Rafael Wampfler: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2024

Name Dr. Rafael Wampfler
Address
Informatik (Computergraphik)
ETH Zürich, CAB G 81.2
Universitätstrasse 6
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 633 79 38
E-mailrafael.wampfler@inf.ethz.ch
DepartmentComputer Science
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
263-5704-00LArtificial Intelligence for Digital Characters Information 4 credits2V + 1AR. Wampfler
AbstractThis lecture provides an overview of techniques to build conversational digital characters.
Learning objectiveThis lecture provides an overview of techniques to build conversational digital characters. Three main components of conversational digital characters are introduced: Chatbots, animation synthesis, and speech synthesis. Real-life application of such digital characters is demonstrated on different use cases (e.g., digital Einstein).
ContentThis lecture opens with basics on digital characters. Afterwards, the main components to build a conversational digital character are introduced. This includes the basics of natural language processing used to build a chatbot, animating a digital character based on motion capturing and deep learning, and synthesizing the speech. Further, autonomous agents based on knowledge graphs are covered. The lecture ends with real-life applications of digital characters.
LiteratureLecture slides will be made available at the course website.
Prerequisites / NoticeThere are no prerequisites for this class. However, it will help if the student has taken an undergraduate or graduate level class in statistics or machine learning.
CompetenciesCompetencies
Subject-specific CompetenciesConcepts and Theoriesassessed
Techniques and Technologiesassessed