Project#3: SRTSE - HUMAIN Lab

Project title: Social Robots as Tools in Special Education
Budget: €970,078.15 (Public Expense: €875,385.13)
Funded from:Action “RESEARCH – DEVELOP – INNOVATE”, cycle A, Intervention II, Operational Programme “Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation”, NSRF (National Strategic Reference Framework) 2014-2020 Project no. Τ1ΕΔΚ-00929
Coordinator & Principal Investigator: Professor Vassilis Kaburlasos
Start – end dates: 28 June 2018 – 27 June 2022

Publications

Effectiveness of a robot-assisted psychological intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders- Abstract Difficulties with social interaction characterise children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and have a negative impact in their everyday life. Integrating a social-humanoid robot within the standard clinical treatment has been proven promising. The main aim of this randomised controlled study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a robot-assisted psychosocial… …
Efficacy of a Robot-Assisted Intervention in Improving Learning Performance of Elementary School Children with Specific Learning Disorders – Children 2022, 9(8), 1155- Abstract (1) Background: There has been significant recent interest in the potential role of social robots (SRs) in special education. Specific Learning Disorders (SpLDs) have a high prevalence in the student population, and early intervention with personalized special educational programs is crucial for optimal academic achievement. (2) Methods: We designed… …
Social robots as tools in special education (the ‘SRTSE’ project): a randomized case-control study on robot-assisted therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – EPNS 2022, Glasgow, Scotland, UK- M.T. Papadopoulou, V.A. Nikopoulou, V. Holeva, P. Kechayas, G.A. Papakostas, N. Geronikola, C. Bazinas, C. Lytridis, V. Kaburlasos, A. Evangeliou, “Social robots as tools in special education (the ‘SRTSE’ project): a randomized case-control study on robot-assisted therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)”, 14th European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS)… …
Presentation of the project ‘SRTSE’: Social Robots as Tools in Special Education – SENP 2022, Lausanne, Suisse- M. Papadopoulou, V. Choleva, V. A. Nikopoulou, P. Kechayas, G. A. Papakostas, C. Bazinas, C. I. Papadopoulou, V. Kaburlasos, A. Evangeliou, “Presentation of the project 'SRTSE': social robots as tools in special education”, 48th Société Européenne de Neurologie Pédiatrique (SENP), Lausanne, Suisse, 17-19 March 2022. …
A Pediatric Patient With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Compulsive Behaviors Treated With Robot-Assisted Relaxation: A Case Report – Cureus 14(2): e22409, 2022- V. A. Nikopoulou, V. Holeva, P. Tatsiopoulou, V. G. Kaburlasos, A. E. Evangeliou, “A pediatric patient with autism spectrum disorder and comorbid compulsive behaviors treated with robot-assisted relaxation: a case report”, Cureus 14(2):e22409. doi:10.7759/cureus.22409 …
Behavioral Data Analysis of Robot-Assisted Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Interventions Based on Lattice Computing Techniques – Sensors 2022, 22(2), 621- Lytridis, C.; Kaburlasos, V.G.; Bazinas, C.; Papakostas, G.A.; Sidiropoulos, G.; Nikopoulou, V.-A.; Holeva, V.; Papadopoulou, M.; Evangeliou, A. Behavioral Data Analysis of Robot-Assisted Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Interventions Based on Lattice Computing Techniques. Sensors 2022, 22, 621. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22020621 …
A Software Toolbox for Behavioral Analysis in Robot-Assisted Special Education – SoftCOM 2021, Hvar, Croatia- C. Lytridis, V. G. Kaburlasos, C. Bazinas, G. A. Papakostas, C. I. Papadopoulou, V. A. Nikopoulou, “A software toolbox for behavioral analysis in robot-assisted special education”, 29th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2021), Hvar, Croatia, 23-25 September 2021. …
