Time (London) Room #01 Room #02 Room #03 Room #04

Monday, October 21
09:30-10:30 REGISTRATION / WELCOME COFFEE / DEMO SESSION #1 / POSTER SESSION #1
10:30-11:00 OPENING CEREMONY
11:00-12:00 Keynote - Angelo Cangelosi, University of Manchester - Alan Turing Institute, UK
Developmental Robotics for Language Learning, Trust and Theory of Mind
12:00-13:00 DEMO SESSION #1 / POSTER SESSION #1 (continue)
13:00-14:00 LUNCH / DEMO SESSION #1 / POSTER SESSION #1 (continue)
14:00-15:40 S1.1 - Wearable devices and data for physiological, activity and environmental monitoring S1.2 - Exploring the Human Factor: Measurements in Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality S1.3 - Artificial intelligence, complex networks and computational models to explore brain cognitive functions and neurological disorders S1.4 - Creative XR
15:40-16:40 Keynote - Mariska Van Steensel, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands - President of BCI Society
Implanted Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication: Into the Real World
16:40-17:10 COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #1 / POSTER SESSION #1 (continue)
17:10-18:50 S2.1 - AI-Powered Virtual Sensors S2.2 - eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications S2.3 - Trends and perspectives in artificial intelligence for neural signal and image processing S2.4 - PANEL - Standardization to support companies and protect consumers in the expanding BCI market

Tuesday, October 22
09:00-10:40 S3.1 - Integrated, multimodal, and multiscale approaches to explore the human brain and neuromuscular system S3.2 - Adaptive and personalized human-machine interfaces S3.3 - Leveraging XR and AI in innovative industrial applications S3.4 - PANEL - AI: sustainable innovation in compliance with law & ethics
10:40-11:00 COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #2 / POSTER SESSION #2
11:00-12:00 Keynote - Giorgio Metta, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy
Peripersonal space - Multisensory Integration & the iCub robot
12:00-13:00 Tutorial - AntNEURO
13:00-14:00 LUNCH / DEMO SESSION #2 / POSTER SESSION #2 (continue)
14:00-15:00       g.tec Workshop
15:00-16:40 S4.1 - Sensors, Extended Reality and Artificial Intelligence for Human Behavior Analysis S4.2 - Artificial Intelligence, Biometrics and Extended Reality for Criminal Investigation and Digital Forensic S4.3 - Assistive technologies for human-machine interactions in harsh environments
16:40-17:10 COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #2 / POSTER SESSION #2 (continue) & INDUSTRY
17:10-18:00 S5.1 - Artificial Intelligence and Generative Models for Health S5.2 - Metrology for eXtended Reality in precision tasks S5.3 - PANEL - ID4MetroXRAI
18:00-18:50  

Wednesday, October 23
09:00-10:40 S6.1 - Perspectives of Explainable Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining in Medical applications S6.2 - PsychoBit pt .1 PANEL - AI and Gender Equality: an Open Challenge Youth Program PT1
10:40-11:00 COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #3 / POSTER SESSION #3
11:00-12:00 Keynote - Sundeep Bandhari, Chief Digital Innovation Officer // Head of Digital Innovation - National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
Providing confidence in the digital age: the need for a fit-for-purpose measurement infrastructure in a digital world
12:00-13:00 Tutorial - Magnopus
Building Cross Platform, Cross Reality Social Experiences Using XR
13:00-13:45 LUNCH / DEMO SESSION #3 / POSTER SESSION #3 (continue)
13:45-14:30 DEMO SESSION #3 / POSTER SESSION #3 (continue)
14:30-16:10 S7.1 - Medical Image Digital Transformation S7.2 - PsychoBit pt .2 S7.3 - Bio-Inspired and Neuromorphic Applications of Memristive Devices S7.4 - General #1
16:10-16:30 COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #3 / POSTER SESSION #3 (continue) & Youth Forum
16:30-18:10 S8.1 - Passive and active BCI S8.2 - Metrology and Machine Learning in Medical Applications S8.3 - Empowering the Aging Society in the Digital Era. AI-Powered Social and Assistive Robotics S8.4 - General #2

Monday, October 21

Monday, October 21 9:30 - 10:30 (Europe/London)

REGISTRATION / WELCOME COFFEE / DEMO SESSION #1 / POSTER SESSION #1

Towards an Accurate Measure of Emotional Pupil Dilation Responses: A Model for Removing the Effect of Luminosity
Zeel Pansara, Vito De Feo and Caterina Cinel (University of Essex, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Comparison of Imaging and Data Prediction Compression Methods for Implanted Real-Time Peripheral Nervous System
Antonio Coviello, Letizia Mangiagalli, Umberto Spagnolini and Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Impact of Microelectrode Recording Artefacts on Subthalamic Nucleus Functional Identification via Features-Based Machine Learning Classifiers
Chiara Gorlini and Federica Forzanini (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy); Stefania Coelli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Sara Rinaldo and Roberto Eleopra (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy); Anna M. Bianchi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Vincenzo Levi (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy)
Neural Network Enabled Robotic Contact Measurement
Davide Zhou and Valentina Furlan (Università di Pavia, Italy); Nicola Giulietti (Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy); Marco Carnevale (University of Pavia, Italy); Hermes Giberti (Università di Pavia, Italy)
Measuring Human Body Inertia in Real-Time Using Stereo Cameras and Deep Learning: A Model Dependency Analysis
Laura Viprati (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Nicola Giulietti (Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy); Carol Sergenti and Hermes Giberti (Università di Pavia, Italy); Marco Carnevale (University of Pavia, Italy)
Analyzing Uncertainty in Microplastic Detection: A Comprehensive CT Scan and Neural Network Approach
Alessia Caputo (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy); Pierluigi Strafella (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Paolo Castellini (Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy)
An Innovative Binary Quadratic Programming Approach for the Accurate Identification of Discharge Timings of Motor Units From High-Density Surface EMG Signals
Roberto Zanotti (Università Degli Studi di Brescia, Italy); Francesco Negro (Universita Degli Studi di Brescia, Italy)
A Mixed Reality Application to Help Impaired People Rehabilitate Outside Clinical Environments
Michele Mazzamuto (University of Catania, Italy); Francesco Ragusa (University of Catania & Next Vision Srl - Spinoff of the University of Catania, Italy); Antonino Furnari (University of Catania, Italy & Next Vision Srl - Spinoff of the University of Catania, Italy); Irene D'Ambra (University of Catania, Italy); Antonia Guarriera and Armando Sorbello (AIAS Acireale, Italy); Giovanni Maria Farinella (University of Catania, Italy)
On the Potential Use of Smartglasses for Earthquake Early Warning
Francesco Carotenuto (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Giovanni Acampora (University of Naples Federico II & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italy); Aldo Zollo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
VALUE: Visual Analysis for Location and Understanding of Environments
Michele Mazzamuto (University of Catania, Italy); Daniele Di Mauro (Next Vision, Italy); Francesco Ragusa (University of Catania & Next Vision Srl - Spinoff of the University of Catania, Italy); Irene D'Ambra (University of Catania, Italy); Andrea Sciuto, Angelo Aiello and Flavio Licandro (Xenia Progetti, Italy); Ignazio Infantino (Istituto di Calcolo e Reti ad Alte Prestazioni - ICAR-CNR, Italy); Antonino Furnari (University of Catania, Italy & Next Vision Srl - Spinoff of the University of Catania, Italy); Giovanni Signorello and Giovanni Maria Farinella (University of Catania, Italy)
An XR Eye-Tracking Investigation on the Assessment of Existing Food Habits
NIkolaos Dimitrios Tantaroudas, Dr, Georgios Karafiotas, Kostantinos Koukoudis, Georgios Tsimiklis, Angelos Amditis and Tina Katika (Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, Greece)
Comparison Between External and Internal Imputation of Missing Values in Longitudinal Data for Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis
Federica Aracri (Neuroscience Research Center, Italy); Monica Hernandez (Aragon Institute on Engineering Research University of Zaragoza, Spain); Andrea Quattrone (Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy); Alessia Sarica (Neuroscience Research Center, Italy)
A Deep-Learning System for Detecting the Brain MRI Anatomical Plane to Be Examined With Priority in Alzheimer's Disease
Selene Tomassini, Carlo Cosimo Quattrocchi, Abdallah Zeggada, Damiano Duranti, Farid Melgani and Paolo Giorgini (University of Trento, Italy)
A Multi-Task Deep Learning Approach for the Assessment of COVID-19 in Lung Ultrasound
Maria Chiara Fiorentino (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Riccardo Rosati (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy); Lorenzo Federici (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Primo Zingaretti (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Vision Transformer Approaches for COVID-19 Pneumonia Assessment in Lung Ultrasound Images
Maria Chiara Fiorentino (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Riccardo Rosati (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy); Andrian Melnic and Edoardo Conti (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Primo Zingaretti (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Re-Configuring Domestic Environments: A Decision Support System for Ambient Assisted Living
Daniele Spoladore (National Research Council, Italy); Atieh Mahroo (Italian National Research Council & University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy); Marco Sacco (Italian National Research Council, Italy); Tiziana Ferrante, Federica Romagnoli and Teresa Villani (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Towards the Integration of Mixed Reality and Machine Learning for Older Adults Personalized Smart Home and Health Monitoring
Atieh Mahroo (Italian National Research Council & University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy); Marco Sacco (Italian National Research Council, Italy)
Reinforcement Learning to Enhanced Microwave Imaging for Accurate Tumor Detection in Breast Images
Sandra Costanzo and Alexandra Flores (University of Calabria, Italy)
A Novel Lebesgue-Space Inversion Approach for Microwave Stroke Imaging
Valentina Schenone, Alessandro Fedeli, Claudio Estatico, Andrea Sciarrone, Igor Bisio, Fabio Lavagetto and Andrea Randazzo (University of Genoa, Italy)
Noncontact Cardiorespiratory Feature Extraction Using Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar: Opportunities and Challenges
Gengqian Yang, Benjamin W Metcalfe, Robert J Watson and Adrian N Evans (University of Bath, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Towards an Ethical and Data Privacy Metrology for AI-Enriched Human-Centered XR Systems
Yan Hu, Kurt Tutschku, Veselka Boeva, Prashant Goswami, Shahrooz Abghari and Veronica Sundstedt (Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden)
An Overview on Large Language Models Across Key Domains: A Systematic Review
Mattia Bruscia, Graziano Alfredo Manduzio, Federico Galatolo and Mario Giovanni C.A. Cimino (University of Pisa, Italy); Alberto Greco (Università di Pisa, Italy); Lorenzo Cominelli and Enzo Pasquale Scilingo (University of Pisa, Italy)
Acoustic Side Channel Attack for Keystroke Splitting in the Wild
Massimo Orazio Spata, Valerio Maria Russo, Alessandro Ortis and Sebastiano Battiato (University of Catania, Italy)
Assessing Deep Neural Networks in Face Recognition Using Multiple Mugshot Sets
Paolo Contardo, Yassir Flavio Suarez Sanchez and Aldo F. Dragoni (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Paolo Sernani (University of Macerata, Italy)
A Retrospective Analysis of Deep Learning for Tunnel Asset Management: Balancing Efficiency, Ethics, Sustainability, and Security in the MIRET Framework
Federico Foria, Maurizio Di Meglio, Mario Calicchio, Francesco Emanuele Panico, Marianna Brichese and Gabriele Miceli (ETS, Italy)
Statistical Learning to Measure the Efficacy of Digital Surgical Workflows
Vittorio Santoriello (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); MIchela D'Antò and Silvia De Franciscis (Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, Italy); Danilo Calderone and Giuseppe Cesarelli (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Paolo Delrio (Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, Italy); Maria Romano (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy); Alfonso M Ponsiglione (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Measurements of Postural Sway to Classify Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Noemi Pisani (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Michela Russo (University of Naples FEDERICO II, Italy); Maria Consiglia Calabrese (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria OO. RR. San Giovanni di Dio Ruggi, Italy); Federico Di Filippo (University of Salerno, Italy); Giuseppe Cesarelli (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Paolo Barone (University of Salerno, Italy); Carlo Ricciardi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Marianna Amboni (University of Salerno, Italy); Francesco Amato (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Quantitative Measures of Gait Kinematics in Camptocormia Parkinson's Disease
Michela Russo (University of Naples FEDERICO II, Italy); Noemi Pisani (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Gianluca Ricciardelli (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria OO. RR. San Giovanni di Dio Ruggi, Italy); Antonio Volzone (University of Salerno, Italy); Maria Romano (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy); Paolo Barone and Marianna Amboni (University of Salerno, Italy); Alfonso M Ponsiglione and Carlo Ricciardi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Motion Sickness Sensitivity Modifies the Cortical Neurodynamics of Postural Control in the Virtual Reality BioVRSea Paradigm
Kyle J. Edmunds (Reykjavik University, Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Iceland & University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), USA); Lorena Guerrini (Reykjavik University & University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Iceland); Federica Pescaglia (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Iceland); Casey Ostheimer, Alexis Garbisch, Deborah Jacob, Romain Aubonnet and Marco Recenti (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Mahmoud Hassan (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, Iceland); Hannes Petersen (Akureyri Hospital, Iceland); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)
Biomechanical Risk Evaluation Through Machine Learning Algorithms Fed With Features Extracted From sEMG of Neck Extensors
Giuseppe Prisco (University of Molise, Italy); Leandro Donisi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Lorena Guerrini (Reykjavik University & University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Iceland); Francesco Mercaldo (University of Molise, Italy); Fabrizio Esposito (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy); Antonella Santone (University of Molise, Italy); Mario Cesarelli (University of Sannio, Italy); Francesco Amato (University of Napoli Federico II, Italy); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)
How Muscle and Intramuscular Adipose Tissue Volume and Density Progress in Knee Osteoarthritis-Affected Subjects: A Virtual Histology Study
Federica Kiyomi Ciliberti and Greta Pianegonda (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Halldór Jónsson Jr (Landspitali Hospital, Iceland); Magnús Kjartan Gíslason (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, Iceland); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)
Knee Cartilage Degradation in the Medial and Lateral Anatomical Compartments: A Radiomics Study
Francesca Angelone (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Federica Kiyomi Ciliberti (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Halldór Jónsson Jr (Landspitali Hospital, Iceland); Magnús Kjartan Gíslason (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, Iceland); Maria Romano (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy); Alessandra Franco and Francesco Amato (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)

