TetaLab

Laura Tarantino is co-responsible for TetaLab (Technology-Enhanced Treatment for Autism Lab), a multidisciplinary laboratory of the University of L’Aquila cooperating with the Regional Reference Center for Autism of the Abruzzo Region. The laboratory was founded by scientists from the Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics and from the Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, with the aim of conceiving and validating ICT-based ASD treatments specifically centered on communication, social interaction, and autonomy. The TetaLab team includes computer scientists, psychologists, and medical doctors. The participatory design activity carried on by the lab involves also ASD young persons in the age range 15–28 and families.

Projects

(2022 - today) Progetto AGID-MUR – Applicazioni innovative di Realtà Virtuale e Aumentata per persone con una condizione dello spettro autistico – CIG 7151860D90 

Publications

• L. Tarantino, M. Attanasio, M. Valenti, M. Mazza (2023). Challenges in future all-round digitalized ASD care services. In Proc. of 9th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Perspective in IS development (STPIS’23), 27 October 2023. pdf
• L. Tarantino, M. Attanasio, T. Di Mascio, G. De Gasperis, M. Valenti, M. Mazza (2023). On the evaluation of engagement in immersive applications when users are on the autism spectrum. Sensors 2023, 23(4), 2192. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23042192
• T. Di Mascio, L. Tarantino,  G.  De Gasperis, C. Pino (2020). Immersive virtual environments:   A comparison of mixed reality and virtual reality headsets for ASD treatment. In: Gennari R. et al. (eds) Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 9th International Conference. MIS4TEL 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1007. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23990-9_19.
• L. Tarantino, G. De Gasperis, T. Di Mascio, MC. Pino (2019). Immersive applications: what if users are in the autism spectrum? In Proc. of the 17th International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry Nov 14 (pp.1-7).
• L. Tarantino, M. Mazza, M. Valenti, G. De Gasperis (2016). Towards an Integrated Approach to Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment in Autism Spectrum Disorders via a Gamified TEL System. In: Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 478. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40165-2_15