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The Fondazione Bruno Kessler (formerly, Istituto Trentino di Cultura) has as its objectives scientific excellence innovation, and technology transfer. FBK-irst, the FBK Centre for Scientific and Technological Research, is a point of reference in the international scientific community and, at the same time, a hub for the development of technologies and applications with social and economical impact. The research group more directly involved with COSPATIAL is i3 – Intelligent Interfaces and Interaction, an interdisciplinary research team whose scientific focus is on technologies that facilitate human communication and human-computer interaction. The i3 group has a great experience in developing intelligent interfaces in various scenarios, including the development of innovative horizontal interfaces for special types of users, like elderly, children and children with autism. |
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The University of Nottingham is in the Russell Group as one of the leading UK teaching and research institutions. The University obtains and manages substantial research funding from the UK, Europe and internationally, and its finance, administration and research departments have substantial experience in administrating and contributing to Commission funded projects. The Human Factors Research Group (HFRG) comprises the Institute for Occupational Ergonomics (IOE) and the Virtual Reality Applications Research Team (VIRART) and the team has ready access to expertise across all aspects of ergonomics, psychology, engineering, computing and business for their industry relevant projects. We have a particular reputation as a world leading group in human factors. The Mixed Reality Laboratory (MRL) at the University of Nottingham is a dedicated studio facility where computer scientists, psychologists, engineers, and artists collaborate to explore the potential of ubiquitous, mobile and mixed reality technologies to shape everyday life. | |
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The University of Birmingham is one of the leading research-based universities in the UK. Dr. Sarah Parsons is the COSPATIAL lead academic from the University of Birmingham, where she is a member of the DISN (Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs) research group within the School of Education. The School has an excellent and long-standing track record of success in research, development and research supervision over decades. It is currently ranked 7th in England for the quality and scale of education research according to RAE2008, with 80% of its publications graded as being of international standard. | |
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The Laboratory for Innovations in Rehabilitation Technology (LIRT) at the University of Haifa focuses on research on topics related to assistive technology access interfaces, virtual reality for training and treatment, sonification, online learning, ergonomics, physical rehabilitation and biomechanics, and computerized evaluation of handwriting and keyboarding. This well-funded laboratory (over €1,000,000 since 2001) contains a large array of advanced computational equipment and support experimental and theoretical activities by large groups of researchers, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students. The development of novel technologies for the treatment of autism has been a focus of LIRT for the past three years. In particular, we have developed and evaluated simulation technologies to enhance the social, behavioural, communication and linguistic abilities of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
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The School of Education at Bar-Ilan University is the largest in the country with over 2,400 students and 100 faculty members in the Department of Educational Studies and the Department of Teacher Training. The School encompasses six different divisions: administration and supervision, early childhood education, special education, educational counselling, social foundations of education, and the foundation of education and grants degrees to B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. levels. The School of Education also sponsors 12 research institutes, centers and chairs and makes a major contribution to applied research and outreach programs implemented by the Israeli Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. The School of Education also maintains a Department of In-Service Teacher training, and provides annual courses for over 5,000 teachers. The School of Education attempts to inculcate Jewish and humanist values among its students who come from all walks of Israel's multi-faceted society.
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