WP5 Workshop Proceedings
The WP5 Workshop
'The WP5 Workshop took place in Belfast in December. An overview is available and the program (with links to the papers given) can be viewed below.'
HUMAINE: WP5 Workshop
30.11.04 - 03.12.04
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DAY 1 Tuesday 30th November (Arrival) | |
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7.30 - 9.30 pm |
Reception and Registration QUB Visitor.s Centre, Lanyon Building, Main Campus, University Road, Belfast |
All meetings take place in Room 253, 2nd floor David Keir Building, Malone Road,
Belfast, unless otherwise stated.
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DAY 2 Wednesday 1st December (Focus on Data Collection) | |
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9.30 - 10.30 |
Introduction: Plans for the WP5 exemplar and support to other workpackages (Ellen Douglas-Cowie) |
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10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee |
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11.00-1.00 Chair Ellen Douglas-Cowie |
Contextualising the exemplar: other related projects Data collection in the CREST project: goals and progress (Nick Campbell, ATR Japan) Audiovisual prosody in problematic dialogue situations (Marc Swerts, Communication & Cognition, Tilburg University Experience of the PF- Star project (Anton Batliner) |
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1.00 . 2.00 |
Lunch |
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2.00 - 3.45 Chair Marc Schröder |
Presentations on data collection techniques proposed in exemplar Induced data Emotion in monologue: Recall technique (Noam Amir and Samuel Ron) Emotion in dialogue/interaction: Sensitive Artificial Listener (Ellen Douglas-Cowie and Kostas Karpouzis) Emotion in action: Driving simulator technique (Edelle McMahon) Naturalistic data Emotion in dialogue/interaction: Television databases from (Laurence Devillers, Jean-Claude Martin, Ellen Douglas-Cowie, Sarkis Abrilian) Emotion in action: Reality television (Cate Cox and Roddy Cowie) |
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3.45 - 4.15 |
Tea |
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4.15 - 5.30 Chair Roddy Cowie |
Open Forum and Discussion on Issues Ahead Topics: Relationship to other workpackages Data for gesture and posture Other induction techniques Making databases accessible for February deliverable Multicultural developments |
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5.30 -7.30 |
Space for other meetings (e.g. PSB/ WP meetings, group collaborations ) |
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8.00 -10.00 |
Dinner at Waterfront Hall, Belfast |
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Day 3 Thursday 2nd December (Focus on Data Labelling) | |
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9.30 - 10.45 Chair Catherine Pelachaud |
Labelling: Opening up the Issues An overview of labelling issues (Roddy Cowie) Emotional intelligence and databases (Majella Barkley, QUB) |
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10.45 - 11.15 |
Coffee |
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11.15 - 1.00 Chair Nick Campbell |
Experience with labelling (Anton Batliner) (Laurence Devillers, Jean-Claude Martin, Ellen Douglas-Cowie, Ian Sneddon, Cate Cox, Sarkis Abrilian) |
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1.00 - 2.00 |
Lunch |
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2.00 - 3.30 Chair Ailbhe Ní Chasaide |
Databases: users, interrogation and design Architectural principles of a software platform for the management of multi modal emotional corpora (Jean-Claude Martin) Multimedia Database and Design in Heterogeneous Environment (Myriam Lamolle) |
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3.30 - 4.00 |
Tea |
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4.00 . 5.30 Chair Ellen Douglas-Cowie |
Open Forum: Discussion and issues ahead Topics: Comment and question session on databases (led by Sabine Döring) Long term ideals Short term practice |
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5.30 - 6.30 |
POSTER SESSION |
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8.00 -10.00 |
Dinner in the Great Hall |
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DAY 3 Friday 3rd December | |
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9.30 - 10.30 Chair Roddy Cowie |
Ethical issues and data protection (Ian Sneddon) (Paolo Petta) |
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10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee |
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11.00 - 12.00 Chair Ellen Couglas-Cowie |
Conclusions: Committment and Practicalities |


Sensing Emotion and Affect – Facing Realism in Speech Processing
