Proceedings eNTERFACE'10: 6th International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces: July 12-August 6, 2010, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Alkım Almila Akdağ Salah, T. Gevers · Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) · 2010
Oneȱmonthȱseemsȱtoȱbeȱquiteȱlongȱforȱaȱworkshop,ȱbutȱforȱtheȱparticipantsȱofȱeNTERFACE,ȱtheȱworkshopȱ endedȱ justȱ whenȱ weȱ startedȱ toȱ getȱ toȱ knowȱ eachȱ other.ȱItȱ wasȱ aȱ greatȱ pleasureȱ toȱ organizeȱ andȱ hostȱ theȱ eNTERFACE,ȱandȱtoȱworkȱwithȱsoȱmanyȱbrightȱpeopleȱwithȱcommonȱscientificȱinterests.ȱȱȱ Letȱ meȱ brieflyȱ describeȱ theȱ eNTERFACEȱ toȱ theȱ initiate...ȱ Thisȱ seriesȱ ofȱ workshopsȱ aimȱ atȱ establishingȱ aȱ traditionȱofȱcollaborativeȱresearchȱbyȱgathering,ȱinȱaȱsingleȱplace,ȱteamsȱofȱstudentsȱandȱseniorȱresearchersȱofȱ multimodalȱmanȬmachineȱinterfaces,ȱtoȱworkȱonȱaȱpreȬspecifiedȱlistȱofȱchallenges,ȱforȱfourȱcompleteȱweeks.ȱInȱ thisȱ respect,ȱ itȱ isȱ anȱ innovativeȱ andȱ intensiveȱ collaborationȱ scheme,ȱ designedȱ toȱ allowȱ researchersȱ toȱ integrateȱtheirȱsoftwareȱtools,ȱdeployȱdemonstrators,ȱcollectȱnovelȱdatabases,ȱandȱworkȱsideȱbyȱsideȱwithȱaȱ hostȱofȱexperts.ȱTheȱeNTERFACEȱwasȱbornȱinȱ2005ȱasȱtheȱyearlyȱworkshopȱofȱtheȱSIMILARȱFP6ȱNetworkȱofȱExcellenceȱ onȱ multimodalȱ humanȬcomputerȱ interaction.ȱAfterȱ theȱ completionȱ ofȱ SIMILAR,ȱ theȱ workshopȱ continuedȱ toȱ attractȱ wideȱ interestȱ underȱ theȱ aegisȱ ofȱ theȱ OpenInterfaceȱ Foundation.ȱItȱ wasȱ organizedȱ byȱ Facultéȱ Polytechniqueȱ deȱ Monsȱ inȱ 2005,ȱ Universityȱ ofȱ Zagrebȱ inȱ 2006,ȱ BoÂaziçiȱ Universityȱ inȱ 2007,ȱ CNRSȬ LIMSIȱ inȱ 2008,ȱ andȱ Universityȱ ofȱ Genoaȱ inȱ 2009.ȱTheȱ 6thȱ eNTERFACE'10ȱ Workshopȱ ofȱ Multimodalȱ Userȱ Interfacesȱ (toȱ giveȱ itsȱ fullȱ name)ȱ wasȱ hostedȱ byȱ theȱ Intelligentȱ Systemsȱ Labȱ Amsterdamȱ (ISLAȬISIS)ȱ ofȱ theȱ UniversityȱofȱAmsterdamȱduringȱ12ȱJulyȬ6ȱAugustȱ2010.ȱThisȱvolumeȱcollectsȱtheȱprojectȱreportsȱfromȱeachȱ ofȱtheȱsevenȱprojectsȱcompletedȱinȱtheȱworkshop.ȱ ȱ Theȱ eNTERFACE'10ȱ inȱ Amsterdamȱ broughtȱ togetherȱ 65ȱ researchersȱ fromȱ 18ȱ countries,ȱ whoȱ notȱ onlyȱ workedȱ togetherȱ duringȱ thisȱ intenseȱ month,ȱ butȱ alsoȱ exploredȱ theȱ city,ȱ andȱ hadȱ funȱ together.ȱEarlyȱ inȱ theȱ firstȱweekȱweȱhadȱaȱwineȱ&ȱcheeseȱposterȱsessionȱtoȱlearnȱaboutȱeachȱothersȱresearch,ȱandȱtoȱsocialize.ȱItȱwasȱaȱveryȱsuccessfulȱsession,ȱtoȱtheȱextentȱthatȱtheȱsecurityȱhadȱtoȱaskȱusȱtoȱvacateȱtheȱbuildingȱatȱtheȱend,ȱasȱ theyȱwereȱclosingȱitȱforȱtheȱnight.ȱWeȱthankȱDr.ȱCatherineȱPelachaudȱforȱtheȱidea.ȱȱ Apartȱ fromȱ theȱ projects,ȱ weȱ hadȱ sevenȱ invitedȱ plenariesȱ andȱ threeȱ tutorials,ȱ enabledȱ byȱ theȱ generousȱ supportȱ ofȱ SenterNovemȱ IOPȬMMI,ȱ theȱ SSPNetȱ FP7ȱ Networkȱ ofȱ Excellenceȱ onȱ Socialȱ Signalȱ Processing,ȱ ERASMUSȱandȱEURASIP.ȱAllȱtheȱmaterialȱaccumulatedȱduringȱtheȱworkshopȱ(includingȱcode,ȱdata,ȱreports,ȱ presentationsȱandȱtutorials),ȱasȱwellȱasȱmaterialȱfromȱallȱtheȱpreviousȱeditionsȱofȱtheȱworkshop,ȱcanȱbeȱfoundȱ online,ȱatȱhttp://www.enterface.net/.ȱȱȱ Iȱ wouldȱ likeȱ toȱ thankȱ ourȱ distinguishedȱ speakersȱ (inȱ orderȱ ofȱ appearance