Search Results for author: Barbara Bruno

Found 8 papers, 1 papers with code

Exploring a Handwriting Programming Language for Educational Robots

no code implementations11 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.

Studying Alignment in a Collaborative Learning Activity via Automatic Methods: The Link Between What We Say and Do

1 code implementation9 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.

Management

A framework for Culture-aware Robots based on Fuzzy Logic

no code implementations22 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.

Cultural Vocal Bursts Intensity Prediction

Modelling the Influence of Cultural Information on Vision-Based Human Home Activity Recognition

no code implementations21 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

Towards a new paradigm for assistive technology at home: research challenges, design issues and performance assessment

no code implementations27 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.

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