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Research Interests
Social and communicative interactions, social signal processing and affective computing, laughter and humour, cognition and emotion, cross-cultural emotion perception, the evolution of human communication and language, embodied conversational agents, risk perception and communication, opinion dynamics, and agent based modeling.
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R1468CPH: Developing system-oriented interventions to reduce car dependency for improved population health in Belfast
Hunter, R. (PI), Barry, J. (CoI), Garcia, L. (CoI), Kee, F. (CoI), Longo, A. (CoI), McKeown, G. (CoI) & Murtagh, B. (CoI)
20/11/2020 → 30/11/2022
Project: Research
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S2437PSY: KTP/ Sensumco Limited
McKeown, G. (CoI) & Turner, R. (CoI)
01/08/2018 → 31/03/2021
Project: ktp
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R2348PSY: The Importance of Social Context in Interpreting and Generating Laughter
Curran, W. (PI) & McKeown, G. (CoI)
08/12/2016 → 31/10/2019
Project: Research
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S2409MPH: KTP/ Sensumco Ltd
McFetridge, L. (CoI) & McKeown, G. (CoI)
01/08/2016 → 31/12/2019
Project: ktp
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Turing's menagerie: Talking lions, virtual bats, electric sheep and analogical peacocks: Common ground and common interest are necessary components of engagement
McKeown, G., 07 Dec 2015, 2015 International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction, ACII 2015: Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 950-955 6 p. 7344689. ( International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII): Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The Analogical Peacock Hypothesis: The Sexual Selection of Mind-Reading and Relational Cognition in Human Communication
McKeown, G. J., Sept 2013, In: Review of General Psychology. 17, 3, p. 267-287 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modeling continuous self-report measures of perceived emotion using generalized additive mixed models
McKeown, G. J. & Sneddon, I., Mar 2014, In: Psychological Methods. 19, 1, p. 155-174 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender Differences in the Perceptions of Genuine and Simulated Laughter and Amused Facial Expressions
McKeown, G., Sneddon, I. & Curran, W., Jan 2015, In: Emotion Review. 7, 1, p. 30-38 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The SEMAINE Database: Annotated Multimodal Records of Emotionally Colored Conversations between a Person and a Limited Agent
McKeown, G., Valstar, M., Cowie, R., Pantic, M. & Schröder, M., 01 Jan 2012, In: IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. 3, 1, p. 5-17 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile546 Citations (Scopus)1947 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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QUB Research Culture Seed Fund
Dessing, J. C. (Recipient), Shorter, G. (Recipient), Graham-Wisener, L. (Recipient), Toner, P. (Recipient), McKeown, G. (Recipient) & Rodger, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Consortium of European Research on Emotion (Event)
McKeown, G. (Advisor)
16 Jul 2025 → 18 Jul 2025Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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PSG College of Technology
McKeown, G. (Advisor)
04 Apr 2025 → 05 Apr 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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2025 Conference of the Consortium of European Research on Emotion (CERE) (Event)
McKeown, G. (Peer reviewer)
16 Feb 2025 → 18 Jul 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Byron Alfonso Pérez Gutiérrez
McKeown, G. (Host)
26 Jan 2025 → 01 Feb 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (Journal)
McKeown, G. (Peer reviewer)
10 Oct 2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Press/Media
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Are computers really able to tell if you're happy or sad?
19/03/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Radio 4 Documentary All in the Mind - Emotion AI
03/12/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BBC Radio 4 Documentary All in the Mind - Empathic Cars
05/06/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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QUB graduates developing car that responds to driver's moods
21/05/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Impacts
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Connecting Emotionally With and Through Computers
Cowie, R. (Participant), Douglas-Cowie, E. (Participant), McKeown, G. (Participant), Sheehy, N. (Participant), Sneddon, I. (Participant), McRorie, M. (Participant) & Vukicevic, T. (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impact