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Computer Analysis of Human Behavior

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Albert Ali Salah

    1. Department of Computer Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Bebek, Turkey

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  2. Theo Gevers

    1. Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  • The first uniform treatment of the subject of human behavior analysis, with a broad coverage of the field
  • Ideal as a textbook for graduate students, but also suitable as a guide for researchers or a reference for professionals
  • Each chapter concludes with review questions, a summary of the topics covered, and a glossary
  • Presents contributions from leading experts in the field, with dedicated chapters on methodology and applications
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Tools of the Trade

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Bayesian Methods for the Analysis of Human Behaviour

      • Gwenn Englebienne
      Pages 3-20

    3. Introduction to Sequence Analysis for Human Behavior Understanding

      • Hugues Salamin, Alessandro Vinciarelli
      Pages 21-40

    4. Detecting and Tracking Action Content

      • Alper Yilmaz
      Pages 41-68

    5. Computational Visual Attention

      • Simone Frintrop
      Pages 69-101

  3. Analysis of Activities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Methods and Technologies for Gait Analysis

      • Elif Surer, Alper Kose
      Pages 105-123

    3. Hand Gesture Analysis

      • Cem Keskin, Oya Aran, Lale Akarun
      Pages 125-149

    4. Semantics of Human Behavior in Image Sequences

      • Nataliya Shapovalova, Carles Fernández, F. Xavier Roca, Jordi Gonzàlez
      Pages 151-182

  4. Social and Affective Behaviors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Social Signals: A Psychological Perspective

      • Isabella Poggi, Francesca D’Errico
      Pages 185-225

    3. Voice and Speech Analysis in Search of States and Traits

      • Björn Schuller
      Pages 227-253

    4. Continuous Analysis of Affect from Voice and Face

      • Hatice Gunes, Mihalis A. Nicolaou, Maja Pantic
      Pages 255-291

    5. Analysis of Group Conversations: Modeling Social Verticality

      • Oya Aran, Daniel Gatica-Perez
      Pages 293-322

  5. Selected Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 323-323
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    2. Activity Monitoring Systems in Health Care

      • Ben Kröse, Tim van Oosterhout, Tim van Kasteren
      Pages 325-346

    3. Behavioral, Cognitive and Virtual Biometrics

      • Roman V. Yampolskiy
      Pages 347-385

    4. Human Behavior Analysis in Ambient Gaming and Playful Interaction

      • Ben A. M. Schouten, Rob Tieben, Antoine van de Ven, David W. Schouten
      Pages 387-403

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 405-409
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This book provides a broad survey of advanced pattern recognition techniques for human behavior analysis. Clearly structured, the book begins with concise coverage of the major concepts, before introducing the most frequently used techniques and algorithms in detail, and then discussing examples of real applications. Features: contains contributions from an international selection of experts in the field; presents a thorough introduction to the fundamental topics of human behavior analysis; investigates methods for activity recognition, including gait and posture analysis, hand gesture analysis, and semantics of human behavior in image sequences; provides an accessible psychological treatise on social signals for the analysis of social behaviors; discusses voice and speech analysis, combined audiovisual cues, and social interactions and group dynamics; examines applications in different research fields; each chapter concludes with review questions, a summary of the topics covered, and a glossary.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Bebek, Turkey

    Albert Ali Salah

  • Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Theo Gevers

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