Towards multimodal analysis of human behavior in crowded mingling scenarios using movement cues from wearable sensors and cameras

Abstract

Mingling events are scenarios where people come together to socialize, which present a high concentration of social interactions in what are called free-standing conversations groups [1]. This makes them interesting study cases for analyzing social human behavior in a natural and uncontrolled setting. Examples of such events are drink parties, networking events or conference poster sessions (see Figure 1 for examples).