Επικοινωνώ

The ‘Επικοινωνώ’ project aims to implement a system, in the form of a mobile or tablet application, which will aim at the easy and efficient communication of deaf and hearing individuals in real time. The primary objective is to recognize the hand gestures of the deaf, executed in the Greek Sign Language (GSL).

For the purpose of this project a deep learning network architecture will be designed to identify human gestures and body movements, using innovative deep learning methods, based on the development of large-scale deep neural networks. Using multidimensional information (color, depth, movement, human skeleton) to identify the various sign meanings on multiple levels (whole body movements, gestures). An important challenge to consider is the embedding of the developed neural network on the smart device, which has limited processing power.

Consortium

MLS
Laboratory of Modern Greek Dialects, Department of Philology, University of Patras
Center for Research and Technology -HELLAS, Information Technologies Institute (CERTH) Greece
Center of Greek Sign Language