We demonstrate a novel method for producing a synthetic talking head. The method is based on earlier work in which the behaviour of a synthetic individual is generated by reference to a probabilistic model of interactive behaviour within the visual domain such models are learnt automatically from typical interactions. We extend this work into a combined visual and auditory domain and employ a s...

In this paper we investigate the feasibility of using UHF RFID as a tool for identifying individuals. We first developed a demo application for greeting conference speakers by incorporating a passive UHF tag into a user badge. Next, based on participant feedback we carried out additional tests to gauge the reliability of the user identification. Results of our experiments are very encouraging. ...

According to Ted Peters (2018), Public discourse today continues topropagate the simplistic idea that science and religion are engagedin a hopelessly unwinnable war. This is misleading. Science andreligion interact at so many different junctures in manydifferent ways any simple generalization misguides us. Althoughthe present writer wrote several articles on cosmology logic,actually he not quit...

The article examines the texts of greeting postcards from family archive Soviet time, reflecting a special kind epistolary communications popular in recent past. Mostly concise, standard messages, they are designed as an expression positive feelings towards addressee (love, respect, gratitude). stylistic design cards consists use formulas aimed at enhancing emotions (individual nature communica...

Signalling plays an important role in mediating social interactions many animal species. For example, during approaches certain species produce ‘greetings’, which can take the form of vocal or visual signals, reduce probability aggressive and/or facilitate affiliation when approaching each other. However, where greetings comprise both and little is known about how component relates to or, with ...