ACTIVIS : Video-based analysis of autism behavior

Short Description

ACTIVIS, an interdisciplinary project, aiming at improving scientific research on ASD by quantifying the atypical behaviors on which the diagnosis of autism is based. It gathers medical and scientific goals including diagnosis assistance, evaluation of therapeutic programs, and quantification of atypical behaviors. This quantification requires video analysis of autistic people. ACTIVIS addresses this problem by developing computer vision and learning approaches. Indeed, computer vision is an effective solution for studying the behavior of autistic children: It allows a non-intrusive and continuous capturing of behavioral patterns with low implementation costs and provides objective measure of the impact currently used cures and treatments.