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Subject: [EM_LIST] 6 Research posts in multimodal interfaces and

Forwarded on behalf of Oliver Lemon (School of Informatics, University

I am proud to announce a very exciting new project , ECHOES II:

Improving Children's Social Interaction through Exploratory Learning

The intention of the ECHOES project is to develop a safe, motivating,

and inclusive multimodal learning environment allowing Aspergers and

Typically Developing children to explore different social situations

to improve their social interaction and communication skills. ECHOES

II will provide a unique opportunity to explore a place in which

learning happens and in which learning can be studied.

The ECHOES project is a multi-site (Edinburgh, London, Sussex,

Birmingham, Dundee, Glasgow, and Cardiff), three year project funded

jointly by ESRC and EPSRC via the TLRP TEL call. This project which

will combine the latest innovative methods in participatory design of

education technology with cutting-edge multimodal interfaces including

motion, gesture, and facial expression capture, audio reactivity and

gaze tracking within an augmented reality 3D environment. Further

details on the project can be found here:

http://www.lkl.ac.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=287&Itemid=91

The ECHOES project is currently at the recruitment stage. We are

looking for a range of full-time, part-time RAs and PhD students.

These posts are spread across the various sites. Details are below. If

you are interested in any of these posts please follow the links below

and contact the people named in each advert.

*Check each advert for closing date as it varies across posts*

Full-Time Research Fellow (School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh)

The successful applicant will contribute to the design and development

of an intelligent multimodal interface, using a combination of an

interactive whiteboard, 3D graphics, speech synthesis, and video input

technology including motion, gestures, facial expression and gaze

tracking. The post will involve development of the ECHOES software

architecture and organisation of software modules developed at the

other sites. Experience in software engineering and multi-modal

http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3009321

Part-Time Research Assistant (School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh)

Job description same as above except RA will focus more on combining

existing interface technologies, e.g. motion tracking + gaze tracking,

Full-Time Research Fellow (London Knowledge Lab, University of London)

The successful applicant will collaborate in the development of the

ECHOES II environment with other researchers, focusing particularly on

the design and implementation of the learning activities and

interventions along with the 'action engine' responsible for the

selection of the activities based on user input .

http://jobs.ioe.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=7AC-CPLKL-4665

Part-Time Research Assistant (London Knowledge Lab, University of London)

The successful applicant will collaborate in the design of the ECHOES

II environment with other researchers, focusing particularly on the

design and testing of the learning activities and the evaluation of

the educational impact of the environment.

http://jobs.ioe.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=7AC-CPLKL-4664

Full-Time Research Fellow (School of Informatics, University of Sussex)

The successful candidate will use participatory design methods with

children in order to design and implement the interface for the ECHOES

II environment, and collaborate in the development of the environment

with the other researchers, focusing particularly on the development

of 3D characters and avatars and "mirroring" the user's actions

Enquiries should be address to Dr. Judith Good (J.Good@sussex.ac.uk).

Full-Time PhD. (School of Computing, University of Dundee)

The School of Computing invites applications for a PhD student to work

on the functional communication of children with autistic spectrum

disorder (ASD) and similar disabilities within a wider project to

develop and evaluate a technology enhanced multimodal learning

environment designed to scaffold children's social interaction and

The successful candidate will collaborate with other researchers who

will be designing a system for the exploration and learning of social

interaction skills, and will be focussing of how the ECHOES

environment impacts on the interactive communication of children with

A first class or good 2:1 Honours or Masters degree, or equivalent, in

Applied Computing, Computer Science, Psychology, Cognitive Science or

related discipline is essential, as are knowledge of user-centred

design methods, computer vision, and an ability to organise and run

studies involving children, parents and professionals. Good written

Enquiries and application requests should be addressed to Dr Annalu

Waller (awaller@computing.dundee.ac.uk ).

http://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/tsmith2/index_html

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in

Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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From: Tim Smith 
Date: Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Subject: [EM_LIST] 6 Research posts in multimodal interfaces and
educational technology
To: EYE-MOVEMENT@jiscmail.ac.uk

Forwarded on behalf of Oliver Lemon (School of Informatics, University
of Edinburgh).

Tim J. Smith
Psychology,
University of Edinburgh

I am proud to announce a very exciting new project , ECHOES II:
Improving Children's Social Interaction through Exploratory Learning
in a Multimodal Environment.

The intention of the ECHOES project is to develop a safe, motivating,
and inclusive multimodal learning environment allowing Aspergers and
Typically Developing children to explore different social situations
to improve their social interaction and communication skills. ECHOES
II will provide a unique opportunity to explore a place in which
learning happens and in which learning can be studied.

The ECHOES project is a multi-site (Edinburgh, London, Sussex,
Birmingham, Dundee, Glasgow, and Cardiff), three year project funded
jointly by ESRC and EPSRC via the TLRP TEL call. This project which
will combine the latest innovative methods in participatory design of
education technology with cutting-edge multimodal interfaces including
motion, gesture, and facial expression capture, audio reactivity and
gaze tracking within an augmented reality 3D environment. Further
details on the project can be found here:

The ECHOES project is currently at the recruitment stage. We are
looking for a range of full-time, part-time RAs and PhD students.
These posts are spread across the various sites. Details are below. If
you are interested in any of these posts please follow the links below
and contact the people named in each advert.

The successful applicant will contribute to the design and development
of an intelligent multimodal interface, using a combination of an
interactive whiteboard, 3D graphics, speech synthesis, and video input
technology including motion, gestures, facial expression and gaze
tracking. The post will involve development of the ECHOES software
architecture and organisation of software modules developed at the
other sites. Experience in software engineering and multi-modal
interfaces is highly desirable.

Job description same as above except RA will focus more on combining
existing interface technologies, e.g. motion tracking + gaze tracking,
into the ECHOES architecture.

The successful applicant will collaborate in the development of the
ECHOES II environment with other researchers, focusing particularly on
the design and implementation of the learning activities and
interventions along with the 'action engine' responsible for the
selection of the activities based on user input .

The successful applicant will collaborate in the design of the ECHOES
II environment with other researchers, focusing particularly on the
design and testing of the learning activities and the evaluation of
the educational impact of the environment.

The successful candidate will use participatory design methods with
children in order to design and implement the interface for the ECHOES
II environment, and collaborate in the development of the environment
with the other researchers, focusing particularly on the development
of 3D characters and avatars and "mirroring" the user's actions
through video input.

The School of Computing invites applications for a PhD student to work
on the functional communication of children with autistic spectrum
disorder (ASD) and similar disabilities within a wider project to
develop and evaluate a technology enhanced multimodal learning
environment designed to scaffold children's social interaction and
communication skills.

The successful candidate will collaborate with other researchers who
will be designing a system for the exploration and learning of social
interaction skills, and will be focussing of how the ECHOES
environment impacts on the interactive communication of children with
ASD, specifically Asperger Syndrome.

A first class or good 2:1 Honours or Masters degree, or equivalent, in
Applied Computing, Computer Science, Psychology, Cognitive Science or
related discipline is essential, as are knowledge of user-centred
design methods, computer vision, and an ability to organise and run
studies involving children, parents and professionals. Good written
and communication skills are essential.

Enquiries and application requests should be addressed to Dr Annalu
Waller (awaller@computing.dundee.ac.uk ).

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