Recognition of Behaviour Patterns for People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities

Abstract

People with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are hard to understand because they are not capable of symbolic communication. Artificial intelligence can play a key role in recognizing behavior patterns with which they express themselves. It can thus assist new caregivers that are not familiar with a PIMD person. Within the INSENSION project, we developed a behavior pattern recognition approach that classifies a person’s inner states and communication attempts based on his/her facial expressions, gestures, vocalizations, and physiological signals.