position is open at the Objects and Knowledge Laboratory, headed by Dr. Olivia Cheung, at New York University Abu Dhabi. The postdoctoral researcher will carry out behavioral and fMRI experiments on human object/face/letter recognition. Potential research projects include, but are not limited to, investigations of the influences of experience and conceptual knowledge on recognition processes. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, or a related field, and should possess strong programming skills (e.g., Matlab). Prior experience with neuroimaging or psychophysical techniques is preferred. The initial appointment is for up to two years with the opportunity of renewal for additional years. Starting date is flexible, preferably during summer/fall 2015. The Objects and Knowledge Laboratory is part of the rapidly growing Psychology division at New York University Abu Dhabi. The lab is located in the new campus on Saadiyat Island (Abu Dhabi’s cultural hub), and has access to the state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities (including MRI, MEG, and TMS). Apart from a generous salary, the postdoctoral researchers will receive housing and other benefits. More information about living in Abu Dhabi can be found here: http://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/campus-life/residential-education-and-housing/livin… Interested individuals should email a curriculum vita, a brief statement of research interests, the expected date of availability, and contact information of two referees to Olivia Cheung (olivia.cheung(a)nyu.edu) Informal inquires regarding the positions, university, or area, are encouraged.

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Genuine smiling people database
by Javier Elkin 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

Hi all, Any suggestions of *frontal facing genuinely smiling real people *databases (or place to find them) that could provide good candidates for averaging? Since I'm averaging the faces redistribution and copyright are not an issue. Many thanks for your help, *Javier Elkin* PhD student in Translational Cognitive Neuroscience | *UCL <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/> Awareness group <http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~grees/index.html>* *E: *javier.elkin.10(a)ucl.ac.uk *T:* +44 (0)7449 303450 *A:* Alexandra House, 17 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR *W:* www.javierelkin.wordpress.com // www.pocketsmile.icn.ucl.ac.uk *LinkedIn*: www.linkedin.com/pub/javier-elkin/46/809/642 *Twitter: *@PocketSmileApp

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Re: [Face-research-list] Face-research-list Digest, Vol 48, Issue 7
by Gary Cottrell 31 Jan '15

31 Jan '15

Yay! Dognitive Science marches on! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2015, at 4:00 AM, 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. Request for pictures of facial expressions from Asians and > Africans (Anjuli Barber) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 16:19:40 +0100 > From: Anjuli Barber <Anjuli.Barber(a)vetmeduni.ac.at> > To: <face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> > Subject: [Face-research-list] Request for pictures of facial > expressions from Asians and Africans > Message-ID: <54CBA10C.1080206(a)staff.vetmeduni.ac.at> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed > > Dear all, > > I am currently searching for validated databases, from which I can > extract pictures of Asians and Africans. I would need an angry and happy > face from every person. The pictures should be coloured and portraits > would be nice but not compulsorily necessary as I can crop them myself. > In total I would need just 20 pairs while 10 should be male and 10 > should be female. > > These pictures will be used in an experiment with pet dogs at a > touchscreen to investigate if they can read and distinguish emotions. > > Can somebody tell me, where I can get such pictures? Or maybe somebody > has such pictures and can help me out? > > Thanks in advance for the help. > > Cheers, > > Anjuli > > -- > M.Sc. Anjuli Barber > Doktorandin (PhD candidate) > > Messerli Forschungsinstitut (Messerli Research Insitute) > Abteilung für vergleichende Kognitionsforschung (Comparative Cognition) > Veterinärmedizinsiche Universität Wien (Vetmeduni Vienna) > Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Wien > T: +43 (0)1 25077-2694 > M: anjuli.barber(a)vetmeduni.ac.at > www.vetmeduni.ac.at/messerli > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Face-research-list Digest, Vol 48, Issue 7 > *************************************************

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