FEATURED AUTHOR
Douglas Cunningham
My work focuses on the relationship between psychology and computer science. After receiving a PhD in psychology, I was a researcher at Logicon Technical Services, the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, and the University of Tuebingen, where I received my German "Habilitation" in Cognition Sciences (psychology and computer science). I am currently a computer science professor at BTU.
Education
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BS in Psychology, Univerisity of Washington, SeattleA WA
Habilitation in Cognition Sciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen Germany, 2007
PhD in Cognitive Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia PA USA, 1997
MS in Experimental Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens GA USA, 1993
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Much of my research focuses on the perception and (artificial) synthesis of conversations, with particular emphasis on facial expressions. Increasingly, I am working in the field of image statistics, with an emphasis on what they can tell us about perception and how they can be used in computer graphics. I have also investigated issues in sensorimotor adaptation, computational aesthetics, object recognition, postural control, and Virtual Reality.