Current Research Projects

	Gaze-based Interaction work in progress
	Human-Machine-Interaction work in progress
	Joint Attention Sharing the focus of visual attention with an interlocutor on objects in the environment and at the same time sharing intentions relating to the objects: this is what we call joint attention. It is a necessary precondition for many joint actions and a way of grounding communication. In this project we address the following questions: How can joint attention be achieved via gaze? Is there a common communication protocol for joint attention, defining the sequence and timing of individual behaviors contributing to joint attention? How can such an operational model of joint attention be implemented in a cognitive architecture to support more natural communication with virtual agents?
	Mobile Cognitive Assistance Systems work in progress
	Multimodal Communication work in progress

Past Research Projects

	Artificial Intelligence work in progress
	Technically Mediated Communication Communicating within and between virtual environments using speech and gestures. Augmenting mediated communication with physiological and emotional data.
	PASION - Psychologically Augmented Social Interaction Over Networks The PASION project addressed questions on how telemediated communication could be improved, e.g. via augmentation, to improve social networking of the participants.
	Social Networks work in progress