Principal Investigator Rosalind Picard
Project Website http://www.media.mit.edu/projects/engageme/overview/
EngageME is a project aimed at building a new technology that can better engage children with ASC (Autism Spectrum Conditions) in communication-centered activities.
In this context, EngageME investigates the use of humanoid robots such as NAO. To facilitate the children's engagement during their interaction with NAO, EngageME explores multi-modal behavioral cues (facial expressions, head pose, audio, and physiology) to realize a fully automated context-sensitive estimation of engagement.
This technology builds upon state-of-the-art machine learning, bringing novel personalized and culture-tailored models for engagement measurement.