• A Framework for the Development of Context-Adaptable User Interfaces for Ubiquitous Computing Systems 

      Varela, Gervasio; Paz-López, Alejandro; Becerra Permuy, José Antonio; Duro, Richard J. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2016)
      This paper addresses the problem of developing user interfaces for Ubiquitous Computing (UC) and Ambient Intelligence (AmI) systems. These kind of systems are expected to provide a natural user experience, considering ...
    • A perspective on lifelong open-ended learning autonomy for robotics through cognitive architectures 

      Romero, Alejandro; Bellas, Francisco; Duro, Richard J. (MDPI, 2023-02-02)
      [Abstract]: This paper addresses the problem of achieving lifelong open-ended learning autonomy in robotics, and how different cognitive architectures provide functionalities that support it. To this end, we analyze a set ...
    • A Study of Growth Based Morphological Development in Neural Network Controlled Walkers 

      Naya-Varela, M.; Faíña, Andrés; Mallo, Alma; Duro, Richard J. (Elsevier, 2022-05-25)
      [Abstract] In nature, the physical development of the body that takes place in parallel to the cognitive development of the individual has been shown to facilitate learning. This opens up the question of whether the same ...
    • AI curriculum for european high schools: an embedded intelligence approach 

      Bellas, Francisco; Guerreiro-Santalla, Sara; Naya-Varela, M.; Duro, Richard J. (Springer, 2022-11-08)
    • Ambient Intelligence Systems for Personalized Sport Training 

      Vales-Alonso, Javier; López-Matencio, Pablo; González-Castaño, Francisco Javier; Navarro-Hellín, Honorio; Baños-Guirao, Pedro J.; Pérez-Martínez, Francisco J.; Martínez-Álvarez, Rafael P.; González-Jiménez, Daniel; Gil-Castiñeira, Felipe; Duro, Richard J. (Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2010)
      Several research programs are tackling the use of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) at specific fields, such as e-Health, e-Inclusion or e-Sport. This is the case of the project “Ambient Intelligence Systems Support for ...
    • An Approach for the Customized High-Dimensional Segmentation of Remote Sensing Hyperspectral Images 

      Priego Torres, Blanca María; Duro, Richard J. (MDPI, 2019-06-29)
      Abstract: This paper addresses three problems in the field of hyperspectral image segmentation: the fact that the way an image must be segmented is related to what the user requires and the application; the lack and cost ...
    • Artificial Intelligence in Pre-University Education: What and How to Teach 

      Guerreiro-Santalla, Sara; Bellas, Francisco; Duro, Richard J. (MDPI, 2020-08-26)
      [Abstract] The present paper is part of the European Erasmus+ project on educational innovation led by the UDC and entitled “AI+: Developing an Artificial Intelligence Curriculum adapted to European High School”. In this ...
    • Engineering morphological development in a robotic bipedal walking problem: An empirical study 

      Naya-Varela, M.; Faíña, Andrés; Duro, Richard J. (Elsevier B.V., 2023-03)
      [Abstract]: In living beings, the natural development of the body has been shown to facilitate learning. The application of these natural developmental principles in robotics have been considered in different robotic ...
    • Motivation as a Tool for Designing Lifelong Learning Robots 

      Romero, Alejandro; Bellas, Francisco; Becerra Permuy, José Antonio; Duro, Richard J. (IOS Press, 2020)
      [Abstract] Designing robots has usually implied knowing beforehand the tasks to be carried out and in what domains. However, in the case of fully autonomous robots this is not possible. Autonomous robots need to operate ...
    • Perceptual Generalization and Context in a Network MemoryInspired Long-Term Memory for Artificial Cognition 

      Duro, Richard J.; Becerra Permuy, José Antonio; Monroy Camafreita, Juan; Bellas, Francisco (World Scientific Publishing Company, 2019)
      Abstract: In the framework of open-ended learning cognitive architectures for robots, this paper deals with thedesign of a Long-Term Memory (LTM) structure that can accommodate the progressive acquisition ofexperience-based ...
    • Robobo: la siguiente generación de robot educativo 

      Bellas, Francisco; Prieto, Abraham; Duro, Richard J. (2018)
      [Resumen] Las carreras universitarias de informática e ingeniería han estado utilizando robots móviles en diferentes asignaturas desde hace mucho tiempo. Hasta el momento, debido principalmente a limitaciones económicas, ...
    • Robotics in Primary School: A Realistic Mathematics Approach 

      Bellas, Francisco; Salgado Somoza, María; Duro, Richard J.; Blanco, Teresa F. (Springer, 2019-06-29)
      [Abstract]: Robots are technological tools of great interest in primary education for many reasons, but mainly for their compatibility with the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). However, it is very ...
    • Studying How Innate Motivations Can Drive Skill Acquisition in Cognitive Robots 

      Romero, Alejandro; Bellas, Francisco; Becerra Permuy, José Antonio; Duro, Richard J. (MDPI, 2019)
      Abstract: In this paper, we address the problem of how to bootstrap a cognitive architecture to opportunistically start learning skills in domains where multiple skills can be learned at the same time. To this end, taking ...
    • UniDA: Uniform Device Access Framework for Human Interaction Environments 

      Varela, Gervasio; Paz-López, Alejandro; Becerra Permuy, José Antonio; Vázquez Rodríguez, Santiago; Duro, Richard J. (Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2011)
      [Abstract] Human interaction environments (HIE) must be understood as any place where people carry out their daily life, including their work, family life, leisure and social life, interacting with technology to enhance ...