IMPACT Lab Integrative Multimodal Perception And Cognitive Technologies

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2025

Evaluating Voice Biomarkers and Deep Learning for Neurodevelopmental Disorder Screening in Real-World Conditions
Evaluating Voice Biomarkers and Deep Learning for Neurodevelopmental Disorder Screening in Real-World Conditions
Hajarimino Rakotomanana, Ghazal Rouhafzay
The 12th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications  ·  07 Nov 2025  ·  doi:10.3390/ECSA-12-26523
A Three-Stage Transformer-Based Approach for Food Mass Estimation
A Three-Stage Transformer-Based Approach for Food Mass Estimation
Sinda Besrour, Ghazal Rouhafzay, Jalila Jbilou
The 12th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications  ·  07 Nov 2025  ·  doi:10.3390/ECSA-12-26521
A Scoping Review of AI-Based Approaches for Detecting Autism Traits Using Voice and Behavioral Data
A Scoping Review of AI-Based Approaches for Detecting Autism Traits Using Voice and Behavioral Data
Hajarimino Rakotomanana, Ghazal Rouhafzay
Bioengineering  ·  22 Oct 2025  ·  doi:10.3390/bioengineering12111136
Multi-Spectral Imaging and Data Fusion for Real-Time Bleeding Detection
Multi-Spectral Imaging and Data Fusion for Real-Time Bleeding Detection
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Stephen Rowlands, Angel J. Valencia, Shengsong Yang, Pierre Payeur, Haitao Tian, James Dickens
2025 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW)  ·  11 Jun 2025  ·  doi:10.1109/CVPRW67362.2025.00441
Modeling and Predicting Parking Demand on a University Campus Using Spatio-Temporal Graph Convolutional Networks
Modeling and Predicting Parking Demand on a University Campus Using Spatio-Temporal Graph Convolutional Networks
Fanomezantsoa Louis Mickael Ratsimbazafy, Ghazal Rouhafzay
2025 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE)  ·  26 May 2025  ·  doi:10.1109/ccece64018.2025.11364496
Image-based food monitoring and dietary management for patients living with diabetes: a scoping review of calorie counting applications
Image-based food monitoring and dietary management for patients living with diabetes: a scoping review of calorie counting applications
Asal Rouhafzay, Ghazal Rouhafzay, Jalila Jbilou
Frontiers in Nutrition  ·  27 Mar 2025  ·  doi:10.3389/fnut.2025.1501946

2024

Multimodal Material Classification Using Visual Attention
Multimodal Material Classification Using Visual Attention
Mohadeseh Maleki, Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu
Sensors  ·  29 Nov 2024  ·  doi:10.3390/s24237664
Enhancing Explainability in Convolutional Neural Networks Using Entropy-Based Class Activation Maps
Enhancing Explainability in Convolutional Neural Networks Using Entropy-Based Class Activation Maps
Éric Boketsu-Boulu, Ghazal Rouhafzay
ICSEE 2024  ·  26 Nov 2024  ·  doi:10.3390/ecsa-11-20472
A Contrastive Learning Approach for Integrating Visuo-Tactile Representation in Textiles
A Contrastive Learning Approach for Integrating Visuo-Tactile Representation in Textiles
Nada Ech-chouqi, Ghazal Rouhafzay
ECSA-11  ·  25 Nov 2024  ·  doi:10.3390/ecsa-11-20422
Calorie Counting Apps for Monitoring and Managing Calorie Intake in Adults with Weight-Related Chronic Diseases: A Decade-long Scoping Review 2013-2024 Preprint
Calorie Counting Apps for Monitoring and Managing Calorie Intake in Adults with Weight-Related Chronic Diseases: A Decade-long Scoping Review (2013-2024) (Preprint)
Kaylee Rose Dugas, Marie-Andrée Giroux, Abdelatif Guerroudj, Jazna Leger, Asal Rouhafzay, Ghazal Rouhafzay, Jalila Jbilou
JMIR Publications Inc.  ·  12 Jul 2024  ·  doi:10.2196/preprints.64139
Calorie Counting Apps for Monitoring and Managing Calorie Intake in Adults living with Weight-Related Chronic Diseases: A Decade-long Scoping Review 2013-2024 Preprint
Calorie Counting Apps for Monitoring and Managing Calorie Intake in Adults living with Weight-Related Chronic Diseases: A Decade-long Scoping Review (2013-2024) (Preprint)
Kaylee Rose Dugas, Marie-Andrée Giroux, Abdelatif Guerroudj, Jazna Leger, Asal Rouhafzay, Ghazal Rouhafzay, Jalila Jbilou
JMIR mHealth and uHealth  ·  12 Jul 2024  ·  doi:10.2196/64139

2023

Automatic Real-Time Fever Screening in a Thermal Video Surveillance System
Automatic Real-Time Fever Screening in a Thermal Video Surveillance System
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Angel J. Valencia, Stephen Rowlands, Shengsong Yang, Pierre Payeur
2023 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS)  ·  18 Jul 2023  ·  doi:10.1109/SAS58821.2023.10253973
A Deep Model of Visual Attention for Saliency Detection on 3D Objects
A Deep Model of Visual Attention for Saliency Detection on 3D Objects
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu, Pierre Payeur
Neural Processing Letters  ·  28 Feb 2023  ·  doi:10.1007/s11063-023-11180-w

