Design and Implementation of an Emotion Recognition and Expression System and Evaluation of Social Robots’ Effectiveness in Speech Therapy Interventions, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Meghdari, Ali (Supervisor) ; Taheri, Alireza (Supervisor) ; Alemi, Minoo (Co-Supervisor)
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Employing social robots in interactions with children for educational and healthcare objectives could enhance the efficiency of interventions and boost the children’s cognitive and affective outcomes by increasing engagement and providing motivation. This dissertation investigates three main subtopics to determine the efficacy of utilizing social robots in speech therapy sessions in interactions with children suffering from speech and language disorders. We hypothesize that interacting with social robots acting as therapists’ assistants in speech therapy interventions contributes to the formation of language-based communications and improves the individuals’ language skills. The first...
Cataloging briefDesign and Implementation of an Emotion Recognition and Expression System and Evaluation of Social Robots’ Effectiveness in Speech Therapy Interventions, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Meghdari, Ali (Supervisor) ; Taheri, Alireza (Supervisor) ; Alemi, Minoo (Co-Supervisor)
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Employing social robots in interactions with children for educational and healthcare objectives could enhance the efficiency of interventions and boost the children’s cognitive and affective outcomes by increasing engagement and providing motivation. This dissertation investigates three main subtopics to determine the efficacy of utilizing social robots in speech therapy sessions in interactions with children suffering from speech and language disorders. We hypothesize that interacting with social robots acting as therapists’ assistants in speech therapy interventions contributes to the formation of language-based communications and improves the individuals’ language skills. The first...
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