This paper gives an overview of the cutting-edge approaches that perform facial cue
analysis in the healthcare area. The document is not limited to global face analysis but it …

In the last decades there has been a tremendous increase in demand for Assistive
Technologies (AT) useful to overcome functional limitations of individuals and to improve …

This paper presents a detailed study about different algorithmic configurations for estimating
soft biometric traits. In particular, a recently introduced common framework is the starting …

Due to demographic aging, the relevance of social robots in eldercare is increasing. Studies
indicate that gender stereotypes can play an important role in human-robot interaction and …

Soft biometric systems have spread among recent years, both for powering classical
biometrics, as well as stand alone solutions with several application scopes ranging from …

Abstract Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) attracted growing interest in recent years
thanks to their high generalization capabilities that are highly recommended especially for …

Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) are robots that are designed to replicate the role of a
caregiver, coach, or teacher, providing emotional, cognitive, and social cues to support a …

Soft biometrics provide information about the individual but without the distinctiveness and
permanence able to discriminate between any two individuals. Since the gaze represents …

Resumen en español this research project presents the details and description of the
process of component selection, design and implementation of the intelligent technological …

Gender recognition is a topic of high interest especially in the growing field of audience
measurement techniques for digital signage applications. Usually, supervised approaches …