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Robotic-assistive therapy has demonstrated very encouraging results for children with Autism. Accurate estimation of the child's pose is essential both for human-robot interaction and for therapy assessment purposes. Non-intrusive methods…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-14 Laura Santos , Bernardo Carvalho , Catarina Barata , José Santos-Victor

In this paper, we introduce an end-to-end machine learning-based system for classifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using facial attributes such as expressions, action units, arousal, and valence. Our system classifies ASD using…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-04-09 Beibin Li , Sachin Mehta , Deepali Aneja , Claire Foster , Pamela Ventola , Frederick Shic , Linda Shapiro

Atypical gaze behavior is a diagnostic hallmark of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), playing a substantial role in the social and communicative challenges that individuals with ASD face. This study explores the impacts of a month-long,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Rebecca Ramnauth , Frederick Shic , Brian Scassellati

For robots to interact socially, they must interpret human intentions and anticipate their potential outcomes accurately. This is particularly important for social robots designed for human care, which may face potentially dangerous…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-11 Noé Zapata , Gerardo Pérez , Lucas Bonilla , Pedro Núñez , Pilar Bachiller , Pablo Bustos

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by significant challenges in social interaction and comprehending communication signals. Recently, therapeutic interventions for ASD have increasingly utilized Deep learning powered-computer…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-30 Pavan Uttej Ravva , Behdokht Kiafar , Pinar Kullu , Jicheng Li , Anjana Bhat , Roghayeh Leila Barmaki

Recent studies have revealed that using social robots can accelerate the learning process of several skills in areas where autistic children typically show deficits. However, most early research studies conducted interactions via free play.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Christian Giannetti

Movement synchrony refers to the dynamic temporal connection between the motions of interacting people. The applications of movement synchrony are wide and broad. For example, as a measure of coordination between teammates, synchrony scores…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-03 Jicheng Li , Anjana Bhat , Roghayeh Barmaki

Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder characterized by significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges. Individuals diagnosed with autism, intellectual, and developmental disabilities (AUIDD) typically require…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-11-25 Shadi Ghafghazi , Amarie Carnett , Leslie Neely , Arun Das , Paul Rad

Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) is a set of neurodevelopmental conditions that affect patients' social abilities. In recent years, many studies have employed deep learning to diagnose this brain dysfunction through functional MRI (fMRI).…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-26 Li Pan , Jundong Liu , Mingqin Shi , Chi Wah Wong , Kei Hang Katie Chan

With most recent estimates giving an incidence rate of 1 in 68 children in the United States, the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a growing public health crisis. Many of these children struggle to make eye contact, recognize facial…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-04-30 Nick Haber , Catalin Voss , Jena Daniels , Peter Washington , Azar Fazel , Aaron Kline , Titas De , Terry Winograd , Carl Feinstein , Dennis P. Wall

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder find robots easier to communicate with than humans. Thus, robots have been introduced in autism therapies. However, due to the environmental complexity, the used robots often have to be controlled…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-05-19 Michał Stolarz , Alex Mitrevski , Mohammad Wasil , Paul G. Plöger

Mobile digital therapeutics for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often target emotion recognition and evocation, which is a challenge for children with ASD. While such mobile applications often use computer vision machine learning (ML) models…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-23 Ali Kargarandehkordi , Matti Kaisti , Peter Washington

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder that affects intellectual development, social behavior, and facial features, and the number of cases is still significantly increasing. Due to the variety of symptoms ASD…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-11 Ryan Liu , Spencer He

In this paper we introduce a general estimation methodology for learning a model of human perception and control in a sensorimotor control task based upon a finite set of demonstrations. The model's structure consists of i the agent's…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-02 Ran Wei , Anthony D. McDonald , Alfredo Garcia , Gustav Markkula , Johan Engstrom , Matthew O'Kelly

The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex, challenging task as it depends on the analysis of interactional behaviors by psychologists rather than the use of biochemical diagnostics. In this paper, we present a modeling…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-19 Tahiya Chowdhury , Veronica Romero , Amanda Stent

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterized by significant social communication impairments and difficulties perceiving and presenting communication cues. Machine learning techniques have been broadly adopted to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-03 Jicheng Li , Vuthea Chheang , Pinar Kullu , Eli Brignac , Zhang Guo , Kenneth E. Barner , Anjana Bhat , Roghayeh Leila Barmaki

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by challenges with social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior, with significant variability in presentation. Approximately a quarter…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Yadhu Kartha , Conor Anderson , Jenny Foster , Theresa Hamlin , Johanna Lantz , Ryan Lay , Juergen Hahn , Gari D. Clifford , Hyeokhyen Kwon

Social visual behavior, as a type of non-verbal communication, plays a central role in studying social cognitive processes in interactive and complex settings of autism therapy interventions. However, for social visual behavior analytics in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-02-17 Zhang Guo , Vuthea Chheang , Jicheng Li , Kenneth E. Barner , Anjana Bhat , Roghayeh Barmaki

For machine agents to successfully interact with humans in real-world settings, they will need to develop an understanding of human mental life. Intuitive psychology, the ability to reason about hidden mental variables that drive observable…

Human behavior expression and experience are inherently multi-modal, and characterized by vast individual and contextual heterogeneity. To achieve meaningful human-computer and human-robot interactions, multi-modal models of the users…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-06-10 Ognjen Rudovic , Meiru Zhang , Bjorn Schuller , Rosalind W. Picard