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The selected roof covering technologies in the aspect of their life cycle costs
PublicationIn the article is presented an analysis of the life cycle costs calculation for selected roof coverings. The scope of research includes costs of construction, maintenance and demolition of the roof covering structure for two alternative technologies – the traditional and new generation. On the presented example of an industrial building with a roof area of 1000 m², the above costs are taken to consideration for the roof covering...
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Robot do diagnostyki stanu technicznego przewodów linii napowietrznych
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono strukturę sprzętu i programu komputerowego do sterowania i wizualizacji prototypu robota mobilnego poruszającego się wzdłuż linii napowietrznych średniego i wysokiego napięcia. Komunikacja z robotem poprzez protokół TCP / IP umożliwia sterowanie ruchem robota oraz oględziny przewodów linii na podstawie obrazu z kamery zamontowanej na robocie. Wykonane próby na poligonie doświadczalnym na odcinku linii...
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Fraternity in the Teaching of Pope Francis
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Teaching simulation methods in a university
PublicationZmiany, jakie zachodzą we współczesnym środowisku gospodarczym wymagają od menedżerów stosowania narzędzi umożliwiających identyfikację pojawiających się szans i zagrożeń oraz wspomagających procesy podejmowania decyzji. Symulacje komputerowe było stosowane przez firmy już w latach pięćdziesiątych w celu rozwiązywania problemów z zakresu zwiększenia wydajności, obniżki kosztów czy też zwiększenia dochodowości . Współcześnie modelowanie...
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Organisational methods in teaching ergonomics
PublicationCivilisation generates many problems connected with job, which cannot be resolved by one field of science that deals with matters fragmentarily, only from its own point of view. Ergonomics, i.e. synthetic knowledge about job, can solve these problems by using the resources of many fields, e.g. physiology, psychology, technical science or economy. The achievements of these fields are used in ergonomics and thus problems connected...
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Landscape perception and the teaching of it in Poland
PublicationA preliminary assessment of the state of knowledge of landscape perception is contained in this article. A survey was carried out of students of architecture and urban planning during the rural design course in the academic year 2017/2018. The pilot project involved the initial establishment of categories of the countryside image. It was assumed that the results represented students’ knowledge of the landscape characteristics and...
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Methods of Cyclist Training in Europe
PublicationThe following study aims to address the issue of cyclist training methodologies. Recent European bicycle accident statistics reveal a troubling upward trend. A potential solution to mitigate such incidents involves providing cyclists with comprehensive training encompassing traffic regulations and interactions with fellow road users. We conducted a comparative analysis of the cycling education approaches and cyclist training systems...
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The teaching of architecture in the nineteenth century
PublicationTematem artykułu jest system kształcenia inżynierów architektów, jaki miał miejsce pod koniec XIX wieku w lwowskiej Szkole Politechnicznej jednej z pierwszych i przez długi czas jedynej na tych ziemiach uczelni technicznej. Omówiona jest zawartość merytoryczna i organizacja pierwszego programu nauczania jaki został przyjęty po uzyskaniu przez uczelnię praw szkoły wyższej (1877), aż do jego reorganizacji pod koniec stulecia, wymuszonej...
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Is This Distance Teaching Planning That Bad?
PublicationIn spring 2020, university courses were moved into the virtual space due to the Covid-19 lockdown. In this paper, we use experience from courses at Gdańsk University of Technology and ETH Zurich to identify core problems in distance teaching planning and to discuss what to do and what not to do in teaching planning after the pandemic. We conclude that we will not return to the state of (teaching) affairs that we had previously....
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Framing the Temporal Dimensions of a Brand
PublicationDrawing on existing research dealing with time in brand and brand management, this paper aims at providing a comprehensive and coherent framework of some time-related concepts, with a special emphasis on what happens when a brand reaches the senescence stage. In addition, it strives to consider what happens when a brand becomes long-lived enough, looking at the brand’s customer base. While undoubtedly time affects customers’ age...
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Surgical tool tracking by on-line selection of structural correlation filters
PublicationIn visual tracking of surgical instruments, correlation filtering finds the best candidate with maximal correlation peak. However, most trackers only consider capturing target appearance but not target structure. In this paper we propose surgical instrument tracking approach that integrates prior knowledge related to rotation of both shaft and tool tips. To this end, we employ rigid parts mixtures model of an instrument. The rigidly...
