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F. Righetti, G. Rubiu, M. Penso, S. Moccia, M. L. Carerj, M. Pepi, G. Pontone & E. G. Caiani
Deep learning approaches for the detection of scar presence from cine cardiac magnetic resonance adding derived parametric images

A CNN designed to detect myocardial scar tissue in cardiac slices by analyzing different combinations of parametric images derived from cine cardiac MRI.

P. N. Franco, C. Maino, I. Mariani, D. G. Gandola, D. Sala, M. Bologna, C. T. Franzesi, R. Corso, D. Ippolito
Diagnostic performance of an AI algorithm for the detection of appendicular bone fractures in pediatric patients

To evaluate the diagnostic performance of an AI algorithm for the detection of acute appendicular fractures in the pediatric population on conventional CXR.

C. Barà, R. Pernice, C. A. Catania, M. Hilal, A. Porta, A. Humeau-Heurtier, L. Faes
Comparison of entropy rate measures for the evaluation of time series complexity: Simulations and application to heart rate and respiratory variability

An investigation of complexity in time series of complex systems using entropy rate and conditional entropy.

D. Ippolito, C. Maino, D. Gandola, P. N. Franco, R. Miron, V. Barbu, M. Bologna, R. Corso, M. Breaban
Artificial Intelligence Applied to Chest X-ray: A Reliable Tool to Assess the Differential Diagnosis of Lung Pneumonia in the Emergency Department

Testing the diagnostic performance of an AI system in detecting COVID-19 pneumonia and typical bacterial pneumonia in patients who underwent a chest X-ray.

L. Sigcha, L. Borzì, F. Amato, I. Rechichi, C. Ramos-Romero, A. Cárdenas, L. Gascó, G. Olmo
Deep learning and wearable sensors for the diagnosis and monitoring of Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review

A survey on the deep learning technologies which, combined with wearable sensors, could help in diagnosing and monitoring PD.

G. Stoica, M. Breaban, V. Barbu
Analyzing domain shift when using additional data for the MICCAI KiTS23 Challenge

A technique to exploit domain shift during training for medical image 3D segmentation, so that the additional data becomes more usable.

V. Taormina, G. Raso, V. Gentile, L. Abbene, A. Buttacavoli, G. Bonsignore, C. Valenti, P. Messina, G. A. Scardina, D. Cascio
Automated Stabilization, Enhancement and Capillaries Segmentation in Videocapillaroscopy

This study describes a computerized support system for microcirculation analysis based on a deep learning approach.

N. Pillai, R. Giaconia
Enhancing video game experience with playtime training and tailoring of virtual opponents: Using Deep Q-Network based Reinforcement Learning on a Multi-Agent Environment

Through the means of Reinforcement Learning, this study explores the possibility of modern AIs to learn during the game.

S. Scimeca, F. Amato, G. Olmo, F. Asci, A. Suppa, G. Costantini, G. Saggio
Robust and language-independent acoustic features in Parkinson's disease

Investigating the impact of various factors such as language, gender, and recording conditions on the effectiveness of different vocal tasks.

G. Rubiu, M. Bologna, M. Cellina, M. Cè, D. Sala, R. Pagani, E. Mattavelli, D. Fazzini, S. Ibba, S. Papa, M. Alì
Teeth Segmentation in Panoramic Dental X-ray Using Mask Regional Convolutional Neural Network

Discover a novel algorithm that uses Mask-RCNN to segment teeth in panoramic dental X-rays with high accuracy and Dice score.

V. Cesarini, G. Costantini, F. Amato, V. Errico, L. Pietrosanti, A. L. Calado, R. Massa, E. Frezza, F. Irrera, A. Manoni, G. Saggio
Automatic Detection of Myotonia using a Sensory Glove with Resistive Flex Sensors and Machine Learning Techniques

This paper deals with the automatic detection of Myotonia from a task based on the sudden opening of the hand.

F. Amato, V. Cesarini, L. Pietrosanti, G. Costantini, G. Olmo, G. Saggio
Hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease progression determined by temporal evolution of speech attractors in the reconstructed phase-space

A model based on the temporal evolution of speech attractors in the reconstructed phase space to identify hallmarks of PD identification and progression.

