Post on 26-May-2015
Assistive Technology GroupPolitecnico di MilanoPolo Regionale di Como
Relevant developments and initiatives in ICT AtsProf.sa Licia SBATTELLA - Politecnico di
Milanolicia.sbattella@polimi.it
AT Group : mission
• Assistive Technology Group, the mission:Identify, forecast, implement,promote and applyinnovative method and technology from ICTfor the development of sustainable solutionsfor fragility (disabled, elderly, difficulties, …) and for digital inclusion which guarantees the recovery of functionality,social integration, equal opportunities, health,self determination and quality of life
AT Group : mission
Assistive Technology Group, the mission:
Life Project• People – Elderly and Disabled
• Functions and bodily structures, activities and environmental factors
• Research and development of systems and support devices
• Create awareness
• New solutions• Methods, systems, devices, processed
Needs Projects InnovationMethod - Technological
AT Group : Skills
Fabio Salice – Pervasive Systems Licia Sbattella – Sensory Cognitive, Natural Language Computation Andrea Bonarini – Robotics and Affective Computing Piero Fraternali – Data Base and WEB Technologies Matteo Matteucci – Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Artificial VisionSara Comai – Data Base Marco Tagliasacchi – Digital Signal Processing Thimoty Barbieri – Sensory Cognitive Matteo Cesana – Wireless RFSara Rubinelli – Argumentation Theory and PersuasionRoberto Tedesco - Natural Language Computation, Assistive Devices DesignMarzio Glauco Ghezzi – Educational Design Marzio Ghezzi – Project ManagerRoberto De Paolis – Design and ethical design
AT Group : Collaborations
EnterprisesPublic Structures
Provincial, national e internationalOrganizationsLocal, national e internationalPolitecnico Polo Territoriale di Como is a competences center to support disabilities and innovative tools and devices for teaching and education
Assistive Technology GroupResearch group
Activities
Politecnico di MilanoPolo Regionale di Como
Projects
Engineering aspects
ICT (Information and Communication Technologies)
Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Telecommunications Graphical applicationsCommunication techniques with low cognitive impacts Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)Computational Linguistic (natural language processing)Educative and formative actions
Building Automation
Project: Autonomamentewww.autonomamenteinrete.it
Consolidated Technology
Existing StandardOpen Source
Software
Applications for controls
Applications for support
Building Automation
Project: Autonomamentewww.autonomamenteinrete.itMonitoring example
Light 1
Oven TV Door Window
Building Automation
Project: AutonomamenteAssistive functions
Communications: Telephone, e-mails, smsDomestic Economy: finance managementAgenda and Scheduling Manager
Time progress control and management
Casa Tranquilla (Calm Home): home state verification
Auxiliary Supports
Project: Brain Computer Interface (BCI)Computer Brain Controlled
P300 waves
Auxiliary Supports
Project: Brain Computer Interface (BCI)Brain Electrical Chair Control (LURCH)
Motor Control
Vehicle Dynamics
Auxiliary Supports
Project: Brain Computer Interface (BCI)Joystick Interface Development
“Man in the middle”
Auxiliary Supports
Project: Brain Computer Interface (BCI)Example of Multimodal Interaction
Room Selection
kitchen living room
bedroom bathroom
Pattern Recognition
EBNeuro Galileo EEG system
Stimulation
Feedback For ErrP
Movement Command
Auxiliary Supports
Project: Localization And Ubiquitous monitoRing of pAtients for health care support (LAURA)
Fine Grain wireless localization and biological parameters monitoring system
Intrusion detectionConflict detectionBiological condition
Low cost systemSelf-configurableSelf-tunable
Innovations
Project: Van Gogh for BlindTransformation of object depth into vibration
Innovations
• Project: Chemical education through haptic interaction• Design and implementation of a haptic system (i.e.,
providing force / tactile feedback) to model complex molecular interactions
Sensable™ PHANTOM ®
Innovations
• Project: Campus Tools (CATS) project: multimodal access to lectures• Facilitate lip-reading for deaf or hard of hearing students
• Video stream of lip movements• Audio• Captioning by ASR
MULTICHANCEPOLITEAM
Innovations
• Project: Campus Tools (CATS) project: multimodal access to lectures (cont.)• To facilitate notetaking • To mix slide objects and hand notes
MULTICHANCEPOLITEAM
Innovations
• Project: Natural Language Processing for learning and communicative impairments• To improve accessibility of textual and vocal contents• To support language learning and communication • To analyse vocal and communicative skills• To predict, correct, and support verbal and non verbal
expression
MULTICHANCEPOLITEAM
Innovations
• Project: Advanced Applied Research: the UBICAMPUS• To navigate and explore a wireless campus• To obtain complete accessibility of global and local
information (often changing daily) • To communicate with the other protagonists of the
academic life• To handle emergencies and to be localized• To obtained personalized services based on a specific
profile• To adopt innovative solutions for independent life
MULTICHANCE
POLITEAM
Innovations
• Project: LAMUSA : MultiModal Expression • Virtual Environments, Multimodal Communication and
Artistic Production for kids and adults with Cognitive Disabilities and Autism
MULTICHANCEPOLITEAM
Innovations
• Project: The LAMUSA Project: a Symphonic Model for adult life!
MULTICHANCEPOLITEAM
Project References
• 4Wheels• licia.sbattella@polimi.it, luciano.baresi@polimi.it,
matteo.matteucci@polimi.it, lorenzo.mosca@polimi.it
• Autonoma-Mente• piero.fraternali@polimi.it, thimoty.barbieri@polimi.it
• BCI-Speller• matteo.matteucci@polimi.it, licia.sbattella@polimi.it
Project References
• LURCH Project• andrea.boarini@polimi.it
, matteo.matteucci@polimi.it
• MultiChancePoliTeam• licia.sbattella@polimi.it , dafne.forloni@polimi.it ,
alessandra.nozza@polimi.it , paola.bravo@polimi.it , roberto.tedesco@polimi.it , silvia.sbattella@polimi.it
• CATS Project • licia.sbattella@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it,
elisabetta.genovese@unimore.it, roberta.garbo@unimib.it
Project References
• LAURA• matteo.cesana@polimi.it , marco.tagliasacchi@polimi.it,
redondi@elet.polimi.it, borsani@elet.polimi.it, fabio.salice@polimi.it
• NLP for Disability and LAMUSA• licia.sbattella@polimi.it , roberto.tedesco@polimi.it • www.esagramma.net
• UBICAMPUS• licia.sbattella@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it,
lorenzo.mosca@polimi.it, silvia.sbattella@polimi.it