Monday, October 21 10:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London)

OPENING CEREMONY

Monday, October 21 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)

Keynote - Angelo Cangelosi, University of Manchester - Alan Turing Institute, UK
Developmental Robotics for Language Learning, Trust and Theory of Mind

Monday, October 21 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)

DEMO SESSION #1 / POSTER SESSION #1 (continue)

Monday, October 21 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)

LUNCH / DEMO SESSION #1 / POSTER SESSION #1 (continue)

Monday, October 21 14:00 - 15:40 (Europe/London)

S1.1 - Wearable devices and data for physiological, activity and environmental monitoring

Room #01
14:00 Comparing Consumer and Research-Grade Wristbands for Inter-Beat Intervals Monitoring
Stefania Coelli, Marta Carrara and Anna M. Bianchi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Matteo De Tommaso and Rossana Actis-Grosso (Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy); Pierluigi Reali (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
14:20 Estimating Heart Rate Variability From Wrist-Worn PPG Devices in Daily Activities: A Preliminary Convolutional Denoising Autoencoder Approach
Gianluca Rho (University of Pisa, Italy); Nicola Carbonaro (Università di Pisa, Italy); Marco Laurino (National Research Council, Italy); Alessandro Tognetti (University of Pisa, Italy); Alberto Greco (Università di Pisa, Italy)
14:40 Comparison of ECG-Free Algorithms for Heart Rate Computation From Head-BCG Signals Obtained With Smart Eyewear
Sarah Solbiati, Saina Charkas, Federica Mozzini, Antonella LoMauro, Sara Bernasconi, Alessandra Angelucci and Andrea Aliverti (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Diana Trojaniello (EssilorLuxottica Smart Eyewear Lab); Enrico G Caiani (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
15:00 Monitoring Cardiac Electromechanical Activity Underwater Using Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Giuseppe Di tursi, Sarah Solbiati and Claudio Pighini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Marco Pivetta (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy); Enrico G Caiani (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
15:20 An Inertial and Positioning Dataset for the 6-Minute Walk Test
Sara Caramaschi (Department of Computer Science and Media Technology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden); Carl Magnus Olsson (Malmö University, Sweden); Elizabeth Orchard and Jackson Molloy (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Dario Salvi (Malmo University, Sweden)

Monday, October 21 14:00 - 15:40 (Europe/London)

S1.2 - Exploring the Human Factor: Measurements in Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality

Room #02
14:00 The Impact of Collaborative Learning Virtual Environments on Student's Performance
Ourania Koutzampasopoulou Xanthidou and Nadine Aburumman (Brunel University London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Hanêne Ben Abdallah (HCT, United Arab Emirates)
14:20 Leveraging Augmented Reality for Emergency Training and Management: A Pilot Study at ARGOR-HERAEUS SA
Mario Covarrubias (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Angelo Rizzella and Davide Zamperoni (Argor-Heraeus SA, Switzerland); Marta Mondellini (Italian National Research Council, Italy)
14:40 Evaluating Human Experiences of Touching Virtual Reality: A State of the Art Review
Joanna Aldhous and Emilia Sobolewska (Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Gemma Webster (University of Dundee, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
15:00 Residual Emotional Effects From Virtual Reality Experiences
Lewis Russell, Duke Gledhill and Matthew Novak (University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
15:20 Design of a Virtual Reality-Based Neuroadaptive System for Treatment of Arachnophobia
Rene Weber (Graz University of Technology, Austria); Adyasha Dash (Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria); Selina Christin Wriessnegger (Graz University of Technology, Austria)

Monday, October 21 14:00 - 15:40 (Europe/London)

S1.3 - Artificial intelligence, complex networks and computational models to explore brain cognitive functions and neurological disorders

Room #03
14:00 Hippocampal Processing of Levels of Uncertainty and Environmental Volatility. OPM-MEG Correlates of Learning Through Levels of Uncertainty by a Hierarchical Gaussian Filter
Marta Suárez-Pinilla (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain); Holly Schofield, Ryan Hill and Matthew Brookes (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Christoph Mathys (Aarhus University, Denmark); Bryan Strange (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)
14:20 Analysis of the Neural Networks Dynamics Associated to Resting-Sate Electroencephalographic Activity in Schizophrenia Patients
Aarón Maturana-Candelas, Víctor Rodríguez-González and Jorge Gijón-Ortego (University of Valladolid, Spain); Segio Iglesias-Parro and Antonio J. Ibáñez-Molina (University of Jaén, Spain); Carlos Gómez and Jesús Poza Crespo (University of Valladolid, Spain)
14:40 The Effect of EEG Segment's Length on Mental Workload Detection
Khalil Maarouf (Tishreen University, Syria); Nibras Abo Alzahab (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy); Ghada Saad (Tishreen University, Syria)
15:00 Dynamic Brain Functional Networks to Investigate Protective Mechanisms Against Epileptic Seizures
Giulia Varotto (Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain); Pablo Nuñez (Consciousness, University of Liège, Belgium); Roberta Di Giacomo (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy); Jesús Poza (University of Valladolid, Spain); Alessandra Burini (University of Udine, Italy); Víctor Rodríguez-González (University of Valladolid, Spain); Carlos Gomez (Valladolid University, Spain); Laura Castana (Niguarda Hospital, Italy); Marco de Curtis (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy); Laura Tassi (Niguarda Hospital, Italy)
15:20 Validation of Non-Invasive MEG Techniques for Detecting Hippocampal and Visual Cortex Responses to Entropy and Surprise
Rachele Robbio (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Marta Suárez-Pinilla (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain); Dunja Duran (IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy); Darya Frank (University of Manchester, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Nicola Moccaldi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Elisa Visani (IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy); Ryan Hill, Holly Schofield and Matthew Brookes (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Robin Hellerstedt (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain); Pasquale Arpaia (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Marco de Curtis and Paola Lanteri (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy); Bryan Strange (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain); Giulia Varotto (Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain)

