Participant Information & Consent
What will I do?
- In each question, you will see a Content Reference image, a Style Reference image, and two generated results (A & B) produced by different methods.
- You will answer three single-choice questions: (1) which result better preserves content; (2) which result better matches style. (3) Which image looks more like an ideal combination of the content and the style?
- The task typically takes 20–30 minutes.
Data & Privacy
- What we collect: your choices for each question (A/B), basic timing and interaction logs (e.g., submission time), and a random session ID.
- How we use data: to analyse the comparative performance of style transfer methods and to report aggregate findings in academic publications.
- Storage & security: data are stored in a secure cloud database with restricted access for the research team and may be inspected by Cardiff University or regulators where strictly necessary.
- Anonymity: no personally identifying information is stored in the dataset; quoted feedback (if any) will be de-identified.
- Sharing: anonymised, aggregated results may be shared in papers, talks, or research data repositories.
Your Rights(Important!)
- Compensation:
To ensure data quality, the survey includes
6 quiz questions with definitive correct answers.
At the end, you will be asked to provide your email address.
Participants who answer at least
5 out of these 6 questions correctly
will receive a
£5 Love2Shop voucher
as a token of appreciation.
- Voluntary participation: taking part is entirely voluntary. You may stop at any time without giving a reason.
- Withdrawal: you may withdraw during the session. After fully anonymous aggregation, it may no longer be possible to delete individual responses.
- No expected risks: the images are generated for research. If any image makes you uncomfortable, you may skip the session.
Contacts
For questions about the study or your data, please contact: Yang Deng (dengy29@cardiff.ac.uk). For data protection concerns, you may contact Cardiff University in line with your rights under applicable data protection legislation.