Antonia Hamilton & Marco Gillies (Goldsmiths) awarded Leverhulme Trust grant.
11 July 2016
Congratulations to Antonia Hamilton for winning the grant to study “Understanding and generating real-time face-to-face social interactions”.
Antonia Hamilton & Marco Gillies (Goldsmiths) have been awarded a grant of £314,885 from the Leverhulme Trust to study “Understanding and generating real-time face-to-face social interactions”.
Abstract: Two people engaged in conversation coordinate in many ways, including facial actions, gestures, words, and posture. Â This project aims to test cognitive theories of non-verbal behaviour and advance computational models of this behaviour. Â To do so, we will capture the face motion of dyads in conversation using new technologies, and test how social priming changes interactive behaviour. Â Furthermore, we will use machine learning to predict the actions of one partner from the other, and generate avatars showing these actions. Â The results will advance current theories of social interaction and simulations of interactive behaviour. Â