Publications

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Conference Papers


Identifying Loitering Behavior with Trajectory Analysis

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), 2025

Introduced a standardized definition of loitering and a new annotated dataset for trajectory-based loitering detection in thermal surveillance.

Recommended citation: Johnny Núñez, Zenjie Li, Sergio Escalera, Kamal Nasrollahi. (2024). "Identifying Loitering Behavior with Trajectory Analysis." Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 251-259.
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Collaborations


Enhancing Clinical Psychology Practice through Data-Driven Machine Learning Monitoring Systems

Published in Cited Here, 2025

This work explores how data-driven machine learning monitoring systems can enhance clinical psychology practice, bridging AI and mental health.

Recommended citation: G. Martínez, A. Trujillo, J. Núñez, J.C.S. Jacques, A. Clapés, et al. (2025). "Enhancing clinical psychology practice through data-driven machine learning monitoring systems."
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Chalearn LAP challenges on self-reported personality recognition and non-verbal behavior forecasting during social dyadic interactions: Dataset, design, and results

Published in Understanding Social Behavior in Dyadic and Small Group Interactions, 2022

This paper summarizes the 2021 ChaLearn Looking at People Challenge on Understanding Social Behavior in Dyadic and Small Group Interactions, covering two tracks: self-reported personality recognition and behavior forecasting.

Recommended citation: Cristina Palmero, German Barquero, Julio CS Jacques Junior, Albert Clapés, Johnny Núnez, David Curto, Sorina Smeureanu, Javier Selva, Zejian Zhang, David Saeteros, David Gallardo-Pujol, Georgina Guilera, David Leiva, Feng Han, Xiaoxue Feng, Jennifer He, Wei-Wei Tu, Thomas B Moeslund, Isabelle Guyon, Sergio Escalera. (2022). "Chalearn LAP challenges on self-reported personality recognition and non-verbal behavior forecasting during social dyadic interactions: Dataset, design, and results." Understanding Social Behavior in Dyadic and Small Group Interactions. 4-52.
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Comparison of Spatio-Temporal Models for Human Motion and Pose Forecasting in Face-to-Face Interaction Scenarios: Supplementary Material

Published in , 2022

This supplementary material compares spatio-temporal models for human motion and pose forecasting in face-to-face interaction scenarios.

Recommended citation: German Barquero, Johnny Núnez, Zhen Xu, Sergio Escalera, Wei-Wei Tu, Isabelle Guyon, Cristina Palmero. (2022). "Comparison of Spatio-Temporal Models for Human Motion and Pose Forecasting in Face-to-Face Interaction Scenarios: Supplementary Material."
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Didn’t see that coming: a survey on non-verbal social human behavior forecasting

Published in Understanding Social Behavior in Dyadic and Small Group Interactions, 2022

This survey defines the behavior forecasting problem for interactive agents, aiming to unify social signals prediction and human motion forecasting fields.

Recommended citation: German Barquero, Johnny Núnez, Sergio Escalera, Zhen Xu, Wei-Wei Tu, Isabelle Guyon, Cristina Palmero. (2022). "Didn’t see that coming: a survey on non-verbal social human behavior forecasting." Understanding Social Behavior in Dyadic and Small Group Interactions. 139-178.
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