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View article: Sunrise iii: Overview of Observatory and Instruments
Sunrise iii: Overview of Observatory and Instruments Open
In July 2024, Sunrise completed its third successful science flight. The Sunrise iii observatory had been upgraded significantly after the two previous successful flights in 2009 and 2013, to tackle the most recent science challenges conce…
View article: When Discourse Stalls: Moving Past Five Semantic Stopsigns about Generative AI in Design Research
When Discourse Stalls: Moving Past Five Semantic Stopsigns about Generative AI in Design Research Open
This essay examines how Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly transforming design practices and how discourse often falls into over-simplified narratives that impede meaningful research and practical progress. We identify and deconstruct five p…
View article: Enhancing the Aesthetic Appeal of AI-Generated Physical Product Designs through LoRA Fine-Tuning with Human Feedback
Enhancing the Aesthetic Appeal of AI-Generated Physical Product Designs through LoRA Fine-Tuning with Human Feedback Open
This study explores how Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) fine-tuning, guided by human aesthetic evaluations, can enhance the outputs of generative AI models in tangible product design, using lamp design as a case study. By integrating human feed…
View article: Sunrise III: Overview of Observatory and Instruments
Sunrise III: Overview of Observatory and Instruments Open
In July 2024, Sunrise completed its third successful science flight. The Sunrise III observatory had been upgraded significantly after the two previous successful flights in 2009 and 2013. Three completely new instruments focus on the smal…
View article: A multimass velocity-map and covariance-map imaging study of the dissociative electron ionisation dynamics of carbonyl sulphide (OCS)
A multimass velocity-map and covariance-map imaging study of the dissociative electron ionisation dynamics of carbonyl sulphide (OCS) Open
We present the results of a velocity-map imaging study into the dissociative electron ionisation dynamics of OCS at electron energies of 50, 75, and 100 eV, supported by new equation-of-motion coupled cluster and complete active space self…
View article: Death of the Design Researcher? Creating Knowledge Resources for Designers Using Generative AI
Death of the Design Researcher? Creating Knowledge Resources for Designers Using Generative AI Open
This workshop explores the transformative potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in design research. GenAI, capable of creating new content such as images, text, music, video, and code, raises important questions about aut…
View article: Decoding Listener Identity: Person Identification from High-Frequency EEG Rhythms during Music Perception
Decoding Listener Identity: Person Identification from High-Frequency EEG Rhythms during Music Perception Open
Research in music perception and brain activity has led to the development of Music Brain-Computer Interface Systems. While previous studies have focused on aspects such as song identification, stimulus-response correlation, and inter-subj…
View article: Improved Emotional Alignment of AI and Humans: Human Ratings of Emotions Expressed by Stable Diffusion v1, DALL-E 2, and DALL-E 3
Improved Emotional Alignment of AI and Humans: Human Ratings of Emotions Expressed by Stable Diffusion v1, DALL-E 2, and DALL-E 3 Open
Generative AI systems are increasingly capable of expressing emotions via text and imagery. Effective emotional expression will likely play a major role in the efficacy of AI systems -- particularly those designed to support human mental h…
View article: Developing and Evaluating a Design Method for Positive Artificial Intelligence
Developing and Evaluating a Design Method for Positive Artificial Intelligence Open
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues advancing, ensuring positive societal impacts becomes critical, especially as AI systems become increasingly ubiquitous in various aspects of life. However, developing "AI for good" poses substanti…
View article: Developing and evaluating a design method for positive artificial intelligence
Developing and evaluating a design method for positive artificial intelligence Open
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) permeates every facet of our lives, the imperative to steer AI development toward enhancing human wellbeing has never been more critical. However, the development of such positive AI poses subst…
View article: Developing the Healthy Actions and Lifestyles to Avoid Dementia or <i>Hispanos y el ALTo a la Demencia</i> program
Developing the Healthy Actions and Lifestyles to Avoid Dementia or <i>Hispanos y el ALTo a la Demencia</i> program Open
INTRODUCTION With Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) representing an enormous public health challenge, there is a need to support individuals in learning about and addressing their modifiable risk factors (e.g., diet, sleep, …
View article: Towards a Design (Research) Framework with Generative AI
Towards a Design (Research) Framework with Generative AI Open
This one day workshop will explore the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in design research and practice. Generative technologies are developing rapidly and many designers are using them. Yet, there remains little published…
View article: Positive AI: Key Challenges in Designing Artificial Intelligence for Wellbeing
Positive AI: Key Challenges in Designing Artificial Intelligence for Wellbeing Open
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a double-edged sword: on one hand, AI promises to provide great advances that could benefit humanity, but on the other hand, AI poses substantial (even existential) risks. With advancements happening daily, …
View article: Improving mathematics assessment readability: Do large language models help?
