The thesis research aims to further the study of human-robot interaction (HRI) issues, especially regarding the development of an assistive robot designed to help individuals possessing motor impairments.
A Study of Human-Robot Interaction With an Assistive Robot to Help People With Severe Motor Impairments
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Human-Computer Interaction with Older People: From Factors to Social Actors
This dissertation proposes a different paradigm: from factors towards interaction based on older people as social actors.
Instructional eLearning Technologies for the Vision Impaired
Using as a reference Certified Cisco Network Associate (CCNA) and IT Essentials courses, a study has been made of tools that can access such on-line systems and transcribe the materials into a form suitable for vision impaired learning.
2009 Best Student Paper
ClassInFocus: Enabling Improved Visual Attention Strategies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
2009 Best Paper
Hironobu Takagi, Shinya Kawanaka, Masatomo Kobayashi, Daisuke Sato and Chieko Asakawa
The Spoken Impact Project: Using Audio & Visual Feedback to Impact Vocalization in Non-Verbal Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
In this research, called the Spoken Impact Project (SIP), we explore the effects of audio and visual feedback on vocalization in low-functioning children with ASD
Web 2.0 and Dyslexia
Understanding how people with dyslexia interact with the social bookmarking service Del.ico.us using eye tracking.
Non-speech Sounds for User Interface Control
we have demonstrated, that in different scenarios, such as emulation of the mouse device or keyboard, the use of non-speech sounds may successfully compete with other assistive techniques and technologies that allow the motor impaired users to carry out tasks on a standard PC
Myographic Mobile Accessibility for Tetraplegics
we present an approach to allow interaction between tetraplegic users and mobile devices