The work of this dissertation focuses on a specifc computer aided diagnosis (CAD) problem, although the main concept can be generalized to similar problems. Our aim is to detect the presence of the spina bi da (open spine) ...

The analysis of a ect (e.g. emotions or mood), traits (e.g. personality), and social signals (e.g. frustration, disagreement) are of increasing interest in human computer interaction, in order to drive human-machine ...