2022

A Deep-Learning-Based Approach for Saliency Determination on Point Clouds
A Deep-Learning-Based Approach for Saliency Determination on Point Clouds
Yassine Souai, Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu
The 9th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications  ·  01 Nov 2022  ·  doi:10.3390/ecsa-9-13271
Warm Liquid Spill Detection and Tracking Using Thermal Imaging
Warm Liquid Spill Detection and Tracking Using Thermal Imaging
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Haitao Tian, Pierre Payeur
2022 IEEE 9th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Virtual Environments for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIVEMSA)  ·  15 Jun 2022  ·  doi:10.1109/CIVEMSA53371.2022.9853707

2021

Enhanced Lesion Detection in Breast MRI Using Parallel and Cascaded Integration of Deep Learning Models
Enhanced Lesion Detection in Breast MRI Using Parallel and Cascaded Integration of Deep Learning Models
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Yonggang Li, Haitao Guan, Chang Shu, Rafik Goubran, Pengcheng Xi
Series on Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems  ·  30 Nov 2021  ·  doi:10.1142/9789811239014_0001
Biologically Inspired Vision and Touch Sensing to Optimize 3D Object Representation and Recognition
Biologically Inspired Vision and Touch Sensing to Optimize 3D Object Representation and Recognition
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu, Pierre Payeur
IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine  ·  01 May 2021  ·  doi:10.1109/MIM.2021.9436099
Computer-aided detection of abnormality in mammography using deep object detectors
Computer-aided detection of abnormality in mammography using deep object detectors
Pengcheng Xi, Ghazal Rouhafzay, Haitao Guan, Chang Shu, Louis Borgeat, Rafik Goubran
State of the Art in Neural Networks and their Applications  ·  01 Jan 2021  ·  doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-819740-0.00001-2

2020

Transfer of Learning from Vision to Touch: A Hybrid Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Visuo-Tactile 3D Object Recognition
Transfer of Learning from Vision to Touch: A Hybrid Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Visuo-Tactile 3D Object Recognition
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu, Pierre Payeur
Sensors  ·  27 Dec 2020  ·  doi:10.3390/s21010113
Object Recognition From Haptic Glance at Visually Salient Locations
Object Recognition From Haptic Glance at Visually Salient Locations
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement  ·  01 Mar 2020  ·  doi:10.1109/TIM.2019.2905906
An Integrated Deep Architecture for Lesion Detection in Breast MRI
An Integrated Deep Architecture for Lesion Detection in Breast MRI
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Yonggang Li, Haitao Guan, Chang Shu, Rafik Goubran, Pengcheng Xi
Lecture Notes in Computer Science  ·  01 Jan 2020  ·  doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59830-3_56

2019

An Application of Deep Learning to Tactile Data for Object Recognition under Visual Guidance
An Application of Deep Learning to Tactile Data for Object Recognition under Visual Guidance
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu
Sensors  ·  29 Mar 2019  ·  doi:10.3390/s19071534

2018

A Visuo-Haptic Framework for Object Recognition Inspired by Human Tactile Perception
A Visuo-Haptic Framework for Object Recognition Inspired by Human Tactile Perception
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu
5th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications  ·  14 Nov 2018  ·  doi:10.3390/ecsa-5-05754
Perceptually Improved 3D Object Representation Based on Guided Adaptive Weighting of Feature Channels of a Visual-Attention Model
Perceptually Improved 3D Object Representation Based on Guided Adaptive Weighting of Feature Channels of a Visual-Attention Model
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu
3D Research  ·  10 Jul 2018  ·  doi:10.1007/s13319-018-0181-z
A Virtual Tactile Sensor with Adjustable Precision and Size for Object Recognition
A Virtual Tactile Sensor with Adjustable Precision and Size for Object Recognition
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu
2018 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Virtual Environments for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIVEMSA)  ·  01 Jun 2018  ·  doi:10.1109/CIVEMSA.2018.8439966

2017

A 3D Visual Attention Model to Guide Tactile Data Acquisition for Object Recognition
A 3D Visual Attention Model to Guide Tactile Data Acquisition for Object Recognition
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Nicolas Pedneault, Ana-Maria Cretu
The 4th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications  ·  14 Nov 2017  ·  doi:10.3390/ecsa-4-04901
Selectively-densified mesh construction for virtual environments using salient points derived from a computational model of visual attention
Selectively-densified mesh construction for virtual environments using salient points derived from a computational model of visual attention
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu
2017 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Virtual Environments for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIVEMSA)  ·  01 Jun 2017  ·  doi:10.1109/CIVEMSA.2017.7995309

2016

Enhanced Visual-Attention Model for Perceptually Improved 3D Object Modeling in Virtual Environments
Enhanced Visual-Attention Model for Perceptually Improved 3D Object Modeling in Virtual Environments
Maude Chagnon-Forget, Ghazal Rouhafzay, Ana-Maria Cretu, Stéphane Bouchard
3D Research  ·  17 Oct 2016  ·  doi:10.1007/s13319-016-0106-7

2014

Modified orientation based burst packing MOBBP algorithm for improved frame packing efficiency
Modified orientation based burst packing (MOBBP) algorithm for improved frame packing efficiency
Ghazal Rouhafzay, Keivan Bahmani, Erhan A. Ince
2014 22nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU)  ·  01 Apr 2014  ·  doi:10.1109/SIU.2014.6830301