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New, tuition free, salaried PhD postitions in conversational systems!
 | by Karolina Kuligowska on Nov 24, 2011 in Business, Jobs, Research News |
Summary: PhD postitions in Speech Technology and Communication open at KTH in Stockholm
New salaried PhD position in real-time animation of virtual characters!
| by Karolina Kuligowska on Mar 30, 2012 in Business, Jobs, Research News |
Summary: Phd position in Lab-STICC at European Center for Virtual Reality (CERV)
Virtual Humans in the Wild West
 | by Erwin van Lun on May 4, 2012 in Business, Hilarious, Research News |
Summary: Cara Santa Maria with William Swartout of USC/ICT about the application of #virtualhuman .#funny #chatbot #ai
Cara Santa Maria of the Huffington post interviews William Swartout, Director of Technology of USC/ICT about the application of virtual humans. Very funny!
Million funding University Research Programs on Virtual Humans
| by Erwin van Lun on Jun 8, 2012 in Business, Investments, Research News |
Summary: A $1.2 million Defense University Research Instrumentation Program grant from the Department of Defense Office
A $1.2 million Defense University Research Instrumentation Program grant from the Department of Defense Office of Naval Research and Army Research Office.
Five UCF professors were awarded grants for equipment out of more than 700 proposals sent in by academic institutions nationwide, two of them immediately relevant to the field of virtual humans: Mingjie Lin, assistant professor in the department of electrical engineering and computer science, requested $201,500 for high-performance computer and robotic training equipment, and Gregory Welch, research professor in the Institute for Simulation and Training requested $281,400 for a physical-virtual human-robot interaction system;
“We are trying to break free from the monitor and bring some of it out of the screen physically in front of you,” said Welch, who is working on a “Sensorium” for a physical-virtual avatar. “Have human-shaped robots change their appearance, behavior and their shape in a way that allows them to be flexible.”
The research could yield a physical-virtual human, Welch said, that could move its arms and face and even give you a smile.
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3rd International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART)
| by Erwin van Lun on Jan 19, 2011 in Business, Events, Research News |
Summary: 3rd International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART), On January 28-30, 2011
3rd International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART)
Event on 2011-01-28 00:00:00
Conference name: 3rd International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART)
Location: Rome, Italy
Event Date: 28 – 30 January, 2011
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