An equal opportunity for all is the basic right of every human being. The deaf society of the
world needs to have access to all the information just like hearing people do. For this to …

Given the achievements in automatically translating text from one language to another, one
would expect to see similar advancements in translating between signed and spoken …

Sign languages are used by the deaf community around the globe to communicate with one
another. These are gesture-based languages where a deaf person performs gestures using …

Many deaf people have significant reading problems. Written content, eg on internet pages,
is therefore not fully accessible for them. Embodied agents have the potential to …

The human hand is a complex biological system able to perform numerous tasks with
impressive accuracy and dexterity. Gestures furthermore play an important role in our daily …

Signing avatars make it possible for deaf people to access information in their preferred
language. However, sign language synthesis represents a challenge for the computer …

This paper presents an approach that makes use of a virtual character and social signal
processing techniques to create an immersive job interview simulation environment. In this …

In this article we present a multichannel animation system for producing utterances signed in
French Sign Language (LSF) by a virtual character. The main challenges of such a system …

Natural human interaction is highly dynamic and responsive: interlocutors produce
utterances incrementally, smoothly switch speaking turns with virtually no delay, make use of …

As a result of the convergence of different services delivered over the internet protocol,
internet protocol television (IPTV) may be regarded as the one of the most widespread user …