Scientists have, for some time, recognized that development unfolds in numerous settings,
including families, schools, neighborhoods, and organized and unorganized activity …

Technology-mediated communication has changed the way we interact. Since the onset of
the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, this trend became even more pronounced. Media …

This paper introduces a new model to generate rhythmically relevant non-verbal facial
behaviors for virtual agents while they speak. The model demonstrates perceived …

Perceiving empathy from healthcare professionals contributes to clinical benefits. Yet, for
methodological and ethical reasons, the factors affecting perceived empathy, such as how …

In this article, we present two models to jointly and automatically generate the head, facial
and gaze movements of a virtual agent from acoustic speech features. Two architectures are …

Personality inferences are fundamental to human social interactions and have far-reaching
effects on various social decisions. Fourteen experiments (13 preregistered; total N= 5,160; …

Behavioral observation is an important tool for research and practice in clinical,
developmental, and social psychology. Traditional, expert-based methods for behavioral …

There are a variety of instruments for measuring interaction quality of Early Childhood
Education and Care (ECEC) teachers. However, these instruments are extremely resource …

Facial mimicry, known as the tendency to imitate other individuals' facial muscular
movements, is key to establishing successful interpersonal relationships. Studies on various …

Nonverbal communication impacts a broad range of human interactions and bears
significant influence on understanding and perceptions. One of the most influential …