Session 1: Human-computer interaction (chaired by A. Sugimoto)

Invited talk: Tangible Bits: Beyond Ubiquitous GUIs

H. Ishii (MIT, Media Lab., USA)

Active Wearable Vision Sensor: Recognition of Human Activities

K. Sumi, M. Toda, S. Tsukizawa and T. Matsuyama

Automated Video Capturing and Editing for Conversation Scenes based on Film Studies

Y. Nakamura, R. Ogata and T. Nishizaki

Study of Structuring and Recalling Life Log Experience using Location Information

Y. Aihara, R. Ueoka, K. Hirota and M. Hirose

Invited talk: Field Theoretical Principles in Perceptual Control of Action and Interface Design

E. Kadar (Dept. of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK)

Intraparietal Bimodal Neurones Delineating Extrinsic Space through Intrinsic Actions

M. Tanaka, S. Obayashi, H. Yokochi, S. Hihara, M. Kumashiro, Y. Iwamura and A. Iriki

Two Types of Anticipatory Timing Control in Synchronous Motion

The Acoustic Universal Structure in Speech and Its Correlation to Para-linguistic Information in Speech

N. Minematsu. S. Asakawa andK. Hirose

Response Timing Detection Using Prosodic and Linguistic Information for Human-Friendly Spoken Dialog Systems

N. Kitaoka, M. Takeuchi and S. Nakagawa

Cooperative Dialogue Planning with User and Situation Models via Example-Based Training

I. R. Lane, S. Ueno and T. Kawahara

Dialog Manager for Robots Using Frame-Based Knowledge Platform

P. Kiatisevi, V. Ampornaramveth and H. Ueno

J. Tani and M. Ito (Riken, Japan)

Integration of Spatial and Temporal Contexts for Action Recognition by Self Organizing Neural Networks

Y. Kuniyoshi and M. Shimozaki

A Hybrid Dynamical System for Event Segmentation, Learning and Recognition

H. Kawashima , K. Tsutsumi and T. Matsuyama

Time-Series Human Motion Analysis with Kernels Derived from Learned

T. Mori, M. Shimosaka, T. Harada and T. Sato

Two-Attribute Hypothesis in Human Visual Feature Integration

S. Morokami and M. Morita

Face and Gesture Recognition for Person-Centric Human-Robot Interaction

Md. Hasanuzzaman, T. Zhang, V. Ampornaramveth, M. A. Bhuiyan, Y. Shirai and H. Ueno

Toward a Cooperative Recognition of Human Behaviors and Related Objects

A. Kojima, M. Higuchi, T. Kitahashi and K. Fukunaga

Segmentation of Sequential Daily-Actions Based on Hidden Markov Models and Human Body Hierarchy

T. Mori, Y. Segawa, M. Shimosaka and T. Sato

Self-Organizing Symbol Acquisition and Motion Generation Based on Dynamics-based Information Processing System

M. Okada, D. Nakamura and Y. Nakamura

SOM based Analysis of Prosthetics Application for Mutual Adaptation

T. Fujita, R. Katoh, A. H. Arieta, H. Yokoi and T. Arai

Invited talk: Location without GPS

J. Krumm and R. Hariharan (Microsoft Research, Microsoft Corporation, USA)

3D Sound Field Generation by Orthogonal Three Lines Speaker Array for Man-Machine Symbiotic Systems

H. Mizoguchi, K. Sakaya, T. Toba, Y. Tamai, Y. Amemiya and S. Kagami

A Cutaneous Perception Model and Its Examination by Ultrasound Tactile Display

H. Shinoda and T. Iwamoto

Invited talk: The Frame-of-Reference Problem in Agent-Environment Interaction: Design Principles for Intelligent Systems

R. Pfeifer and G. Gomez (Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland)

Embodied Basis of Invariant Features in Execution and Perception of Whole Body Dynamic Actions--Knacks and Focuses of Roll-and-Rise Motion

Y. Kuniyoshi, Y. Ohmura, K. Terada, A. Nagakubo, S. Eitoku and T. Yamamoto

Recognizing Knot Tying Tasks Based on Movement Primitives from Observation

J. Takamatsu, K. Ogawara, H. Kimura and K. Ikeuchi

Acquisition of Motion Primitives of Robot in Human-Navigation Task: Towards Human-Robot Interaction Based on "Quasi-Symbol"

T. Ogata, S. Sugano and J. Tani

Dynamic Communication of Humanoid Robot with Multiple People Based on Interaction Distance

T. Tasaki, S. Matsumoto, H. Ohba, M. Toda, K. Komatani. T. Ogata and H. G. Okuno