Modulating the Non-Verbal Social Signals of a Humanoid Robot

In this demonstration we present a repertoire of social signals generated by the humanoid robot Pepper in the context of the EU-funded project MuMMER. The aim of this research is to provide the robot with the expressive capabilities required to interact with people in real-world public spaces such as shopping malls-and being able to control the non-verbal behaviour of such a robot is key to engaging with humans in an effective way. We propose an approach to modulating the non-verbal social signals of the robot based on systematically varying the amplitude and speed of the joint motions and gathering user evaluations of the resulting gestures. We anticipate that the humans' perception of the robot behaviour will be influenced by these modulations

Solving constraint satisfaction problems with evolutionary algorithms

Eiben, A.E. [Promotor

Gecomponeerde uitvoerders : het musicerende lichaam vanuit compositorisch perspectief

The music-performing body fulfills an essential role in the creation of new instrumental compositions. However, its presence is rarely the primary concern of compositional thinking. With most musical experimentation, the music-making body keeps a self-evident function as a transparent medium for musical ideas, but also as a limitation on the potential for musical exploitation. Recent artistic and theoretical developments invite a rethink of the compositional potential of the music-performing body. Focus on the music-making body and the physicality of the music experience has intensified in recent decades. A body paradigm is becoming audible and visible in the work of a generation of young composers, as well as in musicological research. The micro-temporality of physical gesture and instrumental timbre have become key points of interest. In the micro-temporal space, physical presence is unveiled as a very direct interactive ability of the performer or improviser but also as a 'bodily thinking' of the composing body. Based on recent scientific insights and both historical and recent music examples, the author develops a concept of 'intercorporeality' that sheds new light on the relationship between music performers, composers and music consumers.UBL - phd migration 201

Heidegger y el anarquismo. Una valoración ética desde Dasein, Mitsein, Fürsorge y Geschick

Presente trabajo pretende hacer un estudio preliminar sobre la posible ética dentro la obra Ser y Tiempo de Martin Heidegger. En el mundo académico hay un vehemente debate sobre la posibilidad de un a ‘ética heideggeriana. A través de las claves del debate se intentará responder la pregunta si es posible o no sustraer un ética del pensamiento de Heidegger. El estudio revisa primeramente la relación entre Heidegger y solipsismo. Después se hace una revisión del los conceptos claves en Ser y Tiempo donde Heidegger habla del otro. Termina haciendo una evaluación de lo expuesto y dará respuesta a la pregunta si es posible destilar una ética desde el pensamiento de Heidegger.The present work pretends to give a preliminary study about the possibility of ethics in the work of Heidegger. Within the academic community there is a strong debate taking place about the possibility of a ‘heideggerian ethics’. Through the key arguments of the debate an intend will be made to answer the question whether it is possible or not to extract an ethic from the philosophy of Heidegger. This investigation will firstly have a look the relation between Heidegger and solips ism. Thereafter it will make analysis of the key concepts of Being and Time where Heidegger writes about ‘the other’. It will finish with an evaluation of the argument made and will give answer to question if indeed there is a heideggerian ethics possible.Universidad de Sevilla. Máster en Filosofía y Cultura Moderna

Ubiquitous Computing and Distributed Agent-based Simulation

Abstract-As much as ubiquitous computing systems are already claimed to exist in the real world, further development of these systems still pose challenges to computer science that are still quite beyond the state of the art. Two challenges stand out in particular: the complexity of next-generation ubiquitous computing systems, and their inherent scalability issues. This paper aims to establish that agent-based modelling provides a powerful tool in tackling these issues. As an example of a practical solution, readily available, this paper highlights the distributed agent-based simulation infrastructure PDES-MAS as particularly suited for the task. Using the PDES-MAS infrastructure, designers, developers, and builders of next-generation ubiquitous computing systems can, through an iterative agent-based simulation process, gain the required knowledge and information about these systems, without having precede to deployment of the system itself