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Multimodal Smartphone based Human Robot Interactive System for SLAM-Based Human Robot Interaction
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Developed Human Robot Interactive System that uses speech and text based commands to perform different SLAM-based Human Robot Interactive tasks.
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Collision avoidance user interface for assistive vision impaired navigation
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Developed a User Interface for assisting vision impaired people in avoiding collisions with moving people
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iNavigate Smart Cane
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Developing a Smart Cane for Assistive Vision Impaired Navigation
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publications
PISS-IoT: Person Identification and Spotting System in an Internet-of-Things Way
Published in Proceedings of the 11th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference, 2018
Recommended citation: Harish Ram Nambiappan, and Sajib Datta. "PISS-IoT: Person Identification and Spotting System in an Internet-of-Things Way." In Proceedings of the 11th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference, pp. 83-90. ACM. 2018.
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Towards a serious game based human-robot framework for fatigue assessment
Published in Proceedings of the 13th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 2020
Recommended citation: Varun Kanal, James Brady, Harish Ram Nambiappan, Maria Kyrarini, Glenn Wylie, and Fillia Makedon. "Towards a serious game based human-robot framework for fatigue assessment." In Proceedings of the 13th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, pp. 1-6. 2020.
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HAND-REHA: Dynamic Hand Gesture Recognition for Game-based Wrist Rehabilitation
Published in Proceedings of the 13th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 2020
Recommended citation: Farnaz Farahanipad, Harish Ram Nambiappan, Ashish Jaiswal, Maria Kyrarini, and Fillia Makedon. "HAND-REHA: dynamic hand gesture recognition for game-based wrist rehabilitation." In Proceedings of the 13th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, pp. 1-9. ACM. 2020.
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Towards a real-time cognitive load assessment system for industrial human-robot cooperation
Published in 2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 2020
Recommended citation: Akilesh Rajavenkatanarayanan, Harish Ram Nambiappan, Maria Kyrarini, and Fillia Makedon. "Towards a real-time cognitive load assessment system for industrial human-robot cooperation." In 2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), pp. 698-705. IEEE. 2020.
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A Review of Extended Reality (XR) Technologies for Manufacturing Training
Published in Technologies, 2020
Recommended citation: Sanika Doolani, Callen Wessels, Varun Kanal, Christos Sevastopoulos, Ashish Jaiswal, Harish Ram Nambiappan, and Fillia Makedon. "A review of extended reality (xr) technologies for manufacturing training." Technologies 8, no. 4 (2020): 77.
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A Survey of Robots in Healthcare
Published in Technologies, 2021
Recommended citation: Maria Kyrarini, Fotios Lygerakis, Akilesh Rajavenkatanarayanan, Christos Sevastopoulos, Harish Ram Nambiappan, Kodur Krishna Chaitanya, Ashwin Ramesh Babu, Joanne Mathew, and Fillia Makedon. "A Survey of Robots in Healthcare." Technologies 9, no. 1 (2021): 8.
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MINA: A Multitasking Intelligent Nurse Aid Robot
Published in Proceedings of the 14th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference, 2021
Recommended citation: Harish Ram Nambiappan, Krishna Chaitanya Kodur, Maria Kyrarini, Fillia Makedon, and Nicholas Gans. "MINA: A Multitasking Intelligent Nurse Aid Robot." In Proceedings of the 14th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference, pp. 266-267. ACM. 2021.
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MINA: A Robotic Assistant for Hospital Fetching Tasks
Published in Technologies, 2022
Recommended citation: Harish Ram Nambiappan, Stephanie Arevalo Arboleda, Cody Lee Lundberg, Maria Kyrarini, Fillia Makedon, and Nicholas Gans. "MINA: A Robotic Assistant for Hospital Fetching Tasks." Technologies 10, no. 2 (2022): 41.
