Boonserm Kaewkamnerdpong
University College London, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Papers
7
Total Citations
113
H-Index
7
About
Boonserm Kaewkamnerdpong is a leading researcher at the intersection of swarm intelligence and socially assistive robotics, with a particular focus on autism therapy. Her early work introduced the **Perceptive Particle Swarm Optimisation (PPSO)**—a novel variant of the conventional PSO algorithm designed for real-world physical agents where detailed social interaction is constrained. This foundational contribution, detailed in her 2005 paper (42 citations), has influenced adaptive control in robotics. More recently, Kaewkamnerdpong has pioneered the use of robots in autism intervention. She led the development of **BLISS**, a mobile robot with non-threatening facial features used in learning interventions to promote social skills and theory of mind in autistic children. Her work integrates noisy speech recognition with noise suppression for robot-assisted therapy (21 citations) and includes attention detection models from child behavior. Through studies on storytelling robots and daily routine games, she has demonstrated how robotic mediators can support therapists and reduce parental stress. With over 100 combined citations across her key publications, Kaewkamnerdpong’s research bridges computational intelligence and human-robot interaction, offering scalable, evidence-based tools for neurodevelopmental support.
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Top Papers
- 1Perceptive particle swarm optimisation: an investigation42 citations · 2005
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- 3Using Storytelling Robot for Supporting Autistic Children in Theory of Mind13 citations · 2019
- 4Perceptive Particle Swarm Optimisation12 citations · 2005
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