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Elsevier2024

Using machine learning to generate an open-access cropland map from satellite images time series in the Indian Himalayan region

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Elsevier2023

From University to Work: Alumni Viewpoints

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Dalmine: From Company Town to Hybridized Productive Habitat

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Learning With Your PETS

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Developing STEM and Team-working Skills Through Collaborative Space Robotics Missions

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IEEE2021

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EPFL2021

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EPFL2021

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EPFL2021

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IOP Publishing Ltd2021

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EPFL2021

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Children, Robots, and Virtual Agents: Present and Future Challenges

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Research on child-agent interaction is rapidly expanding. It is, therefore, necessary to converge our collective efforts to broaden our understanding and perspectives of how virtual agents, affect and potentially improve the well-being of children. "Childr ...

ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY2021