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SUMMARY:Computing with emotions - Professor Peter Robinson\, Computer Labo
 ratory\, University of Cambridge 
DTSTART:20150205T123000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Julia Deakin
DESCRIPTION:The ability to display and recognise emotions is an important 
 aspect of social interaction between humans.  We monitor each other's faci
 al expressions\, vocal nuances and body posture and gestures\, and use the
 m to make inferences about other people's mental states.  Our understandin
 g of mental states shapes the decisions that we make\, governs how we comm
 unicate with others\, and affects our performance.  People express these s
 ocial signals even when we are interacting with machines\, but computer in
 terfaces currently ignore them.  In effect\, computers are autistic.  Rece
 nt advances in psychology have greatly improved our understanding of the r
 ole of affect in communication\, perception\, decision-making\, attention 
 and memory.  At the same time\, advances in technology mean that it is bec
 oming possible for machines to sense\, analyse and express emotions.\nComp
 uter systems with emotional awareness can analyse a person's facial expres
 sions\, tone of voice and body posture and gestures.  They infer a person'
 s underlying mental state\, such as whether he or she is agreeing or disag
 reeing\, interested or bored\, thinking or confused.  Similar techniques e
 ndow humanoid robots with the ability to display the same signals.  The te
 chniques have applications in areas such as monitoring cognitive load in c
 ommand and control operators\, guiding on-line teaching systems and enhanc
 ing the sense of presence in teleconference systems.
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Herchel Smith Building\, Forvie Site
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