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Researcher

Maria Jose Pinto Bernal

Publications & Research Data

Awards & Distinctions

19 Results

2025

Child speech recognition in human-robot interaction : problem solved?

Ruben JanssensEva VerhelstGiulio Antonio AbboQiaoqiao RenMaria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

Designing social robots with LLMs for engaging human interaction

Maria Jose Pinto BernalMatthijs BiondinaTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

Multimodal prediction of Valence and Arousal from speech for emotion-aware interaction systems

Safal DhunganaMaria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

Speech recognition and LLM performance in elderly care home conversations

Maria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

2024

Child speech recognition in human-robot interaction : problem solved?

Ruben JanssensEva VerhelstGiulio Antonio AbboQiaoqiao RenMaria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

Predictive turn-taking : leveraging language models to anticipate turn transitions in human-robot dialogue

Maria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

2023

Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD?

Maria Jose Pinto BernalSergio D. Sierra M.Marcela MuneraDiego CasasAdriana Villa-MorenoAnselmo Frizera-NetoMartin F. StoelenTony BelpaemeCarlos A. Cifuentes

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS

Limitations of audiovisual speech on robots for second language pronunciation learning

Saya AmiokaRuben JanssensPieter WolfertQiaoqiao RenMaria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

2022

Experiences of clinicians using rehabilitation robotics

Marcela MúneraMaria Jose Pinto BernalNathalie ZwicklAngel Gil-AgudoPatricio BarriaCarlos A. Cifuentes

Bookchapter in Interfacing humans and robots for gait assistance and rehabilitation

Introduction to robotics for gait assistance and rehabilitation

Sergio D. Sierra M.Luis Arciniegas-MayagMargarita BautistaMaria Jose Pinto BernalNathalia CespedesMarcela MúneraCarlos A. Cifuentes

Bookchapter in Interfacing humans and robots for gait assistance and rehabilitation

Physical human-robot interaction influence in ASD therapy through an affordable soft social robot

Maria Jose Pinto BernalNathalia CespedesPaola CastroMarcela MuneraCarlos A. Cifuentes

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

Sensing methodologies for gait parameters estimation and control

Maria Jose Pinto BernalSergio D. Sierra M.Marcela MúneraCarlos A. Cifuentes

Bookchapter in Interfacing humans and robots for gait assistance and rehabilitation

2021

A data-driven approach to physical fatigue management using wearable sensors to classify four diagnostic fatigue states

Maria Jose Pinto BernalCarlos A. CifuentesOscar PerdomoMonica Rincón-RoncancioMarcela Múnera

A1 Journal Article in SENSORS

Machine learning approach for fatigue estimation in sit-to-stand exercise

Andrés AguirreMaria Jose Pinto BernalCarlos A. CifuentesOscar PerdomoCamilo A. R. DíazMarcela Múnera

A1 Journal Article in SENSORS

Physical human-robot interaction through hugs with CASTOR robot

María Gaitán-PadillaJuan C. Maldonado-MejíaLeodanis FonsecaMaria Jose Pinto BernalDiego CasasMarcela MúneraCarlos A. Cifuentes

2020

An open-source social robot based on CompliAnt SofT Robotics for therapy with children with ASD

Diego Casas-BocanegraDaniel Gomez-VargasMaria Jose Pinto BernalJuan MaldonadoMarcela MuneraAdriana Villa-MorenoMartin F. StoelenTony BelpaemeCarlos A. Cifuentes

A1 Journal Article in ACTUATORS

Social robots in therapy and care

Carlos A. CifuentesMaria Jose Pinto BernalNathalia CéspedesMarcela Múnera

A2 Journal Article in CURRENT ROBOTICS REPORTS

Therapy with T-FLEX ankle-exoskeleton for motor recovery : a case study with a stroke survivor

Daniel Gomez-VargasMaria Jose Pinto BernalFelipe Ballen-MorenoMarcela MuneraCarlos A. Cifuentes

2019

Gait phase detection for lower-limb exoskeletons using foot motion data from a single inertial measurement unit in hemiparetic individuals

Miguel D. Sánchez Sánchez MancholaMaria Jose Pinto BernalMarcela MuneraCarlos A. Cifuentes

A1 Journal Article in SENSORS