Programme
HUMAINE: QUB Summer School
Location: School of Psychology, David Keir Building, Malone Road
31.08.04 – 03.09.04
Tuesday 31st August
Wellington Park Hotel
6pm – evening Registration and check-in hotel
7.30pm Reception and finger buffet
Location: School of Psychology, David Keir Building, Malone Road
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DAY 1 Wednesday 1st September (Data Collection) | |
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9.30 – 11.00 |
Setting the Scene: Roddy Cowie and Ellen Douglas-Cowie ROOM 253 |
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11.00 – 11.30
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Coffee ROOM G48 |
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11.30 – 1.00 |
Presentations (6 @ 15 mins) – preparation for afternoon hands-on sessions. Chair: Roddy Cowie ROOM 253 |
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11.30 Ellen Douglas-Cowie - Belfast naturalistic database |
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11.45 Cate Cox - SALAS (sensitive Artificial Listener) induction techniques |
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12.00 Anton Batliner - AIBO Robot database |
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12.15 Petra Fagerberg and Jarmo Laaksolahti - ‘Bad mouth study’ induction techniques |
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12.30 Laurence Devillers & Jean Claude Martin - TV database (and ANVIL Instructions) |
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12.45 Tanya Banziger & Tatjana Aue - Geneva induction techniques |
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1.00 – 2.00 |
Lunch ROOM G48 |
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2.00 – 3.30 |
Hands-on sessions* - see insert in Delegate Pack re: Groups A, B, C & D. |
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3.30 – 4.00
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Tea Foyer beside ROOM G48 |
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4.00 – 5.30 |
Hands-on sessions* - see insert in Delegate Pack re: Groups A, B, C & D. |
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7.00 pm |
Great Hall (QUB- main campus) Drinks reception and dinner |
*Six sessions will run on Day 1.
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Name of session |
Leaders |
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(i) Belfast naturalistic database ROOM 1084a (Large Computer lab) |
Ellen Douglas-Cowie & Edelle McMahon |
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(ii) SALAS (sensitive Artificial Listener) induction techniques ROOM 253 |
Roddy Cowie & Cate Cox |
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(iii) AIBO Robot database ROOM 342 |
Anton Batliner |
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(iv) ‘Bad mouth study’ induction techniques ROOM 410 |
Petra Fagerberg and Jarmo Laaksolahti |
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(v) TV database ROOM 326 |
Laurence Devillers & Jean Claude Martin |
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(vi) Geneva induction techniques ROOM G48 |
Tanya Banziger & Tatjana Aue |
Sessions will last 45 minutes each. Sessions (i) and (ii) will be repeated 4 times (twice in the period 2.00-3.30 and twice in the period 4.00-5. 30). Sessions (iii) to (vi) will be repeated twice (once in the period 2.00-3.30 and once in the period 4.00-5.30 with (iii) and (v) running in the first 45 minutes of each period, and (iv) and (vi) running in the second 45 minutes of each period). Attendees will be divided into 4 groups – A,B,C and D. Each group will attend 4 sessions with full details of your Group provided in your delegate pack.
Location: School of Psychology, David Keir Building, Malone Road
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Day 2 Thursday 2nd September (Measurement and Labelling) | |
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9.30 – 11.00 |
Presentations (6 @ 15 mins) – preparation for hands-on sessions (by leaders of hands-on sessions) Chair: Jean-Claude Martin ROOM 253 |
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9.30 Edelle McMahon - Driving simulator |
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9.45 Ellen Douglas-Cowie - Feeltrace |
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10.00 Marc Schroeder & Nadja de Carolis - Mark up languages |
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10.15 Samuel Ron & Noam Amir - Physiological measurement |
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10.30 Roddy Cowie - Descriptive scheme for speech |
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10.45 Kostas Karpouzis - Descriptive schemes for facial expression |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Coffee G48 |
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11.30 – 1.00 |
Hands-on sessions* |
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1.00 – 2.00 |
Lunch G48 |
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2.00 – 3.30 |
Hands-on sessions* |
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3.30 – 4.00 |
Tea G48 |
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4.00 – 5.30 |
Poster session / Visit to Sonic Arts Research Centre |
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6.30 |
Bus Depart Hotel to Belfast Castle for tour, reception and dinner |
*Six sessions will run on Day 2.
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Name of session |
Leaders |
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(i)Driving simulator ROOM 411 |
Edelle McMahon & Julie Durrell |
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(ii) Feeltrace ROOM 1084a (Large Computer lab) |
Ellen Douglas-Cowie & Cate Cox |
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(iii) Mark up language ROOM 326 |
Marc Schroeder & Nadja de Carolis |
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(iv) Physiological measurement ROOM 410 |
Samuel Ron & Noam Amir |
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(v) Descriptive scheme for speech ROOM 253 |
Roddy Cowie |
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(vi) Descriptive schemes for facial expression ROOM 342 |
Kostas Karpouzis |
Sessions will last 45 minutes each. Sessions (i) and (ii) will be repeated 4 times (twice in the period 2.00-3.30 and twice in the period 4.00-5. 30). Sessions (iii) to (vi) will be repeated twice (once in the period 2.00-3.30 and once in the period 4.00-5.30 with (iii) and (v) running in the first 45 minutes of each period, and (iv) and (vi) running in the second 45 minutes of each period). Attendees will be divided into 4 groups – A,B,C and D. Each group will attend 4 sessions with full details of your Group provided in your delegate pack.
Location: School of Psychology, David Keir Building, Malone Road
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DAY 3 Friday 3rd September (Ethics and Review) | |
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9.30 – 10.15 |
Ethics (see also QUB Ethical Guidelines) ROOM 253 |
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10.45 – 11.15 |
Coffee G48 |
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11.15 – 12.15 |
Review, next steps and close ROOM 253 |
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12.30 |
Lunch G48 |

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