Available Ph.D. Position in Autism Diagnosis with AI / Human-Robot Interaction

[Amir Aly]

Dear All,

*Apologies for cross-posting*

We are pleased to announce an opportunity for a funded tax-free Ph.D. studentship about (Multimodal AI-based diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder) at the Center for Robotics and Neural Systems (CRNS) at Plymouth University, UK. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 10 March 2023. Strong candidates will be waived all fees of the doctoral college.

The main objective of this project is to (1) develop a multimodal deep learning model that can learn from features characterizing the behavior of persons with ASD to assist in accurate diagnosis. To this end, the other objectives are; (2) conduct experiments to collect multimodal data (e.g., visual and audio data, social signals, and EEG measures) during interaction with peers, professionals, and social robots to study the effects of using multimodal data on ASD diagnosis, and to investigate the inter-relationships between features in different modalities, and (3) investigate features that characterize severity levels on the autism spectrum (from mild to severe levels) (more details and research questions are available in the link below).

More details about the topic or how to apply are available at:  

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/student-life/your-studies/research-degrees/postgraduate-research-studentships/multimodal-ai-based-diagnosis-of-autism-spectrum-disorder-asd

Multimodal AI-based diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) PhD postgraduate research studentship: Multimodal AI-based Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Applications are invited for a 3.5-year PhD... www.plymouth.ac.uk

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me,

Regards

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Dr. Amir Aly

Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Center for Robotics and Neural Systems (CRNS)

School of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics 

Room A307 Portland Square, Drake Circus, PL4 8AA

University of Plymouth, UK

[Fernando Farnández]

Dear Amir,

I have just learnt from this mail about your interest in using robotic platforms for ASD assessments. In this sense, I would like to let you know more about  Inrobics Social Robotics (https://inrobics.com/), a spin-off from the Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain, that I co-founded. 

In Inrobics we have developed an artificial intelligence platform embedded in social robots to help patients with functional and neurological disorders to improve their quality of life. Inrobics aims to revolutionize the health sector by integrating Socially Assistive Robotics and AI in a certified digital health platform to offer an innovative rehabilitation service in the clinical and home environment.

  Please visit the following link for a real-life example of Inrobics' AI software aiding a patient: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc1oL9ufSuY&ab_channel=Inrobics-IntelligentRobotics

  We are currently working with some of the most prestigious hospitals in Spain, such as Hospital Gregorio Marañon (Madrid), the National Hospital for Paraplegics of Toledo, Fundación Instituto San José (Madrid) and Hospital 12 de Octubre (Madrid).  One of the uses of our platform is patient assessment, since we provide a useful social interaction tool from which we are able to capture a lot of data. Therefore, we think it could be useful for you. If you agree, we could meet and analyze ways to collaborate. 

Kind regards