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Marco Aggravi is a robotics and human-robot interaction researcher whose work spans wearable haptic interfaces, teleoperation, and cooperative human-robot navigation. His most influential contributions lie in the design and application of haptic feedback systems that bridge the gap between human operators and robotic platforms in complex, real-world scenarios. Aggravi's most-cited work (90 citations) introduced a lightweight wearable haptic device capable of delivering skin stretch, pressure, and vibrotactile stimuli to the forearm, enabling intuitive sensory feedback during robotic teleoperation. This innovation extended naturally into cluttered environments and multi-robot systems, including UAV fleet coordination with connectivity-maintenance algorithms — work that has collectively garnered over 125 citations. His research on cooperative human-robot navigation demonstrated how haptic cues alone can guide humans through large environments alongside mobile robots, earning sustained recognition with over 80 combined citations across multiple studies. Beyond teleoperation, Aggravi has tackled decentralized control frameworks for heterogeneous human-robot teams engaged in search-and-rescue and exploration missions, reflecting a broader vision of seamless human-machine collaboration in high-stakes environments. His early work on neurosurgical haptic rendering further illustrates his range across application domains. With over 430 total citations, Aggravi's portfolio represents a coherent and impactful body of research shaping the future of intuitive human-robot teaming.