Isabel Harb Manssour

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Papers

4

Total Citations

56

H-Index

4

About

Isabel Harb Manssour is a dedicated researcher at the intersection of assistive technology, computer vision, and accessible robotics. Her work primarily focuses on developing innovative solutions to support the mobility and education of visually impaired individuals. One of her major contributions is a novel approach for the automatic detection of tactile paving surfaces in sidewalks, a paper that has garnered 25 citations and addresses a critical need for safe navigation. She also leads the development of the "Donnie robot," an accessible and educational robot designed specifically for visually impaired students, with related work on Braille character detection using deep neural networks (10 citations). Through a systematic review on teaching robot programming to visually impaired students (7 citations), she has helped shape best practices in inclusive STEM education. Her research not only advances technical fields like deep learning and robotics but also has a profound social impact, making technology and education more equitable.

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H-Index
4
Papers
56
Total Citations
14
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
A New Approach for Automatic Detection of Tactile Paving Surfaces in Sidewalks
25 citations · 2016
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2017 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 13
🏛 Institutions: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

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