Improving mathematics assessment readability: Do large language models help? Open
Background Readability metrics provide us with an objective and efficient way to assess the quality of educational texts. We can use the readability measures for finding assessment items that are difficult to read for a given grade level. …
View article: Stronger correlation of music features with brain signals predicts increased levels of enjoyment
Stronger correlation of music features with brain signals predicts increased levels of enjoyment Open
Music recommendation systems struggle with predicting the aesthetic responses of listeners based solely on acoustic characteristics, which are dependent on the listener's perception. This research correlates acoustic music features with br…
View article: Brain Activity Recognition using Deep Electroencephalography Representation
Brain Activity Recognition using Deep Electroencephalography Representation Open
Advances in neurotechnology have enhanced and simplified our ability to research brain activity with low-cost and effective equipment. One such scalable and noninvasive technique is Electroencephalography (EEG), which detects and records e…
View article: Detecting moments of distraction during meditation practice based on changes in the EEG signal
Detecting moments of distraction during meditation practice based on changes in the EEG signal Open
Electroencephalography (EEG) enables online monitoring brain activity, which can be used for neurofeedback. One of the growing applications of EEG neurofeedback is to facilitate meditation practice. Specifically, EEG neurofeedback can be u…
View article: Predicting drum beats from high-density Brain Rhythms
Predicting drum beats from high-density Brain Rhythms Open
Entrainment is a phenomenon of phase or temporal matching of one system with that of another system. Human neural activity has been shown to resonate with external auditory stimuli. When we enjoy a piece of music, there is a resonance of b…
View article: A framework for designing AI systems that support community wellbeing
A framework for designing AI systems that support community wellbeing Open
Introduction Designing artificial intelligence (AI) to support health and wellbeing is an important and broad challenge for technologists, designers, and policymakers. Drawing upon theories of AI and cybernetics, this article offers a desi…
View article: Detecting moments of distraction during meditation practice based on changes in the EEG signal
Detecting moments of distraction during meditation practice based on changes in the EEG signal Open
Electroencephalography (EEG) enables online monitoring brain activity, which can be used for neurofeedback. One of the growing applications of EEG neurofeedback is to facilitate meditation practice. Specifically, EEG neurofeedback can be u…
View article: Detecting moments of distraction during meditation practice based on changes in the EEG signal
Detecting moments of distraction during meditation practice based on changes in the EEG signal Open
Electroencephalography (EEG) enables online monitoring brain activity, which can be used for neurofeedback. One of the growing applications of EEG neurofeedback is to facilitate meditation practice. Specifically, EEG neurofeedback can be u…
View article: Non-Linear Features of β Brain Rhythms Predict Listener-Specific Neural Signature in Naturalistic Music Listening
Non-Linear Features of β Brain Rhythms Predict Listener-Specific Neural Signature in Naturalistic Music Listening Open
Studying brain waves elicited while listening to naturalistic music is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary research area encompassing experts from cognitive science, signal processing, and machine learning. Previous works have documented s…
View article: Decoding Listener Identity: Person Identification from High-Frequency EEG Rhythms during Music Perception
Decoding Listener Identity: Person Identification from High-Frequency EEG Rhythms during Music Perception Open
Studying brain waves elicited while listening to naturalistic music is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary research area encompassing experts from cognitive science, signal processing, and machine learning. Previous works have documented s…
View article: Initial Psychometric Properties of 7 NeuroUX Remote Ecological Momentary Cognitive Tests Among People With Bipolar Disorder: Validation Study
Initial Psychometric Properties of 7 NeuroUX Remote Ecological Momentary Cognitive Tests Among People With Bipolar Disorder: Validation Study Open
Background As smartphone technology has become nearly ubiquitous, there is a growing body of literature suggesting that ecological momentary cognitive testing (EMCT) offers advantages over traditional pen-and-paper psychological assessment…
View article: EEG Spectral Correlates of Rapid and Deep Slow Breathing States and classification using ML
EEG Spectral Correlates of Rapid and Deep Slow Breathing States and classification using ML Open
One interpretation of breathing exercise is to enforce mind-body harmony, when someone feels well and healthy, different organs of our body function harmoniously. One dysfunctional organ may disturb the resonating mechanism across multiple…
View article: Real-time Sensing and NeuroFeedback for Practicing Meditation Using simultaneous EEG and Eye Tracking
Real-time Sensing and NeuroFeedback for Practicing Meditation Using simultaneous EEG and Eye Tracking Open
Next-generation intelligent health-monitoring systems have been ushered in by mobile phones with robust computation power, affordable high-resolution cameras, and embedded wearable sensors. Wearable Electroencephalography (EEG) headset to …