At the Child Tech Lab we study how young children learn, feel, and interact with technology through ethical, inclusive, and tech‑driven approaches. Our predoctoral researcher, Carmen Acal, has created a clear infographic summarizing our core research lines: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎉 We are delighted to welcome a new member to the ChildTech research group! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎉New Publication in Comunicar Journal (Q1 JCR) Examining AI Toys & Robots in Children’s Development and Learning 🤖👶🎓 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢ChildTech’s Quarterly Meeting and Methodological Seminar! www.linkedin.com/posts/eul%C3...

📢 One of our junior researchers, Lorenzo Crescenzi Lanna, has been selected for a competitive clinical research placement in Egypt funded by International Federation of Medical Students' Associations under the programme Standing Committee on Research Exchange. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎉 We are delighted to welcome a new member to the ChildTech research group! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

👏 Our predoctoral researcher Athifah Utami shared her reflection after participating in Women in Science 2026 . www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🌱 New Publication! Some projects stay with you long after they end — this is one of them! Our chapter “Desarrollo de la competencia investigadora en educación superior: una experiencia de investigación participativa” is now published by Editorial Dykinson. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🌟 Welcoming Visiting Researcher Silvia Marocco to the ChildTech lab! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎉 Exciting news! 🎉 We are delighted to share that our project #VEUS – Voice and Emotion Understanding System has been selected as a recipient of funding from the Research Accelerator program at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya! 🔎 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Williams Contreras presented his innovative work on facial expression analysis— linked to his ongoing PhD thesis—at the prestigious Deep Learning Barcelona Symposium (DLBCN), held at CosmoCaixa. www.linkedin.com/posts/childt...

We took advantage of the last days before the holiday break to reconnect, move our projects forward, and enjoy some time together as a team. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🚀 Beyond the Thesis: the PhD journey at the ChildTech Lab The last few days at the Child Tech Lab have been intense as we race against the clock to finalize our proposal for the PROYECTOS DE GENERACIÓN DE CONOCIMIENTO - 2025 www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem... www.linkedin.com/posts/childt...

Eilik, a simple tabletop robot with emotional feedback, was tested in collaborative play settings to explore how preschool children interact and recognize emotions through anthropomorphic features. www.linkedin.com/pulse/hey-ei...

🎉 We’re proud to share that our senior researcher @eulaliamassana.bsky.social has been invited to join the organizing committee of the VIII International Conference: Storytelling Revisited! 👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7401560967366643713

🌍 Milestones 2025 – ChildTech Lab www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📚 New Insights in Child Emotion Recognition! 🧒👧 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎉 Team Announcement! 🎉 The ChildTech Lab is thrilled to welcome Hicham Mnwar as our new Assistant Researcher! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🔝First article by Carmen Acal Olivencia on our LinkedIn page! 🔗https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/integrating-digital-tools-preschool-classroom-balancing-9l8ff

🎉 New chapter in our research! 📢 Our research team has officially begun data collection for our research project that explores children’s mindfulness states observing spontaneous collaborative play. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Join us on a fascinating research journey exploring children–computer interaction! We're looking for a video editor to support post-production. 📩 Interested? Reach out to us directly to learn more or apply: [email protected] www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

We are very happy to welcome Camila Conte to the Child Tech Lab team as a new Assistant Researcher! 🎉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📖✨ The Child Tech Lab participate in the international project “Using artificial intelligence to support shared reading for children” leaded by Centro de Investigaciones en Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación University of Costa Rica. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

👍 We're energized after our first joint team meeting with Lucrezia Crescenzi-Lanna, Williams Contreras-Higuera, Athifah Utami, @eulaliamassana.bsky.social , Lorenzo Crescenzi Lanna, and Carmen Acal Olivencia -Terrelonge. 🔗https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7378709332647030784

🚨 Last chance alert: Applications close tomorrow! 📢 We’re hiring a Research Assistant at ChildTech Lab! 🔗https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7376163428584951808

Interdisciplinary research is not a myth! bridging the gap between the fields of computer vision and child psychology at the @childtechlab.bsky.social ! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

We’re back! 🌟 After a refreshing summer break, @childtechlab.bsky.social is back in action and full of good vibes. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