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Edge-IoT Framework for Speech and Mobile-Based Human-Robot Interaction
Published in Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services (MobiSys ’22), 2022
Recommended citation: Harish Ram Nambiappan, Enamul Karim, Jillur Rahman Saurav, Anushka Srivastav, and Fillia Makedon. "Edge-IoT Framework for Speech and Mobile-Based Human-Robot Interaction." In Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services (MobiSys ’22), pp. 527-528. ACM. 2022.
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Smartphone Based IoT-Controller Framework for Assisting the Blind in Human Robot Interaction
Published in Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 2022
Recommended citation: Harish Ram Nambiappan, Enamul Karim, Md Jillur Rahman Saurav, Anushka Srivastav, Nicholas Gans, and Fillia Makedon. "Smartphone Based IoT-Controller Framework for Assisting the Blind in Human Robot Interaction." In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, pp. 514-516. ACM. 2022.
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Remote Operated Human Robot Interactive System using Hand Gestures for Persons with Disabilities
Published in Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 2023
Recommended citation: Enamul Karim, Harish Ram Nambiappan, Sneh Acharya, and Fillia Makedon. "Remote Operated Human Robot Interactive System using Hand Gestures for Persons with Disabilities." In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, pp. 137-139. ACM. 2023.
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Examining the Landscape of Cognitive Fatigue Detection: A Comprehensive Survey
Published in Technologies, 2024
Recommended citation: Enamul Karim, Hamza Reza Pavel, Sama Nikanfar, Aref Hebri, Ayon Roy, Harish Ram Nambiappan, Ashish Jaiswal, Glenn R. Wylie, and Fillia Makedon. "Examining the Landscape of Cognitive Fatigue Detection: A Comprehensive Survey." Technologies 12, no. 3 (2024): 38.
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Human-Robot Interactive System for Warehouses using Speech, SLAM, and Deep Learning-based Barcode Recognition
Published in Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 2024
Recommended citation: Harish Ram Nambiappan, Sama Nikanfar, Ayon Roy, Joey Hussain, Deep Shinglot, Sneh Acharya, Nicholas Gans, and Fillia Makedon. "Human-Robot Interactive System for Warehouses using Speech, SLAM, and Deep Learning-based Barcode Recognition." In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, pp. 38-44. ACM. 2024.
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Development and Evaluation of Collision Avoidance User Interface for Assistive Vision Impaired Navigation
Published in Adjunct Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST’24), 2024
Recommended citation: Harish Ram Nambiappan, and Fillia Makedon. "Development and Evaluation of Collision Avoidance User Interface for Assistive Vision Impaired Navigation." In Adjunct Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST’24), pp. 1-3. ACM. 2024.
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Multimodal Smartphone based IoT Framework for Assisting People with Disabilities in SLAM based Human Robot Interaction
Published in Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (ACM MobiCom’24), 2024
Recommended citation: Harish Ram Nambiappan, Sneh Acharya and Fillia Makedon. "Multimodal Smartphone based IoT Framework for Assisting People with Disabilities in SLAM based Human Robot Interaction". In Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (ACM MobiCom’24), pp. 1680–1682. ACM. 2024.
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A Survey on Assistive Technologies for Visually Impaired Individuals: Recent Innovations, Limitations, and Future Directions
Published in Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 2025
Recommended citation: Sama Nikanfar, Aref Hebri, Harish Ram Nambiappan, Gaurav Nale, Mahfuza Siddiqua, Farnaz Farhanipad, and Fillia Makedon. "A Survey on Assistive Technologies for Visually Impaired Individuals: Recent Innovations, Limitations, and Future Directions." In Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, pp. 429-434. ACM. 2025.
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Development of a Vision-Based Smart Cane with RGB-Only Perception for Collision Avoidance and Scene Recognition
Published in International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2026
Recommended citation: Harish Ram Nambiappan, Aref Hebri, Sama Nikanfar, Advitya Garg, Farnaz Farahanipad, and Fillia Makedon. "Development of a Vision-Based Smart Cane with RGB-Only Perception for Collision Avoidance and Scene Recognition." In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 381-394. Springer Nature. 2026.
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Undergraduate course, University 1, Department, 2014
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Workshop, University 1, Department, 2015
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