OESTERREICHISCHE STUDIENGESELLSCHAFT FUER KYBERNETIK Freyung 6/6, A-1010 Wien Tel.: +43-1-53361120, Fax: +43-1-5336112-77, Email: sec@oefai.at ************************************************************************ Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir erlauben uns, Sie zu dem anlaesslich der Eroeffung des "17th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research 2004" stattfindenden Eroeffnungsvortrages herzlich einzuladen: Prof.Dr. Anton NIJHOLT Center of Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) University of Twente, The Netherlands COMPUTATIONAL HUMOR: HUMOROUS INTERACTION WITH THE COMPUTER Abstract: In this presentation we survey the role of humor in human-human interaction with the aim to see whether it is useful for computers and (embodied conversational) interface agents to integrate humor modelling, humor interpreting and humor generating capabilities in their internal model of intelligence, emotions and interaction (verbal and nonverbal). We look at the current state of the art of humor research and at research into embodied conversational agents, affective computing and verbal and nonverbal interaction. In order to do this we also need to look at earlier attempts to define and model verbal and nonverbal humor in computational contexts. The talk will be illustrated with examples that show attempts to define and model humor and humorous interaction in a particular context, and attempts to introduce humor models underlying humorous interaction in general. ORT: Großer Festsaal der Universitaet Wien, Dr. Karl Lueger-Ring 1, 1010 Wien ZEIT: Dienstag, 13. April 2004, 10:00 Uhr Wir freuen uns ueber Ihren Besuch! Mit herzlichen Gruessen, Univ.-Prof.Ing.Dr. Robert Trappl