F. Amato, G. Saggio, V. Cesarini, G. Olmo, G. Costantini
Machine learning- and statistical-based voice analysis of Parkinson’s disease patients: A survey

This review aims at identifying the most widely employed and promising machine learning methodologies to analyse Parkinson's disease patients voice.

M. Rossi, D. Sala, D. Bovio, C. Salito, G. Alessandrelli, C. Lombardi, L. Mainardi, P. Cerveri
SLEEP-SEE-THROUGH: Explainable Deep Learning for Sleep Event Detection and Quantification From Wearable Somnography

In this work, optical, differential air-pressure and acceleration signals, acquired by a chest-worn sensor, are elaborated to feed a deep network.

G. Costantini, V. Cesarini, P. Di Leo, F. Amato, A. Suppa, F. Asci, A. Pisani, A. Calculli, G. Saggio
Artificial Intelligence-Based Voice Assessment of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Off and On Treatment: Machine vs. Deep-Learning Comparison

Following the current state-of-the-art, several ML pipelines were compared, and deep learning was also explored with a custom CNN architecture.

O. E. Santangelo, V. Gentile, S. Pizzo, D. Giordano, F. Cedrone
Machine Learning and Prediction of Infectious Diseases: A Systematic Review

The aim of the study is to show whether it is possible to predict infectious disease outbreaks early, by using machine learning.

M. E. Tabacchi, D. Tegolo, D. Cascio, C. Valenti, S. Sorce, V. Gentile, V. Taormina, I. Brusca, G. Magazzù, A. Giuliano, G. Raso
A Fuzzy-Based Clinical Decision Support System for Coeliac Disease

This work describes a Clinical Decision Support System for supporting Coeliac Disease diagnosis, based on a neural-network-based fuzzy classifier.

G. Imbalzano, D. Rinaldi, G. Calandra-Buonaura, M. Contin, F. Amato, G. Giannini, L. Sambati, C. Ledda, A. Romagnolo, G. Olmo, P. Cortelli, M. Zibetti, L. Lopiano, C. A. Artusi
How resistant are levodopa-resistant axial symptoms? Response of freezing, posture, and voice to increasing levodopa intestinal infusion rates in Parkinson disease

Analysis of the resistance to high levodopa doses of FoG, posture, speech, and altered gait features presenting in daily-ON therapeutic condition.

D. Fundarò, V. Gentile, F. Milazzo, S. Sorce
Detecting Emotions from Illustrator Gestures—The Italian Case

This work presents the design of a classifier to recognize human emotions from body gestures.

F. Amato, M. Fasani, G. Raffaelli, V. Cesarini, G. Olmo, N. Di Lorenzo, G. Costantini, G. Saggio
Obesity and Gastro-Esophageal Reflux voice disorders: a Machine Learning approach

In this work, the influence of obesity and Gastro- Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) on voice is assessed, using a machine leargnin approach.

G. Magazzù, S. Aquilina, C. Barbara, R. Bondin, I. Brusca, J. Bugeja, M. Camilleri, D. Cascio, S. Costa, C. Cuzzupè, A. Duca, M. Fregapane, V. Gentile, A. Giuliano, A. Grifò, A. Grima, A. Ieni, G. Li Calzi, F. Maisano, G. Melita, S. Pallio, I. Panasiti, S. Pellegrino, C. Romano, S. Sorce, M. E. Tabacchi, V. Taormina, D. Tegolo, A. Tortora, C. Valenti, C. Vella, G. Raso
Recognizing the Emergent and Submerged Iceberg of the Celiac Disease: ITAMA Project - Global Strategy Protocol

This study aims at assessing the diagnostic accuracy of minimally invasive point-of-care tests, which may eliminate the need for intestinal biopsy.

I. Rechichi, F. Amato, A. Cicolin, G. Olmo
Single-Channel EEG Detection of REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder: The Influence of REM and Slow Wave Sleep

This study proposes a method for automatically detecting RBD from single-channel EEG data, by analysing segments recorded during both REM sleep and SWS.

F. Amato, I. Rechichi, L. Borzì, G. Olmo
Sleep Quality through Vocal Analysis: a Telemedicine Application

This study assesses the feasibility of a telemedicine system for the evaluation of sleep quality through brief vocal recordings.

