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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · 7d

📢 We’re #hiring 2 postdocs to join our research on mental workload in human-robot collaboration!

The positions are part of the Social Cognition in Human-Robot Interaction unit at the @iitalk.bsky.social in Genoa, coordinated by @awykowska.bsky.social

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2 postdoc positions on the topic of cognitive neuroscience methods for studying mental workload in human-robot collaboration

Commitment & contract: Collaborator, temporal contract, up to 16 months Location: IIT CHT – Via Enrico Melen 83, Genova Step into a world of endless possibilities, together let’s leave something...

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our findings highlight the importance of considering social norms in the design of value-aware AI systems and introduce a new, ecologically valid approach for studying human values in action.

w/ Kinga Ciupińska, Hannah Wiedemann, Davide De Tommaso, @awykowska.bsky.social

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Sep 10

We found that people were most likely to tolerate behaviours that infringed on freedom, and least likely to accept behaviours violating social norms. These results were replicated with a human agent, showing that people’s value priorities are not limited to robot behaviour alone.

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Sep 10

In our study, we developed and validated an implicit method to assess how people respond to value-laden decisions made by the humanoid robot iCub in everyday scenarios. Participants listened as iCub described actions that varied in the degree of value violation.

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Sep 10

New paper out in AI and Ethics! 🦾

How do people react when a humanoid robot makes decisions that challenge our values, such as privacy, freedom, or social norms?

Read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Sep 4

Lastly, we were happy to see our book Intentional Stance Towards Humanoid Robots, edited by Agnieszka Wykowska, on display at the Springer stand -always great to spot your work out in the wild 😊

S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Sep 4

@mmwozniak.bsky.social presented a recent study, "How to Measure Sense of Control Using Explicit Reports", which investigated the reliability of explicit reports across different measurement scales and found that explicit reports of sense of control were consistent across these scales.

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Sep 4

In the symposium, @serehal.bsky.social gave a talk titled "Adopting the Intentional Stance Towards Humanoid Robots", presenting the tool developed for measuring adoption of the intentional stance and empirical findings of the recent studies.

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Sep 4

This week we are at ESCOP 2025 in Sheffield! ⭐ Here are some highlights from us:

Our PI, Prof. @awykowska.bsky.social introduced the symposium "Perception of Artificial Agents as Social or Self-Aware Others", co-organised with Tony Prescott.

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · Aug 27

#SAVETHEDATE 🇪🇺🗞️"Why fund frontier research? The role of journalism in answering a crucial question for society"
🗓️September 5, 2025 🕙 10:00 a.m.
📍Auditorium, CCT@Morego
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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Aug 29

Cecilia Roselli presented "The Duration of Robot Gaze Affects People’s Attitudes towards Humanoid Robots", showing that longer robot gaze durations lead to more positive attitudes from participants.

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Aug 29

@mmwozniak.bsky.social presented "We-Information Can Facilitate Performance in Joint Teleoperation Over a Humanoid Robot", demonstrating that providing information about co-actors can improve joint control and increases self-other overlap.

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Aug 29

We enjoyed sharing our research and catching up with the community at IEEE RO-MAN 2025!

Our PI @awykowska.bsky.social gave a keynote at the “Movement Matters” workshop on "Joint action with a humanoid: how robot’s behavioural human-likeness affects human cognitive mechanisms".

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 30

w/ Davide Ghiglino, Federica Floris, Davide De Tommaso, Nicola Severino Russi, Alessia Frulli, Silvia Moretti & @awykowska.bsky.social Wykowska

S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 30

The results showed significant improvements in social cognition following robot-assisted training compared to both standard therapy and a human-assisted control condition. Our findings highlight the unique potential of humanoid robots in therapeutic settings.

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 30

In this randomized controlled trial, we integrated robot-assisted training with Applied Behavior Analysis. Children engaged in structured role-play sessions with the humanoid robot iCub to practice social skills such as perspective-taking, joint attention, and recognizing intentions.

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 30

New paper out in Scientific Reports! 🤖

Can humanoid robots enhance social cognition in children with autism beyond traditional interventions?

Read full paper here 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 15

🤖 We’re excited to be part of Living Machines!

Our PI, @awykowska.bsky.social will give a plenary talk on “Using robots to understand human cognition” on July 17th.

Looking forward to the discussions ahead!

Tony Prescott @tonyjprescott.bsky.social · Dec 5

Delighted to announce that Prof Agniezska Wykowska, head of the Social Cognition in Human-Robot Interaction unit at the Italian Institute of Technology, will give a plenary talk at Living Machines 2025 in Sheffield next July. CfP now open. livingmachinesconference.eu/2025/plenary... #lm2025

PLENARY SPEAKERS - Living Machines 2025

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 15

Great to be part of #JAMX in Turin and to share our recent work!

Many thanks to the organizers and community for the thoughtful discussions throughout the event!

S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 7

Applications are still open!

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jun 5

📢 We’re looking for a postdoc with strong EEG expertise to join our research on neuro-cognitive mechanisms in human-robot interaction in Genoa!

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POSTDOC in Neuro-cognitive mechanisms in human-robot interaction (ID: 2400000Y)

Project: Neuro-cognitive mechanisms in human-robot interaction Commitment & contract: 2 years, temporary Location: Genoa, Italy, via Enrico Melen 83 WHO WE ARE At IIT we work enthusiastically t...

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 1

w/ @serehal.bsky.social, Kyveli Kompatsiari, Davide de Tommaso, @awykowska.bsky.social

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 1

In this study, we combined a shared activity with the iCub robot and a gaze cueing task. When participants were more likely to see the robot as intentional, they responded to its gaze cues in both mutual and avoiding gaze conditions, suggesting both were interpreted as communicative signals.

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jul 1

🆕 New paper in Technology, Mind, Behavior!

How does perceiving a robot as intentional shape joint attention?

👉 tmb.apaopen.org/pub/dg8p1kxu...

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · Jun 5

📢 We’re looking for a postdoc with strong EEG expertise to join our research on neuro-cognitive mechanisms in human-robot interaction in Genoa!

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POSTDOC in Neuro-cognitive mechanisms in human-robot interaction (ID: 2400000Y)

Project: Neuro-cognitive mechanisms in human-robot interaction Commitment & contract: 2 years, temporary Location: Genoa, Italy, via Enrico Melen 83 WHO WE ARE At IIT we work enthusiastically t...

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S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · May 23

We’re joining the FutureShots Innovation Festival in Venice tomorrow!

Catch us at 16:10 for Human-Robot Interaction Through Human Eyes, a talk by our PI @awykowska.bsky.social, exploring how we assign meaning, emotion and intention to social robots.

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FutureShots - H-FARM’s Innovation Festival

An event about the future and a new renaissance era of innovation through AI, tech, and science: from medicine and robotics to spatial computing, art, and sustainability.

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