Overview
Topic status: We're looking for students to study this topic.
Project Summary
A lot of research has focussed attention on how robots can learn by themselves. But can robots teach children with autism to talk?
Speech development in children with autism often involves a lot of speech therapy and patient guidance from adults. Adults learn to follow the child’s object of attention to repeat their utterances and gradually to extend the child’s speech.
A fun kid’s robot might be able to do something similar, so that when an adult can’t spend time with their child a robot might.
The project will involve a literature survey on speech support and recognition with this domain in mind, and a very simple prototype.
Expected outcomes, applications and/or benefits
Theoretical and practical development in the area of speech learning and recognition. Some facial recognition might also be needed.
Required student skills/experience
The student needs a background in Computer Science/ Information Technology/Engineering/Maths or Design, the ability to write clearly, and an interest/experience in technology development and ethnographic research. An interest in learning human-centred research methods and human-computer interaction research approaches is needed. Please contact me if you would like to discuss further.
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scholarship
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
- Keywords
- robotics, computer, science
- Contact
- Contact the supervisor for more information
Professor Margot Brereton
