Presentation
The expressive power of movement is evident in our everyday lives. Previous research has shown how simple movement patterns such as gait and arm movements could be used to identify our internal states, and the expressive nature of movement is perhaps most clear in dance. As virtual agents and robots continue to become part of our daily lives, the need for them to efficiently convey emotion and intent increases.
In her talk, Wallace will give an overview of her work using deep learning to generate dance, the challenges of working with creative data, and her findings on how humans respond to the weird, wrong – and sometimes wonderful – movements generated by AI.
Speaker
Benedikte Wallace is a postdoctoral researcher at the RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Rhythm, Time, and Motion and the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo. With a background in music and a PhD in Informatics, her academic interests lie in the cross-section between art and science. Her work explores human-AI interaction through generative machine learning and the use of AI as a tool for pursuing and understanding creativity.
Program
11:30 – Doors open and lunch is served
12:00 – "How do we teach robots to dance? And why should we?" by Benedikte Wallace (Researcher, Department of Informatics)
This event is open for all students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and everyone else who is interested in the topic. No registration needed.
About the seminar series
Once a month, dScience will invite you to join us for lunch and professional talks at the Science Library. In addition to these, we will serve lunch in our lounge in Kristine Bonnevies house every Thursday. Due to limited space (40 people), this will be first come, first served. See how to find us here.
Our lounge can also be booked by PhDs and Postdocs on a regular basis, whether it is for a meeting or just to hang out – we have fresh coffee all day long!