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Combining Multiple View Components for Exploratory Visualization
Vladimir Guchev, Paolo Buono, Cristina Gena
The analysis of structured complex data, such as clustered graph based datasets, usually applies a variety of visual representation techniques and formats. The majority of currentl…
Can empathy affect the attribution of mental states to robots?
Cristina Gena, Francesca Manini, Antonio Lieto +2
This paper presents an experimental study showing that the humanoid robot NAO, in a condition already validated with regards to its capacity to trigger situational empathy in human…
Using the power of memes: The Pepper Robot as a communicative facilitator for autistic children (cAESAR2023 workshop)
Linda Pigureddu, Cristina Gena
This article describes the preliminary qualitative results of a therapeutic laboratory involving the Pepper robot, as a facilitator, to promote autonomy and functional acquisition…
Behavioural analysis of interaction between individuals and a robot in the window (cAESAR2023 workshop)
Federica Bertel, Cristina Gena, Matteo Nazzario +1
The aim of the current research is to analyse and discover, in a real context, behaviours, reactions and modes of interaction of social actors (people) with the humanoid robot Pepp…
Novel BCI paradigm for ALS patients based on EEG and Pupillary Accommodative Response
Davide D'Adamo, Emiliano Robert, Cristina Gena +1
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are one of the few alternatives to enable locked-in syndrome (LIS) patients to communicate with the external world, while they are the only solutio…
The influence of user personality and rating scale features on rating behaviour: an empirical study
Alessia Aniceto, Cristina Gena, Fabiana Vernero
User ratings are widely used in web systems and applications to provide personalized interaction and to help other users make better choices. Previous research has shown that ratin…
From psychological traits to safety warnings: three studies on recommendations in a smart home environment
Federica Cena, Cristina Gena, Claudio Mattutino +2
In this paper, we report on three experiments we have carried out in the context of the EMPATHY project, with the aim of helping users make better configuration choices in a smart…
Preliminary results of a therapeutic lab for promoting autonomies in autistic children
Cristina Gena, Rossana Damiano, Claudio Mattutino +8
This extended abtract describes the preliminary qualitative results coming from a therapeutic laboratory focused on the use of the Pepper robot to promote autonomies and functional…
Employing Socially Assistive Robots in Elderly Care (longer version)
Daniel Macis, Sara Perilli, Cristina Gena
Recently, it has been considering robotics to face world population aging. According to the WHO, in 2050 there will be about 2.1 billion people over 60 years old worldwide causing…
A sensemaking system for grouping and suggesting stories from multiple affective viewpoints in museums
Antonio Lieto, Manuel Striani, Cristina Gena +4
This article presents an affective based sensemaking system for grouping and suggesting stories created by the users about the items of a museum. By relying on the TCL commonsense…
Mental state attribution to educational robots: an experience with children in primary school
Cristina Gena, Sara Capecchi
The work presented in this paper was carried out in the context of the project Girls and boys: one day at university promoted by the City of Turin together with the University of T…