3D Head Motion, Point-of-Regard and Encoded Gaze Fixations in Real Scenes:

Next Generation Portable Video-Based Monocular Eye Tracking

Susan M. Munn, Ph.D., email, résumé

Formerly Susan M. Kolakowski

Graduate Adviser: Jeff B. Pelz

Rochester Institute of Technology

Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science

Multidisciplinary Vision Research Laboratory

Visual Perception Laboratory

Dissertation:

Abstract [pdf]

Results [url]

Publications:

Susan M. Munn and Jeff B. Pelz. 2009. FixTag: An algorithm for identifying and tagging fixations to simplify the analysis of data collected by portable eye trackers. Transactions on Applied Perception: Special Issue on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, in press.

http://www.cis.rit.edu/vpl/FixTag/

Munn, S. M. and J. B. Pelz. 2009. Simple routines for improving feature tracks. In 2009 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-09). [pdf]

Munn, S. M., L. Stefano and J. B. Pelz. 2008. Fixation-identification in dynamic scenes: comparing an automated algorithm to manual coding. In APGV 2008: Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, ACM Press, pp. 33-42. [pdf]

http://www.cis.rit.edu/mvrl/APGV

Munn, S. M., and J. B. Pelz. 2008. 3D point-of-regard, position and head orientation from a portable monocular video-based eye tracker. In ETRA 2008: Proceedings of the Eye Tracking Research and Applications Symposium, ACM Press, pp. 181-188. [pdf]

Li, Feng, S. M. Munn and J. B. Pelz. 2008. A model-based approach to video-based eye tracking. Journal of Modern Optics: Special Issue on Physiological Optics, vol. 55, issue 4, pp. 503-531. [link to pdf]

Kolakowski, S. M., and J. B. Pelz. 2006. Compensating for eye tracker camera movement. In ETRA 2006: Proceedings of the Eye Tracking Research and Applications Symposium, ACM Press, 79-85. [pdf]

Posters:

Munn, S. M. and J. B. Pelz. (2009). Ray tracing to get 3D fixations on VOIs from portable eye tracker videos. Poster at SIGGRAPH 2009 (Student Research Competition semi-finalist). [8.5” x 11” pdf]

Munn, S. M., D. F. Pontillo, M. Cook, J. Witwer and J. B. Pelz. (2009). Obtaining and analyzing gaze fixations on volumes-of-interest in real 3D environments. Poster at International Conference on Vision in 3D environments.

Kolakowski, S. M. 2007. 3D point-of-regard and subject motion from a portable video-based monocular eye tracker at SIGGRAPH 2007 (Student Research Competition semi-finalist)

8.5” x 11” and additional information handed out at SIGGRAPH 2007: [pdf]

Li, F., S. M. Kolakowski and J. B. Pelz. (2006). Using structured lighting to enhance video-based eye tracking systems [Abstract]. Journal of Vision, 6(13):55.

Related Publication:

Babcock, J. S., and J. B. Pelz. 2004. Building a lightweight eyetracking headgear. In ETRA 2004: Proceedings of the Eye Tracking Research and Applications Symposium, ACM Press, New York, NY, USA. 109-114. [pdf]

Links to Computer Vision software for Matlab:

Andrew Zisserman's MATLAB Functions for Multiple View Geometry

Peter Kovesi's Matlab Functions for Computer Vision and Image Analysis

Jean-Yves Bouguet's Matlab Calibration Software

Last updated: August 1, 2009