The Myth of Signing Avatars

no code implementations • MTSummit 2021 • John C. McDonald, Rosalee Wolfe, Eleni Efthimiou, Evita Fontinea, Frankie Picron, Davy Van Landuyt, Tina Sioen, Annelies Braffort, Michael Filhol, Sarah Ebling, Thomas Hanke, Verena Krausneker

Development of automatic translation between signed and spoken languages has lagged behind the development of automatic translation between spoken languages, but it is a common misperception that extending machine translation techniques to include signed languages should be a straightforward process.

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Recognition of Static Features in Sign Language Using Key-Points

no code implementations • LREC 2020 • Ioannis Koulierakis, Georgios Siolas, Eleni Efthimiou, Evita Fotinea, Andreas-Georgios Stafylopatis

In this paper we report on a research effort focusing on recognition of static features of sign formation in single sign videos.

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Multimodal Resources for Human-Robot Communication Modelling

no code implementations • LREC 2016 • Stavroula{--}Evita Fotinea, Eleni Efthimiou, Maria Koutsombogera, Athanasia-Lida Dimou, Theodore Goulas, Kyriaki Vasilaki

This paper reports on work related to the modelling of Human-Robot Communication on the basis of multimodal and multisensory human behaviour analysis.