Monday, October 21 14:00 - 15:40 (Europe/London)

S1.4 - Creative XR

Room #04
14:00 Alleviating Skin Hunger in Older Adults: The Convergence of Creative VR and Robotic Sensory Cushions
Ziwei Zhao (University of the Arts London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Stella Doukianou (University of the Arts, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Rebecca Fiebrink and Vali Lalioti (University of the Arts London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
14:20 Chase or Be Chased. Motivating Physical Output Using Dynamic Resistance & Chase Based Game Mechanics
Joey Campbell (Munster Technological University, Ireland); Javier Monedero (Technological University Dublin, Ireland); Paul Marshall (School of Computer Science, University of Bristol, UK)
14:40 Ethical Extended Reality: Bridging Technology and Cultural Heritage
Stella Doukianou (University of the Arts, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Vali Lalioti (University of the Arts London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
15:00 CEDAR: An Augmented Reality Mobile Application Using a Participatory Design Framework for Citizen Science Data Sensing
Mengci Liu and Peter Hall (University of the Arts London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Stella Doukianou (University of the Arts, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Anna Troisi (University of the Arts London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
15:20 Realtime AI Driven Environment Development for Virtual Metaverse
Ahren E Hart and Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir (University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

Monday, October 21 15:40 - 16:40 (Europe/London)

Keynote - Mariska Van Steensel, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands - President of BCI Society
Implanted Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication: Into the Real World

Monday, October 21 16:40 - 17:10 (Europe/London)

COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #1 / POSTER SESSION #1 (continue)

Monday, October 21 17:10 - 18:50 (Europe/London)

S2.1 - AI-Powered Virtual Sensors

Room #01
17:10 IoT-Based Virtual Sensing Application for Bridge Static Deflection Estimation via Data-Driven Approaches at the Edge
Leonardo Iacussi and Paolo Chiariotti (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Diego Melpignano (STMicroelectronics, Italy); Alfredo Cigada (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
17:30 Neural Network for Mechanical Component Features Extraction
Silvia Discepolo (UNIVPM, Italy); Paolo Castellini (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
17:50 Monte Carlo-Based Measurement Uncertainty Propagation on a Virtual Sensor for Real-Time Human Balance Exergame Analysis
Nicola Giulietti (Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy); Davide Fabiocchi (University of Pavia, Italy); Hermes Giberti (University of Pavia); Marco Carnevale (University of Pavia, Italy)
18:10 On the Role of ANN on the Estimation of Payload Inertia in Parallel Kinematic Machine
Jose Alfonso Farias (Universita di Pavia, Italy); Nicola Giulietti (Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy); Marco Carnevale (University of Pavia, Italy); Hermes Giberti (Università di Pavia, Italy)
18:30 Preliminary Development of a Gesture Recognition System for Posture Monitoring in Chainsaw Cutting: A Step Towards Enhanced Safety for Forestry Workers
Carlotta Massotti, Marco Tarabini and tommaso cardone (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Luigi Fattorini (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy); Angelo Tirabasso (INAIL, Italy); Massimo Cavacece (Università di Cassino, Italy); Enrico Marchetti (INAIL, Italy)

Monday, October 21 17:10 - 18:50 (Europe/London)

S2.2 - eXtended Reality as a gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications

Room #02
17:10 Prototyping Futuristic Experiences in the Metaverse Platform
Nandhini Giri (Purdue University & Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN, USA)
17:30 Real-Time Interactions Between Human Controllers and Remote Devices in Metaverse
Kan Chen, Zhen Meng and Xiangmin Xu (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Changyang She (The University of Sydney, Australia); Philip Guodong G. Zhao (University of Manchester, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
17:50 Toward Intuitive Locomotion Techniques in VR: Fully Natural and Semi-Natural Interaction
Katia Lupinetti, Brigida Bonino, Elia Moscoso-Thompson, Franca Giannini and Marina Monti (CNR-IMATI, Italy)
18:10 A Methodological Approach for Unveiling the Evolution of Frescoes Through a Virtual Reality
Nicola Felice Capece, Gilda Manfredi, Brunella Gargiulo, Gabriele Gilio, Ugo Erra and Francesca Sogliani (University of Basilicata, Italy)
18:30 Enriching Metaverse With Memories Through Generative AI: A Case Study
Maria Rausa and Salvatore Gaglio (University of Palermo, Italy); Agnese Augello (National Research Council, Italy); Giuseppe Caggianese, Silvia Franchini and Luigi Gallo (National Research Council of Italy, Italy); Luca Sabatucci (National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy)

Monday, October 21 17:10 - 18:50 (Europe/London)

S2.3 - Trends and perspectives in artificial intelligence for neural signal and image processing

Room #03
17:10 A Systematic Approach to Tuning Cover Parameters in Mapper for Improved TDA Representation
Stefano Vannoni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Emma Tassi (Politecnico di Milano & Neurosciences and Mental Health Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy); Inês W Sampaio (Politecnico di Milan, Italy); Anna M. Bianchi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Eleonora Maggioni (Politecnico di Milan, Italy)
17:30 Multivariate Developmental Pattern of Cortical Thickness, Brain Functional Connectivity and Behaviour: A Multi-Block Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis
Emma Tassi (Politecnico di Milano & Neurosciences and Mental Health Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy); Federica Goffi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Carolina Bonivento, Maddalena Mauri and Nivedita Agarwal (Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Italy); Rossano Girometti (University of Udine, Italy); Yvan Torrente (Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy); Anna M. Bianchi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Maria Nobile (Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Italy); Eleonora Maggioni (Politecnico di Milan, Italy); Paolo Brambilla (Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy)
17:50 EEG-Driven GAN for Alpha Rhythm Generation in Passive BCI
Ettore Cinquetti, Guglielmo Zanni, Gloria Menegaz and Silvia Francesca Storti (University of Verona, Italy)
18:10 The Possible Role of Insula and Default Mode Network in Schizophrenia During an Auditory Task: A Pilot EEG-fMRI Analysis
Elena Bondi (Politecnico di Milano & Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy); Francesco Luciano Donati (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy); Anna M. Bianchi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Fabio Maria Triulzi (Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy); Yvan Torrente (Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy); Armando D'Agostino (ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Italy); Paolo Brambilla (Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico & Università degli studi di milano, Italy); Eleonora Maggioni (Politecnico di Milan, Italy)
18:30 Multi-Site External Sets Harmonization With M-ComBat: An Application to Functional Connectivity in a Normative Framework
Inês W Sampaio (Politecnico di Milan, Italy); Emma Tassi (Politecnico di Milano & Neurosciences and Mental Health Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy); Anna M. Bianchi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Stefan Borgwardt (University of Luebeck, Germany); Joseph Kambeitz (University Hospital of Cologne, Germany); Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic (Hospital of Cologne, Germany); Eva Meisenzahl (Heinrich-Heine University, Germany); Raimo K. R. Salokangas (University of Turku, Finland); Rachel Upthegrove (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Stephen J. Wood (Orygen, Australia); Nikolaos Koutsouleris (Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Germany); Paolo Brambilla (Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy); Eleonora Maggioni (Politecnico di Milan, Italy)

Monday, October 21 17:10 - 18:50 (Europe/London)

S2.4 - PANEL - Standardization to support companies and protect consumers in the expanding BCI market

Room #04

Tuesday, October 22

Tuesday, October 22 9:00 - 10:40 (Europe/London)

S3.1 - Integrated, multimodal, and multiscale approaches to explore the human brain and neuromuscular system

Room #01
9:00 Brainstem Exploration: PCA-Based Partial Correlation for Sparse and Direct Functional Connectivity Networks
Santa Sozzi (University of Pisa, Italy); Alejandro Luis Callara (Research Center "E. Piaggio", University of Pisa, Italy); Simone Cauzzo (University of Padua, Italy); Enzo Pasquale Scilingo (University of Pisa, Italy); Paola Binda (University of pISA, Italy); Nicola Vanello (University of Pisa, Italy)
9:20 Agreement of Cerebral Blood Flow Estimates for Large-Scale Cortical Networks Across Multiple Resolution Parcellations
Federica Franza, Alessandro Pasquale De Rosa, Antonio Russo, Marcello Silvestro, Mario Cirillo, Fabrizio Esposito and Maria Agnese Pirozzi (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy)
9:40 Changes in EEG Spectral Power Elicited During Visual and Motor Stimuli With the BioVRSea Paradigm
Carmine Gelormini (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Lorena Guerrini (Reykjavik University & University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Iceland); Federica Pescaglia (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Iceland); Kyle J. Edmunds (Reykjavik University, Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Iceland & University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), USA); Romain Aubonnet (Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy); Marco Recenti (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Giorgio Di Lorenzo (Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)
10:00 Improving Motor Imagery-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces With Simple EEG Data Augmentation Algorithms: A Comparative Analysis
Sourojit Goswami, Jacob Phelan and Sean Anderson (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Mahnaz Arvaneh (The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
10:20 Agreement of Global Topological Properties of EEG Connectomes as Estimated From Phase-Locking Values and Cross-Correlation Coefficients
Marianna Chianese (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy); Simone Papallo (Università Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy); Mario Cirillo (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy); Francesco Amato (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Fabrizio Esposito (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy); Leandro Donisi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Tuesday, October 22 9:00 - 10:40 (Europe/London)

