Bridging the gap
MULTICOM incorporates data science alongside quantitative research into Multimodal Communication
Over the next years, the multimodal revolution will lead to the multiplication of scientific breakthroughs and disruptive technologies, based on the large-scale modeling of data from voice and bodily motion in linguistic communication. MULTICOM aims to build an international ecosystem for research and technologies connected to human multimodal communication.
Interdisciplinary direction
Our program integrates statistical concepts into research questions from the humanities and the cognitive sciences, prompting students with humanistic backgrounds to think in quantitative terms. At the same time, we provide stronger quantitative profiles from the social and cognitive sciences with the humanities background needed for a full understanding of the data, based on a deep theoretical and methodological reflection on topics such as language, cognition, emotion, social interaction, communicative context, negotiation of meaning, or cultural background.
Our vision aligns with a background diversity training environment. MULTICOM will appeal to students with a background in any studies related to:
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Communication, languages and linguistics (philology studies, various disciplines in culture studies).
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Various fields in psychology and cognitive science (language, cognition, social interaction).
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A variety of disciplines in the social sciences (anthropology, education, sociology) and growing fields such as digital humanities.