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Roberto Manduchi is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including engineering, computer science, and neuroscience, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, human-computer interaction, and electrical and electronic engineering. Manduchi's work explores several interrelated areas such as tactile and sensory interactions, gaze tracking and assistive technology, and spatial cognition and navigation.

The scientist has contributed to indoor and outdoor localization technologies, video surveillance and tracking methods, smart parking systems research, and teleoperation and haptic systems. Their engagement with a wide range of topics highlights a multidisciplinary approach to addressing challenges related to sensory and spatial technologies.

Manduchi has published extensively in respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optics Express
  • ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
  • Sensors
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques

Some of their recent papers illustrate the scope of their investigations. These include:

  • "Using augmented reality to cue obstacles for people with low vision," 2023, Optics Express
  • "Smartphone-Based Inertial Odometry for Blind Walkers," 2021, Sensors
  • "Contrastive Representation Learning for Gaze Estimation," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Rethinking Model-Based Gaze Estimation," 2022, Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques
  • "All the Way There and Back: Inertial-Based, Phone-in-Pocket Indoor Wayfinding and Backtracking Apps for Blind Travelers," 2024, ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

Manduchi frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include Fatemeh Elyasi, Dylan R. Fox, Ahmad Ahmadzada, Shiri Azenkot, and Marlena A. Chu.

In addition to articles, Manduchi has contributed to book publications, with at least one book titled "Computers Helping People with Special Needs" published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Bilateral filtering for gray and color images

    C. Tomasi;R. Manduchi

  • Obstacle Detection and Terrain Classification for Autonomous Off-Road Navigation

    R. Manduchi;A. Castano;A. Talukder;L. Matthies

  • Terrain perception for DEMO III

    P. Bellutta;R. Manduchi;L. Matthies;K. Owens

  • Linear predictive speech encoding systems with efficient combination pitch coefficients computation

    Roberto Manduchi;Dulce Ponceleon;Ke-Chiang Chu;Hsi-Jung Wu

  • Supervised Parametric Classification of Aerial LiDAR Data

    A.P. Charaniya;R. Manduchi;S.K. Lodha

  • Computer) vision without sight

    Roberto Manduchi;James Coughlan

  • Characterizing energy consumption in a visual sensor network testbed

    C.B. Margi;V. Petkov;K. Obraczka;R. Manduchi

  • Fast and reliable obstacle detection and segmentation for cross-country navigation

    A. Talukder;R. Manduchi;A. Rankin;L. Matthies

  • CC-RANSAC: Fitting planes in the presence of multiple surfaces in range data

    Orazio Gallo;Roberto Manduchi;Abbas Rafii

  • Dynamic environment exploration using a virtual white cane

    D. Yuan;R. Manduchi

  • Stereo matching as a nearest-neighbor problem

    C. Tomasi;R. Manduchi

  • Reading 1D Barcodes with Mobile Phones Using Deformable Templates

    O. Gallo;R. Manduchi

  • Detection and Localization of Curbs and Stairways Using Stereo Vision

    Xiaoye Lu;R. Manduchi

  • Managing the information flow in visual sensor networks

    K. Obraczka;R. Manduchi;J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aveces

  • Ladar-Based Discrimination of Grass from Obstacles for Autonomous Navigation

    Jose Macedo;Roberto Manduchi;Larry Matthies

  • Universal real-time navigational assistance (URNA): an urban bluetooth beacon for the blind

    S. Bohonos;A. Lee;A. Malik;C. Thai

  • Vibrotactile Guidance for Wayfinding of Blind Walkers

    German Flores;Sri Kurniawan;Roberto Manduchi;Eric Martinson

  • Cell Phone-based Wayfinding for the Visually Impaired

    James Coughlan;Roberto Manduchi;Huiying Shen

  • Autonomous terrain characterisation and modelling for dynamic control of unmanned vehicles

    A. Talukder;R. Manduchi;R. Castano;K. Owens

  • Mobile vision as assistive technology for the blind: an experimental study

    Roberto Manduchi

  • Assistive Technology for Blindness and Low Vision

    Roberto Manduchi;Sri Kurniawan

Frequent Co-Authors

Katia Obraczka
Katia Obraczka University of California, Santa Cruz
Larry Matthies
Larry Matthies Jet Propulsion Lab
Pietro Perona
Pietro Perona California Institute of Technology
Carlo Tomasi
Carlo Tomasi Duke University
Dario Petri
Dario Petri University of Trento
Robert C. Anderson
Robert C. Anderson California Institute of Technology
Eric Mjolsness
Eric Mjolsness University of California, Irvine

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