F. Amato, L. Borzì, G. Olmo, C. A. Artusi, G. Imbalzano. L. Lopiano
Speech Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: Acoustic Analysis of Unvoiced Consonants in Italian Native Speakers

This study analyses the transition regions of specific phonetic groups to model the loss of motor control and the difficulties in movements in PD patients.

F. Amato, L. Borzì, G. Olmo, J. R. Orozco-Arroyave
An algorithm for Parkinson’s disease speech classification based on isolated words analysis

This work presents an algorithm to detect Parkinson's disease based on patients' speech data.

D. Gibelli, A. Cappella, F. Bertozzi, D. Sala, S. Sitta, D. R. Tasso, F. Tomasi, C. Dolci, C. Sforza
Three-Dimensional Facial Anthropometric Analysis With and Without Landmark Labelling

This study investigates the role of landmarks labeling before 3D facial acquisition, by comparing several measurements.

F. Concone, R. Giaconia, G. Lo Re, M. Morana
A Smart Assistant for Visual Recognition of Painted Scenes

An intelligent system that visitors can use to automatically get a description of the scenes shown in a painted wooden ceiling.

G. Russo, D. Pedicino, F. Burzotta, M. Lodi Rizzini, L. Genuardi, R. Vinci, M. Bologna, A. D'Aiello, D. Gallo, C. Chiastra, C. Aurigemma, A. Bonanni, C. Trani, G. Liuzzo, F. Crea
Fluid-dynamics and biological features of unstable plaques: different shear stress for different plaques

The aim of this study is to provide a fluid-dynamic and biological description of unstable and stable (SA) plaques, according to OCT analysis.

A. Bono, A. Augello, G. Pilato, S. Gaglio
Exploiting Cognitive Architectures to Design Storytelling Activities for NarRob

This work explains how to exploit a cognitive architecture to model the characters of a story in an interactive storytelling system, accessible a humanoid robot

E. Rubegni, V. Gentile, A. Malizia, S. Sorce, N. Kargas
Child–display interaction: Lessons learned on touchless avatar-based large display interfaces

This work explores how children interact with touchless-enabled interactive displays, comparing their behavior with their chronological age.

S. Cavalieri, L. De Cecco, R. H. Brakenhoff, M. Serena Serafini, S. Canevari, S. Rossi, D. Lanfranco, F. J. P. Hoebers, F. W. R. Wesseling, S. Keek, K. Scheckenbach, D. Mattavelli, T. Hoffmann, L. López Pérez, G. Fico, M. Bologna, I. Nauta, C. René Leeman
Development of a multiomics database for personalized prognostic forecasting in head and neck cancer: The Big Data to Decide EU Project

This database represents the HNSCC largest available repository and will enable to develop decision support systems and machine learning models.

W. Wu, S. Samant, G. de Zwart, S. Zhao, B. Khan, M. Ahmad, M. Bologna, Y. Watanabe, Y. Murasato, F. Burzotta, E. S. Brilakis, G. Dangas, Y. Louvard, G. Stankovic, G. S. Kassab, F. Migliavacca, C. Chiastra, Y. S. Chatzizisis
3D reconstruction of coronary artery bifurcations from coronary angiography and optical coherence tomography: feasibility, validation, and reproducibility

A novel methodology for 3D reconstruction of coronary artery bifurcations based on the integration of angiography with optical coherence tomography (OCT).

M. Bologna, V. Corino, G. Calareso, C. Tenconi, S. Alfieri, N. A. Iacovelli, A. Cavallo, S. Cavalieri, L. Locati, P. Bossi, D. A. Romanello, R. Ingargiola, T. Rancati, E. Pignoli, S. Sdao, M. Pecorilla, N. Facchinetti, A. Trama, L. Licitra, L. Mainardi, E
Baseline MRI-Radiomics Can Predict Overall Survival in Non-Endemic EBV-Related Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

This study aims at developing a MRI-based radiomic signature as a prognostic marker for different clinical endpoints in NPC patients from non-endemic areas.

