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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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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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 AccessFile544 Citations (Scopus)1926 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