Ning Wang

	Virtual Rapport Virtual Rapport Agent that try to create a sense of rapport by providing non-verbal feedbacks based on features of speaker's voice and body movements.
	Tactical Language and Culture Training System This project aims to develop tools to support individualized language learning, and apply them to the acquisition of tactical languages such as Levantine, Iraqi, Pashto and etc. TLCTS is built to be an intelligent tutoring system that provides rapid training in foreign language and culture through AI-enhanced story driven gaming, task-oriented spoken language instruction and intelligent tutoring.
	Emotion Evoking Game (EVG) An open-source computer game that can evoke emotions from users. EVG is designed to assist development and evaluation of new techniques for recognizing emotions and generating facial expressions. It allows researchers to closely study and capture the features and dynamics of real human emotional expression, a critical precursor to building more expressive virtual human bodies.
	Social Intelligence The Social Intelligence Project is developing animated pedagogical agents with well-developed social skills, which they can employ to promote learning. The goal is to create agents that exhibit expressiveness (the ability to convey emotions and attitudes), empathy (sensitivity to learner motivational and emotional states), and politeness (an understanding of when and how to interact in socially appropriate ways).