Δημοσιεύσεις
2025
Tsiafaki, Despoina; Michailidou, Natasa; Karta, Melpomeni; Pistofidis, Petros; Arnaoutoglou, Fotis; Ioannakis, George Alexis; Kiourt, Chairi; Pavlidis, George; Mouroutsos, Spyridon; Koutsoudis, Anestis
Museum Accessibility for the Visually Impaired: The Case of Greece and the Contribution of Innovative Technologies Proceedings Article
In: Pavlidis, George; Sylaiou, Stella (Ed.): Transforming Heritage Research in a Transforming World: 5th CAA-GR Conference 2024, pp. 305–313, Springer, Cham, 2025, ISBN: 978-3-032-06389-2.
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A major challenge faced by visually impaired visitors in museums is the limited availability of haptic experiences, due to the ``do not touch'' principle, inevitably imposed in such places. This limitation discourages them from truly exploring exhibits, as their primary mode of experiencing the world relies on touch and hearing. Although many museums worldwide strive to eliminate this barrier, museums in Greece seem to be slow in meeting relevant standards, thus resulting in places with limited accessibility. However, Greek museums increasingly recognize the importance of providing various tactile experiences to bridge this gap. Research projects and small-scale technological applications are being implemented with encouraging results, but financial constraints, lack of awareness and specialized staff training are some of the challenges that limit the more extended and permanent incorporation of such tools and systems.
2024
Sevetlidis, Vasileios; Pavlidis, George; Mouroutsos, Spyridon; Gasteratos, Antonios
Dense-PU: Learning a Density-Based Boundary for Positive and Unlabeled Learning Journal Article
In: IEEE Access, 2024.
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Sevetlidis, Vasileios; Pavlidis, George; Balaska, Vasiliki; Psomoulis, Athanasios; Mouroutsos, Spyridon; Gasteratos, Antonios
Enhancing Weakly Supervised Defect Detection through Anomaly-Informed Weighted Training Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 73, 2024.
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Sevetlidis, Vasileios; Pavlidis, George; Mouroutsos, Spyridon; Gasteratos, Antonios
Leveraging positive-unlabeled learning for enhanced black spot accident identification on Greek road networks Journal Article
In: Computers, iss. 13, no. 2, pp. 49, 2024.
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2023
Pistofidis, Petros; Arnaoutoglou, Fotis; Ioannakis, George Alexis; Michailidou, Natasa; Karta, Melpomeni; Kiourt, Chairi; Pavlidis, George; Mouroutsos, Spyridon; Tsiafaki, Despoina; Koutsoudis, Anestis
Design and evaluation of smart-exhibit systems that enrich cultural heritage experiences for the visually impaired Journal Article
In: Journal of Cultural Heritage, vol. 60, pp. 1-11, 2023, ISSN: 1296-2074.
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