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NL Seminar-Multimodal Communication: A Discourse Approach

Speaker: Malihe Alikhani, Rutgers University

Talk Title: Multimodal Communication: A Discourse Approach

Series: Natural Language Seminar

Abstract: The integration of textual and visual information is fundamental to the way people communicate. My hypothesis is that despite the differences of the visual and linguistic communication, the two have similar intentional, inferential and contextual properties, which can be modeled with similar representations and algorithms. I present three successful case studies where natural language techniques provide a useful foundation for supporting user engagement with visual communication. Finally, I propose using these findings for designing interactive systems that can communicate with people using a broad range of appropriate modalities.



Biography: Malihe Alikhani is a 4th year Ph.D. student in the department of computer science at Rutgers University, advised by Prof. Matthew Stone. She is pursuing a certificate in cognitive science through the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science and holds a BA and MA in mathematics. Her research aims at teaching machines to understand and generate multimodal communication. She is the recipient of the fellowship award for excellence in computation and data sciences from Rutgers Discovery Informatics Institute in 2018.

Host: Xusen Yin

More Info: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar

Webcast: https://bluejeans.com/s/ypWYX/

Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - CR #689

WebCast Link: https://bluejeans.com/s/ypWYX/

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Peter Zamar

Event Link: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar