13 papers
Segment, Embed, and Align: A Universal Recipe for Aligning Subtitles to Signing
Zifan Jiang, Youngjoon Jang, Liliane Momeni +3
The goal of this work is to develop a universal approach for aligning subtitles (i.e., spoken language text with corresponding timestamps) to continuous sign language videos. Prior…
Evaluation of Pose Estimation Systems for Sign Language Translation
Catherine O'Brien, Gerard Sant, Mathias Müller +1
Many sign language translation (SLT) systems operate on pose sequences instead of raw video to reduce input dimensionality, improve portability, and partially anonymize signers. Th…
Benchmarking NLP-supported Language Sample Analysis for Swiss Children's Speech
Anja Ryser, Yingqiang Gao, Sarah Ebling
Language sample analysis (LSA) is a process that complements standardized psychometric tests for diagnosing, for example, developmental language disorder (DLD) in children. However…
Foundation Model Embeddings Meet Blended Emotions: A Multimodal Fusion Approach for the BLEMORE Challenge
Masoumeh Chapariniya, Aref Farhadipour, Sarah Ebling +2
We present our system for the BLEMORE Challenge at FG 2026 on blended emotion recognition with relative salience prediction. Our approach combines six encoder families through late…
Investigating Disability Representations in Text-to-Image Models
Yang Tian, Yu Fan, Liudmila Zavolokina +1
Text-to-image generative models have made remarkable progress in producing high-quality visual content from textual descriptions, yet concerns remain about how they represent socia…
Template-Based Text-to-Image Alignment for Language Accessibility: A Study on Visualizing Text Simplifications
Belkiss Souayed, Sarah Ebling, Yingqiang Gao
Individuals with intellectual disabilities often have difficulties in comprehending complex texts. While many text-to-image models prioritize aesthetics over accessibility, it is n…