{"id":40,"date":"2015-04-22T14:53:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T12:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dke.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/stelios.asteriadis\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2022-07-20T21:25:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:25:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dke.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/stelios.asteriadis\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, I am an Associate Professor at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/research\/department-advanced-computing-sciences\">Department of Advanced Computing Sciences<\/a> (former DKE), at the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am coordinating the Cognitive Systems Group (former Affective and Visual Computing lab). My research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Visual Computing, automated, data-driven behavior recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find my <a href=\"https:\/\/dke.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/stelios.asteriadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Stelios-Asteriadis-CV.pdf\">detailed CV here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My latest research grant initiatives, as Principal Investigator for the University of Maastricht, are following EU Horizon2020 projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2022-2025: VOX (\u20ac4.8m euro) \u00a0HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01 Research and Innovation Project. Voice driven interaction in eXtended Reality spaces.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2020-2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/875221?WT.mc_id=RSS-Feed&amp;WT.rss_f=project&amp;WT.rss_a=225859&amp;WT.rss_ev=a\">ProCare4Life<\/a>\u00a0(\u20ac6.8m euro) Horizon2020-H2020-SC1-DTH-2019 Innovation project.\u00a0 Large Scale pilots of personalised &amp; outcome based integrated care using Artificial Intelligence and smart sensors.<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2016-2019: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/mathisis-project.eu\" target=\"_blank\">MaTHiSiS <\/a>(\u20ac7.6m euro) Horizon2020-ICT-20-2015 Innovation project will develop innovative tools for learning in formal and informal settings, placing learner&#8217;s emotion in the core of the learning procedure and applying cutting-edge learning analytics and AI tecniques for efficient, personalized learning.<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2016-2019: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/ict4life.eu\" target=\"_blank\">ICT4Life <\/a>(\u20ac3.4m euro) Horizon2020-PHC-25-2015 Research &amp; Innovation project will develop ambient-assisted living instruments and smart interfaces for the elderly and their caregivers and will mainly focus on persons with Dementia, Alzheimer and Parkinson\u2019s.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courses taught<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bachelor (2015-16): Data and Image Analysis, Period 3.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bachelor (2015-now): Human-Computer Interaction and Affective Computing, Period 2.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bachelor in University College Maastricht (2019-now): Artificial Intelligence, Period 1.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Master in AI (2017-now): Computer Vision, Period 1.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students and researchers advised\/mentored:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Postdoctoral Researchers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2021-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr Esam Ghaleb: Multimodal Fusion of sensorial data in Ambient Assisted Living<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2021-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr Yusuf Can Semerci: Human Behavior Recognition in Ambient Assisted Living Environments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016-2020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr Mirela Popa: Large-scale data for activity recognition in indoor environments and personalized interfaces for the elderly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016-2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr Enrique Hortal: User modelling in learning environments with robots and interactive devices<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Past PhD candidates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016- 2021 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (promotor). Mr Dario Dotti: Human behaviour recognition making use of motion features<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016- 2021 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (promotor). Mr Esam Ghaleb: Emotion recognition using multiple sensorial data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2007-2017 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (co-promotor with Prof. Dr. B.M. Jansma and Dr. A. A. Vaessen). Dr. Gonny Willems: The development of literacy acquisition in children at familial risk of dyslexia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current PhD candidates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016- 2021 (est.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (promotor). Mr Christos Athanasiadis: Transfer Learning between audio and video modalities in emotion-rich video sequences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020-2023(est.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (promotor). Mr Bulat Khaertdinov: Multimodal human activity recognition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020-2023(est.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (promotor). Mr Alexandros Doumanoglou: Explainable AI in human-machine interaction settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research assistants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016-2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dimitrios Koutsoukos. Research assistant in Robots, Agents and Interaction laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2017-2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Matteo Amestoy. Research assistant in Robots, Agents and Interaction laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MSc students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joris Bukala. Heart Rate estimation using computer vision techniques<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stefan Selzer. Evaluation and Prediction of the capacity utilization of a university\u2019s learning spaces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; using Machine Learning Techniques<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Justus Schwan. Emotion recognition in the wild in HRI applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximilian Knobloch. Detecting Normal and Abnormal Behaviour using Trajectory Information, Aimed for People with Dementia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jan Lucas: Multimodal fusion for emotion recognition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Frederik Calsius: Object recognition using deep learning for distinguishing crops<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2021 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanos Sakelliou: Detection of potential welding seams and acquisition of structural information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; within a 3D space<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2021 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Georgios Patsiaouras: Extraction Of Deep Features In Multimodal Human Activity Recognition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2021 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Andre Mertens: Explainable and Interpretable Features in Expressively Rich Video Sequences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2021 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nikitas Sourdakos: Priors for Generative Models based on Group Symmetries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Razvan-Stefan Brinzea: Self-Supervised Learning in The Context Of Multi-Modal Human Activity Recognition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bachelor Students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Florens von Bulwaldt: Implementation of smart homes using reed sensors for activity analysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sharon Hallmans: Optimizing, in real-time, interactive environments through user emotion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Carmen Zarco: Re-usable and adaptable serious gaming in education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ramy Al Sarif: Bachelor thesis on \u2018 Spatio-temporal facial analysis modelling engagement in real-time interactive environments\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bartosz Czaszy\u0144ski: Bachelor thesis on \u2018Human activity recognition in Human-Robot interactions\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evangelos Trikoupis: AI-driven adaptation of collaborative learning games for engagement maximization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Frederik Calsius: Personality-driven generated poses using gererative autoencoders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Latest <\/strong><\/em><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">News<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/dke.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/stelios.asteriadis\/archives\/385\">ASSIST workhop @PETRA 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/dke.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/stelios.asteriadis\/archives\/383\">New paper published in IEEE TBIOM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/dke.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/stelios.asteriadis\/archives\/241\">New article in IEEE multimedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/dke.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/stelios.asteriadis\/archives\/239\">ICT Services for Life Improvement for the Elderly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/dke.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/stelios.asteriadis\/archives\/192\">Journal paper accepted at the Multimedia Tools and Applications journal (Springer)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Advanced Computing Sciences (former DKE), at the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. I am coordinating the Cognitive Systems Group (former Affective and Visual Computing lab). My research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Visual Computing, automated, data-driven behavior recognition. 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