H🤖w Can Artificial Intelligence Read Human Emotions? Understanding emotions through facial expressions might come naturally to us—but it's a big challenge for machines. That’s what our latest research explored. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎉 Excited to share our latest publication! 📢 Research on Digital Play & Game-Based Learning in Early Childhood (0-6 years)👶 🎮 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Great news! 🎉 One of our junior students, Lorenzo, has been awarded a competitive scholarship for a research stay at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. 🔗https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7360970031976919040

🎓 From Xile to Barcelona — Williams Contreras-Higuera, PhD student in Information and Network Technologies at the @childtechlab.bsky.social is one of the featured voices in the new 3Cat Corporatiu series In College, produced by Undatia Comunicación. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

💯Lucrezia Crescenzi-Lanna and Belén Gutiérrez de Rozas presented the study "Participatory research as a teaching-learning methodology: an experience with university students" at the ICON-EDU Conference. 🔗https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7353415943848419329

🔎Exploring potential of automatic gesture and movement recognition for children's behavioral research! 👏Collaboration across disciplines. Focused on impact. 📢 We’ll be sharing the first results soon — stay tuned! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🚨 New Opportunity at the @childtechlab.bsky.social ! Are you passionate about early childhood development, data science, and AI? The @uocuniversitat.bsky.social is hiring! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎓 Research in Action at FIET 2025! 🌐 👏 Congratulations @eulaliamassana.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎓 PhD Week Highlight! Williams Contreras-Higuera presented the progress of his doctoral research during PhD Week. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🌱 The ChildTech Lab is Growing! 🌱 We’re happy to welcome @Carmen Acal Olivencia-Terrelonge to the @childtechlab.bsky.social as a new PhD researcher under the supervision of Lucrezia Crescenzi-Lanna! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

At ChildTech Lab the work never stops — and neither does the collaboration, creativity, and good energy. 🌟 We're proud to say that our team continues to grow not only in terms of productivity, but also in our commitment to fostering a strong and supportive human dimension. bit.ly/3FGgr2v

The article "Monitoring social media communications of non-professional sports clubs" by Corral-Marfil, Satish and @eulaliamassana.bsky.social has been published in “Comunicació. Revista de Recerca i d’Anàlisi” ‪@scc.iec.cat 🚀 👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7335571423433785344

🌍 Innovation, Science, and Heart in Education 🧪❤️ 🎓Two dedicated educators, Elisabeth Reina Jiménez, researcher at the @childtechlab.bsky.social, and Antonia Mª Escobar, participated in an Erasmus+ project in Timișoara, Romania, in partnership with @csic.es. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎓 First Milestone in Diana Tat’s PhD Journey! 🔎 A glimpse into the first working session of Diana Tat’s PhD thesis at the ChildTech lab, developed within the framework of the InfàncIA project — a day full of ideas, planning, and inspiration! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢 We are excited to announce that Salim Baloch will be joining the @childtechlab.bsky.social as a Doctoral Researcher under the supervision of Prof. Lucrezia Crescenzi-Lanna. 👉https://www.linkedin.com/posts/childtech-lab_childtechlab-uoc-children-activity-7328066741287174144-B-KK

📢 Athifah Uthami from the @childtechlab.bsky.social is already on her Erasmus+ doctoral mobility at the Department of Industrial Design of the Eindhoven University of Technology. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

“Rediscovering your homeland through research is a beautiful journey” Williams Contreras-Higuera, PhD student in Network Information Technologies recently visited the Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory and the LAM at the UOH in Rancagua, Chile. 🌐 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🚨The ChildTech lab research group is committed to promoting technological ethics with children and young people at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya new Digital Transformation, Ai and Technology centre 👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7320698805916450816

Good news!🎉 The article "Video vertical in Spanish digital media" by Héctor Navarro-Güere and @eulaliamassana.bsky.social has been published in Visual Review.📄✨ 👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7317811009266573312

🔍 Participatory Research as a Teaching-Learning Methodology in Education 🎓📚 📊 Lucrezia Crescenzi and Belén Gutiérrez will present the results of this study at the International Congress Education and Knowledge ICON-edu 2025. 👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7315291263828738048

🌍 The @childtechlab.bsky.social (@uocuniversitat.bsky.social) participate in the international project “Using artificial intelligence to support shared reading for children”, leaded by Dr. Alexandra Martínez Porras from UCR. 👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7312745309246296065