{"id":384,"date":"2018-10-03T13:46:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/?page_id=384"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:24:47","slug":"research-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My projects can be categorised into two main research and innovation streams: <strong>Neuro-developmental Robotics<\/strong>, which is an area of fundamental research on how machines can learn by simulating child-like brains that can be embodied into humanoid robots and then educated and develop their cognitive skills like children; <strong>Socially Assistive Robotics<\/strong>, which is an area of societal impact of artificial intelligence and robotics that aims at supporting healthcare and social workers in the care of children, older adults and disabled.<\/p>\n<p>Current projects<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Horizon Europe project \u201cPerformance in Robots Interaction via Mental Imagery\u201d (PRIMI)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Autonomous Learning and Development in Embodied Neuromorphic Systems (ALDENS)<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>I&#8217;M-ACTIVE: Intelligent Multimodal Assessment and Coaching Through Identification of Vulnerabilities in older pEople<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>H2020 project on PErsonalized Robotics as SErvice Oriented applications (PERSEO)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>EPSRC NetworkPlus EMERGENCE<\/em> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Previous projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/cognitive-assessment-through-human-robot-interaction-cathi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cognitive Assessment Through Human-robot Interaction (CATHI)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/controlled-autonomous-robot-for-early-diagnosis-and-rehabilitation-of-autism-and-intellectual-disability-carer-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Controlled\u00a0Autonomous Robot for Early diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Autism and Intellectual Disability (CARER-AID)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/number-understanding-modelling-in-behavioural-embodied-robotic-systems-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Number Understanding Modelling in Behavioural Embodied Robotic Systems (NUMBERS)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 2012 to 2015, while Postdoctoral Research fellow at Plymouth University,\u00a0I led the development of the Human-Robot interface\u00a0multimodal interface tailored for the elderly\u00a0\u00a0within the <a href=\"http:\/\/robot-era.eu\">FP7 Large-Integration Project ROBOT-ERA<\/a>.\u00a0The project successfully designed and experimented several innovative robotic services and platforms for daily assistance and continuous care of the elderly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My projects can be categorised into two main research and innovation streams: Neuro-developmental Robotics, which is an area of fundamental research on how machines can learn by simulating child-like brains that can be embodied into humanoid robots and then educated and develop their cognitive skills like children; Socially Assistive Robotics, which is an area of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/research-projects\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Research Projects<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10664,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-384","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":743,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384\/revisions\/743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shurobotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}