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EEG blink and gaze control using random forest classification for accessible assistive robotic navigation in real world conditions.

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Authors: Mouad Nechchad1, Badr Elkari1, Imane El Midaoui1, Shadia Ait El Cadi1, Zineb M’Hifed1, Loubna Ourabah1, Abebaw Degu Workneh1, Yassine Chaibi2, Shaik Mohammad Irshad3,4, Z M S El-Barbary3,4, Mourad Yessef5
ORCID iDs: Abebaw Degu Workneh, Mourad Yessef
  1. Euromed University of Fes, UEMF, Fes, 30000 Morocco
  2. SMBA University, Fes, 30000 Morocco
  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421 Saudi Arabia
  4. Center for Engineering and Technology Innovations, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421 Saudi Arabia
  5. Higher School of Technology of Nador, Mohammed First University, Nador, 62000 Morocco
Institutions: Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (Morocco); King Khalid University (Saudi Arabia)
Journal: Scientific reports, volume 16, issue 1, article 28691
Dates: received 7 December 2025; accepted 31 May 2026; published online 13 June 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1038/s41598-026-56416-6 · PMID 42288545 · PMCID PMC13575174 · OpenAlex W7164683689
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: code on request
Categories: EEG (modality), human (organism), methods / tools (subfield)
Methods: Machine learning, Statistics, Preprocessing, Physiology & signal measures
Keywords: Assistive mobility, Eye-movement decoding, EEG-based Brain–computer interface (BCI), Random forest classification, Human–robot interaction, Good health and well-being, Computational biology and bioinformatics, Engineering, Health care, Mathematics and computing, Neuroscience
MeSH: Blinking*, Brain-Computer Interfaces*, Electroencephalography*, Fixation, Ocular*, Robotics*, Adult, Classification Algorithms, Female, Humans, Male, Random Forest, Support Vector Machine (* major topic)
Topic: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 41 references in the paper

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Nechchad, M., Elkari, B., Midaoui, I. E., Cadi, S. A. E., M’Hifed, Z., Ourabah, L., Workneh, A. D., Chaibi, Y., Irshad, S. M., El-Barbary, Z. M. S., & Yessef, M. (2026). EEG blink and gaze control using random forest classification for accessible assistive robotic navigation in real world conditions. Scientific reports, 16(1), 28691. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-56416-6

BibTeX

@article{nechchad2026eeg,
author = {Nechchad, Mouad and Elkari, Badr and Midaoui, Imane El and Cadi, Shadia Ait El and M’Hifed, Zineb and Ourabah, Loubna and Workneh, Abebaw Degu and Chaibi, Yassine and Irshad, Shaik Mohammad and El-Barbary, Z M S and Yessef, Mourad},
title = {{EEG blink and gaze control using random forest classification for accessible assistive robotic navigation in real world conditions}},
journal = {Scientific reports},
year = {2026},
month = jun,
volume = {16},
number = {1},
pages = {28691},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
issn = {2045-2322},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-56416-6},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-56416-6},
pmid = {42288545},
pmcid = {PMC13575174}
}

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AU - Elkari, Badr
AU - Midaoui, Imane El
AU - Cadi, Shadia Ait El
AU - M’Hifed, Zineb
AU - Ourabah, Loubna
AU - Workneh, Abebaw Degu
AU - Chaibi, Yassine
AU - Irshad, Shaik Mohammad
AU - El-Barbary, Z M S
AU - Yessef, Mourad
TI - EEG blink and gaze control using random forest classification for accessible assistive robotic navigation in real world conditions
T2 - Scientific reports
J2 - Sci Rep
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/06/13
VL - 16
IS - 1
SP - 28691
SN - 2045-2322
PB - Nature Publishing Group
DO - 10.1038/s41598-026-56416-6
UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-56416-6
LA - en
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