Hi Folks,
I am new to this list but thought some of you might find Thad's talk
of interest. Thad is one of the folks (as am I) who have been
wearing their linux box for over a decade.
The talk is taking place in a classroom in the Computer Science
Department at Vassar College. If anyone would like directions please
just ask.
-Greg
*
Thad Starner
(Georgia Tech)
* "Towards Assistive Technologies for the Deaf"
*
* Time: 3:00 pm, Monday, October 29, 2007
* Location: OLB 105, Vassar College
* (Note: Tea at 2:30 p.m. in C.S. Dept. Lounge (OLB))
* Abstract:
*
Computer sign language recognition is a technically challenging
problem with much similarity to speech recognition 20 years
ago. Fortunately, many of the lessons of speech recognition can
be applied to the task. While researchers are making progress
with recognition accuracies, defining useful tasks for this
research has been illusive.
In this talk, I will describe our progress in creating
meaningful assistive technologies from both a pattern
recognition and a human- computer interaction
perspective. Starting from our work with Telesign, a wearable
computer-based sign language to English phrasebook for use when
mobile, I will describe our work with the deaf community, which
has led to many other projects. The main focus of our current
work is CopyCat; a sign language recognition based video game,
which helps deaf children acquire language skills. Initial
Wizard-of-Oz results suggest that CopyCat significantly aids
students in their ability to understand sign, generate sign, and
remember basic information.
* Speaker Bio:
*
Thad Starner (http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~thad/) is an Associate
Professor of Computing at Georgia Tech and is perhaps the first
to integrate a wearable computer into his everyday life as an
intelligent personal assistant. He has authored over 100
articles on mobile human computer interaction (HCI), augmented
reality, computer vision, and pattern recognition, and he is a
founder of the IEEE Technical Committee on Wearable Information
Systems. His current work examines assistive technologies for
the deaf community, screening tools for children with autism,
activity discovery, and mobile interfaces.
--
Greg Priest-Dorman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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