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Fabio Solari is a computational neuroscientist and robotics researcher whose work bridges biological vision, humanoid robotics, and immersive virtual reality. His research focuses on developing neuromorphic and brain-inspired models that enable robots to perceive and interact with their environments in ways that mirror human visual processing. Among his most significant contributions is the development of hierarchical systems for peripersonal space representation in humanoid robots, enabling them to identify and reach target objects in unstructured environments (26 citations). Solari has also made important advances in space-variant motion interpretation, constructing neural models that replicate how the human visual system estimates radial motion across the retina (21 citations). His work on binocular vision, including vergence eye movement control implemented on the iCub robot platform, demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of cortical disparity processing translated into functional robotics. Solari's application of virtual reality as a rigorous simulation tool for robotic visual systems has proven highly influential, and his gait analysis comparisons between physical and immersive virtual environments (20 citations) have contributed meaningfully to VR validation research. More recently, his exploration of camera-based shape sensing for soft robots signals an exciting expansion of his research portfolio into continuum robotics perception.