A. Bono, A. Augello, M. Gentile, S. Gaglio
Social Practices based characters in a Robotic Storytelling System

This work describes a robotic storytelling system, where the characters have been modelled as cognitive agents embodied in Pepper and NAO robots.

M. Bologna, V. Corino, C. Tenconi, N. Facchinetti, G. Calareso, N. Iacovelli, A. Cavallo, S. Alfieri, S. Cavalieri, C. Fallai, R. Valdagni, T. Rancati, A. Trama, L. Licitra, E. Orlandi, L. Mainardi
Methodology and technology for the development of a prognostic MRI-based radiomic model for the outcome of head and neck cancer patients

This work describes a methodology for developing an MRI-based radiomic signature for prognosis of overall survival in nasopharyngeal cancer.

V. Gentile, M. Khamis, F. Milazzo, S. Sorce, A. Malizia, F. Alt
Predicting Mid-Air Gestural Interaction with Public Displays based on Audience Behaviour

This work shows how to build predictor models to forecast users’ interaction duration and distance when interacting via touchless mid-air gestures in public.

L. Borzì, S. Fornara, F. Amato, G. Olmo, C. A. Artusi, L. Lopiano
Smartphone-Based Evaluation of Postural Stability in Parkinson’s Disease Patients During Quiet Stance

The aim of this study is to provide a reliable tool for the automated assessment of postural instability.

S. Pasquali, M. Bologna, G. Infante, R. Vigorito, A. Messina, C. Morosi, R. Miceli, G. Greco, A. Casale, V. Corino, F. Barretta, L. Mainardi, E. Palassini, R. Sanfilippo, S. Stacchiotti, P. G. Casali, D. Callegaro, A. Gronchi
Radiomic features for patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas: A prognostic study

This study investigated the added value of end-point specific radiomic signatures (RS) in patients with primary ESTS and RPS.

S. Alfieri, R. Romanò, M. Bologna, G. Calareso, A. Mirabile, A. Ferri, A. Marcantoni, E. Grosso, A. Tarsitano, S. Valerini, S. Vecchio, L. Deantonio, F. Blengio, T. Ibrahim, M. Mancinelli, F. Ascoli, P. Bossi, L. D. Locati, L. Mainardi, L. F. Licitra
Prognostic role of pre-treatment magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiomic analysis in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN)

Data suggest that radiomics can be used to predict outcomes in SCCHN. Here a radiomic model was developed to identify high and low risk of disease recurrence.

E. Montin, A. Belfatto, M. Bologna, S. Meroni, C. Cavatorta, E. Pecori, B. Diletto, M. Massimino, M. C. Oprandi, G. Poggi, F. Arrigoni, D. Peruzzo, E. Pignoli, L. Gandola, P. Cerveri, L. Mainardi
A multi-metric registration strategy for the alignment of longitudinal brain images in pediatric oncology

Two multi-metric approaches are proposed for image registration of brain images, combining mutual information and normalized gradient field filter.

S. Migliori, C. Chiastra, M. Bologna, E. Montini, G. Dubini, L. Genuardi, C. Aurigemma, L. Mainardi, F. Burzotta, F. Migliavacca
Application of an OCT-based 3D reconstruction framework to the hemodynamic assessment of an ulcerated coronary artery plaque

The aim of this study is the application of a framework for the in-silico analysis of the disrupted hemodynamics due to an ulcerated lesion.

M. Bologna, G. Calareso, C. Resteghini, S. Sdao, E. Montin, V. Corino, L. Mainardi, L. Licitra, P. Bossi
Relevance of apparent diffusion coefficient features for a radiomics‐based prediction of response to induction chemotherapy in sinonasal cancer

This work compare the performance of several radiomics‐based predictive models of response to induction chemotherapy (IC) in sinonasal cancers (SNCs).

A. Bono, A. Augello, G. Pilato, F. Vella, S. Gaglio
An ACT-R Based Humanoid Social Robot to Manage Storytelling Activities

This work describes an interactive storytelling system, accessible through the SoftBank robotic platforms NAO and Pepper.