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Optimization of multiple model neural tracking filter for marine targets
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Verification of multiple model neural tracking filter with ship's radar
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Fusion of data from AIS and tracking radar for the needs of ECDIS
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AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION OF ADAPTIVE NOTCH FILTER’S FREQUEN CY TRACKING
PublicationEstimation of instantaneous frequency of narrowband com- plex sinusoids is often performed using lightweight algo- rithms called adaptive notch filters. However, to reach high performance, these algorithms require careful tuning. The paper proposes a novel self-tuning layer for a recently intr o- ducedadaptive notch filtering algorithm. Analysis shows th at, under Gaussian random-walk type assumptions, the resultin g solution converges...
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Increasing the Efficiency of Ontology Alignment by Tracking Changes in Ontology Evolution
PublicationIn this paper we present a development of our ontology alignment framework based on varying semantics of attributes. Emphasising the analysis of explicitly given descriptions of how attributes change meanings they entail while being included within different concepts have been proved useful. Moreover, we claim that it is consistent with the intuitive way how people see the real world and how they find similarities and correspondences...
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Visual Object Tracking System Employing Fixed and PTZ Cameras
PublicationThe paper presents a video monitoring system utilizing fixed and PTZ cameras for tracking of moving objects. First type of camera provides image for background modelling, being employed for foreground objects localization. Estimated objects locations are then utilised for steering of PTZ cameras when observing targeted objects with high close-ups. Objects are classified into several classes, then basic event detection is being...
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Resolving conflicts in object tracking for automatic detection of events in video
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono algorytm rozwiązywania konfliktów w śledzeniu obiektów ruchomych. Proponowana metoda wykorzystuje predykcję stanu obiektu obliczaną przez filtry Kalmana oraz dopasowuje wykryte obiekty do struktur śledzących ich ruch na podstawie deskryptorów koloru i tekstury. Omówiono specyficzne sytuacje powodujące konflikty, takie jak rozdzielanie obiektów. Przedstawiono wyniki testów. Algorytm może być zastosowany...
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Face recognition by humans with gaze-tracking system Cyber-Eye
PublicationW celu dokładniejszego zrozumienia sposobu rozpoznawania i zapamiętywania twarzy przez człowieka przeprowadzono doświadczenie na grupie 20 osób z wykorzystaniem wcześniej opracowanego systemu śledzenia fiksacji wzroku Cyber-Oko [3]. Wykorzystując diody i kamerę podczerwieni wraz z dedykowanym oprogramowaniem Cyber-Oko, które pozwala na śledzenie punktu skupienia wzroku na ekranie. Każdej osobie biorącej udział w doświadczeniu pokazano...
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Dissolved oxygen tracking and control of blowers at fast time scale.
PublicationNapowietrzanie jest bardzo ważnym i drogim procesem w oczyszczalni ścieków. Tlen jest podstawowym składnikiem dla procesów biologicznych. System napowietrzania jest skomplikowanym, hybrydowym, nieliniowym, dynamicznym systemem z dynamiką szybszą w porównaniu z wewnętrzną dynamiką tlenu rozpuszczonego w reaktorze biologicznym. Obecnie stosowane systemy sterowania są dalekie od zadowalających. Koszt pompowania powietrza do reaktora...
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Evaluation of wow defects based on tonal components detection and tracking
PublicationReferat przedstawia opis metody wyznaczania charakterystyki pasożytniczego kołysania dźwięku. W metodzie wykorzystuje się informacje o zmianach tonalnych składowych dźwięku wyszukiwanych w kolejnych ramkach czasowych. Komponenty tonalne z poszczególnych ramek łączone są w ścieżki. Na podstawie tych trajektorii tworzona jest krzywa PVC obrazująca pasożytnicze zmiany dźwięku. Krzywa PVC może być wykorzystana do usunięcia pasożytniczego...
