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Medical-based deep curriculum learning for improved fracture classification

Jiménez Sánchez, Amelia; Mateus, Diana; Kirchhoff, Sonja; Kirchhoff, Chlodwing; Biberthaler, Peter; Navab, Nassir; González Ballester, Miguel Ángel, 1973-; Piella Fenoy, Gemma (Springer, 2019)

Current deep-learning based methods do not easily integrate to clinical protocols, neither take full advantage of medical knowledge. In this work, we propose and compare several strategies relying on curriculum learning, ...
Self-supervised small soccer player detection and tracking

Hurault, Samuel; Ballester, Coloma; Haro Ortega, Gloria (ACM Association for Computer Machinery, 2020)

In a soccer game, the information provided by detecting and tracking brings crucial clues to further analyze and understand some tactical aspects of the game, including individual and team actions. State-of-the-art tracking ...
Empowering children's critical reflections on AI, robotics and other intelligent technologies

Charisi, Vicky; Malinverni, Laura; Rubegni, Elisa; Schaper, Marie-Monique (ACM Association for Computer Machinery, 2020)

The increasing presence of robotics, automated systems, and AI in everyday life is carrying important ethical and social implications for both those who design and develop them as well as for the users. Addressing these ...
Facilitating digital equity in educational contexts with teenagers at risk of social exclusion: the ICT facilitator competence profile

Santos Rodríguez, Patrícia; Martínez Moreno, Judit; Alonso, Nuria; Mayrhofer, Martina; Hernández Leo, Davinia (CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2020)

This research explores the possibility of defining the competence profile of ICT facilitators aimed to ensure digital equity in educational settings. In order to define the professional profile of the ICT facilitator, a ...
Mapping food production in hyper-arid and arid Saharan Africa in the holocene: a view from the present

Lancelotti, Carla; Biagetti, Stefano (MDPI, 2021)

The reconstruction of land use practices in hyper-arid Saharan Africa is often hampered by the accuracy of the available tools and by unconscious biases that see these areas as marginal and inhospitable. Considered that ...