M. Colombo, M. Bologna, M. Garbey, S. Berceli, Y. He, J. F. Rodriguez Matas, F. Migliavacca, C. Chiastra
Computing patient-specific hemodynamics in stented femoral artery models obtained from computed tomography using a validated 3D reconstruction method

This paper describes a 3D reconstruction method based on segmentation of patients' CT images with calcification, metallic artifacts and thrombus removal.

M. Bologna, V. Corino, L. Mainardi
Virtual phantom analyses for preprocessing evaluation and detection of a robust feature set for MRI‐radiomics of the brain

This work uses a virtual phantom to identify a set of radiomic features MRI brain images, which is stable to variations in image acquisition parameters.

M. Bologna, V. D. A. Corino, L. T. Mainardi
Assessment of the effect of intensity standardization on the reliability of T1-weighted MRI radiomic features: experiment on a virtual phantom

In this work, the effect of time of repetition (TR) and time of echo (TE) on radiomic features was evaluated using a virtual phantom.

S. Sorce, A. Malizia, V. Gentile, P. Jiang, M. Atherton, D. Harrison
Evaluation of a Visual Tool for Early Patent Infringement Detection During Design

In this work, we report on a usability study carried out on a visual tool for patent infringement detection with 21 professional designers.

V. Gentile, A. Adjorlu, S. Serafin, D. Rocchesso, S. Sorce
Touch or touchless? Evaluating usability of interactive displays for persons with autistic spectrum disorders

This study investigates the difference in terms of usability, effectiveness, and enjoyment perceived by users with ASD between touch and touchless interaction.

E. Rubegni, V. Gentile, A. Malizia, S. Sorce, N. Kargas
Child-display Interaction: Exploring Avatar-based Touchless Gestural Interfaces"

This work studies children's interactions with large display via touchless avatar-based interface, investigating the impact of interactiong on learning.

V. Gentile, D. Fundarò, S. Sorce
Elicitation and evaluation of zoom gestures for touchless interaction with desktop displays

This work describes a touchless gesture elicitation and usability study to understand how to perform zoom actions while interacting with desktop displays.

S. Sorce, V. Gentile, D. Cascio, A. Giuliano, M. Tabacchi, V. Taormina, D. Tegolo, C. Valenti, G. Raso
A REST-based Framework to Support Non-Invasive and Early Coeliac Disease Diagnosis

This framework provides a web API to access and process data from coeliac patients, to be used also as a basis for diagnostic decision support systems.

V. Gentile, P. Elagroudy, E. Ergin, S. Clinch
Pervasive Displays Research: What's Next?

An overview of novel areas of interest in pervasive displays research, based on the works presented during the 7th ACM Intl. Symposium on Pervasive Displays.

M. Speicher, J. Ehrlich, V. Gentile, D. Degraen, S. Sorce, A. Krüger
Pseudo-haptic Controls for Mid-air Finger-based Menu Interaction

In this work, we present and compare two visual approaches to mid-air finger-based menu control in virtual reality environments.

M. Bologna, S. Migliori, E. Montin, R. Rampat, G. Dubini, F. Migliavacca, L. Mainardi, C. Chiastra
Automatic segmentation of optical coherence tomography pullbacks of coronary arteries treated with bioresorbable vascular scaffolds: Application to hemodynamics modeling

This study validates a segmentation algorithm for the detection of both lumen contours and polymeric bioresorbable scaffold struts from 8-bit OCT images.

S. Cavalieri, L. De Cecco, G. Calareso, M. Silva, S. E. Gazzani, M. Bologna, I. Nauta, F. Wesseling, L. Lopez Perez, R. Shefi, V. Tountopoulos, G. Fico, K. Scheckenbach, R. H. Brakenhoff, F. Hoebers, S. Canevari, T. Poli, L. Licitra, L. Mainardi
Genomics features (GF) and integration with MRI radiomics features (RF) to develop a prognostic model in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)

This work consists in the development of a prognostic model in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma based using genomics features and MRI radiomics features.

M. Bologna, E. Montin, V. D. A. Corino, P. Bossi, G. Calareso, L. Licitra, L. T. Mainardi
Use of apparent diffusion coefficient images to predict response to induction chemotherapy in sinonasal cancer

This study identifies a set of radiomic features to predict the outcome of induction chemotherapy in sinonasal cancers.

