RoboMac 2024 Lecture - Applications and robots in therapies for children with autism
The rehabilitation utilizing assistive technology is more available and more accessible than ever. It enables the improvement of the quality of life for physically and mentally impaired people.
One kind of treatment that has proven effective for children with autism is robot assisted therapy (RoAT), which involves a robotic element. This talk elaborates on several different approaches for implementing robots in autism therapy, and especially presents our work done in implementing humanoid robots in research experiments with children with autism. It also gives insights on how to make this kind of therapy even more available and affordable for the users creating complementing mobile applications.
The analyzes of the data from the therapies for children with autism supported or enriched by robots can be of great benefit for monitoring the effect of the therapy and later adjusting it to the needs of the patients. The lack of such robots and staff trained to work with them can be overcome through alternative methods such as the development of applications that mirror this process and make it more accessible to patients
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- Date: 23 Apr 2024
- Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- All times are (UTC+02:00) Skopje
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- University Ss Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
- Rugjer Boskovikj 18
- Skopje, Macedonia
- Macedonia
- Room Number: Conference Room
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Nevena Ackovska, PhD of University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
Applications and robots in therapies for children with autism
The rehabilitation utilizing assistive technology is more available and more accessible than ever. It enables the improvement of the quality of life for physically and mentally impaired people.
One kind of treatment that has proven effective for children with autism is robot assisted therapy (RoAT), which involves a robotic element. This talk elaborates on several different approaches for implementing robots in autism therapy, and especially presents our work done in implementing humanoid robots in research experiments with children with autism. It also gives insights on how to make this kind of therapy even more available and affordable for the users creating complementing mobile applications.
The analyzes of the data from the therapies for children with autism supported or enriched by robots can be of great benefit for monitoring the effect of the therapy and later adjusting it to the needs of the patients. The lack of such robots and staff trained to work with them can be overcome through alternative methods such as the development of applications that mirror this process and make it more accessible to patients.
Biography:
Nevena Ackovska is Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, Macedonia. She holds B.Sc. (2000) in Computer Engineering, Informatics and Automation at Electrical Engineering Faculty and M. Sc. (2003) and a Ph.D. (2008) in the field of Intelligent Systems from Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at “Ss. Cyril and Methodius University” in Skopje, Macedonia. In 1995 she moved in USA and continued her education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Her research interest includes Human - robot interaction, Assistive technologies and bioinspired elements in robotics. She is interested in beings, both living and artificial, the ways to develop such beings and incorporate them in everyday human life.
Dr. Ackovska is IEEE Senior member, and member of Macedonian Computer Society. She has served as a Secretary International for Save the Children – Macedonia (1996-1997). Currently she serves as vice-chair of Joint Societies Chapter of Education, Robotics and Automation, and Systems, Man, and Cybernetics of IEEE Republic of Macedonia.
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Bojan Ilijoski, PhD of University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
Applications and robots in therapies for children with autism
The rehabilitation utilizing assistive technology is more available and more accessible than ever. It enables the improvement of the quality of life for physically and mentally impaired people.
One kind of treatment that has proven effective for children with autism is robot assisted therapy (RoAT), which involves a robotic element. This talk elaborates on several different approaches for implementing robots in autism therapy, and especially presents our work done in implementing humanoid robots in research experiments with children with autism. It also gives insights on how to make this kind of therapy even more available and affordable for the users creating complementing mobile applications.
The analyzes of the data from the therapies for children with autism supported or enriched by robots can be of great benefit for monitoring the effect of the therapy and later adjusting it to the needs of the patients. The lack of such robots and staff trained to work with them can be overcome through alternative methods such as the development of applications that mirror this process and make it more accessible to patients.
Biography:
Bojan Ilijoski, Assistant professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. He graduated in 2010, and received his master's degree in 2013 on topics related to application development and machine learning. He received his doctorate at the same faculty in 2022 on the topic "Analysis of data that enriches human-machine interaction for users with autism". His areas of scientific research interest are intelligent systems, data mining and algorithms. He has been a member of IEEE since 2012.
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