Eerily smart new robots can read human body language

Eerily smart new robots can read human body languageEerily smart new robots can read human body languageDo you think youre subtle in how you communicate at work? In a few years, you wont be able to hide what youre really thinking from highly advanced robotic computer programs that are attuned to the messages our bodies give off.Sometimes, it all boils down to the signals your body is giving off- at times, without you knowing it- but luckily, technology has made leaps and bounds in this space.Researchers at Carnegie Mellon Universitys Robotics Institute have reportedly gotten a computer to decipher the body language of people in a group on live video, but thats not all including, for the first time, the pose of each individuals hands and fingers,according to the school.The robots are only going to get smarter.How do we know? Because the kollektiv also reportedly posted their computer code online in an effort to spur similar mora advances and applications, and released the data.So to whom do we owe our thanks? Reportedly, to a dome-shaped computer named the Panoptic Studio that can build 3D models of humans.Tech Crunch had the lowdown on whats inside and what it can do- it has 480 VGA cameras and 31 HD cameras as well as 10 Kinect sensors and the ability to construct wireframe models of participants inside the dome to let computers in on whats going on in our heads.CMU reported that this work at the studio led to the ability to tell how people in a group are positioning themselves using one camera and a laptop.Heres the domes websiteso you can see it up close.The research team had reportedly been scheduled to show off what they found out at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference- also known as CVPR 2017- in Honolulu, which runs from July 21-26.Check out how it worksWatchthis videoto see the technology in action.Yaser Sheikh, associate professor of robotics, commented on the research in a statement.We communicate almost as much with the moveme nt of our bodies as we do with our voiceBut computers are more or less blind to it, Sheikh said.What this could mean for your lifeTech Crunch highlighted what this system could be used for, before later stating that isnt exactly ready for using at the Super Bowl or your local Dennys.Interestingly the system can also be used to help patients with autism and dyslexia by decoding their actions in real time. Finally a system like this can be used in sports by scanning multiple participants on a playing field and see where every player was at any one time. the article says.Technology is getting a handle on more than we every could have predicted- even the subtle ways we communicate.

Transitioning to a Career in HR Management

Transitioning to a Career in HR ManagementTransitioning to a Career in HR ManagementWhat do lawyers, ministers, and psychologists have in common? People in those professions have all made the transition to Human Resources management and the field is full of professionals who took wildly divergent paths to get there. Here are some common ways in which people transition into Human Resource management. Lateral Moves Start in an administrative role with a company and gradually take on mora Human Resource management work over time. This is often easy to do as many admins handle work responsibilities such as payroll, employee benefits, and the role gradually morphs into employee relations.Decide to work in Human Resource management and network with HR professionals in community organizations and the Society for Human Resource Management until an opportunity appears. Knowing HR professionals gives you a head start when a fellow professional seeks a new employee. You are a known quantity , not an unknown application or resume. While working in another role in the company, express thedesire to move to Human Resource management and apply when an opening becomes available. You can also assume components of the HR role as they become available or the current HR staff membersare overloaded.Work in a component of Human Resource management, like training or recruitingTry the field of Human Resource management and take some classes or earn a PHR.Major in sociology or psychology as most social science studies will help you transition to a role in HR. Business, Accounting, and Human Resources are all exceptional routes. Intern. You dont need to be working on an HR degree to qualify. Interns are drawn from many fields including engineering as HR is a profession that is best learned on-the-job.Start in sales. Sales roles are the equivalent of recruiting if you can pick up the phone, call a prospective employee, and make an effective pitch, you can become a recruiterfor an HR te am. Improve Your Chances Review your prior employment, education, and experiences. Tailor your resume and cover letters to highlight the components that qualify you for a career in Human Resource management. Dont expect your prospective employer to connect the dots. Draw the connections to earn yourself an interview where you can further elaborate on your skills and interests for the HR job opening.Network with people who post HR jobs and influence decisions about who is hired for a position in Human Resource management. In addition to social media networks such as LinkedIn and Twitter, and try the many Human Resources communities that exist at locations such as job boards, SHRM,WorldatWork, ERE.net, and Workforce magazine. Make your workplace aware that you are interested in an HR role and ask how you can prepare to apply for an opening. A good leader can tell you specifically what to do to become prepared for the role. He or she can also gradually pass components of HR work to you for assistance. (Do check with your manager first to make sure that the manager agrees to help you make the transition.)aConsider a position with a small business as theyre likely to hire candidates who can shoulder a variety of jobs. You might be able to sell your experience in IT,accounting or bookkeeping, for instance, and take on those tasks in addition to HR. Take an inventory of your soft skills that can easily be transferred to Human Resource management includinginterpersonal and communication skills, dealing with confidential information and conflict entscheidung skills. Build your resume to highlight these skills so that you easily appear qualified in a 30-second resume review.Work with a temp agency to gain some experience in recruitment, then apply for an HR or corporate recruiter job that comes through the temp agency. Transitioning into a career in HR management is more easily accomplished than a transition into a field that requires serious technical competence or skills. Fields such as engineering, IT, legal professions, and health care professions all require specific technical skills that, except for the most basic, beginning positions, are not easily taught on the job. The skills required for a career in HR are more easily learned while working in the field. With decent guidance, a sponsor, a mentor, or good coaching, you can transition to a career in HR.