S3.2 - Adaptive and personalized human-machine interfaces

Room #02
9:00 Designing an Immersive Virtual Reality Scenario for Social Anxiety Elicitation and Modeling: A Preliminary Evaluation
Matteo Martini and Eros Viola (University of Genoa, Italy); Francesco Bossi, Sergio Frumento, Alessio Iannizzotto and Sara Said (University of Pisa, Italy); Alejandro Luis Callara (Research Center "E. Piaggio", University of Pisa, Italy); Fabio Solari (Via Dodecaneso 35, Italy); Enzo Pasquale Scilingo (University of Pisa, Italy); Alberto Greco (Università di Pisa, Italy); Danilo Menicucci (University of Pisa, Italy); Manuela Chessa (University of Genoa, Italy)
9:20 Visuo-Haptic Mixed Reality for Interactive Therapy With Temperature Stimuli: A Preliminary Study
Jabrail Chumakov (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Italy); Manuela Chessa (University of Genoa, Italy); Nikhil Deshpande (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
9:40 Adaptive Application for Cognitive Training on Selective Attention
Francesco Bossi (University of Pisa, Italy); Francesco Di Gruttola (University of Bologna, Italy); Gabriella Daneluzzi (Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center S.p.A. Neuroscience Lab, Italy); Rossella Iannucci (Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Italy); Sonia D'arcangelo (Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center S.p.A. Neuroscience Lab, Italy); Emiliano Ricciardi (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy)
10:00 Perceptual Features of Emotionally-Subliminal Phobic Stimuli Elicit Differences in ERPs: A Study on Holographic Spiders Shown in Augmented Reality
Sergio Frumento (University of Pisa, Italy); Alejandro Luis Callara (Research Center "E. Piaggio", University of Pisa, Italy); Danilo Menicucci and Enzo Pasquale Scilingo (University of Pisa, Italy); Alberto Greco (Università di Pisa, Italy); Angelo Gemignani (University of Pisa, Italy)
10:20 Insights Into Pre-Stimulus Activity for EEG-Based Machine Learning Sensory Classification
Linda Fiorini (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy); Stefania Lucia (SISSA Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Italy); Francesco Pietrogiacomi (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy)

Tuesday, October 22 9:00 - 10:40 (Europe/London)

S3.3 - Leveraging XR and AI in innovative industrial applications

Room #03
9:00 Integrating Deep Learning Based Anomaly Detection With Extended Reality: A Case Study on Extensive Railways Monitoring
Maria di Summa (STIIMA CNR - Bari, Italy); Angelo Cardellicchio (STIIMA CNR, Italy); Nicola Mosca (CNR, Italy); Marina Ricci (CNR STIIMA, Italy); Vito Renò (STIIMA CNR - Bari, Italy); Udith Krishnan Vadakkum Vadukkal and Ettore Stella (CNR STIIMA, Italy)
9:20 Exploring the Microcosm: Immersive Tomographic Analysis of Specimens
Nicola Mosca (CNR STIIMA, Italy); Maria di Summa (STIIMA CNR - Bari, Italy); Moh Rafik (CNR STIIMA, Italy); Vittorio Bianco (CNR-ISASI, Italy); Cosimo Patruno (STIIMA-CNR, Italy); Ettore Stella (CNR STIIMA, Italy)
9:40 Advancing Substructure Analysis in Tomograms
Moh Rafik (CNR STIIMA, Italy); Nicola Mosca (CNR, Italy); Massimiliano Nitti (Consiglio delle Ricerche - ISSIA, Italy); Pietro Ferraro (CNR-ISASI, Italy); Maria di Summa (STIIMA CNR - Bari, Italy)
10:00 Exploiting Data Monitoring and Augmented Reality to Foster Customer Service in Domestic Wind Energy Adoption
Enricoandrea Laviola and Sara Romano (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy); Antonio Uva (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Michele Gattullo (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy)
10:20 An Industry 4.0 Framework for Immersive Reality During Assembly and Testing of Satellites
Matteo Marinacci, Anna Carini, Marco Eugeni, Michele Pasquali and Massimo Mecella (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy)

Tuesday, October 22 9:00 - 10:40 (Europe/London)

S3.4 - PANEL - AI: sustainable innovation in compliance with law & ethics

Room #04

Tuesday, October 22 10:40 - 11:00 (Europe/London)

COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #2 / POSTER SESSION #2

A Machine Learning-Based Approach to Detect Cyberbullying Tweets
Giuseppe Prisco, Francesco Mercaldo and Antonella Santone (University of Molise, Italy); Mario Cesarelli (University of Sannio, Italy)
AI for Discovering the Role of Cognitive and Brain Reserves in Parkinson's Disease Classification
Ilaria Siviero (University of Verona, Italy); Alice Pirastru (IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation, Italy); Nicola Valè (University of Verona, Italy); Valeria Blasi (IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation, Italy); Gloria Menegaz (University of Verona, Italy); Francesca Baglio (Rehabilitation Unit, Milano - Fond. Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Italy); Ilaria Boscolo Galazzo and Silvia Francesca Storti (University of Verona, Italy)
Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach to Discover Subtypes of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Noemi Pisani (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Marina Picillo (University of Salerno, Italy); Michela Russo (University of Naples FEDERICO II, Italy); Filomena Abate and Anna Rosa Avallone (University of Salerno, Italy); Francesco Amato (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Paolo Barone (University of Salerno, Italy); Carlo Ricciardi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Mario Cesarelli (University of Sannio, Italy)
Transmission Delays in Negative Feedback Physiological Systems: The Case of the Muscle Stretch Reflex
Francesca Angelone (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Annarita Tedesco (University of Naples, Federico II, Italy); Alfonso M Ponsiglione, Carlo Ricciardi and Donatella Dragone (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Carlo Cosentino (Universita' degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Italy); Anna Procopio (Università degli Studi Magna Græcia di Catanzaro, Italy); Maria Romano (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy); Francesco Amato (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
A Combined Use of Radiomics and Connectomics to Classify Sex and Age in Healthy Subjects: The New "Radioconnectomics" Paradigm
Leandro Donisi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Alessandro Pasquale De Rosa, Federica Franza, Maria Agnese Pirozzi, Antonio Gallo and Fabrizio Esposito (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy)
Measuring the Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in the Identification of Anatomical Landmarks Through the Rastereography SPINE3D
Juri Taborri (University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy); Luca Molinaro (University of Tuscia & Sensor Medica Srl, Italy); Emanuele Faperdue (University of Tuscia, Italy); Marco Donati (Motustech, Italy); Stefano Rossi (University of Tuscia, Italy)
Real-Time Detection of Criminal Actions in the Everyday Life, From Camera-Equipped Street Lamps
José M Alcalde-Llergo (University of Tuscia & University of Córdoba, Spain); Andrea Zingoni (University of Tuscia, Italy); Enrique Yeguas-Bolívar (University of Córdoba, Spain); Gianluca Morciano (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy); Daniele Melloni (Università Degli Studi Della Tuscia, Italy); Nicola Fantasia and Matteo Sperandio (Architectures & Emerging Technologies Practice - AlmavivA, Italy); Gianluigi Mascia (AlmavivA, Italy)
VRAIlexia Project: Provide Customized Support to University Students With Dyslexia Using Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality
Andrea Zingoni (University of Tuscia, Italy); Gianluca Morciano (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy); José M Alcalde-Llergo (University of Tuscia & University of Córdoba, Spain); Juri Taborri (University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy); Enrique Yeguas-Bolívar, Pilar Aparicio-Martínez and Sara Pinzi (University of Córdoba, Spain); Giuseppe Calabrò (University of Tuscia, Italy)
VR-Based Silent Reading and Rosenberg Tests: Machine-Learning Approach to Identify Learning Disorders
Michele Materazzini (University of Tuscia & University of Tuscia - DEIM, Italy); Gianluca Morciano (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy); José M Alcalde-Llergo (University of Tuscia & University of Córdoba, Spain); Enrique Yeguas-Bolívar (University of Córdoba, Spain); Andrea Zingoni (University of Tuscia, Italy); Juri Taborri (University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy)
Implementation of a Routing Application for People With Impairments, Improved and Evaluated Through Service Learning
Sediola Ruko, Andrea Zingoni, Raffaele Pelorosso and Giuseppe Calabrò (University of Tuscia, Italy); Daniele Melloni (Università Degli Studi Della Tuscia, Italy)
Efficient Atrophy Mapping: A Single-Step U-Net Approach for Rapid Brain Change Estimation
Riccardo Raciti (Università di Catania, Italy); Alessia Rondinella, Lemuel Puglisi and Francesco Guarnera (University of Catania, Italy); Daniele Ravi (University of Messina, Italy & University College London, Italy); Sebastiano Battiato (University of Catania, Italy)
SynthBA: Reliable Brain Age Estimation Across Multiple MRI Sequences and Resolutions
Lemuel Puglisi and Alessia Rondinella (University of Catania, Italy); Ermelinda De Meo (University College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Francesco Guarnera and Sebastiano Battiato (University of Catania, Italy); Daniele Ravi (University of Messina, Italy & University College London, Italy)
A Novel Pipeline Based on Attention Mechanism Within a GNN to Predict New Edges Between Diseases and Genes
Massimo Orazio Spata (University of Catania, Italy); Sabrina Conoci (University of Messina, Italy); Alessandro Ortis and Sebastiano Battiato (University of Catania, Italy)
Low-Dose CT-Based Radiomic Model to Identify Malignant Lung Nodules
Jiaying Liu, Anna Corti, Valentina D.A. Corino and Luca Mainardi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Strategies for Efficient ENG Signal Classification Using Data Augmentation and Data Balancing Techniques
Antonio Coviello, Rafael Sobral Augusto, Davide Gottardello, Matteo Esposito, Matteo Manetti, Umberto Spagnolini and Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
On the Effectiveness of Rapid Antigen Test Kits in Measuring the Spread of SARS-CoV-2
Aldo F. Dragoni (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy)
Automated Analysis of Topics in Story Descriptions Can Help Detect Primary Progressive Aphasia
Roelant Ossewaarde (University of Groningen, Netherlands); Roel Jonkers (University of Groningen, The Netherlands); Yolande Pijnenburg and Antoinette Keulen (Alzheimercenter Amsterdam, The Netherlands); Stefan Leijnen (Hogeschool Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Words to Matter: A Comparative Study for Developing Intelligent Design and Manufacturing of 3D Materials Based on Large Language Models
Raffaele Pugliese, Silvia Badini and Stefano Regondi (Nemo Lab, Italy)
Variable Time Delay Estimation for Industrial Processes: Robustness to Noise
Salvatore Graziani (University of Catania, Italy); Maria Gabriella Xibilia and Luca Patanè (University of Messina, Italy)
A Multiphysics Framework for Bacterial Cellulose Sensor Modeling
Luca Patanè, Francesca Sapuppo and Marco Calapristi (University of Messina, Italy); Giovanna Di Pasquale (Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy); Salvatore Graziani, Antonio Pollicino and Carlo Trigona (University of Catania, Italy); Maria Gabriella Xibilia (University of Messina, Italy)
Symbolic Regression for Industrial Applications: An NN-Based Approach
Marco Calapristi, Luca Patanè, Francesca Sapuppo, Riccardo Caponetto and Maria Gabriella Xibilia (University of Messina, Italy)
An Embedded Sensing Methodology for the Classification of Activity Rate
Bruno Ando, Mattia Manenti, Danilo Greco and Antonio Pistorio (University of Catania, Italy)
Evolution of Biopolymers: From Bacterial Cellulose via PCL to Pullulan
Carlo Trigona, Salvatore Graziani and Giovanna Di Pasquale (University of Catania, Italy); Antonino Pollicino (Univesrità di Catania, Italy)
Triplet Loss-Based Crack Verification for Structural Health Monitoring and Digital Twin Applications
Arman Neyestani, Francesco Picariello, Ioan Tudosa, Pasquale Daponte and Luca De Vito (University of Sannio, Italy)
A Convolutional Neural Network for CNC Milling Machines Processes Classification
Luca Martiri, Parisa Esmaili and Loredana Cristaldi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Domain Adversarial Neural Networks for Remaining Useful Life Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Luca Martiri, Giuseppe Meli, Luca Pasquarelli, Davide Azzalini, Loredana Cristaldi and Francesco Amigoni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Li-Ion Battery State of Charge Estimation With Temperature: A Machine Learning Approach
Simone Barcellona (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Loris Cannelli (SUPSI-USI, Italy); Lorenzo Codecasa (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Silvia Colnago (Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico RSE SpA, Italy); Loredana Cristaldi and Christian Laurano (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Gabriele Maroni (SUPSI-USI, Switzerland)
An Explainable Model Framework for Vehicle-To-Grid Available Aggregated Capacity Prediction
Luca Patanè and Francesca Sapuppo (University of Messina, Italy); Antonio Comi (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy); Giuseppe Napoli (National Research Council of Italy - CNR ITAE, Italy); Maria Gabriella Xibilia (University of Messina, Italy)
The BOHEMIAN Project: Versatile Hybrid In-fiBer Optical-electrocHemical systEMs for wIdely Applicable bioseNsing
Bruno Ando, Mattia Manenti and Danilo Greco (University of Catania, Italy); Maria Rachele Guascito, Giuseppe Lamberti and Laura Martina (University of Salento, Italy); Francesco Arcadio, Luigi Zeni and Nunzio Cennamo (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy); Cosimo Trono, Sara Tombelli, Simone Berneschi and Niccolò Marcucci (Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara, Italy); Laura Pasquardini (Indivenire Srl, Italy)
Boat Detection and Classification Framework for Safety Improvement in Port Areas
Luca Patanè and Antonino Maio (University of Messina, Italy); Salvatore Graziani (University of Catania, Italy); Maria Gabriella Xibilia (University of Messina, Italy)
Sustainability and Resilience in the MICS SPOKE8 Project: The Role of the Digital Twin
Nicola Berti, Dr. (University of Padua, Italy); Ala Arman (Università Sapienza di Roma, Italy); Parisa Esmaili and Mohsen Zeynivand (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Daria Battini (University of Padua, Italy); Devis Bianchini (University of Brescia, Italy); Loredana Cristaldi and Laura Boca de Giuli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Ambra Galeazzo (University of Padua, Italy); Giambattista Gruosso and Alessio La Bella (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Francesco Leotta (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy); Luca Martiri and Eva Masero (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Massimo Mecella (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy); Pierluigi Plebani and Paolo Rocco (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Luigi Salmaso (University of Padua, Italy); Riccardo Scattolini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Gian Antonio Susto (University of Padova, Italy); Letizia Tanca (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
The MICS Project Approach for Fault Detection in CNC Machine Bearings
Laura Boca de Giuli, Alessio La Bella, Eva Masero, Riccardo Scattolini, Parisa Esmaili, Loredana Cristaldi, Letizia Tanca, Giambattista Gruosso, Luca Martiri and Mohsen Zeynivand (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Giovanni La Vigna and Giovanni Minei (Leonardo SpA, Italy)

