Eye Gaze Tracking using EOG

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On Thursday 9th May, members of the SmartGaze and EyeTrack projects, funded by the MCST under the Smart Cities Programme and the Research Excellence Programme, respectively, attended the KurzitàJiem event held at the Esplora Interactive Science Centre. During this event, we demonstrated our ongoing research work on the use of electrooculography for the development of human computer interfaces and assistive applications.

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Do you want to be part of the exciting journey of EyeCon where we are exploring the use of electrooculography (EOG) for eye-gaze controlled applications used for alternative and assistive communication?

A full time research post is available on the new EyeCon+ project funded through the Malta Council for Science and Technology under the Fusion Accelerator Programme. The scope is to validate the system on potential users, which information will allow us to fine tune the system and move one step closer to commercialization.

If you are interested to join our team, you can find more details in the link below. The application is open until 10th March 2024.

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Check out our recent publication on EOG-based eye gaze tracking 👀 in the link below!

A distance robust EOG-based feature for gaze trajectory inference The vast majority of eye controlled applications rely on a mapping function which relates the estimated gaze angle of the user to a pixel coordinate o…

Real-time continuous EOG-based gaze angle estimation with baseline drift compensation under non-stationary head conditions This work addresses an impractical and unnatural constraint that has been generally enforced in state-of-the-art electrooculography (EOG)-based gaze e…

We are recruiting! We are ready to embark on a new project, EyeCon+, which is a project funded through the MCST Go-to-Market Accelerator Programme. If you are interested in joining our team as a Research Support Officer, check out the call for applications below. The application period is open until the 22nd of January, 2024.

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We are thrilled to share that we have recently embarked on a new project called EyeTrack. This project, funded by the Malta Council for Science and Technology under the Research Excellence Programme, focuses on the use of electrooculography (EOG) signals for gaze estimation. We look forward to keeping you updated on the progress of this project through this page.

Check out our new article published on Plumtri 👀

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Thank you to everyone who attended this edition of the Science In The City Festival!

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On Wednesday 26th July, Mr Matthew Mifsud presented the latest Department publication at the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII2023) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The publication is titled 'Training an EOG-Based Wordometer Without Reading – A Simple HCI Application to Quantify Reading Metrics', authored by Mr Matthew Mifsud, Dr Tracey Camilleri and Prof. Ing. Kenneth P. Camilleri.

Welcome to the SmartGaze project and we look forward to keeping you updated on progress through this page.

👀 What is the SmartGaze project all about? 👀

Being immersed in a technological environment has made it important to be able to communicate and control technological devices in a seamless, effortless manner. The standard interfaces include remote controls, applications on smartphones or tablets, or touch screens made available on the device itself. This communication modality, however, is not always suitable for individuals with limited fine motor skills who find it difficult to press small buttons on a remote control or icons on a touch screen.

SmartGaze aims to address this issue by exploiting the natural gaze interaction of human beings with devices in their environment to allow individuals with mobility impairments to control devices, such as an air conditioner or television set, using eye gaze tracking. Specifically, electrooculography (EOG) is used as the eye gaze tracking modality, together with head orientation and localisation of the individual within a smart home, to determine the device that the subject wants to control. Once locked with a device, the individual selects device specific control functions through simple eye gestures. The proposed system makes use of a wearable, wireless EOG glasses and does not require a computer screen for device function selection, making the system more practical to use.

SmartGaze thus provides a novel communication interface for individuals who lack the necessary fine motor skills to control standard interfaces, bringing forth more independence and a better quality of life as it reduces the continuous dependence on carers or family members.

Check out the agenda for our Public Engagement Event tomorrow:

Project EyeCon, which is funded by Fusion, the R&I Programme administered by MCST, developed a working prototype of a human-computer interface system that uses EOG based eye-gaze tracking as a control modality. Through the development of intelligent algorithms, it was possible to process the EOG data in real-time while also accommodating for natural head movements, ensuring that the system is practical for regular use.

