Machine Analysis of Personality Traits in Human-Virtual Character Interactions (MAPTRAITS) is a research project designed and developed by Dr Hatice Gunes (Principal Investigator), Dr Oya Celiktutan (Postdoc) and Evangelos Sariyanidi (PhD Student) in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London. The project has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under their First Grant Scheme in the period of September 2013 – December 2014.