Events
Lecture series
OFAI 2023 Fall Lecture Series
OFAI is delighted to announce its 2023 Fall Lecture Series, featuring an eclectic lineup of internal and external speakers.
The talks are intended to familiarize …
Lecture
Prof. Stacy Marsella, BA, MS, PhD, Northeastern University and University of Glasgow
Engineering the Impact of Emotion on Human Behavior
Computational models of human behavior are used in a wide range of artifacts. The synergy between psychology and the engineering of these artifacts is the …
Lecture
Assoz. Prof. Mag. Hannes Fellner, MA, PhD, University of Vienna
Digital Advances on the Ancient Silk Road
In parts of the Ancient Silk Road, the Sanskrit, Tocharian, and Saka languages were written in a little-understood script known as Tarim Brahmi. Recent efforts …
Lecture
Paolo Petta lecture postponed
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to postpone Paolo Petta's talk, originally scheduled for 26 April. A new date will be announced later. We …
Lecture
Dipl.-Psych. Dr. Christoph Scheepers, University of Glasgow
The “Crossword Effect” in Free Word Recall: A Retrieval Advantage for Words Encoded in Line with their Spatial Associations
Word concepts are known to modulate sensori-motor responses, but it is less understood how sensori-motor actions influence access to word concepts in memory. This phenomenon …
Lecture
Prof. Stacy Marsella lecture posponed
Engineering the Impact of Emotion on Human Behavior
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to postpone Stacy Marsella's talk, originally scheduled for 2023-03-29, until Wednesday, May 17 at 18:30 CET (UTC …
Lecture
Prof. Dr. Niels Taatgen, University of Groningen
The Skill-based Method of Modeling Human Intelligent Behavior
Humans are capable of performing many novel tasks with little or no instruction, contrary to machines. A possible solution – modelling a set of cognitive skills …
Lecture
Prof. Mag. Phil. Winfried Lechner, PhD, University of Athens
Natural Language Semantics and Music
Applying methods of formal linguistics to the study of music has exposed homologies between the two systems, though meaning-related aspects of music have remained understudied …
Lecture
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Michael Pucher, OFAI
Synthesizing Dialects, Faces, Singing Voices, Songbirds, and Famous Dead Actors
Statistical parametric speech synthesis has significantly improved the quality and flexibility of speech synthesis systems. Its uses in dialect interpolation, singing synthesis, and other application …
Lecture
Prof. Benjamin Mako Hill, BA, MSc, PhD, University of Washington
Balancing Open Participation and Information Quality in Wikipedia Using Machine Learning
The Wikimedia Foundation has developed a set of ML/AI systems that have been shaping editing behaviour on Wikipedia. How these tools have impacted the …