All Stories

  1. The AI4Autism Project: A Multimodal and Interdisciplinary Approach to Autism Diagnosis and Stratification

    Article • October 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini, Samy Tafasca

  2. Improving Swim Accessibility through Vibro-Tactile Sensory Substitution: A Preliminary Study

    Article • September 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini, Giuseppe Desolda

  3. Interaction Modalities and Children’s Learning in Multisensory Environments: Challenges and Trade-offs

    Article • June 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Kshitij Sharma, Mirko Gelsomini

  4. MOVES: Going beyond hardwired multisensory environments for children

    Article • June 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  5. Interactive Technologies and Autism, Second Edition

    Article • Synthesis Lectures on Assistive Rehabilitative and Health-Preserving Technologies, May 2020, Morgan & Claypool Publishers LLC

    Mirko Gelsomini

  6. Embodied Learning in Immersive Smart Spaces

    Article • April 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  7. Magika, a Multisensory Environment for Play, Education and Inclusion

    Article • May 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  8. Emotify

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  9. GENIEL

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  10. Reflex

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  11. WIYE

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  12. Engaging Persons with Neuro-Developmental Disorder with a Plush Social Robot

    Article • March 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  13. Meeting the needs of people with neuro-developmental disorder through a phygital approach

    Article • January 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  14. ELE - A Conversational Social Robot for Persons with Neuro-Developmental Disorders

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mirko Gelsomini

  15. On the Effects of a Nomadic Multisensory Solution for Children's Playful Learning

    Article • November 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  16. Improving Museum Accessibility through Storytelling in Wearable Immersive Virtual Reality

    Article • October 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  17. Building Community: Report on KidRec Workshop on Children and Recommender Systems at RecSys 2017

    Article • ACM SIGIR Forum, August 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  18. Engaging Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorder Through Multisensory Interactive Experiences in a Smart Space

    Article • July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mirko Gelsomini

  19. Museum for All: Wearable Immersive Virtual Tours in Museums for People with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, June 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Mirko Gelsomini

  20. ABBOT

    Article • May 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  21. IDROPO, A Hydroponic Planting System to Teach Gardening Through Play

    Article • April 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  22. Puffy, a Friendly Inflatable Social Robot

    Article • April 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  23. Reflex

    Article • April 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  24. Designing Wearable Immersive “Social Stories” for Persons with Neurodevelopmental Disorder

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mirko Gelsomini

  25. Magic Room: A Smart Space for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorder

    Article • IEEE Pervasive Computing, January 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  26. WAYZ: A Co-designed Touch-Ready Game for Children with Special Needs to Assess and Improve Visual Perception Skills

    Article • September 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  27. KidRec: Children & Recommender Systems

    Article • August 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  28. Exploring engagement with robots among persons with neurodevelopmental disorders

    Article • August 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  29. Puffy — An inflatable robotic companion for pre-schoolers

    Article • August 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  30. Creating Social Stories as Wearable Hyper-Immersive Virtual Reality Experiences for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    Article • June 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  31. Designing a Robot Companion for Children with Neuro-Developmental Disorders

    Article • June 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  32. Wearable Immersive Virtual Reality for Children with Disability

    Article • June 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  33. Puffy - an Inflatable Mobile Interactive Companion for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    Article • May 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  34. Backchannel opportunity prediction for social robot listeners

    Article • May 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  35. Polipo

    Article • March 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  36. Engaging Children as a Storyteller

    Article • March 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  37. Telling Stories to Robots

    Article • March 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  38. Puffy: A Mobile Inflatable Interactive Companion for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorder

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mirko Gelsomini

  39. XOOM: An End-User Development Tool for Web-Based Wearable Immersive Virtual Tours

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mirko Gelsomini

  40. Playful interaction with Teo, a Mobile Robot for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    Article • December 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Prof. Andrea Bonarini, Mirko Gelsomini

  41. An Affordable Virtual Reality Learning Framework for Children with Neuro-Developmental Disorder

    Article • October 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  42. A huggable, mobile robot for developmental disorder interventions in a multi-modal interaction space

    Article • August 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Andrea Bonarini, Mirko Gelsomini

  43. Wildcard: A wearable virtual reality storytelling tool for children with intellectual developmental disability

    Article • August 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  44. Dolphin Sam

    Article • June 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  45. Monitoring and Adaptation in Smart Spaces for Disabled Children

    Article • June 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  46. Wearable Immersive Storytelling for Disabled Children

    Article • June 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  47. Using Brain Signals in Adaptive Smart Spaces for Disabled Children

    Article • May 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  48. Integrating Virtual Worlds and Mobile Robots in Game-Based Treatment for Children with Intellectual Disability

    Article • January 2016, IGI Global

    Mirko Gelsomini

  49. Playful Supervised Smart Spaces (P3S) -- A Framework for Designing, Implementing and Deploying Multisensory Play Experiences for Children with Special Needs

    Article • August 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  50. Blending robots and full-body interaction with large screens for children with intellectual disability

    Article • June 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Prof. Andrea Bonarini, Mirko Gelsomini

  51. Designing motion-based activities to engage students with autism in classroom settings

    Article • June 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  52. Designing and evaluating touchless playful interaction for ASD children

    Article • June 2014, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  53. Integrating human-robot and motion-based touchless interaction for children with intellectual disability

    Article • May 2014, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Prof. Andrea Bonarini, Mirko Gelsomini

  54. From desktop to touchless interfaces

    Article • May 2014, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  55. Motion-based touchless interaction for ASD children

    Article • May 2014, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini

  56. Touchless Motion-Based Interaction for Therapy of Autistic Children

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mirko Gelsomini

  57. Exploring motion-based touchless games for autistic children's learning

    Article • June 2013, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mirko Gelsomini