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Emergent Leadership Detection Across Datasets
Automatic detection of emergent leaders in small groups from nonverbal
behaviour is a growing research topic in social signal processing but existing
methods were evaluated on single datasets -- an unrealistic assumption for
real-world applications in which systems are required to also work in settings
unseen at training time. It therefore remains unclear whether current methods
for emergent leadership detection generalise to similar but new settings and to
which extent. To overcome this limitation, we are the first to study a
cross-dataset evaluation setting for the emergent leadership detection task. We
provide evaluations for within- and cross-dataset prediction using two current
datasets (PAVIS and MPIIGroupInteraction), as well as an investigation on the
robustness of commonly used feature channels (visual focus of attention, body
pose, facial action units, speaking activity) and online prediction in the
cross-dataset setting. Our evaluations show that using pose and eye contact
based features, cross-dataset prediction is possible with an accuracy of 0.68,
as such providing another important piece of the puzzle towards emergent
leadership detection in the real world.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Design and Construction of Large Size Micromegas Chambers for the Upgrade of the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer
Large area Micromegas detectors will be employed for the first time in
high-energy physics experiments. A total surface of about of
the forward regions of the Muon Spectrometer of the ATLAS detector at LHC will
be equipped with 8-layer Micromegas modules. Each layer covers more than
for a total active area of . Together with
the small strip Thin Gap Chambers they will compose the two New Small Wheels,
which will replace the innermost stations of the ATLAS endcap muon tracking
system in the 2018/19 shutdown. In order to achieve a 15
transverse momentum resolution for muons, in addition to an
excellent intrinsic resolution, the mechanical precision of each plane of the
assembled module must be as good as along the precision
coordinate and perpendicular to the chamber. The design and
construction procedure of the Micromegas modules will be presented, as well as
the design for the assembly of modules onto the New Small Wheel. Emphasis will
be on the methods developed to achieve the challenging mechanical precision.
Measurements and simulations of deformations created on chamber prototypes as a
function of thermal gradients, internal stress (mesh tension and module
fixation on supports) and gas over-pressure were essential in the development
of the final design. During installation and operation all deformations and
relative misalignments will be monitored by an optical alignment system and
compensated in the tracking software
Interacting hard rods on a lattice: Distribution of microstates and density functionals
We derive exact density functionals for systems of hard rods with
first-neighbor interactions of arbitrary shape but limited range on a
one-dimensional lattice. The size of all rods is the same integer unit of the
lattice constant. The derivation, constructed from conditional probabilities in
a Markov chain approach, yields the exact joint probability distribution for
the positions of the rods as a functional of their density profile. For contact
interaction ("sticky core model") between rods we give a lattice fundamental
measure form of the density functional and present explicit results for contact
correlators, entropy, free energy, and chemical potential. Our treatment
includes inhomogeneous couplings and external potentials.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figure
Detecting Low Rapport During Natural Interactions in Small Groups from Non-Verbal Behaviour
Rapport, the close and harmonious relationship in which interaction partners
are "in sync" with each other, was shown to result in smoother social
interactions, improved collaboration, and improved interpersonal outcomes. In
this work, we are first to investigate automatic prediction of low rapport
during natural interactions within small groups. This task is challenging given
that rapport only manifests in subtle non-verbal signals that are, in addition,
subject to influences of group dynamics as well as inter-personal
idiosyncrasies. We record videos of unscripted discussions of three to four
people using a multi-view camera system and microphones. We analyse a rich set
of non-verbal signals for rapport detection, namely facial expressions, hand
motion, gaze, speaker turns, and speech prosody. Using facial features, we can
detect low rapport with an average precision of 0.7 (chance level at 0.25),
while incorporating prior knowledge of participants' personalities can even
achieve early prediction without a drop in performance. We further provide a
detailed analysis of different feature sets and the amount of information
contained in different temporal segments of the interactions.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figure
The Optimality of Simple Contracts: Moral Hazard and Loss Aversion
This paper extends the standard principal-agent model with moral hazard to allow for agents having reference- dependent preferences according to Köszegi and Rabin (2006, 2007). The main finding is that loss aversion leads to fairly simple contracts. In particular, when shifting the focus from standard risk aversion to loss aversion, the optimal contract is a simple bonus contract, i.e. when the agent's performance exceeds a certain threshold he receives a fixed bonus payment. Moreover, if the agent is sufficiently loss averse, it is shown that the first-order approach is not necessarily valid. If this is the case the principal may be unable to fine-tune incentives. Strategic ignorance of information by the principal, however, allows to overcome these problems and may even reduce the cost of implementation.Agency Model; Moral Hazard; Reference-Dependent Preferences; Loss Aversion
Monodisperse hard rods in external potentials
We consider linear arrays of cells of volume populated by
monodisperse rods of size , , subject
to hardcore exclusion interaction. Each rod experiences a position-dependent
external potential. In one application we also examine effects of contact
forces between rods. We employ two distinct methods of exact analysis with
complementary strengths and different limits of spatial resolution to calculate
profiles of pressure and density on mesoscopic and microscopic length scales at
thermal equilibrium. One method uses density functionals and the other
statistically interacting vacancy particles. The applications worked out
include gravity, power-law traps, and hard walls. We identify oscillations in
the profiles on a microscopic length scale and show how they are systematically
averaged out on a well-defined mesoscopic length scale to establish full
consistency between the two approaches. The continuum limit, realized as
, at nonzero and finite , connects our highest-resolution results with known exact results
for monodisperse rods in a continuum. We also compare the pressure profiles
obtained from density functionals with the average microscopic pressure
profiles derived from the pair distribution function.Comment: 17 pages, 14 figure
Elder (Sace), Murder Scenes. Normality, Deviance, and Criminal Violence in Weimar Berlin
In her book Murder Scenes, Sace Elder assigns herself the task of investigating how murder was experienced by Berliners during the Weimar period, and how it was understood in the city as an urban phenomenon. Elder is interested in how the inhabitants of Berlin made sense of homicidal violence. Certainly, the killing of a fellow citizen is the most serious breach of the rules of a community : not only are such rules broken, but they are also undermined, and threatening the community as a whole..
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