no code implementations • 11 May 2021 • Laila El-Hamamsy, Vaios Papaspyros, Taavet Kangur, Laura Mathex, Christian Giang, Melissa Skweres, Barbara Bruno, Francesco Mondada
Recently, introducing computer science and educational robots in compulsory education has received increasing attention.
1 code implementation • 9 Apr 2021 • Utku Norman, Tanvi Dinkar, Barbara Bruno, Chloé Clavel
We also find that well-performing teams verbalise the marker "oh" more when they are behaviourally aligned, compared to other times in the dialogue; showing that this marker is an important cue in alignment.
no code implementations • 26 Oct 2018 • Alessandro Carfi, Carola Motolese, Barbara Bruno, Fulvio Mastrogiovanni
Gestures are a natural communication modality for humans.
Robotics
no code implementations • 22 Mar 2018 • Barbara Bruno, Fulvio Mastrogiovanni, Federico Pecora, Antonio Sgorbissa, Alessandro Saffiotti
Cultural adaptation, i. e., the matching of a robot's behaviours to the cultural norms and preferences of its user, is a well known key requirement for the success of any assistive application.
no code implementations • 21 Mar 2018 • Roberto Menicatti, Barbara Bruno, Antonio Sgorbissa
Daily life activities, such as eating and sleeping, are deeply influenced by a person's culture, hence generating differences in the way a same activity is performed by individuals belonging to different cultures.
Cultural Vocal Bursts Intensity Prediction Human Activity Recognition
no code implementations • 27 Oct 2017 • Luca Buoncompagni, Barbara Bruno, Antonella Giuni, Fulvio Mastrogiovanni, Renato Zaccaria
Providing elderly and people with special needs, including those suffering from physical disabilities and chronic diseases, with the possibility of retaining their independence at best is one of the most important challenges our society is expected to face.
no code implementations • 21 Aug 2017 • Barbara Bruno, Nak Young Chong, Hiroko Kamide, Sanjeev Kanoria, Jaeryoung Lee, Yuto Lim, Amit Kumar Pandey, Chris Papadopoulos, Irena Papadopoulos, Federico Pecora, Alessandro Saffiotti, Antonio Sgorbissa
The nursing literature shows that cultural competence is an important requirement for effective healthcare.
no code implementations • 9 Jul 2017 • Divya Shah, Ernesto Denicia, Tiago Pimentel, Barbara Bruno, Fulvio Mastrogiovanni
Bimanual gestures are of the utmost importance for the study of motor coordination in humans and in everyday activities.