Helping Autistic Children Understand Their Emotions Using Facial Expression Recognition and Mobile Technologies

Gay, VC; Leijdekkers, P; Wu, Q

Helping Autistic Children Understand Their Emotions Using Facial Expression Recognition and Mobile Technologies

Gay, VC

Leijdekkers, P

Wu, Q

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Publisher:: AISeL
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 26th Bled eConference eInnovations, 2013, pp. 409 - 420
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gay, VC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-1995	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leijdekkers, P https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-1175	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wu, Q https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5641-2483	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Wigand, DL	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Carlsson, C	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Clarke, R	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Pucihar, A	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Borstnar, MK	en_US
dc.date	2013-06-09	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 26th Bled eConference eInnovations, 2013, pp. 409 - 420	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23619
dc.description.abstract	One of the main challenges for autistic children is to identify and express emotions. Many emotion-learning apps are available for smartphones and tablets to assist autistic children and their carers. However, they do not use the full potential offered by mobile technology, such as using facial expression recognition and wireless biosensors to recognise and sense emotions. To fill this gap we developed CaptureMyEmotion, an Android App that uses wireless sensors to capture physiological data together with facial expression recognition to provide a very personalised way to help autistic children learn about their emotions. The App enables children to capture photos, videos or sounds, and simultaneously attach emotion data and a self-portrait photo. The material can then be reviewed and discussed together with a carer at a later stage. CaptureMyEmotion has the potential to help autistic children integrate better in the society by providing a new way for them to understand their emotions.	en_US
dc.publisher	AISeL	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 26th Bled eConference eInnovations	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Bled eConference	en_US
dc.title	Helping Autistic Children Understand Their Emotions Using Facial Expression Recognition and Mobile Technologies	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Bled, Slovenia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Bled, Slovenia	en_US
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
utslib.for	080502 Mobile Technologies	en_US
utslib.for	111711 Health Information Systems (incl. Surveillance)	en_US
dc.location.activity	Bled, Slovenia	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - GBDTC - Global Big Data Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - INEXT - Innovation in IT Services and Applications
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.finish-date	2013-06-13	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Bled, Slovenia	en_US
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Abstract:

One of the main challenges for autistic children is to identify and express emotions. Many emotion-learning apps are available for smartphones and tablets to assist autistic children and their carers. However, they do not use the full potential offered by mobile technology, such as using facial expression recognition and wireless biosensors to recognise and sense emotions. To fill this gap we developed CaptureMyEmotion, an Android App that uses wireless sensors to capture physiological data together with facial expression recognition to provide a very personalised way to help autistic children learn about their emotions. The App enables children to capture photos, videos or sounds, and simultaneously attach emotion data and a self-portrait photo. The material can then be reviewed and discussed together with a carer at a later stage. CaptureMyEmotion has the potential to help autistic children integrate better in the society by providing a new way for them to understand their emotions.

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