Emotion interface allows PowerPoint control with eyes

Binghampton University Leegunn In expert is teaching computers to understand people's emotions and facial expressions.

The team led by Leegunn In developed algorithms that help computers determine the direction of the user's eyes as well as their gestures and voices. The task of the developers is to gain " insight " through the method of analyzing images from webcamera.

Researchers have achieved some achievements: The interface they developed can help control PowerPoint presentation with eye movement. In the next stage, Leegunn In's team wants to reach the user's ability to recognize the emotional state. He is working with six main emotions: Rage, fear, annoyance, happiness, sadness, surprise, and experimenting with different methods to identify them.

The results of previous research periods have helped create a base of nearly 2,500 3D face models that express different emotions. This facility is open to the scientific community to use freely. The facility is being used in various projects in areas such as biomedical, security and informatics .