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Lewis Chuang
Graduate Student (Graduate Student)
MPI for Biological Cybernetics
Dept. Bülthoff
Spemannstraße 38
72076 Tübingen
 
Telephone:  +49-7071-601 608
Telefax:  +49-7071-601 616
Room:  Room 111, Spemannstr. 38
e-mail:  lewis.chuang[AT}tuebingen.mpg.de
  

 
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Research
A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move
with the flow of the process, must join and flow with it. - Frank Herbert

Humans are active observers of their dynamic visual environments. For example, they execute eye-movements across their surroundings as well as manually manipulate objects, in order to access (task-)relevant information. In addition, they can remember the way in which the visual appearance of animate (and inanimate) objects change over time and perspective. All of this enables robust object recognition.

My research involves understanding the nature of such dynamic information and the means by which humans learn to access this information. To do so, I employ experimental setups that allow human observers to interact with their environments, as they are accustomed to in the real world.

Understanding how humans perform in a natural and unrestrained environment can inform the development of human-machine interfaces; allowing for better integration and faster adoption.
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Biography
Lewis obtained his BSc(York) in 2002 and MPhil(Man) in 2004. Between 2002-2004, he was employed by Karen Lander on an ESRC grant - Why are moving faces easier to recognise? He is currently a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics. 		 

 
  
Last modified:
 25. 03. 2009