The Use of Extended Reality in Cognitive Therapy for Individuals in Psychosocially Vulnerable Situations

 

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GTI Data   

 

Open databases created and software developed by the GTI and supplemental material to papers.  

 

Databases  

SportCLIP (2025): Multi-sport dataset for text-guided video summarization.
Ficosa (2024): The FNTVD dataset has been generated using the Ficosa's recording car.
MATDAT (2023):  More than 90K labeled images of martial arts tricking.
SEAW – DATASET (2022): 3 stereoscopic contents in 4K resolution at 30 fps.
UPM-GTI-Face dataset (2022): 11 different subjects captured in 4K, under 2 scenarios, and 2 face mask conditions.
LaSoDa (2022): 60 annotated images from soccer matches in five stadiums with different characteristics and light conditions.
PIROPO Database (2021):People in Indoor ROoms with Perspective and Omnidirectional cameras.
EVENT-CLASS (2021): High-quality 360-degree videos in the context of tele-education.
Parking Lot Occupancy Database (2020)
Nighttime Vehicle Detection database (NVD) (2019)
Hand gesture dataset (2019): Multi-modal Leap Motion dataset for Hand Gesture Recognition.
ViCoCoS-3D (2016): VideoConference Common Scenes in 3D.
LASIESTA database (2016): More than 20 sequences to test moving object detection and tracking algorithms.
Hand gesture database (2015): Hand-gesture database composed by high-resolution color images acquired with the Senz3D sensor.
HRRFaceD database (2014):Face database composed by high resolution images acquired with Microsoft Kinect 2 (second generation).
Lab database (2012): Set of 6 sequences to test moving object detection strategies.
Vehicle image database (2012): More than 7000 images of vehicles and roads.           

 

Software  

Empowering Computer Vision in Higher Education(2024): A Novel Tool for Enhancing Video Coding Comprehension.
Engaging students in audiovisual coding through interactive MATLAB GUIs (2024)
TOP-Former: A Multi-Agent Transformer Approach for the Team Orienteering Problem (2023)
Solving Routing Problems for Multiple Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Transformer Networks (2023)
Vision Transformers and Traditional Convolutional Neural Networks for Face Recognition Tasks (2023)
Faster GSAC-DNN (2023): A Deep Learning Approach to Nighttime Vehicle Detection Using a Fast Grid of Spatial Aware Classifiers.
SETForSeQ (2020): Subjective Evaluation Tool for Foreground Segmentation Quality. 
SMV Player for Oculus Rift (2016)
Bag-D3P (2016): Face recognition using depth information. 
TSLAB (2015): Tool for Semiautomatic LABeling.    

   

Supplementary material  

Soccer line mark segmentation and classification with stochastic watershed transform (2022)
A fully automatic method for segmentation of soccer playing fields (2022)
Grass band detection in soccer images for improved image registration (2022)
Evaluating the Influence of the HMD, Usability, and Fatigue in 360VR Video Quality Assessments (2020)
Automatic soccer field of play registration (2020)   
Augmented reality tool for the situational awareness improvement of UAV operators (2017)
Detection of static moving objects using multiple nonparametric background-foreground models on a Finite State Machine (2015)
Real-time nonparametric background subtraction with tracking-based foreground update (2015)  
Camera localization using trajectories and maps (2014)

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
                                                                   
 
                                                                                                                                                             
 
      

 

 

The Use of Extended Reality in Cognitive Therapy for Individuals in Psychosocially Vulnerable Situations

To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, researchers from the Grupo de Tratamiento de Imágenes (GTI) at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Marta Goyena and Martina Merolli, conducted a workshop titled "The Use of Extended Reality in Cognitive Therapy for Individuals in Psychosocially Vulnerable Situations" at Colegio Isaac Newton in Madrid in collaboration with Fundación Juan XXIII. This activity, part of the Incluverso project, aimed to explore various applications for cognitive training, ranging from traditional methods to tools based on virtual reality.

 

11FMarta Martina1

 

The workshop was structured in several phases. First, a group brainstorming session was conducted in which participants proposed ideas for possible cognitive training applications. Using post-its, different proposals were collected and organized on a whiteboard, allowing for a collective discussion on various options, including paper-based exercises, interactive games, and applications in virtual reality environments.
Next, a demonstration was carried out showcasing three different approaches to cognitive training:

• Paper-based exercises, using worksheets provided by Fundación Juan XXIII.
• Use of the NeuronUp digital platform on a computer.
• A virtual reality application developed within the Incluverso project, where participants experienced two different environments: a café and a supermarket.

 

11FMarta Martina2  11FMarta Martina3

 

Attendees were divided into groups and tested each tool, rotating between the different scenarios to experience the various approaches. Following the practical session, another brainstorming session was conducted, where participants reviewed and refined their initial ideas based on what they had learned.

The workshop was very well received, with high participation and notable interest from attendees. Many highlighted that the experience was enriching, engaging, and highly useful in understanding the potential of cognitive training with new technologies.

From GTI, we would like to thank Colegio Isaac Newton and Fundación Juan XXIII for their collaboration in this initiative. We reaffirm our commitment to research and the application of innovative technologies to improve the quality of life for people in psychosocial vulnerability.