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SPECS with IBEC participates in the 12th edition of the Science Festival in Barcelona
SPECS-lab joined the 12th editions of Festival de la Ciencia in Barcelona " where they presented several research lines and new tools they develop to study the brain, highlighting that neuroscience is multidisciplinary and it resorts to disciplines such as engineering, computing or physics, even though virtual, interactive tools and games.
Hints vs Distractions in Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Looking for the proper type of help
The kind of help a student receives during a task has been shown to play a significant role in the learning process. We designed an interaction scenario with a robotic tutor, in real-life settings based on an inquiry-based learning task.
SPECS has another doctor, congratulations Diogo!
Today SPECS’s Ph.D. student Diogo Pata Santos defends his thesis entitled: “The dynamics of hippocampal coding: beyond the spatial metaphor.”
iCub-HRI: A Software Framework for Complex Human–Robot Interaction Scenarios on the iCub Humanoid Robot
Generating complex, human-like behavior in a humanoid robot like the iCub requires the integration of a wide range of open source components and a scalable cognitive architecture. The proposed architecture has been successfully employed for a complex human–robot interaction scenario involving the acquisition of language capabilities, execution of goal-oriented behavior and expression of a verbal narrative of the robot’s experience in the world.
SPECS has another doctor, congratulations Daniel!
Today SPECS’s Ph.D. student Daniel Pacheco defends his thesis entitled: “Space, Memory, Action: Insights from Behavior and Neurophysiology”
SPECS-lab moves to the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia IBEC
Paul Verschure and the SPECS lab will join the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, a move that aims to consolidate SPECS position in the neuroengineering research areas and strengthen the IBEC’s Bioengineering for Active Ageing programmes.