Tuesday, October 22 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)

Keynote - Giorgio Metta, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy
Peripersonal space - Multisensory Integration & the iCub robot

Tuesday, October 22 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)

Tutorial - AntNEURO

Tuesday, October 22 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)

LUNCH / DEMO SESSION #2 / POSTER SESSION #2 (continue)

Tuesday, October 22 14:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London)

g.tec Workshop

Room #04

Tuesday, October 22 15:00 - 16:40 (Europe/London)

S4.1 - Sensors, Extended Reality and Artificial Intelligence for Human Behavior Analysis

Room #01
15:00 Textile Sensors for Measuring and Classifying Human Breathing: A Preliminary Study Using Machine Learning
Matteo Piratoni and Ilaria Mileti (University Niccolò Cusano, Italy); Juri Taborri (University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy); Stefano Rossi (University of Tuscia, Italy); Fabrizio Patanè (Niccolò Cusano University, Italy)
15:20 Virtual Training of Healthcare Providers for Migrant Pregnant Women: A Methodological Approach
Alessia Bisio (Universidad de Córdoba, Italy); Enrique Yeguas-Bolívar and Pilar Aparicio-Martínez (University of Córdoba, Spain); Juri Taborri (University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy); Aurora Ruiz Mezcua (University of Córdoba, Spain)
15:40 Interpreting Type 1 Diabetes Management via Contrastive Explanations
Daniele Melloni (Università Degli Studi Della Tuscia, Italy); Andrea Zingoni (University of Tuscia, Italy)
16:00 Enhancing Tourist Experience via Automatic Personalized Route Suggestions
Sediola Ruko (University of Tuscia, Italy); José M Alcalde-Llergo (University of Tuscia & University of Córdoba, Spain); Enrique Yeguas (University of Cordoba, Spain); Andrea Zingoni (University of Tuscia, Italy)
16:20 Results of Measuring Immersion in a Cricket Simulation Game for Improved VR With Real-Time Time-Of-Flight Performance Capture
Lionel Jayaraj, James Wood and Marcia Gibson (University Of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

Tuesday, October 22 15:00 - 16:40 (Europe/London)

S4.2 - Artificial Intelligence, Biometrics and Extended Reality for Criminal Investigation and Digital Forensic

Room #02
15:00 Supporting Human Examiners in Facial Image Manipulation Detection
Maichol Dadi, Annalisa Franco and Davide Maltoni (University of Bologna, Italy)
15:20 Retrieving Shoeprint Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Struan Robertson and Stephen J McKenna (University of Dundee, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
15:40 Enhancing Crime Scene Investigations Through Virtual Reality and Deep Learning Techniques
Antonino Zappalà and Luca Guarnera (University of Catania, Italy); Vincenzo Rinaldi (University of Dundee, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Salvatore Livatino (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Sebastiano Battiato (University of Catania, Italy)
16:00 Neural Network Technique Based on Hyperspectral Imaging for Determination of Blood Stains Tissues Washed With Bleach
Alessandro Bini (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Silvia Discepolo (UNIVPM, Italy); Nicola Giulietti (Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy); Paolo Castellini (Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy); Milena Martarelli (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
16:20 Integrating AI and Computer Vision for Ballistic and Bloodstain Analysis in 3D Digital Forensics
Emmanouil Patsiouras (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Greece); Stavros Kyriakou Vasileiou and Sotirios Papadopoulos (CERTH, Greece); Nikolaos I Dourvas and Konstantinos Ioannidis (Information Technologies Institute-CERTH, Greece); Stefanos Vrochidis (Information Technologies Institute (ITI), Greece); Ioannis Kompatsiaris (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece)

Tuesday, October 22 15:00 - 16:40 (Europe/London)

S4.3 - Assistive technologies for human-machine interactions in harsh environments

Room #03
15:00 Hey TPS, I Need Your Assistance - Social Perception of Telepresence Systems During a Collaborative Assembly Task
Jennifer Brade and Sarah Mandl (Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany); Franziska Klimant (University of Technology Chemnitz, Germany); Anja Strobel (Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany); Philipp Klimant (Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, Germany)
15:20 EEG Hero: A Game With a Purpose Based Imagined Speech BCI Training Paradigm
Johannes Ihl and Tobias Jungbluth (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Germany); Maurice Rekrut (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) & Saarland Informatics Campus, Germany); Antonio Krüger (DFKI, Germany)
15:40 Evaluating Dry EEG Technology Out of the Lab
Mushfika Sultana (University of Essex, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Osheen Jain (Goldsmiths, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Sebastian Halder, Ana Matran-Fernandez, Rab Nawaz and Reinhold Scherer (University of Essex, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ricardo Chavarriaga (ZHAW, Switzerland); José del R. Millán (The University of Texas at Austin, USA); Serafeim Perdikis (University of Essex, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
16:00 Cross-Subject Startle Detection in Pilots on the Flight Deck Using Physiological Signals
Ganavi Basavaraju and Tobias Jungbluth (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Germany); Maurice Rekrut (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) & Saarland Informatics Campus, Germany); Florian Daiber (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Germany); Antonio Krüger (DFKI, Germany)
16:20 Multisensory Simulations for Smart Personal Protective Equipment
Felix Mühlberg, Stefan Vogt, Jimmy Orawetz, Georg Freitag and Dirk Reichelt (HTW Dresden, Germany)

Tuesday, October 22 16:40 - 17:10 (Europe/London)

COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #2 / POSTER SESSION #2 (continue) & INDUSTRY

Tuesday, October 22 17:10 - 18:50 (Europe/London)

S5.1 - Artificial Intelligence and Generative Models for Health

Room #01
17:10 Neural Optimization for Pharmaceutical Transportation Under Stressful Conditions
Georgia Fargetta, Alessandro Ortis and Sebastiano Battiato (University of Catania, Italy)
17:30 Industrial Machines Health Prognosis Using a Transformer-Based Framework
David Poland (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Lemuel Puglisi (University of Catania, Italy); Daniele Ravi (University of Messina, Italy & University College London, Italy)
17:50 Towards a Predictive Model of Speech Signatures: Insights From Spectral Analysis and Generative AI Models
Raffaele Pugliese and Stefano Regondi (Nemo Lab, Italy)
18:10 Breaking the Cycle: Advancements in Universal Influenza Vaccine Design
Valentina Di Salvatore, Elena Crispino, Giulia Russo and Francesco Pappalardo (University of Catania, Italy)
18:30 A Case Study on the Use of Hypnosis Combined With Virtual Reality in Psychological Partner Violence
Mirko Casu (University of Catania, Italy); Salvatore Bellissima (Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Catania, Italy); Giorgia Farruggio, Chiara Farrauto and Pasquale Caponnetto (University of Catania, Italy)

