This paper proposes joint attention estimation in a single image. Different from related work
in which only the gaze-related attributes of people are independently employed,(I) their …

Social robotics is an emerging area that is becoming present in social spaces, by
introducing autonomous social robots. Social robots offer services, perform tasks, and …

In this work, we propose an approach for detecting conversation groups in social scenarios
like cocktail parties and networking events, from overhead camera recordings. We posit the …

Group detection is a crucial yet challenging task in various application domains, including
video surveillance analysis and service robot interactions. Previous studies have struggled …

Autonomous systems, such as drones and rescue robots, are increasingly used during
emergencies. They deliver services and provide situational awareness that facilitate …

Social interaction is a common phenomenon in human societies. Different from discovering
groups based on the similarity of individuals' actions, social interaction focuses more on the …

Achieving social acceptance is one of the main goals of Social Robotic Navigation. Despite
this topic has received increasing interest in recent years, most of the research has focused …

One of the main challenges robots need to overcome is crowd analysis. Crowd analysis
deals with the detection of individuals and interaction groups as well as the recognition of …

The future of socially intelligent systems depends on developing abilities to anticipate and
empathize with users. Whilst great strides have been made on developing systems for future …

Abstract The Social AI & Robotics (SAIR) Laboratory, led by Dr Oya Celiktutan, focuses on
the theory of machine learning and its application to human behaviour understanding and …