Robot-assisted relaxation training for children with autism spectrum disorders – WASET, International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences, Vol:15, No:8, 2021- V. Holeva, V. A. Nikopoulou, P. Kechayas, M. D. Kerasidou, M. Papadopoulou, G. A. Papakostas, V. G. Kaburlasos, A. Evangeliou, “Robot-assisted relaxation training for children with autism spectrum disorders”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET) International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences, International Scholarly and Scientific Research &… …
Estimating children engagement interacting with robots in special education using machine learning – Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Special Issue on “Recent Trends in Advance Robotic Systems”, vol. 2021, 2021- G. A. Papakostas, G. K. Sidiropoulos, C. Lytridis, C. Bazinas, V. G. Kaburlasos, E. Kourampa, E. Karageorgiou, P. Kechayas, M. T. Papadopoulou, “Estimating children engagement interacting with robots in special education using machine learning”, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Special Issue on “Recent Trends in Advance Robotic Systems”, vol. 2021, Article… …
Social Robots in Special Education: A Systematic Review – Electronics. 2021, 10 (12), 1398- G. A. Papakostas, G. K. Sidiropoulos, C. I. Papadopoulou, E. Vrochidou, V. G. Kaburlasos, M. T. Papadopoulou, V. Holeva, V.-A. Nikopoulou, N. Dalivigkas, “Social robots in special education: a systematic review”. Electronics. 2021, 10 (12), 1398; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121398 (Special Issue on Recent Advances in Educational Robotics – Section “Artificial Intelligence”. Guest… …
Development of educational scenarios for child-robot interaction: The case of learning disabilities – RIE 2021, Bratislava, Slovakia- E. Karageorgiou, E. Kourampa, A.-T. Papanikolaou, C. Lytridis, G. A. Papakostas, V. G. Kaburlasos, P. Kechayas, E. Avramidou, “Development of educational scenarios for child-robot interaction: The case of learning disabilities”, 12th International Conference on Robotics in Education (RiE), Bratislava, Slovakia, 28 - 30 April 2021. …
The effects of a robot-assisted intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder on affect recognition and theory of mind – INSAR 2021, Boston, MA, USA- V. Holeva, P. Kechayas, V.A. Nikopoulou, M. Kerasidou, M. Papadopoulou, C. Bazinas, C. Lytridis, V.G. Kaburlasos, A. Evangeliou, “The effects of a robot-assisted intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder on affect recognition and theory of mind”, Proceedings of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2021 Annual Meeting, May… …
Measuring Engagement Level in Child-Robot Interaction Using Machine Learning Based Data Analysis – DATA 2020, Kingdom of Bahrain- G. Sidiropoulos, G.A. Papakostas, C. Lytridis, C. Bazinas, V. Kaburlasos, E. Kourampa, E. Karageorgiou, "Measuring Engagment Level in Child-Robot Interaction Using Machine Learning Based Data Analysis," International Conference on Data Analytics for Business and Industry, 26-27 October 2020, Kingdom of Bahrain. …
Robot-assisted Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) interventions: a multi-robot approach – SoftCOM 2020, Hvar, Croatia- Lytridis, C., Papadopoulou, C.I., Papakostas, G.A., Kaburlasos, V.G., Nikopoulou, V.A., Kerasidou, M.D., Dalivigkas, N.: Robot-Assisted Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Interventions: A Multi-Robot Approach. In: 2020 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM). pp. 1–4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.23919/SoftCOM50211.2020.9238273. …