S. Migliori, R. Rampat, M. Bologna, E. Montin, F. Burzotta, D. Hildick-Smith, G. Dubini, L. Mainardi, F. Migliavacca, J. Cockburn, C. Chiastra
A Patient-Specific Study Investigating the Relation between Coronary Hemodynamics and Neo-Intimal Thickening after Bifurcation Stenting with a Polymeric Bioresorbable Scaffold

This work presents a reconstruction methodology to compare patient-specific hemodynamics and neo-intimal thickening at nine months from the intervention.

S. Sorce, V. Gentile, D. Rocchesso
Ecological Invitation to Engage with Public Displays

This work introduces the idea of a sound-based system to overcome the display blindness, and some experiments to test its effectiveness.

S. Sorce, V. Gentile, D. Oliveto, R. Barraco, A. Malizia, A. Gentile
Exploring Usability and Accessibility of Avatar-based Touchless Gestural Interfaces for Autistic People

This study investigates if avatar-based touchless interfaces can foster interest towards artworks, making them more accessible for people affected by ASD.

V. Gentile, S. Sorce, I. Elhart, F. Milazzo
Plantxel: Towards a Plant-based Controllable Display

This work presents a novel technology to create controllable interactive displays, by exploiting thigmonastic behavior of plants such as Mimosa pudica.

M. Bologna, V. D. A. Corino, E. Montin, A. Messina, G. Calareso, F. G. Greco, S. Sdao, L. T. Mainardi
Assessment of Stability and Discrimination Capacity of Radiomic Features on Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Images

This work describes a new way to assess stability and discrimination capacity of radiomic features.

V. Gentile
Soluzioni touchless per la prevenzione terziaria

I sistemi touchless possono favorire lʹindipendenza di pazienti a mobilità ridotta nellʹaccesso ai sistemi informativi, e quindi la prevenzione terziaria.

S. Sorce, V. Gentile, C. Enea, A. Gentile, A. Malizia, F. Milazzo
A Touchless Gestural System for Extended Information Access Within a Campus

This work describes an information provision system allowing for touchless gestural interactions, along with a trial implementation within a University campus.

F. Milazzo, A. Augello, G. Pilato, V. Gentile, A. Gentile, S. Sorce
Exploiting Correlation between Body Gestures and Spoken Sentences for Real-time Emotion Recognition

This word exploits the correlation between user's affective state and the simultaneous body expressions, to automatically recognize emotions from gestures.

S. Migliori, C. Chiastra, M. Bologna, E. Montin, G. Dubini, C. Aurigemma, R. Fedele, F. Burzotta, L. Mainardi, F. Migliavacca
A framework for computational fluid dynamic analyses of patient-specific stented coronary arteries from optical coherence tomography images

In this study, an OCT-based reconstruction method was developed for the execution of CFD simulations of patient-specific coronary artery models.

F. Milazzo, V. Gentile, A. Gentile, S. Sorce
KIND-DAMA: A modular middleware for Kinect-like device data management

KIND‐DAMA is a modular middleware for easing the development of interactive applications based on gestural input, applicable in a plethora of scenarios.

M. Bologna, E. Montin, V. D.A. Corino, L. T. Mainardi
Stability assessment of first order statistics features computed on ADC maps in soft-tissue sarcoma

Aim of this study was to assess radiomic features stability and relevance for the analysis of medical images of soft-tissue sarcoma.

F. Milazzo, V. Gentile, S. Sorce, A. Gentile
Real-Time Body Gestures Recognition Using Training Set Constrained Reduction

This work presents a system able to recognize human body gestures implementing a constrained training set reduction technique, allowing for real-time execution.

M. Giardina, S. Tramonte, V. Gentile, S. Vinanzi, A. Chella, S. Sorce, R. Sorbello
Conveying Audience Emotions Through Humanoid Robot Gestures to an Orchestra During a Live Musical Exhibition

This work describes a system for conveying audience emotions during live musical exhibitions, controlling a humanoid robot based on mobile apps.

