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Celeste Mason

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arXiv2026

JSL-DC: A Word-Level Japanese Sign Language Dataset with Linguist-Derived Descriptions for Distinguishing Confusable Signs

Effective sign language (SL) acquisition is crucial for deaf children, yet 95% are born to hearing parents who often lack proficiency in SL. SL recognition can power learning tools to help parents communicate with their children. However, Japanese Sign Language (JSL) lacks large-scale, multi-signer datasets, hindering the development of models that can generalize to new users. To address this gap, we introduce JSL-DC, the largest JSL dataset by video count, comprising 36.7K videos from 19 signers. The entire process was Deaf-centric: the lexicon comprising 270 JSL words was selected by Deaf and Coda linguists to facilitate parent-child communication, all participants were Deaf individuals who use JSL daily, and the data underwent a two-stage review process involving Deaf linguists. Moreover, we provide linguist-derived descriptions for distinguishing confusable signs. We demonstrate that the proposed model inspired by the descriptions outperforms state-of-the-art recognition methods by 9.8% on the confusable subset. The dataset, along with its linguistic description that inspires new models, will be released under a CC-BY 4.0 license to accelerate research in SL recognition.

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arXiv2022

Passive Haptic Rehearsal for Accelerated Piano Skill Acquisition

Passive haptic learning (PHL) uses vibrotactile stimulation to train piano songs using repetition, even when the recipient of stimulation is focused on other tasks. However, many of the benefits of playing piano cannot be acquired without actively playing the instrument. In this position paper, we posit that passive haptic rehearsal, where active piano practice is assisted by separate sessions of passive stimulation, is of greater everyday use than solely PHL. We propose a study to examine the effects of passive haptic rehearsal for self-paced piano learners and consider how to incorporate passive rehearsal into everyday practice.

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arXiv2021

Linking Labs: Interconnecting Experimental Environments

We introduce the concept of LabLinking: a technology-based interconnection of experimental laboratories across institutions, disciplines, cultures, languages, and time zones - in other words experiments without borders. In particular, we introduce LabLinking levels (LLL), which define the degree of tightness of empirical interconnection between labs. We describe the technological infrastructure in terms of hard- and software required for the respective LLLs and present examples of linked laboratories along with insights about the challenges and benefits. In sum, we argue that linked labs provide a unique platform for a continuous exchange between scientists and experimenters, thereby enabling a time synchronous execution of experiments performed with and by decentralized user and researchers, improving outreach and ease of subject recruitment, allowing to establish new experimental designs and to incorporate a panoply of complementary biosensors, devices, hard- and software solutions.

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