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Fuzzy logic gain scheduling for non - linear servo tracking
PublicationArtykuł zawiera propozycję strojenia jako metodę sterowania serwomechanizmem z silnie nieliniowymi elementami. Serwomechanizm steruje dwoma elementami układu śledzącego zamontowanymi na okręcie znajdującym się w morzu. W układzie występuje tarcie spoczynkowe przy zerowej prędkości oraz nieliniowe tarcie przeciwdziałające ruchowi w każdej z osi układu śledzącego. Zastosowany został podwójny układ sterowania ze sprzężeniem zwrotnym....
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Stabilizing forces in trapezoidal sheeting used as a part of the bracing system
PublicationIn the analysis of bracing systems imperfections of the restrained elements should be considered. According to EC3 this effect can be calculated by means of the equivalent stabilizing force, which replaces (in simplified way) initial bow imperfection of the braced element. However, alternative suggestions of the equivalent stabilizing force calculations can be also found in the literature. In this paper segment of the pitched roof...
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Multiple Cues-Based Robust Visual Object Tracking Method
PublicationVisual object tracking is still considered a challenging task in computer vision research society. The object of interest undergoes significant appearance changes because of illumination variation, deformation, motion blur, background clutter, and occlusion. Kernelized correlation filter- (KCF) based tracking schemes have shown good performance in recent years. The accuracy and robustness of these trackers can be further enhanced...
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Expedited antenna optimization with numerical derivatives and gradient change tracking
PublicationDesign automation has been playing an increasing role in the development of novel antenna structures for various applications. One of its aspects is electromagnetic (EM)-driven design closure, typically applied upon establishing the antenna topology, and aiming at adjustment of geometry parameters to boost the performance figures as much as possible. Parametric optimization is often realized using local methods given usually reasonable...
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Estimation and tracking of complex-valued quasi-periodically varying systems
PublicationW artykule rozważany jest problem identyfikacji obiektów o parametrach zmieniających się w sposób pseudookresowy. Przedstawiono w nim algorytm oparty o metodę funkcji bazowych umożliwiający śledzenie takich obiektów oraz pokazano atrakcyjne z punktu widzenia złożoności obliczeń jego wersje zdekomponowane. Przydatność rozważanych algorytmów uzasadniono porównując je z rozwiązaniami innych autorów.
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On tracking properties of real-valued generalized adaptive notch filters
PublicationGeneralized adaptive notch filters (GANFs) are used for identification/tracking of quasi-periodically varying dynamic systems and can be considered an extension, to the system case, of classical adaptive notch filters. The paper presents results of local performance analysis of a real-valued GANF algorithm, i.e., algorithm designed to track parameters of a real-valued system. This is an extension of the previous work which focused...
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Are Pair Trading Strategies Profitable During COVID-19 Period?
PublicationPair trading strategy is a well-known profitable strategy in stock, forex, and commodity markets. As most of the world stock markets declined during COVID-19 period, therefore this study is going to observe whether this strategy is still profitable after COVID-19 pandemic. One of the powerful algorithms of DBSCAN under the umbrella of unsupervised machine learning is applied and three clusters were formed by using market and accounting...
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Local Texture Pattern Selection for Efficient Face Recognition and Tracking
PublicationThis paper describes the research aimed at finding the optimal configuration of the face recognition algorithm based on local texture descriptors (binary and ternary patterns). Since the identification module was supposed to be a part of the face tracking system developed for interactive wearable computer, proper feature selection, allowing for real-time operation, became particularly important. Our experiments showed that it is...
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Receiver of Doppler multistatic system for moving target detection and tracking
PublicationThe article presents a method for solving major structural problems that occur in the receiver used in the multistatic Doppler system, aimed at determination of the trajectory and velocity of a moving target. In the system two transmitters emit acoustic continuous sinusoidal waves at different frequencies. The signals, scattered from a moving target are received by four hydrophones. Beside of the echoes, much larger signals coming...
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Tracking Fluorescent Dye Dispersion from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
PublicationCommercial unmanned aerial vehicles continue to gain popularity and their use for collecting image data and recording new phenomena is becoming more frequent. This study presents an effective method for measuring the concentration of fluorescent dyes (fluorescein and Rhodamine WT) for the purpose of providing a mathematical dispersion model. Image data obtained using a typical visible-light camera was used to measure the concentration...