J. Touati, M. Bologna, A. Schwein, F. Migliavacca, M. Garbey
A robust construction algorithm of the centerline skeleton for complex aortic vascular structure using computational fluid dynamics

This work presents a brand new method for centerline extraction of vascular trees, by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

V. Gentile, S. Sorce, A. Malizia, F. Milazzo, A. Gentile
Investigating how user avatar in touchless interfaces affects perceived cognitive load and two-handed interactions

This work compares two versions of the same touchless gestural interface, to investigate the effect of user's Avatar on user experience and usability.

V. Gentile, M. Khamis, S. Sorce, F. Alt
They are looking at me!: understanding how audience presence impacts on public display users

This work investigates the influence of a passive audience on the engagement of people with an interactive touchless gestural public display.

V. Gentile, V. Mylonopoulou
Exploiting social comparison using pervasive displays and mobile notifications for reducing energy consumption

This work presents a persuasive pervasive system aimed at influencing users' behavior for reducing energy consumption in buildings.

C. Chiastra, E. Montin, M. Bologna, S. Migliori, C. Aurigemma, F. Burzotta, S. Celi, G. Dubini, F. Migliavacca, L. Mainardi
Reconstruction of stented coronary arteries from optical coherence tomography images: Feasibility, validation, and repeatability of a segmentation method

In this study, a fully automatic method was developed for detection of both vessel contours and stent struts in tomography images.

F. Milazzo, V. Gentile, G. Vitello, A. Gentile, S. Sorce
Modular Middleware for Gestural Data and Devices Management

The purpose of this paper is to present a modular middleware for gestural data and devices management.

S. Sorce, S. Ruggieri, V. Gentile, A. Gentile, A. Malizia
Human-to-Human Interaction: The Killer Application of Ubiquitous Computing?

We believe that the most promising killer application of Ubiquitous Computing is already here: the Human-to-Human Interaction mediated by computers.

V. Gentile, F. Milazzo, S. Sorce, A. Gentile, A. Augello, G. Pilato
Body Gestures and Spoken Sentences: A Novel Approach for Revealing User’s Emotions

In this paper describes a method to detect emotions from gestures using gestural data and a textual description of their meaning.

V. Gentile, S. Sorce, G. Russo, D. Pirrone, A. Gentile
A Multimodal Fruition Model for Graphical Contents in Ancient Books

This paper describes a solution for an innovative and multimodal exploration of ancient book contents, using both touch and touchless gestures.

V. Gentile, S. Sorce, A. Malizia, D. Pirrello, A. Gentile
Touchless Interfaces For Public Displays: Can We Deliver Interface Designers From Introducing Artificial Push Button Gestures?

This paper describes a comparison study aimed at understanding how avatar-based touchless interface affect user experience and usability of interactive displays

V. Gentile, S. Sorce, A. Malizia, A. Gentile
Riconoscimento di gesti mediante dispositivi a basso costo: Tecniche, applicazioni, prospettive

Una panoramica sulle principali tecniche utilizzate per riconoscere i gesti, sfruttando i dati ottenibili dai dispositivi “Kinect-like”.

S. Sorce, A. Malizia, V. Gentile, A. Gentile
Touchless gestural interfaces for networked public displays: overcoming interaction blindness and performing evaluations in-the-wild

This work presents two challenges related to touchless networked displays: overcoming interaction blindness and performing evaluations in-the-wild

V. Gentile, A. Malizia, S. Sorce, A. Gentile
Designing Touchless Gestural Interactions for Public Displays In-the-Wild

This work provides an overview of the main challenges in evaluating and designing touchless gestures in-the-wild, using novel user-centred design methods.

A. Bruno, P. Carminetti, V. Gentile, M. La Cascia, E. Mancino
Palmprint principal lines extraction

This work describes an approach that combines several image processing techniques with the goal of extracting principal palmprint lines.

V. Gentile, S. Sorce, A. Gentile
Continuous Hand Openness Detection Using a Kinect-Like Device

This work describes a novel method to reproduce in real time the opening and closing gestures of a human hand, using data gathered from Kinect-like devices.

S. Sorce, V. Gentile, A. Gentile
Real-Time Hand Pose Recognition Based on a Neural Network Using Microsoft Kinect

This paper describes how to use neural networks to detect in real time hand poses, based on data gathered from a Microsoft Kinect RGB-D sensor.

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