Alda Troncone

International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies "Eduardo R. Caianiello", University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

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Alda Troncone is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of psychology, aging, and human-robot interaction, with a particular focus on understanding how elderly populations perceive, accept, and benefit from advanced assistive technologies. Her research addresses a critical and growing societal need: ensuring that robots and conversational agents designed for older adults are meaningfully aligned with their psychological needs, expectations, and preferences. Troncone's most impactful contributions include a two-part literature series on seniors' psychological perspectives toward assistive technologies, which together have garnered nearly 40 citations and serve as valuable reference points for researchers and developers working in the field. Her 2019 study on elders' preferences for female robots with high human likeness (26 citations) highlights the nuanced role that appearance and gender representation play in technology acceptance among older users — findings with direct implications for robot design. Through works such as "Seniors' Appreciation of Humanoid Robots," Troncone consistently champions a user-centered approach, emphasizing that successful deployment of assistive technologies requires deeply understanding the human on the receiving end. Her scholarship offers both empirical grounding and theoretical frameworks that continue to shape the emerging field of gerontechnology and socially assistive robotics.