Multimodal Interaction R&D 4 Years Dec 2003 – Dec 2007 6 M€ 32 partners + 8 fellows

4 Years Dec 2003 – Dec 2007

6 M€

32 partners + 8 fellows

Similar on the map 32+8 institutions spread all over Europe (and one in Africa) Red : Partners Yellow : Fellows Blue : Industry

32+8 institutions spread all over Europe (and one in Africa)

Red : Partners

Yellow : Fellows

Blue : Industry

Research interests and application domains R&D in modalities fusion and fission Speech, Handwriting, Gesture, Posture, Emotions, … 3 Actual applications domains: Games and Education, Medical imaging and robotics, Disabled people 3 Future applications domains: Interactive arts such as music and dance Robotic companions, Cars Next steps: Multi-user interaction and robotics - MAGI and PERGI FP7 proposals submitted

R&D in modalities fusion and fission

Speech, Handwriting, Gesture, Posture, Emotions, …

3 Actual applications domains:

Games and Education,

Medical imaging and robotics,

Disabled people

3 Future applications domains:

Interactive arts such as music and dance

Robotic companions,

Cars

Next steps: Multi-user interaction and robotics - MAGI and PERGI FP7 proposals submitted

Modalities Fusion Example

Similar achievements The OpenInterface open source platform The SIMILAR multimodal behavior interpretation theory The SIMILAR medical image database The SIMILAR facial expression recognition annotated database Development of migratory context-aware user interfaces, standardized UsiXML language Many Similar achievements will continue at the end of the project: The third summer workshop eNTERFACE in July 2007 (after Mons and Dubrovnik, we go to Istanbul) The JMUI journal will be distributed by Springer 23 PhD exchanges in 2007 13 books published in the SIMILAR collection Over 950 scientific paper published 5 web sites ( www.similar.cc , www.openinterface.org , www.jmui.org , www.enterface.net , www.locomummy.net ) .

The OpenInterface open source platform

The SIMILAR multimodal behavior interpretation theory

The SIMILAR medical image database

The SIMILAR facial expression recognition annotated database

Development of migratory context-aware user interfaces, standardized UsiXML language

Many Similar achievements will continue at the end of the project:

The third summer workshop eNTERFACE in July 2007 (after Mons and Dubrovnik, we go to Istanbul)

The JMUI journal will be distributed by Springer

23 PhD exchanges in 2007

13 books published in the SIMILAR collection

Over 950 scientific paper published

5 web sites ( www.similar.cc , www.openinterface.org , www.jmui.org , www.enterface.net , www.locomummy.net ) .

Similar on the web

Similar on the web

Similar on the web

Similar on the web

Similar after 2007 Similar actions will continue under the official name: OpenInterface Association a non-profit organisation under Belgian law. Contact : benoit.macq@uclouvain.be

Similar actions will continue under the official name:

OpenInterface Association

a non-profit organisation under Belgian law.

Contact : benoit.macq@uclouvain.be