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Full-Text Articles in Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces

Detecting Surface Interactions Via A Wearable Microphone To Improve Augmented Reality Text Entry, R. Habibi Jan 2021

Detecting Surface Interactions Via A Wearable Microphone To Improve Augmented Reality Text Entry, R. Habibi

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This thesis investigates whether we can detect and distinguish between surface interaction events such as tapping or swiping using a wearable mic from a surface. Also, what are the advantages of new text entry methods such as tapping with two fingers simultaneously to enter capital letters and punctuation? For this purpose, we conducted a remote study to collect audio and video of three different ways people might interact with a surface. We also built a CNN classifier to detect taps. Our results show that we can detect and distinguish between surface interaction events such as tap or swipe via a …


The (Digital) Medium Of Mobility Is The Message: Examining The Influence Of E-Scooter Mobile App Perceptions On E-Scooter Use Intent, Rabindra Ratan, Kelsey Earle, Sonny Rosenthal, Vivian Hsueh Hua Chen, Andrew Gambiro, Gerard Goggin, Hallam Stevens, Benjamin Li, Kwan Min Lee Jan 2021

The (Digital) Medium Of Mobility Is The Message: Examining The Influence Of E-Scooter Mobile App Perceptions On E-Scooter Use Intent, Rabindra Ratan, Kelsey Earle, Sonny Rosenthal, Vivian Hsueh Hua Chen, Andrew Gambiro, Gerard Goggin, Hallam Stevens, Benjamin Li, Kwan Min Lee

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

The present research examines how perceptions of e-scooter mobile apps (i.e., a communication technology) influence intent to use e-scooters (i.e., a transportation technology) while considering other perceptions specific to e-scooters (ease of use, usefulness, safety, environmental impact, and enjoyment), context of use (geographic landscape), and demographic factors (age and sex). Results suggest mobile app perceived ease of use is associated with e-scooter use intent and this effect is mediated by e-scooter perceived usefulness, even when controlling for e-scooter perceived ease of use as well as other influential elements of e-scooter use. In addition to illustrating the importance of user experiences …


Smart Scribbles For Image Matting, Yang Xin, Yu Qiao, Shaozhe Chen, Shengfeng He, Baocai Yin, Qiang Zhang, Xiaopeng Wei, Rynson W. H. Lau Jan 2021

Smart Scribbles For Image Matting, Yang Xin, Yu Qiao, Shaozhe Chen, Shengfeng He, Baocai Yin, Qiang Zhang, Xiaopeng Wei, Rynson W. H. Lau

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Image matting is an ill-posed problem that usually requires additional user input, such as trimaps or scribbles. Drawing a fine trimap requires a large amount of user effort, while using scribbles can hardly obtain satisfactory alpha mattes for non-professional users. Some recent deep learning-based matting networks rely on large-scale composite datasets for training to improve performance, resulting in the occasional appearance of obvious artifacts when processing natural images. In this article, we explore the intrinsic relationship between user input and alpha mattes and strike a balance between user effort and the quality of alpha mattes. In particular, we propose an …


Converting Optical Videos To Infrared Videos Using Attention Gan And Its Impact On Target Detection And Classification Performance, Mohammad Shahab Uddin, Reshad Hoque, Kazi Aminul Islam, Chiman Kwan, David Gribben, Jiang Li Jan 2021

Converting Optical Videos To Infrared Videos Using Attention Gan And Its Impact On Target Detection And Classification Performance, Mohammad Shahab Uddin, Reshad Hoque, Kazi Aminul Islam, Chiman Kwan, David Gribben, Jiang Li

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

To apply powerful deep-learning-based algorithms for object detection and classification in infrared videos, it is necessary to have more training data in order to build high-performance models. However, in many surveillance applications, one can have a lot more optical videos than infrared videos. This lack of IR video datasets can be mitigated if optical-to-infrared video conversion is possible. In this paper, we present a new approach for converting optical videos to infrared videos using deep learning. The basic idea is to focus on target areas using attention generative adversarial network (attention GAN), which will preserve the fidelity of target areas. …