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Stabilizing forces in trapezoidal sheeting used as a part of the bracing system
PublicationIn the analysis of bracing systems imperfections of the restrained elements should be considered. According to EC3 this effect can be calculated by means of the equivalent stabilizing force, which replaces (in simplified way) initial bow imperfection of the braced element. However, alternative suggestions of the equivalent stabilizing force calculations can be also found in the literature. In this paper segment of the pitched roof...
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Moving object tracking algorithm evaluation in autonomous surveillance system
PublicationResults of evaluation of video object tracking algorithm being a part of an autonomous surveillance system are presented. The algorithm was investigated employing a set of benchmarks recorded locally. The precision of object detection, evaluated with such metrics as fragmentation, object area recall and object precision, is in focus. The experiments aimed at examining the detection quality using various object detection algorithm...
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Resolving conflicts in object tracking for automatic detection of events in video
PublicationAn algorithm for resolving conflicts in tracking of moving objects is presented. The proposed approach utilizes predicted states calculated by Kalman filters for estimation of trackers position, then it uses color and texture descriptors in order to match moving objects with trackers. Problematic situations, such as splitting objects, are addressed. Test results are presented and discussed. The algorithm may be used in the system...
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Music query and annotation processes supported by gaze fixation tracking
PublicationCelem referatu jest przegląd kluczowych zagadnień związanych z automatycznym wyszukiwaniem informacji muzycznej MIR - Music Information Retrieval. W pierwszej kolejności przedstawiono aktualne kierunki badań i rozwiązań systemowych związane z wyszukiwaniem i rekomendacją muzyki. Następnie zaprezentowano eksperymenty przeprowadzone na skonstruowanej bazie muzycznej. Pokazano również propozycję wspomagania procesu wyszukiwania i...
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Music query and annotation processes supported by gaze fixation tracking
PublicationCelem artykułu jest przegląd kluczowych zagadnień związanych z automatycznym wyszukiwaniem informacji muzycznej MIR - Music Information Retrieval. W pierwszej kolejności przedstawiono aktualne kierunki badań i rozwiązań systemowych związane z wyszukiwaniem i rekomendacją muzyki. Następnie zaprezentowano eksperymenty przeprowadzone na skonstruowanej bazie muzycznej. Pokazano również propozycję wspomagania procesu wyszukiwania i...
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Comparison of Tracking Methods in Respect of Automation of Animal Behavioral Test
PublicationAutomation in experiments carried out on animals is getting more and more important in research. Computers take over laborious and time-consuming activities like recording and analysing images of experiment scene. The first step in an image analysis is finding and distinguishing between the observed animals, and then tracking all objects during the experiment. In this paper four tracking methods are presented. Quantitative and...
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Yeast Extract Stimulates Ginsenoside Production in Hairy Root Cultures of American Ginseng Cultivated in Shake Flasks and Nutrient Sprinkle Bioreactors
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Effect of sugar concentration on ginsenoside biosynthesis in hairy root cultures of Panax quinquefolium cultivated in shake flasks and nutrient sprinkle bioreactor
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Changes in Epigenetic Patterns Related to DNA Replication in Vicia faba Root Meristem Cells under Cadmium-Induced Stress Conditions
PublicationExperiments on Vicia faba root meristem cells exposed to 150 µM cadmium chloride (CdCl2) were undertaken to analyse epigenetic changes, mainly with respect to DNA replication stress. Histone modifications examined by means of immunofluorescence labeling included: (1) acetylation of histone H3 on lysine 56 (H3K56Ac), involved in transcription, S phase, and response to DNA damage during DNA biosynthesis; (2) dimethylation of histone...
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Why do Open Government Data initiatives fail in developing countries? A root cause analysis of the most prevalent barriers and problems
PublicationOpen government data (OGD) include the provision of government data, which have so far been reserved for the provision of public utilities and services, wherein different stakeholders may create value out of the same source. Recently, OGD initiatives around the world have dampened or were found to be inadequate for one or other reasons. The present study seeks to underline the root causes behind these inadequate or stalled initiatives...
