Context: In traditional software systems, Requirements Engineering (RE) activities are well-
established and researched. However, building Artificial Intelligence (AI) based software …

Given the increased interest in smart assistive technologies and autonomous robot vehicles,
path planning has emerged as one of the most researched and challenging topics in …

During the past years, the development of assistive technologies for visually impaired
(VI)/blind people has helped address various challenges in their lives by providing services …

Personalized tourist route planning (TRP) and navigation are online or real-time
applications whose mathematical modeling leads to complex optimization problems. These …

The autonomy, independence, productivity and, in general, quality of life of people with
visual impairments often rely significantly on their ability to use new assistive technologies …

The innovations in the field of specialized navigation systems have become prominent
research topics. As an applied science for people with special needs, navigation aids for the …

Advances in robotic motion and computer vision have contributed to the increased use of
automated and unmanned vehicles in complex and dynamic environments for various …

Shadow removal is an important problem in computer vision, since the presence of shadows
complicates core computer vision tasks, including image segmentation and object …

Route planning (RP) enables individuals to navigate in unfamiliar environments. Current RP
methodologies generate routes that optimize criteria relevant to the traveling distance or …

Introduction: Wearable assistive devices for the visually impaired whose technology is
based on video camera devices represent a challenge in rapid evolution, where one of the …