Social Interaction Lab Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Led By: Prof. Mei Si Cognitive Science Department Games and Simulation Art and Science Program Presented By: J. Dean McDaniel Ph.D. Student Computer Science
Focus of Research Embodied Conversational Agents – For games, health intervention, and training Virtual/Augmented Reality Cognitive Robots Emotion Modeling and Simulation
Emotion Detection Physiological and visual based Facial tracking software Emotion contagion
Kinect Enabled Applications Virtual Reality space for language & social interaction training Link to videos: /basicMotions.mp /CaoChong7.wmv
Kinect Enabled Applications Kinect-driven robotic movement Kinect enabled character movement recording Social robots capable of replicating movement Link to videos: /RobotDemo wmv
Contribute to Depression Research Work with a team on a developing project – Learn the tools of the trade and extend them – Develop your own novel data visualizations Proactive depression treatment – Predictions based on personalized features and cognitive modeling – Intervention using virtual characters – Provide intelligent tools
URPs are welcomed Fall, Spring, or Summer Experimenter for empirical studies Work with a focused and driven team
Contact Prof. Mei Si – – J. Dean McDaniel –