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The effect of impacted third molars on second molar external root resorption, a cross-sectional cone beam computed tomography study
PublicationBackground: Third molars have the highest prevalence of impaction in teeth and can cause pathological damage on the adjacent second molars. This study aims to evaluate the effects of factors related to impacted third molars on external root resorption (ERR) in adjacent second molars using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Material and Methods: In CBCTs, the effect of impacted third molars on the root surface of adjacent second...
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Usage of a computer based training program for a refrigerating plant, a new tool for marine engineers training.
PublicationPrzedstawiono możliwości szkoleniowe dydaktycznego programu komputerowego typu cbt - chłodnia prowiantowa. Omówiono jego strukturę i zawartość merytoryczną Podano sposób oceny nauczanej wykorzystującej ten program. Wskazano korzyści płynące z zastosowania programów typu cbt w procesie kształcenia mechaników okrętowych.
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An asymmetrical λ-foot of condensing steam flow in the IMP PAN nozzle
PublicationIn the present paper we have focused on the precise prediction of the spontaneous condensation phenomena in wet steam flow. Novelty of our approach lies on modelling both the moment of initiation of a phase transition, as well as the moment of its reverse progress - called here re-vaporization of the condensate phase. The practical issue is to elaborate of a model of spontaneous condensation/vaporization of water steam flow...
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Processing of acoustical data in a multimodal bank operating room surveillance system
PublicationAn automatic surveillance system capable of detecting, classifying and localizing acoustic events in a bank operating room is presented. Algorithms for detection and classification of abnormal acoustic events, such as screams or gunshots are introduced. Two types of detectors are employed to detect impulsive sounds and vocal activity. A Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier is used to discern between the different classes of...
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Quality of roof runoff waters from an urban region (Gdańsk, Poland)
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań analitycznych próbek wód spływnych z powierzchni dachów budynków z terenu miasta Gdańska. W próbkach oznaczano stężenia jonów (Na+, K+, NH4+, Mg2+, Ca2+, F-, Cl-, NO2-, PO4-, SO4-) oraz związków organicznych (pestycydy, węglowodory ropopochodne i lotne związki chlorowcoorganiczne). Dodatkowo mierzono pH oraz toksyczność próbek. Próbki zbierano przez okres 6 miesięcy w okresach po zakończeniu opadów....
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Artificial neural network controller for underwater ship hull operation robot.
PublicationZaproponowano model matematyczny pojazdu podwodnego, który w uproszczonej wersji spełnia warunki dynamiki odpowiadające głowicy roboczej podwodnego robota. Uwzględniono niektóre czynniki oddziałujące na ruch podwodnej głowicy roboczej, jak np. gęstość wody oraz siły odśrodkowe i wypornościowe. Przedstawiono układ sterowania, w którym zastosowano regulator oparty na bazie sieci neuronowych, za pomocą którego można sterować...
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The room above the porte cochere of the Kwidzyn castle in the times of Pomesanian chapter
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia historię budowlaną pomieszczenia nad przejazdem bramnym w skrzydle północnym zamku w Kwidzynie w czasach kapituły pomezańskiej. Prezentowane ustalenia uzyskano na podstawie wyników badań architektonicznych, stratygraficznych oraz analizy materiałów archiwalnych, które przeprowadzono w 2017 roku. Według nich pomieszczenie powstało w pierwszym etapie wznoszenia zamku. W kolejnych wiekach podlegało architektonicznym...
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Pulsed UV-irradiated Graphene Sensors for Ethanol Detection at Room Temperature
PublicationA graphene-based gas sensor fabricated in a FET (GFET) configuration and its sensitivity towards ethanol and methane is reported. Detection of ethanol at the level of 100 ppm was observed under pulsed UV irradiation and after cleaning by UV light in the N2 ambient. Reduction of the frequency of UV irradiation pulses resulted in increased changes in sensor resistance in the presence of ethanol. Improved sensing behavior was ascribed...
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Robot Eye Perspective in Perceiving Facial Expressions in Interaction with Children with Autism
PublicationThe paper concerns automatic facial expression analysis applied in a study of natural “in the wild” interaction between children with autism and a social robot. The paper reports a study that analyzed the recordings captured via a camera located in the eye of a robot. Children with autism exhibit a diverse level of deficits, including ones in social interaction and emotional expression. The aim of the study was to explore the possibility...