[HTML][HTML] Sensory substitution: Closing the gap between basic research and widespread practical visual rehabilitation

S Maidenbaum, S Abboud, A Amedi - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2014 - Elsevier
Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) have come a long way since first developed for visual
rehabilitation. They have produced exciting experimental results, and have furthered our …

A kinect-based wearable face recognition system to aid visually impaired users

LB Neto, F Grijalva, VRML Maike… - … on Human-Machine …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we introduce a real-time face recognition (and announcement) system targeted
at aiding the blind and low-vision people. The system uses a Microsoft Kinect sensor as a …

A face recognition application for people with visual impairments: Understanding use beyond the lab

Y Zhao, S Wu, L Reynolds, S Azenkot - … of the 2018 CHI Conference on …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Recognizing others is a major challenge for people with visual impairments (VIPs) and can
hinder engagement in social activities. We present Accessibility Bot, a research prototype …

Understanding perception of human augmentation: A mixed-method study

S Villa, J Niess, T Nakao, J Lazar, A Schmidt… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Technologies that help users overcome their limitations and integrate with the human body
are often termed “human augmentations”. Such technologies are now available on the …

Deep-see face: A mobile face recognition system dedicated to visually impaired people

B Mocanu, R Tapu, T Zaharia - IEEE access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we introduce the DEEP-SEE FACE framework, an assistive device designed to
improve cognition, interaction, and communication of visually impaired (VI) people in social …

Like partying? your face says it all. predicting the ambiance of places with profile pictures

M Redi, D Quercia, L Graham, S Gosling - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - ojs.aaai.org
To choose restaurants and coffee shops, people are increasingly relying on social-
networking sites. In a popular site such as Foursquare or Yelp, a place comes with …

Interactive sonification strategies for the motion and emotion of dance performances

S Landry, M Jeon - Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 2020 - Springer
Sonification has the potential to communicate a variety of data types to listeners including
not just cognitive information, but also emotions and aesthetics. The goal of our dancer …

A wearable face recognition system built into a smartwatch and the blind and low vision users

L de Sousa Britto Neto, VRML Maike, FL Koch… - … Conference, ICEIS 2015 …, 2015 - Springer
Assistive technologies need to be affordable, ergonomic and easy to use. In this work we
argue that smartwatches could be assistive devices for the visually impaired, if they have the …

Do you see what I see? Designing a sensory substitution device to access non-verbal modes of communication

MI Tanveer, ASMI Anam, M Yeasin… - Proceedings of the 15th …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
The inability to access non-verbal cues is a setback for people who are blind or visually
impaired. A visual-to-auditory Sensory Substitution Device (SSD) may help improve the …

E m o A s s i s t: emotion enabled assistive tool to enhance …

A Rahman, ASMI Anam, M Yeasin - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents the design and implementation of E mo A ssist: a smart-phone based
system to assist in dyadic conversations. The main goal of the system is to provide access to …