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Multimodal Interaction R&D. 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. Research interests and application domains.
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Multimodal Interaction R&D • 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
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
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).
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