A Public Engagement Event will be held at Esplora Interactive Science Centre on Wednesday 5th July 2023. Registration starts at 9.00am. If you would like to attend to this event, you are cordially invited to complete this form to reserve your seat: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCnDoFwgcAIB-bkzh2CP4MXos5MeCAo0knDy_Lufy2EULizA/viewform

The EyeCon project, which is a collaboration between the University of Malta and 88.eu, was completed last March. To mark the end of the EyeCon project, MCST will be holding a half-day event at Esplora on the 5th of July 2023 and it would be great to have you join us. Stay tuned for further updates.

Have you ever controlled a computer with your eyes 👀 ?

If not, then join us at the Science in the City science and arts festival which will be held at Fort St Elmo on the 30th September.

The EyeCon project is a collaboration between the University of Malta and 88.eu and is funded by the Malta Council for Science and Technology through the R&I FUSION Technology Development Programme 2019.

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Becky is a bright, creative, fun-loving student who uses eye gaze tracking to communicate and pursue her interests and dreams. She uses her eye gaze tracker for school work and gaming and also has her own YouTube channel 👀 !

Check out Becky's story in the link below:

Success Stories Becky Get inspired by Becky as she finishes high school while pursuing acting, dancing, gaming and advocacy by using AAC and eye gaze enabled assistive technology.

Ava can't control her hands or use her voice, however she has overcome many challenges by using assistive technology to communicate and control her surroundings with her eyes 👀 !

The EyeCon project is currently working on developing a similar human-computer interface (HCI) system using electrooculography (EOG) as an eye movement recording technique.

Check out Ava's story in the link below:

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Lianna is an 11-year old who uses eye-gaze tracking technology to communicate on a daily basis.
The EyeCon project is focused on developing a similar human-computer (HCI) system using electrooculography (EOG) in order to track one's eye movements 👀 !

Check out Lianna's story in the link below :

Lianna 11-year-old Lianna uses eye-tracking technology to communicate and move Lianna

Check out this article published on the Newspoint website on EOG based eye gaze tracking under natural head movements! 👀

https://www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/news/2022/02/eyecon-newspoint-article-eog-based-eye-gaze-tracking-under-natural-head-movements

EOG based eye gaze tracking under natural head movements With the use of EOG data

Check out this article published on Plumtri describing how one can select icons using their eyes 👀 !

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The EyeCon team would like to wish you all a happy new year !
Stay tuned for further updates. 👀

Mr Nathaniel Barbara, Dr Tracey Camilleri and Prof. Ing. Kenneth Camilleri presented their work "TEMoD: Target-Enabled Model-Based De-Drifting of the EOG Signal Baseline using a Battery Model of the Eye" at the 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, which was held between the 31st of October and the 4th of November, 2021.

A video recorded for Science in the City 2021 where we explain how EOG data is recorded and how one can type using their eyes 👀 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1irB5f5EHluyoJV3j1_tcAzHeEaZMqKxU/view?fbclid=IwAR1zlDuzxTXrmYv5BdEW6fZmCqaC40N4fmyfZc3TA99VsaIrqgkKPX5NQxU

2021_EyeCon and EyeDesign_Pre record_Typing.mp4

Mr Nathaniel Barbara, Dr Tracey Camilleri and Prof. Ing. Kenneth Camilleri have just got their work "TEMoD: Target-Enabled Model-Based De-Drifting of the EOG Signal Baseline using a Battery Model of the Eye" accepted for presentation at the 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, which will be held between the 31st of October and the 4th of November, 2021.

Electrooculography (EOG) is an eye movement recording technique which makes use of non-invasive electrodes to record the size and direction of human eye movements. As an eye movement recording technique, EOG electrodes can be incorporated into a spectacle frame such as done in the JINS MEME glasses (shown in the figure). Such an approach offers an aesthetically pleasing design which eliminates the need for any wires and can be used outside of a laboratory.
EOG signals are recorded from the electrodes incorporated into the spectacle frame and wirelessly transmitted to a device such as a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop for data processing. The processed data is then used to execute commands using solely eye movements, allowing for the control of various computer applications.