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Eyes for Information, Communication, and Understanding

Descripción del proyecto

Un análisis más detallado de la interacción de la mirada para lograr tecnologías inclusivas

Los investigadores están estudiando más a fondo la mirada, que constituye un canal de comunicación fundamental y desempeña un papel importante en la interacción humana. El equipo del proyecto Eyes4ICU, con el apoyo de las acciones Marie Skłodowska Curie, pretende desarrollar nuevas formas de interacción de la mirada para lograr tecnologías inclusivas universales. El proyecto se basa en la idea de que la mirada es un canal de comunicación fundamental que puede captarse a distancia y funciona sin recurrir al lenguaje. En Eyes4ICU se estudiarán los fundamentos cognitivos y afectivos de la interacción de la mirada, lo cual permitirá elaborar mejores modelos para predecir el comportamiento del usuario y mejorar su experiencia. El proyecto se divide en tres paquetes de trabajo, centrados en la comprensión de los usuarios, la comunicación entre miradas y las aplicaciones en el mundo real.

Objetivo

Gaze is an important communication channel to be captured remotely which works even without language. It thus holds great potential for universal inclusive technologies. Eyes for information, communication, and understanding (Eyes4ICU) explores novel forms of gaze interaction that rely on current psychological theories and findings, computational modeling, as well as expertise in highly promising application domains. Its approach of developing inclusive technology by tracing gaze interaction back to its cognitive and affective foundations (a psychological challenge) results in better models to predict user behavior (a computational challenge). By integrating insights in application fields, gaze-based interaction can be employed in the wild. Accordingly, the proposed research is divided into three work packages, namely Understanding Users (WP1), Gaze Communication (WP2), and In The Wild (WP3). All three work packages are pursued from three different perspectives: a psychological empirical perspective, a computational modeling perspective, and an application perspective, ensuring a unified and aligned progress and concept. Along these lines, training is also divided into three packages of Empirical Research Methods (WP4), Computational Modeling (WP5), and Transferable Skills (WP6). Consequently, the consortium is composed of groups working in psychological, computing, and application fields. All Beneficiaries are experts in using eye tracking in their respective areas ensuring best practices and optimal facilities for research and training. A variety of Associated Partners from the whole chain of eye tracking services ensures for applicability, practical relevance, and career opportunities by contributing to supervision, training, and research. This will advance communication by eye tracking as a field and result in European standards for gaze-based communication in a variety of domains disseminated through research and application.

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Coordinador

UNIVERSITAET ULM
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 521 078,40
Dirección
HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 16
89081 Ulm
Alemania

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Región
Baden-Württemberg Tübingen Ulm, Stadtkreis
Tipo de actividad
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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