Teaching daily life skills in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) interventions using the social robot Pepper – RiE2020, Bratislava, Slovakia- R. Efstratiou, H. Karatsioras, M. Papadopoulou, C. Papadopoulou, C. Lytridis, C. Bazinas, G. A. Papakostas, V. G. Kaburlasos, “Teaching daily life skills in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) interventions using the social robot Pepper”, 11th International Conference on Robotics in Education (RiE), Bratislava, Slovakia, 30 September - 2 October 2020 …
Synergy of intelligent algorithms for efficient child-robot interaction in special education: a feasibility study – RiE2020, Bratislava, Slovakia- G. K. Sidiropoulos, C. Bazinas, C. Lytridis, G. A. Papakostas, V. G. Kaburlasos, P. Kechayas, E. Kourampa, S.-R. Katsi, H. Karatsioras, “Synergy of intelligent algorithms for efficient child-robot interaction in special education: a feasibility study”, 11th International Conference on Robotics in Education (RiE), Bratislava, Slovakia, 30 September - 2 October… …
Identifying linguistic cues; towards developing robots with empathy in autism interventions – Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan 2020, vol. 2, no. 56- V.-A. Nikopoulou, V. Holeva, M. D. Kerasidou, P. Kechayas, M. Papadopoulou, E. Vrochidou, G. A. Papakostas, V. G. Kaburlasos, “Identifying linguistic cues; towards developing robots with empathy in autism interventions”, Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan, vol. 2, no. 56, pp. 27-33, 2020. DOI: 10.23950/1812-2892-JCMK-00753 …
Distance Special Education Delivery by Social Robots – Electronics 2020, 9, 6- Lytridis C, Bazinas C, Sidiropoulos G, Papakostas GA, Kaburlasos VG, Nikopoulou V-A, Holeva V, Evangeliou A. Distance Special Education Delivery by Social Robots. Electronics. 2020; 9(6):1034. …
A feasibility study to evaluate the application of a robot-assisted ASD intervention in Greece – INSAR 2020, Seattle, Washington, USA- Kaburlasos, Vassilis, Vasiliki Holeva, Christina Dardani, Maria Papadopoulou, Petros Kechayas, Christos Lytridis, Christos Bazinas, and Vasiliki-Aliki Nikopoulou. "A Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Application of a Robot-Assisted ASD Intervention in Greece." In INSAR 2020 Virtual Meeting. INSAR. …
(Greek) Παρουσίαση του προγράμματος ‘ΚοιΡο3Ε’: Κοινωνικά Ρομπότ ως Εργαλεία στην Ειδική Εκπαίδευση – Πανελλήνιο Παιδονευρολογικό Συνέδριο 2020, Λίμνη Πλαστήρα, Καρδίτσα, Ελλάδα- (Greek) Μ. Παπαδοπούλου, Β. Χολέβα, Β.Α. Νικοπούλου, Π. Κεχαγιάς, Γ.Α. Παπακώστας Χ. Μπαζίνας, Χ.Ι. Παπαδοπούλου, Β. Καμπουρλάζος, Α. Ευαγγελίου, “Παρουσίαση του προγράμματος ‘ΚοιΡο3Ε’: Κοινωνικά Ρομπότ ως Εργαλεία στην Ειδική Εκπαίδευση”, Πανελλήνιο Παιδονευρολογικό Συνέδριο, Λίμνη Πλαστήρα, Καρδίτσα, 7-8 Μαρτίου 2020. Βιβλίο Περιλήψεων, σελ. 14. …
Toward Robot-Assisted Psychosocial Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain- V. Holeva, V.-A. Nikopoulou, M. Papadopoulou, E. Vrochidou, G. A. Papakostas, V. G. Kaburlasos, “Toward robot-assisted psychosocial intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)”, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2019), Madrid, Spain, 26-29 November 2019. In: M. A. Salichs, S. S. Ge, E. Barakova,… …
Audio Signal Recognition Based on Internals’ Numbers (INs) Classification Techniques – IISA 2019, Patras, Greece- Lytridis, C., Vrochidou, E., Sidiropoulos, G., Papakostas, G.A., Kaburlasos, V.G., Kourampa, E., Karageorgiou, E.: Audio Signal Recognition Based on Internals’ Numbers (INs) Classification Techniques. In: 10th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA 2019). Patras, Greece (2019). …
On measuring engagement level during child-robot interaction in education – RiE2019, Vienna, Austria- C. Lytridis, C. Bazinas, G. A. Papakostas, V. Kaburlasos, “On measuring engagement level during child-robot interaction in education”, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Robotics in Education (RiE), Vienna, Austria, 10-12 April 2019, pp. 3-13. …