Overview of the Defense Language Institute

Overview of the Defense Language InstituteOverview of the Defense Language InstituteYou cannot ask for a much nicer duty station when you go to immerse yourself into foreign language training. The DLIFLC (Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center) is located on the Presidio of Monterey, in Monterey CA. While the school is located on an Army Post and is run by the Army, it is officially a joint-service school. The DLIFLC is the primary foreign language training institution within the Department of Defense (DoD), conducts full-time foreign language resident training, exercising technical control of nonresident foreign language training in the Defense Foreign Language Program. The DLIFLC provides foreign language services to DoD, government agencies, and foreign governments. If you arrive at DLI right out of basic training, youre essentially treated like youre in Army AIT/Air Force Technical School/Navy A-School, and you are required to comply with the normal restrictions of technical training (See Technical Training School Restrictions in side bar). If youre Army, this means youre assigned to Bravo Company, with Drill Sergeants as well. After passing all phase testing for phase four and five, you move to another company, based on language. The Marines, having gone through Marine Combat Training (MCT), are considered careerists, and have privileges from the day they get here. The Army Drill Sergeants are not the saatkorn as the Basic Training Drill Sergeant. All Army Sergeants are linguists, and have been to DLI as students at least once. Most of them have been Military Language Instructors (MLI). Standards are much higher here than in Basic, because they expect you to act like you know what youre doing, rather than having to be told every little thing. About The Language Training Program No matter what language you are learning, it is going to be insanely fast-paced and difficult. If its a more difficult language, they may spend a month on basic alphab et and sounds, but once youve got that down, they pour on the vocabulary. If the language isnt in a different alphabet, they start pouring on the vocab from day one, because theyve got a much shorter time to work with. Consider this All teachers work to prepare their students to the same level of fluency. Some have 16 months to accomplish this, some only have six months. Class is all day long - similar to high school - from 0755-1530, Monday through Friday, with PT and other training AFTER scheduled class time. All classes (sections) have no more than ten students (mine is down to six) at any given time. They share a teaching team with one or two other sections. There is often more than one teaching team in an class, which consists of 40-60 students. The senior ranking student in each section is the section leader and the senior ranking student in the class is the class leader. This is your academic chain of command, along with your MLI. You will have between four and six teachers, who are all (with very rare exceptions) native speakers of the language you are learning. So, youre stuck in a tiny room with nine other people and a teacher. You get a break every hour, and its a good thing By the end, your brain is numb and spinning from the amount of information youre trying to parse. If its not, be happy. You may have a serious talent for this language. What A Typical Day Is Like at DLI 0530 Wake up. 0530-0655 shower, dust off boots, inspect freshly pressed uniform for stray threads, etc., dress, make bunk tightly (with military linen), find the vacuum and clean, straighten desk, dust, raise window shades to halfway, do your hall chores (clean bathroom, hallway, etc.) go to dining facility and eat (if you have time). 0655 Anything less than 10 minutes early is late, so its time to start heading for the parking lot for 0710 formation. Take the trash with you leaving any will get you gigs on any room-walkthroughs. 0700 Reveille. Face the music and salute. Shortly after this, platoon guides will start falling in the platoons. 0710 Formation. The Drill Sergeants and other cadre stroll to formation. During formation, accountability is taken, information is passed out, awards are given, and uniforms and boots are inspected, both formally (open-ranks) at least once a week, and informally every day. Appearance standards are very strict. 0730 Formation ends. Youve got 25 minutes before class, so if you didnt take time to eat before, now is it. Of course, you now have to fight through the hordes of other people just getting out of formation as well. Or, you can go relax and review your homework in the classroom. 0755 Class starts. Class is 50 minutes long with a 10 minute break every hour. 1150 Time for lunch. Go read the Action Notice. Failure to do so is to risk of an Article 15 (nonjudicial punishment) if youve skipped it often enough. 1340-1530 More class. 1530 Out of class, but not done for the day. Read the Action Notice on the way to your ro om. Change quickly into the proper PT uniform, and hustle to the proper venue. 1600 Do PT. On M-W-F, this is usually running of some sort, long runs, medium runs, sprints. 1700 Retreat. Face the music and salute. If you havent been dismissed from PT yet, youll do it as a formation. 1710 Go back to your room and shower. Put on clean PTs and go eat. 1900 Mandatory study time. You can go to the library if you want, but otherwise, its in your room with the door open, studying. 2100 Study time ends. Iron your uniform, and start on your boots before you have to go to formation. 2145 Bedcheck formation. Answer your name with Here, Drill Sergeant and go back to your room. 2200 Curfew. Be in your room. Finish ironing and polishing, and if youre behind in class or didnt schliff your homework during study hour, do so now. Collapse into bed, because tomorrow is identical, except PT is at 0515 (pushups/situps) and soldierization training is after school. As you progress through the phases of tra ining, curfew and mandatory events decrease. Eventually, there is no curfew, but if you are planning to drink (and are of legal age), you still need an alcohol pass, and plan. This is to prevent any possible liberty incidents. If youre doing well in school, youll have plenty of free time. Essentially, any time after 1700 and before 0730 is yours. Language Selection Right now only eight Languages are being taught (for Navy) - Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian-Farsi, Serb-Croatian, Hebrew, Russian and Spanish. Korean is the hardest language here, apparently it is 75 weeks long now, and they are trying to make it a Cat V language. Russian is hard to get because they dont really need too many Russian linguists anymore, but that is starting to change. Arabic, a lot of people get Arabic and Farsi. The word on class wait time is 4-6 months, however, class openings occur throughout the year as sections fill up and the needs of the military are increased.