Albert Ali Salah & Theo Gevers 
Computer Analysis of Human Behavior [PDF ebook] 

This book provides a broad survey of advanced pattern recognition techniques for human behavior analysis. Clearly structured, the book begins with concise coverage of the major concepts, before introducing the most frequently used techniques and algorithms in detail, and then discussing examples of real applications. Features: contains contributions from an international selection of experts in the field; presents a thorough introduction to the fundamental topics of human behavior analysis; investigates methods for activity recognition, including gait and posture analysis, hand gesture analysis, and semantics of human behavior in image sequences; provides an accessible psychological treatise on social signals for the analysis of social behaviors; discusses voice and speech analysis, combined audiovisual cues, and social interactions and group dynamics; examines applications in different research fields; each chapter concludes with review questions, a summary of the topics covered, and a glossary.

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Part I: Tools of the Trade Bayesian Methods for the Analysis of Human Behavior Gwenn Englebienne Introduction to Sequence Analysis for Human Behavior Understanding Hugues Salamin and Alessandro Vinciarelli Detecting and Tracking Action Content Alper Yilmaz Computational Visual Attention Simone Frintrop Part II: Analysis of Activities Methods and Technologies for Gait Analysis Elif Surer and Alper Kose Hand Gesture Analysis Cem Keskin, Oya Aran and Lale Akarun Semantics of Human Behavior in Image Sequences Nataliya Shapovalova, Carles Fernández, F. Xavier Roca and Jordi Gonzàlez Part III: Social and Affective Behaviors Social Signals: A Psychological Perspective Isabella Poggi and Francesca D’Errico Voice and Speech Analysis in Search of States and Traits Björn Schuller Continuous Analysis of Affect from Voice and Face Hatice Gunes, Mihalis A. Nicolaou and Maja Pantic Analysis of Social Interaction in Group Conversations: Modeling Social Verticality Oya Aran and Daniel Gatica-Perez Part IV: Selected Applications Activity Monitoring Systems in Health Care Ben Kröse, Tim van Oosterhout and Tim van Kasteren Behavioral, Cognitive and Virtual Biometrics Roman V. Yampolskiy Human Behavior Analysis in Ambient Gaming and Playful Interaction Ben A.M. Schouten, Rob Tieben, Antoine van de Ven and David W. Schouten