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Autism Google Glasses AI technology featured in Springwise

May 20, 2016

Late last month the Wall Lab’s Autism Google Glass AI technology was featured in an article by Springwise, describing how the device is used in helping autistic children become more comfortable and aware of social cues and interactions. For the child wearing the glasses, the outward facing camera reads faces of family members and reads their expressions in real-time, while also recording how much eye contact the wearer makes with each face in his or her field of vision. Parents can also engage their child in games that prompt the wearer to find a face and recognize the expression; when the expression is correctly identified, an emoticon pops up on their screen. The glasses are connected to the Android app and record interactions and expressions that are color-coded and easy to interpret. The Android app and glasses, so far in this phase of research, is already showing positive signs of improvement in a child’s willingness to make eye contact and properly assess various social situations at home and in pubilc.


Autism Google Glass team at Stanford's Media-X conference

May 20, 2016

On May 17th, the Autism Google Glass team attended Stanford’s Media-X 2016 conference. This year’s theme was “Augmenting Personal Intelligence: Insights from Human Sciences and Information Technology,” where presenters, demonstrators, and panels showcased new concepts and research. Here, business, learning, and entertainment collaborated with information technology and science. For more information on the conference and events held, please visit http://mediax.stanford.edu/news/mediax-2016-conference.


Members of Autism Google Glass team attend CHI Conference

May 19, 2016

Earlier this month members of the Autism Google Glass team presented their poster “A Wearable Social Interaction Aid for Children with Autism” at the Computational and Mental Health workshop (CHI) in San Jose, California. CHI is a workshop built to bring together active researchers in computer science, cognitive psychology, design, social science, human facors, artificial intelligence, graphics, visualization, multi-media design, among others. This year’s conference focused on wearble and ubiquitous technology used to better understand and treat mental illnesses, while allowing for more opportunies for collaboration and cross-pollunation in research fields.


Dr. Wall attends UBS Global Autism Innovation Roundtable

May 19, 2016

In late April, Dr. Wall attended UBS’s Global Autism Innovation Roundtable in San Francisco. An article on the event by USA Today touches on the advocacy for autism research, especially where it is powered by technology. UBS put some of the top scientists and researchers at the same table as 50 potential philanthropic, private funders to discuss advances and the need for money to support labs’ continued efforts in a field that continues to grow and evolve. As evidence is gathered of technology playing a more central role in treatment and social coping options for children and adults with autism, the need has significantly increased for sufficient funding to move technology-based research. The Global Autism Innovation Roundtable was an opportunity for potential funders to support unique and innovative research of autism.


CBS features Stanford Autism Glass team

May 13, 2016

Earlier this week, CBS 5 aired a report on Dr. Wall and the Autism Google Glass team, along with one of the participating families of this year’s Phase II study trial. With 1 in 68 children now diagnosed with autism, our understanding of ASD is proving to be more critical now than ever. The app developed by the team for Google Glass has shown to not only improve eye contact and social awareness in the children wearing and participating in the project, but the device is promising in its ability to have a more global impact on child healthcare. Dr. Wall expresses the importance of providing essential resources to families who, for socioeconimic or geographic reasons, have little to no access to tools they may need to help treat their child. The team is excited for the opportunity to continue educating the public of the research they do. To read the full article and view a clip of the broadcast, please visit their web site where the story is featured.