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Siauliai University (LITHUANIA). Gintautas Daunys http://silicis.su.lt E-mail: g.daunys@tf.su.lt. COGAIN Kick-Off 5.-6.9.2004 Tampere, Finland. The University. Siauliai University (SU). Faculty of Technology. Faculty of Education. Faculty of Special Education.
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Siauliai University(LITHUANIA) Gintautas Daunys http://silicis.su.lt E-mail: g.daunys@tf.su.lt COGAIN Kick-Off 5.-6.9.2004 Tampere, Finland
The University Siauliai University (SU) Faculty ofTechnology Faculty ofEducation Faculty ofSpecial Education Faculty ofSocial Sciences Faculty ofArts Faculty ofHumanities Faculty ofPhysics and Mathematics In-Service Training Institute SU • over11000 students • 840 lectures • Fifth largest in Lithuania • Center of Science and Culture in Nothern Lithuania Department of Electronics Department of Information Technology Biomedical Engineering Research Centre
Department of Electronics • Its history started in 1963 • At the end of 2003 it was renamed to Department of Electronics • The department is responsible for studies of Electronics Engineering. • More than 50 new undergraduate students and 15 master students each year • Research fields: • Biomedical Engineering • Human Computer Interaction
TEACHING 17 staff members Studies • Electronic Engineering for the Bachelor's Degree • Signal Processing for the Master's Degree;
Involvement in European and EC-funded Projects • PACS: Predictive And Adaptive Communication System For Physically Disabled People With Speech And Language Impairments (Eureka), 2002-2003 • ECOGASYD: Environment Control By Gaze System For The Disabled (Eureka), 2004-2006 • MICOLE: Multimodal environment for inclusion of visually impaired children (FP6/STREP), 2004-2007 • COGAIN: Communication by Gaze Interaction(FP6/NoE), 2004-2009
Applications for Users with Disabilities • Software for typing with one or two on-off keys in Lithuanian language • Home environment control system with one on-off key based on EIB network
Research • Human eye movement control system • Gaze tracking • Eye movement during picture exploration • Computerized communication systems for the disabled • Biomedical signal processing
People Involved in COGAIN Gintautas Daunys Vincas Laurutis Vidas Lauruska Marijus Bernotas Nerijus Ramanauskas Donatas Dervinis Egidijus Paliulis
Interest and role in COGAIN • Eye tracking (WP5) Model of videooculography (VOG) Head tracking Eye tracking by VOG hardware Eye tracking software • Eye typing and environmental control (WP4) • Usability studies (WP3)