Tuesday, October 22 17:10 - 18:50 (Europe/London)

S5.2 - Metrology for eXtended Reality in precision tasks

Room #02
17:10 Control of the Cameras Matrix Parameters for Accurate On-Line Calibration to Perform Precision Tasks With Microsoft HoloLens 2 Headset
Alessio Nocera, Sara Condino, Vincenzo Ferrari and Fabrizio Cutolo (University of Pisa, Italy)
17:30 An Occlusion-Robust Optical-Inertial Tracking Solution for Augmented Reality Headsets
Matteo Nicoletta, Fabrizio Cutolo and Vincenzo Ferrari (University of Pisa, Italy)
17:50 A Metrological Approach to the Performance Characterization of Eye- and Head-Tracking Interfaces in Extended Reality
Leopoldo Angrisani, Pasquale Arpaia, Mauro D'Arco, Egidio De Benedetto, Luigi Duraccio and Fabrizio Lo Regio (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Annarita Tedesco (University of Bordeaux, France)
18:10 Exploring Variability in Human-Machine Interaction Through Gesture Recognition Based on Hand-Tracking Within XR
Leopoldo Angrisani, Egidio De Benedetto, Luigi Duraccio and Fabrizio Lo Regio (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Michele Sansone (University of Salento Lecce, Italy); Annarita Tedesco (University of Naples, Federico II, Italy)
18:30 Customizable Cutting Template for Computer Assisted Osteotomies
Gabriele Vanni, Antonellamaria Rita Mendicino, Nadia Cattari, Marina Carbone and Paolo Parchi (University of Pisa, Italy); Vincenzo Ferrari (University of Pisa - EndoCAS center, Italy)

Tuesday, October 22 17:10 - 18:50 (Europe/London)

S5.3 - PANEL - ID4MetroXRAI

Room #03
17:10 Sustainability Measurements of ICT Infrastructures: A Case Study With the Dynamic Fourth Lane of the A4 Italian Highway
Leopoldo Angrisani (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Giovanni Bonini (Movyon S.p.a., Italy); Mauro D'Arco, Egidio De Benedetto, Luigi Duraccio, Immacolata Esposito and Monica Imbò (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Annarita Tedesco (University of Bordeaux, France)
17:30 Accurate Energy Measurements for Tiny Machine Learning Workloads
Pasquale Arpaia (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Luigi Capobianco (STMicroelectronics, Italy); Francesco Caputo and Antonella Cioffi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Antonio Esposito (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy & Augmented Reality for Health Monitoring Laboratory (ARHEMlab), Italy); Francesco Isgro (Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy); Nicola Moccaldi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Danilo Pietro Pau, David Siorpaes and Ettore Toscano (STMicroelectronics, Italy)
17:50 Milky WAI: Unlocking the Secrets of Raw Cow Milk Through Speckle Pattern and AI
Valentina Bello, Irene Bassi and Matteo Fiocchi (University of Pavia, Italy); Cristina Nuzzi (University of Brescia, Italy); Paolo Bellassi and Luca Cattaneo (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy); Simone Pasinetti (University of Brescia, Italy)

Wednesday, October 23

Wednesday, October 23 9:00 - 10:40 (Europe/London)

PANEL - AI and Gender Equality: an Open Challenge

Room #03

Wednesday, October 23 9:00 - 10:40 (Europe/London)

S6.1 - Perspectives of Explainable Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining in Medical applications

Room #01
9:00 Decision-Level Fusion for the Early Dementia Identification by Hand-Writing and -Drawing
Vincenzo Dentamaro (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Donato Impedovo and Giuseppe Pirlo (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy); Gianfranco Semeraro (University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, Italy)
9:20 Raman Spectroscopy of Cancer Cells: An Explainable Classification Model
Andrea Cusano (University of Sannio, Italy); Martina Iammarino (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Marco Pisco, Sara Spaziani and Chiara Verdone (University of Sannio, Italy)
9:40 An Explainable Approach for Early Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease Exploring Motor Symptoms
Antonella Madau (University of Sannio, Italy); Debora Montano (Cerict Scrl - Regional Center Information Communication Technology, Italy); Lerina Aversano (University of Foggia, Italy)
10:00 Explainable Gait Analysis for Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases Using Unsupervised Clustering Techniques
Vincenzo Dentamaro (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Felice Franchini, Ignazio Massaro and Luca Musti (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Giuseppe Pirlo (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy); Elena Sblendorio (University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy)
10:20 An Explainable Approach to Characterize Heart Diseases Using ECG Images
Francesco Denaro (University of Parma, Italy); Antonella Madau (University of Sannio, Italy); Chiara Martini (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Italy); Riccardo Pecori (eCampus University, Italy & IMEM-CNR, Italy)

Wednesday, October 23 9:00 - 10:40 (Europe/London)

S6.2 - PsychoBit pt .1

Room #02
9:00 Can Educational Robotics Experiences Shape Early Childhood Interpersonal Dynamics? An Exploratory Investigation
Alessandra Vitanza (Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC) - CNR, Italy); Federica Morleo (University of Padua, Italy); Paolo Pagliuca (Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies - CNR, Italy)
9:20 Teaching Embodied Artificial Intelligence to Children (Teach E-AI 2C): An Educational Proposal for Young Learners
Clara Nobile, Davide Marocco and Onofrio Gigliotta (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Michela Ponticorvo (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
9:40 JOINclusion: A Mobile Game for Social Inclusion in Multicultural School Contexts
Alessandra Colella (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Annaleda Mazzucato (Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Italy); Dario Bacchini (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Ioannis Christidis (University of West Attica, Greece); Concetta Esposito (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Enrique Hortal (Maastricht University, The Netherlands); Eleni Aikaterini Leligkoy (University of West Attica, Greece); Loukas Oikonomakis (Odyssey Academy, Greece); Katerina Palaiologou (Odyssea Academy, Greece); Yusuf Can Semerci (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)
10:00 An In-Depth Look at MOOW's Innovative Approach in Higher Education
Maria Luongo and Luigia Sica (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Michela Ponticorvo (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
10:20 All Digital Academy Project: Upskilling Adult Educators on Key Digital Emerging Technologies
Alessio Manfredini, Monica Casella, Raffaella Esposito and Davide Marocco (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Wednesday, October 23 9:00 - 10:40 (Europe/London)

Youth Program PT1

Room #04

Wednesday, October 23 10:40 - 11:00 (Europe/London)

COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #3 / POSTER SESSION #3

An Unsupervised Learning Method for Noise Detection in Photoacoustic Gas Measurements
Ada Fort (University of Siena, Italy); Matteo Intravaia (University of Florence, Italy); Marco Mugnaini (University of Siena, Italy); Marco Bindi (University of Florence, Italy); Enza Panzardi and Valerio Vignoli (University of Siena, Italy)
LSTM-Based Siamese Networks for Fault Detection in Metereological Time Series Data
Filippo Costanti (University of Florence, Italy); Irene Cappelli, Ada Fort and Elia Ceroni (University of Siena, Italy); Monica Bianchini (Università di Siena, Italy)
XAI-Based Identification of EEG Features of Inhibition and Working Memory Activation
Matteo De Luca, Pasquale Arpaia, Ciro Ivan De Girolamo and Allegra Fullin (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Ludovica Gargiulo (University of Naples, Federico II, Italy); Luigi Maffei and Nicola Moccaldi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Paolo De Blasiis (University of Campania Vanvitelli, Italy); Rachele Robbio (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
eXplainable Artificial Intelligence Improves EEG-Based Cognitive Workload Assessment Induced by Fine Motor Activity in Neurosurgeons
Pasquale Arpaia and Matteo De Luca (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Anna Della Calce and Ludovica Gargiulo (University of Naples, Federico II, Italy); Nicola Moccaldi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Elisa Visani and Dunja Duran (IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy); Giovanni Carone (IRCCS Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Italy); Cosimo Puttilli and Marco Nalin (Ab Medica, Italy); Alessandro Perin and Nicolò Castelli (IRCCS Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Italy); Salvatore Piccolo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
EEG-Based Stress Assessment During Robot Assisted Surgery. Comparison of Statistical Methods With Machine Learning
Pasquale Arpaia (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Irene Del Chicca (Ab Medica, Italy); Matteo De Luca (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Ludovica Gargiulo (University of Naples, Federico II, Italy); Giovanna Mastrati and Nicola Moccaldi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Elisa Morganti (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Marco Nalin and Mauro Picciafuoco (Ab Medica, Italy); Francesca Pierro (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Filippo Rigoni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Riccardo Rigoni (ETH Zurich, Italy)
Artifact Removal From Low-Density EEG Measured With Dry Electrodes
Angela Natalizio (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Pasquale Arpaia (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Antonio Esposito (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy & Augmented Reality for Health Monitoring Laboratory (ARHEMlab), Italy); Marco Parvis (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Egidio De Benedetto and Marisa Pesola (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Michele Sansone (University of Salento Lecce, Italy)
Next Generation Memristor Reservoir Computing
Alon Ascoli (TU Dresden, Germany); Fernando Corinto (Politecnico diTorino, Italy); Davide Rossetti (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Ahmet Samil Demirkol and Ronald Tetzlaff (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Nicolas Schmitt (TU Dresden, Germany); Martin Ziegler (Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany); Kristina Nikiruy (TU Ilmenau, Germany); Tzvetan Ivanov (Tu Ilmenau, Germany)
Rapid and Cost-Effective Characterization of Graphene Powders Using Memristive Echo State Networks
Kishan Kartha (Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology, India); Vineeta Vasudevan Nair (Digital University, Kerala, India); Alex James (Digital University Kerala, India)
Eye-Adapted HDR Viewing of Stereoscopic Panoramic Photography in Virtual Reality
Alessio Regalbuto (Magnopus UK, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Salvatore Livatino (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
A Comparative Analysis Between Quantum Machine Learning and Machine Learning on EEG Dataset
Leopoldo Angrisani, Egidio De Benedetto and Alessandro Di Bernardo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Roberto Prevete (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy); Annarita Tedesco (University of Naples, Federico II, Italy)
Classification of Depressive Symptoms Through Electrodermal Activity During Conversations With Virtual Humans: A Preliminary Study
Emanuela Imperatore (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Alberto Altozano (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain); Luigi Duraccio (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Mariano Alcaniz (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain); Mauro D'Arco (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Javier Marìn-Morales (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain)
Preliminary Exploration of Eye-Tracking Technology to Classify Human Personality Traits During Conversations With Virtual Humans
Carlotta Genco (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Alberto Altozano (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain); Luigi Duraccio (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Mariano Alcaniz (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain); Mauro D'Arco (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Javier Marìn-Morales (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain)
Enhancing Game Development Process Using AI: A Comparative Analysis of Image Generative AI
Davinder Singh, Joideep Banerjee and Lionel Jayaraj (Staffordshire University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Advancing Visual Decoding in EEG: Enhancing Spatial Density in Surface EEG for Decoding Color Perception
Leonhard Schreiner (Gtec Medical Engineering GmbH & Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Sebastian Sieghartsleitner (Gtec Medical Engineering GmbH, Austria); Matteo La Rosa (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Slobodan Tanackovic (Gtec Medical Engineering GmbH, Austria); Harald Pretl (Johannes Kepler Universität, Austria); Emma Colamarino (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Christoph Guger (Guger Technologies OEG, Austria)
A Pilot Study on the User Experience of Different Upper Body Extended Reality Physiotherapy Interventions
Alex Brennan (Ulster University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Debbie Rankin (Ulster University Magee Campus, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Therese Charles, Nicole Blackburn and Karl McCreadie (Ulster University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Joan V Condell (University of Ulster, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Parasympathetic-Sympathetic Causal Interactions During Continuous Affect Annotation: A Preliminary Study on the CASE Dataset
Alejandro Luis Callara (Research Center "E. Piaggio", University of Pisa, Italy); Alberto Greco (Università di Pisa, Italy); Enzo Pasquale Scilingo (University of Pisa, Italy)
Proactive Hand Rehabilitation Through a Double Digital Twin Provided by the Virtual Glove
Alessandro Di Matteo, Daniele Lozzi and Enrico Mattei (University of L'Aquila & A2VI-Lab, University of L'Aquila, Italy); Sara Montagna (University of Urbino, Italy); Alessia Cipriani (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy); Filippo Mignosi and Giuseppe Placidi (University of L'Aquila, Italy)
Challenges and Opportunities Applying Laser Beam Scanning Displays Based on Biaxial Resonantly Operated MEMS Scanners
Leon Pohl, Oleg Petrak, Jan Berlinski, Marcel Metschulat, Lars Boie, Robert Schmoll, Jakob Studer and Wjatscheslaw Galjan (OQmented GmbH, Germany); Andreas Bahr (Jade University of Applied Sciences, Germany)
Low Latency Video Streaming System for VR Teleoperation Over 5G Networks
Laszlo Blazovics (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary); Viktor Kovács (BME AUT, Hungary); Marton Gotzy (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary)
Review of Neural Sensing Methods in the Peripheral Nervous System
Maria Nicole Petrou and Mafalda Ribeiro (University of Bath, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ryan Koh (University of Toronto, Canada); Leen Jabban and Ben Metcalfe (University of Bath, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Virtual Dashboard Design for Grasping Operations in Teleoperation Systems
Antonio Di Tecco, Cristian Camardella and Daniele Leonardis (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy); Claudio Loconsole (Universitas Mercatorum & Institute of Mechanical Intelligence, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy); Antonio Frisoli (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy)

Wednesday, October 23 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)

Keynote - Sundeep Bandhari, Chief Digital Innovation Officer // Head of Digital Innovation - National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
Providing confidence in the digital age: the need for a fit-for-purpose measurement infrastructure in a digital world

Wednesday, October 23 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)

Youth Program PT2

Room #04

Wednesday, October 23 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)

Tutorial - Magnopus
Building Cross Platform, Cross Reality Social Experiences Using XR

Wednesday, October 23 13:00 - 13:45 (Europe/London)

LUNCH / DEMO SESSION #3 / POSTER SESSION #3 (continue)

Wednesday, October 23 13:45 - 14:30 (Europe/London)

DEMO SESSION #3 / POSTER SESSION #3 (continue)

Wednesday, October 23 14:30 - 16:10 (Europe/London)

S7.1 - Medical Image Digital Transformation

Room #01
14:30 Replicating Healthy and Metastatic Behavior: A Biomechanical Investigation Using 3D Printed Vertebrae Models
Riccardo Forni (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland & University of Bologna, Italy); Daniela Bruno and Marco Palanca (University of Bologna, Italy); Luca Cristofolini (Unibo, Italy); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)
14:50 Towards Bio-Mimetic 3D Printable Human Anatomies
Riccardo Forni (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland & University of Bologna, Italy); Danilo Calderone (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Damiano Coato (Reykjavik University, Italy & University of Padova, Italy); Gianmarco Dolino (Reykjavik University & University of Padova, Italy); Giuseppe Cesarelli and Carlo Ricciardi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Mario Cesarelli (University of Sannio, Italy); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)
15:10 Multimetric Evaluation of Knee Cartilage Degeneration
Federica Kiyomi Ciliberti and Ida Maruotto (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Halldór Jónsson Jr (Landspitali Hospital, Iceland); Magnús Kjartan Gíslason (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, Iceland); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)
15:30 Unveiling CT-Scan Radiodensity Leg Asymmetry Impact on Common Aging Comorbidities
Marco Recenti (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Carlo Ricciardi, Alfonso M Ponsiglione and Francesco Amato (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Magnús Kjartan Gíslason (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, Iceland); Milan Chang (Icelandic Gerontological Research Institute, Landspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)
15:50 New Frontiers in Postural Control and Motion Sickness Assessment: The BioVRSea Paradigm
Marco Recenti (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Federica Pescaglia (Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Iceland); Lorena Guerrini (Reykjavik University & University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Iceland); Ida Maruotto, Carmine Gelormini, Deborah Jacob and Romain Aubonnet (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Hannes Petersen (Akureyri Hospital, Iceland); Paolo Gargiulo (Proffesor at Reykjavik University, Iceland)

Wednesday, October 23 14:30 - 16:10 (Europe/London)

S7.2 - PsychoBit pt .2

Room #02
14:30 Modeling Nonlinear Relationships in Psychometric Data Using Variational Autoencoders: Insights From Simulated Data
Monica Casella, Nicola Milano, Raffaella Esposito and Davide Marocco (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
14:46 Analyzing the Impact of Questionnaire Length on Respondent Burden Through Biosensors
Monica Casella (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Francesca Borghesi (University of Turin, Italy); Pietro Cipresso (University of Turin & IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Italy); Davide Marocco (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
15:03 Usability Study of a Virtual Reality-Based Ecological Battery for Memory Assessment: A Pilot Study
Valentina Mancuso (E-Campus University, Italy); Sara Arlati (Italian National Research Council, Italy); Selen Naz Saritas (Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufa, Italy); Francesca Borghesi (University of Turin, Italy); Simona Gabriella Di Santo (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Italy); Marco Cavallo and Elisa Pedroli (E-Campus University, Italy)
15:20 hUGO, a Humanoid Robot for Training Memory: A Pilot Study on Healthy Younger and Older Adults
Erica Chinzer, Onofrio Gigliotta, Beth Fairfield and Caterina Padulo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
15:36 Comparing UX Profile of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools and Traditional Tools in Brainstorming Sessions: A Pilot Study
Katusha Gerardini and Eleonora Diletta Sarcinella (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy); Francesca Borghesi (University of Turin, Italy); Andrea Pozzi, Andrea Gaggioli and Alice Chirico (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy)
15:53 Large Language Models: Ethics and Norms in the European Union
Marianna Ciullo (University of Sannio & Ordine Degli Avvocati di Benevento - Orders of Lawyers of Benevento, Italy)

Wednesday, October 23 14:30 - 16:10 (Europe/London)

S7.3 - Bio-Inspired and Neuromorphic Applications of Memristive Devices

Room #03
14:30 Programming an Oscillator-Based Ising Machine With Memristive Coupling
Jonas Röhrig, Bakr Al Beattie and Karlheinz Ochs (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
14:50 Applying Hodgkin-Huxley Neuron Model for Perovskite Memristor in Circuit Simulation
Mostafa Shooshtari (Institute of Microelectronics of Seville, IMSE-CNM, University of Seville, CSIC, Spain); Manuel Jiménez Través (Institute of Microelectronics of Seville (IMSE-CNM), CSIC, University of Seville, Spain); Saeideh Pahlavan (Institute of Microelectronics of Seville (IMSE-CNM), CSI, Spain); Teresa Serrano-Gotarredona (National Microelectronics Center, CNM-CSIC, Spain); Bernabe Linares-Barranco (Instituto de Microelectronica de Sevilla, Spain)
15:10 Experimental Evidence for Local Fading Memory Effects in TaOx ReRAM Cells
Nicolas Schmitt, Ioannis Messaris, Ahmet Samil Demirkol, Vasileios Ntinas, Dimitris Prousalis and Ronald Tetzlaff (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Alon Ascoli, Fernando Corinto and Marco Gilli (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Sitandi Zhang, Stephan Menzel and Vikas Rana (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany); Leon Chua (University of Berkeley, California, USA)
15:30 Carbon Nanomaterials-Based Memristive Devices for Neuromorphic Applications
Luis Antonio Panes-Ruiz (TU Dresden, Germany); Shirong Huang (TU Dresden & Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center for Biomaterials, Germany); Alon Ascoli (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Ronald Tetzlaff (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Gianaurelio Cuniberti (TU Dresden, Germany)
15:50 Dynamic Logic Gate Adaptation in TaO-Memristor Cellular Neural Networks
Andras Horvath (Peter Pazmany Catholic University, Germany); Alon Ascoli (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Ronald Tetzlaff (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)

