{"id":30270,"date":"2017-06-30T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T08:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/es\/?page_id=30270"},"modified":"2023-01-27T11:59:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T10:59:57","slug":"synthetic-perceptive-emotive-and-cognitive-systems-specs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/es\/former-group\/specs","title":{"rendered":"Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About<\/h2>\n
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The \u00abSynthetic Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (<\/strong>SPECS)\u00bb group (http:\/\/specs-lab.com\/)<\/a> is a multidisciplinary research group interested in understanding the neuronal, psychological and behavioural principles underlying perception, emotion and cognition. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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SPECS mission is to understand mind, brain and behaviour through constructing synthetic perceptive, emotive and cognitive systems. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

SPECS’s interdisciplinary research has a long-standing tradition in the domains of computational neuroscience, cognitive science and interactive systems with a focus on neuro-technologies, robotics and AI, combining real word systems such as large-scale interactive systems, robots and virtual reality systems to understand build and repair the brain and the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a deductive medicine, approach SPECS is investigating a range of brain pathologies where medical interventions are explicit validations of scientific predictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cornerstone of SPECS’s work on the biological principles underlying perception, cognition and behaviour is provided by the Distributed Adaptive Control (DAC) architecture. The DAC architecture is built on a series of neuronal models of learning and problem solving, developed over the last 15 years and constitutes an evolving candidate theory of general intelligence and cognition. DAC has become a standard in the field of artificial intelligence and behavior based robotics. DAC can account for aspects of human cognition that are usually only addressed with top-down symbolic models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPECS is also involved in the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Master program: <\/strong>Cognitive Systems and Interactive Media at UPF<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Summer school: <\/strong>Barcelona Cognition Brain and Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Conference: <\/strong>LIVING MACHINES conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Summer courses:  <\/strong>NEURO-ROBOTICS for children (BIYSC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dissemination: Outreach Activities  <\/strong>Escolab –  Semana Cerebro –  Festa de la Ciencia  – Bojos\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    BrainX3 visualized in the Experience Induction Machines (XIM by SPECS-lab) \nBrainX3 is an interactive platform for 3D visualization, analysis and simulation of human neuroimaging data and brain models.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    A humanoid Robot (Pepper) interacts with a researcher from SPECS-lab to test the brain-based Cognitive Architecture DAC (Verschure et al. 1999-2016) and explore Human-Robot Collaboration.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Projects<\/h2>\n
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    NATIONAL PROJECTS<\/th>FINANCER<\/th>PI<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    TECSAM<\/a> \u00b7 <\/strong>Xarxa d’Innovaci\u00f3 de Noves Tecnologies en Salut Mental<\/td>AGAUR<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS<\/th>FINANCER<\/th>PI<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    RGS@HOME <\/a>Scaling ICT based neurorehabilitation to personalized 24\/7 home care (2019-2021)<\/td>EIT Health<\/a><\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    VirtualBrainCloud<\/strong> Personalized Recommendations for Neurodegenerative Disease (2018-2022)<\/td>European Comission Digital transformation in Health and Care<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    HR-Recycler<\/strong> Hybrid Human-Robot RECYcling plant for electriCal and eLEctRonic equipment (2018-2022)<\/td>European Comission Transforming European Industry<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    iNavigate<\/strong> Brain-inspired technologies for intelligent navigation and mobility (2019-2023)<\/td>European Comission Marie Curie<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    ReHyb<\/strong> Rehabilitation based on Hybrid neuroprosthesis (2020-2023)<\/td>European Comission<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    EIT Health is supported by EIT, a body of the European Union <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    FINISHED PROJECTS<\/th>FINANCER<\/th>PI<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    cRGS<\/strong> Cognitive Rehabilitation Gamming System (cRGS): a novel Virtual Reality-based system for the conjunctive training of stroke-derived cognitive impairments (2019-2021)<\/td>European Comission ERC – PoC<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    RGS@HOME <\/strong>The RGS@home project: Scaling ICT based neurorehabilitation to personalized 24\/7 home care (2019-2021)<\/td>EIT Health, European Institute of Technology (EIT) <\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    ANITA<\/strong> Advanced tools for fighting oNline Illegal TrAfficking (2018-2021)<\/td>European Comission Research and Innovation action<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    HBP Education Activity (2020)<\/td>European Comission FET Flaships<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    DAC-CHM <\/strong>Distributed Adaptive Control of Consciousness in Humans and Machines (2017-2020)<\/td>MINECO
    Retos investigaci\u00f3n: Proyectos I+D<\/td>    		Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    socSMCs<\/strong> Socialising Sensori-Motor Contingencies (2017-2020)<\/td>European Comission FET Proactive<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    CDAC<\/a>  <\/strong>The role of consciousness in adaptive behavior: A combined empirical, computational and robot-based approach (2014-2020)<\/td>ERC Advanced Grant<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    iC-ACCESS<\/a>  <\/strong>Accessing Campscapes: Inclusive Strategies for Using European Conflicted Heritage (2016-2019)<\/td>HERA Joint Research Programme Uses of the Past, REFLECTIVE-1-2014<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    socSMCs<\/a>  <\/strong>Socialising Sensori-Motor Contingencies (2015-2018)<\/td>Future Emerging Technologies (FET), H2020<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    WYSIWYD<\/a>  <\/strong>What You Say Is What You Did (2014-2017)<\/td>FP7-ICT-2013-10, grant agreement n\u00b0 612139<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    EASEL<\/a>  <\/strong>Expressive Agents for Symbiotic Education and Learning (2013-2017)<\/td>FP7-ICT-2013-10, grant agreement n\u00b0 611971<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    CSNII<\/a>  <\/strong>Convergent Science Network of Biomimetics and Neurotechnology (2013-2016)<\/td>FP7-ICT-601167<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    INSOCO <\/strong>(2015-2018)<\/td> <\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    SANaR <\/strong>Smart Autonomous Neuro-Rehabilitation System<\/td>MINECO, Retos Investigaci\u00f3n 2013<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr>
    TECNIO<\/strong> (2016-2019)<\/td>Generalitat of Catalonia<\/td>Anna Mura<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>

    Publications<\/h2>\n
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