Wednesday, October 23 14:30 - 16:10 (Europe/London)

S7.4 - General #1

Room #04
14:30 An HRV-fMRI-DTI Integrated Framework at Ultra-High Magnetic Field
Federica Goffi and Elena Scalbi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Emma Tassi (Politecnico di Milano & Neurosciences and Mental Health Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy); Letizia Squarcina (Università Degli Studi di Milano, Italy); Michela Tosetti (IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Italy); Anna M. Bianchi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Paolo Brambilla (Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy); Eleonora Maggioni (Politecnico di Milan, Italy)
14:50 Analysis of Cortical Excitability During Brain-Computer Interface Stroke Rehabilitation of Upper and Lower Extremity
Sebastian Sieghartsleitner (Gtec Medical Engineering GmbH, Austria); Marc Sebastian (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & GTEC, Spain); Leonhard Schreiner (Gtec Medical Engineering GmbH & Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Johannes Grünwald and Woosang Cho (Gtec Medical Engineering GmbH, Austria); Rupert Ortner (GTEC Medical Engineering Spain SL, Spain); Slobodan Tanackovic (Gtec Medical Engineering GmbH, Austria); Josef Scharinger (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Christoph Guger (Guger Technologies OEG, Austria)
15:10 In Search of Lost Attention: A BCI-Based Therapeutical Safari Tour in VR
Alexandre Delaux (Research & Innovation department, Capgemini Engineering, Paris, France.); Alix Gouret (Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center (INCC), CNRS UMR 8002, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.); Julien Carponcy and Thibault Porssut (Research & Innovation department, Capgemini Engineering, Paris, France.); Sébastien Rouze (VR Research department, Wakeup and Smile Solutions, Madrid, Spain.); Florian Waszak (Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center (INCC), CNRS UMR 8002, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France); Sylvie Chokron (Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center (INCC), CNRS UMR 8002, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.); Solène Le Bars (Research & Innovation department, Capgemini Engineering, Paris, France.)
15:30 Ultrasound Haptics for XR and Rehabilitation: Influence of Arm and Hand Muscle Stiffness on User Perception
Mattia Alessandro Ragolia (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Luisa De Palma (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy); Nicola Giaquinto (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Alessandro Pignatelli and Marco Scarpetta (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy)
15:50 Enhancing Teleoperation: Personalized Design Through Psychological Profiling
Valentina Cesari and Giorgia Papini (University of Pisa, Italy); Andrea Piarulli (Università di Pisa, Italy); Yuri De Pra (ENEA-TERIN-PSU-ABI, Italy); Simone Ciotti (University of Pisa & Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy); Angelo Gemignani (Università di Pisa, Italy); Matteo Bianchi and Danilo Menicucci (University of Pisa, Italy)

Wednesday, October 23 16:10 - 16:30 (Europe/London)

COFFEE BREAK / DEMO SESSION #3 / POSTER SESSION #3 (continue) & Youth Forum

Wednesday, October 23 16:30 - 18:10 (Europe/London)

S8.1 - Passive and active BCI

Room #01
16:30 ASIS: A Smart Alarm Clock Based on Deep Learning for the Safety of Night Workers
Daniele Lozzi, Alessandro Di Matteo and Enrico Mattei (University of L'Aquila & A2VI-Lab, University of L'Aquila, Italy); Alessia Cipriani (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy); Pasquale Caianiello, Filippo Mignosi and Giuseppe Placidi (University of L'Aquila, Italy)
16:50 Motor Imagery Analysis of EEG Signals Using a Low-Cost Ankle Exoskeleton
Cristina Polo-Hortiguela and Desirée I. Gracia (Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain); Paula Soriano-Segura (Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain); Mario Ortiz (Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain); Eduardo Iáñez (Brain-Machine Interface Systems Lab, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain); Carlo Cavaliere-Ballesta (Universidad Miguel Hernández & BMI Lab research group, Spain); José M. Azorín (Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Spain)
17:10 Optimized Spatial Filter Selection for Transfer Learning in Brain-Computer Interface
Mohamed A A Mohamed (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Mahnaz Arvaneh (The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Joshua Giles (University of Sheffiled, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
17:30 A Case Study for Removing Cardiac Artifacts From Non-Invasive Electrospinography Signals
Desirée I. Gracia and Cristina Polo-Hortiguela (Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain); Manuel Bayón-Calatayud (Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Spain); Eduardo Iáñez (Brain-Machine Interface Systems Lab, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain); Mario Ortiz (Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain); José M. Azorín (Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Spain)
17:50 Identification of EEG Features of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) Based on Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
Pasquale Arpaia and Matteo De Luca (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Anna Della Calce and Ludovica Gargiulo (University of Naples, Federico II, Italy); Luigi Maffei (University of Campania Vanvitelli, Italy); Nicola Moccaldi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Lidia Ammendola, Maria Cropano, Giacomo Lus and Daniela Malangone (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy); Simona Raimo (University of Catanzaro, Italy); Elisabetta Signoriello (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy)

Wednesday, October 23 16:30 - 18:10 (Europe/London)

S8.2 - Metrology and Machine Learning in Medical Applications

Room #02
16:30 Automated Classification of Test Tubes Based on Uncontrolled Image Analysis
Riccardo Balia (University of Cagliari, Italy); Silvio Barra (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); A. Sebastian Podda and Livio Pompianu (University of Cagliari, Italy); Mara Sangiovanni (Università of Naples Federico II, Italy); Gianni Fenu (University of Cagliari, Italy)
16:50 Automatic Landmark Detection on Knee Bony Surfaces in PSI-Based Total Knee Arthroplasty Using AI-Enhanced Statistical Shape Models
Sara Maria Pagotto, Luca Marsilio, Luca Mainardi and Pietro Cerveri (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
17:10 Polygenic Risk Scores are Associated to Aβ-τ Protein Accumulation in Alzheimer's Disease
Irene Treccani, Giorgio Dolci, Lorenza Brusini, Federica Cruciani, Ilaria Boscolo Galazzo and Gloria Menegaz (University of Verona, Italy)
17:30 Integrated Gradients Demystified: An MRI Case Study on Aβ-τ Protein Localization
Giorgio Dolci, Cristian Morasso, Federica Cruciani and Lorenza Brusini (University of Verona, Italy); Lorenzo Pini (University of Padua, Italy); Vince Calhoun (Tri-Institutional Research Center in Neuroimaging and Data Science, USA); Ilaria Boscolo Galazzo and Gloria Menegaz (University of Verona, Italy)
17:50 Comparison of EEG Pre-Processing Techniques for Complexity Measures in Alzheimer's Disease Detection
Pasquale Arpaia (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Maria Cacciapuoti and Andrea Cataldo (University of Salento, Italy); Sabatina Criscuolo and Egidio De Benedetto (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Antonio Masciullo (University of Salento, Italy); Marisa Pesola (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Raissa Schiavoni (University of Salento, Italy)

Wednesday, October 23 16:30 - 18:10 (Europe/London)

S8.3 - Empowering the Aging Society in the Digital Era. AI-Powered Social and Assistive Robotics

Room #03
16:30 Human Presence Detection to Support Contextual Awareness in Ambient Assisted Living Scenarios
Sehrish Rafique and Farshid Amirabdollahian (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Gu Fang (Western Sydney University, Australia); Patrick Holthaus (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
16:50 Association of Facial Action Units With Emotions in People Living With Dementia Listening to Music
Dimitrios Kolosov (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Dimana Georgieva, Lucy Kerry, Keith McAdam and Marcel Gehrung (Music for My Mind Charity, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Iosif Mporas (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
17:10 Efficient Convolutional Neural Networks for Automated Cognitive Diagnosis
Connor Pearson, Beatrix De La Iglesia and Saber Sami (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
17:30 ViLaBot: Connecting Vision and Language for Robots That Assist Humans at Home
Asfand Yaar and Marco Rosano (University of Catania, Italy); Aki Härmä (Maastricht University, The Netherlands); Antonino Furnari (Università di Catania, Italy); Giovanni Maria Farinella (University of Catania, Italy)
17:50 Exploring Bias in Text-To-Image Models: From Body Representation of Teenage Students to Perspectives for the Aging Society
Norberto Albano and Sandro Brignone (University of Turin, Italy)

Wednesday, October 23 16:30 - 18:10 (Europe/London)

S8.4 - General #2

Room #04
16:30 Metrology for AI: Quality Evaluation of Datasets for Satellite Images Segmentation
Marco Scarpetta (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy); Attilio Di Nisio and Paolo Affuso (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Maurizio Spadavecchia (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy); Nicola Giaquinto (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
16:50 FRIA Implementation Model According to the AI Act
Lucilla Gatt, Maria Cristina Gaeta and Ilaria Amelia Caggiano (Università Degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa, Italy); Emiliano Troisi (University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, Italy); Roberta Savella (ISTI-CNR, Italy); Roberto Trasarti (KDD Lab - ISTI - CNR Italy, Italy); Francesca Pratesi (ISTI-CNR, Italy)
17:10 Can I Trust You? Exploring the Impact of Misleading AI Suggestions on User's Trust
Daniele Pretolesi (AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria & University of Salzburg, Austria); Olivia Zechner and Helmut Schrom-Feiertag (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria); Manfred Tscheligi (University of Salzburg, Austria)
17:30 Legal Design Through AI in Banking Contracts
Lucilla Gatt, Ilaria Amelia Caggiano and Maria Cristina Gaeta (Università Degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa, Italy); Livia Aulino, Emiliano Troisi and Luigi Izzo (University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, Italy); Alessandra Fabrocini (University La Sapienza, Italy); Christian Esposito (University of Salerno, Italy); Daniele Marino (Financial Service Consultant VISA, Spain)
17:50 Graph Neural Networks for Missing Data Imputation in Time Series From Metereological Sensors
Giovanna Maria Dimitri, Irene Cappelli, Franco Scarselli, Ada Fort and Marco Gori (University of Siena, Italy)