Cecilia Roselli
Italian Institute of Technology, University of Milano-Bicocca
Papers
19
Total Citations
147
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About
Cecilia Roselli is a cognitive scientist and human-robot interaction (HRI) researcher whose work sits at the intersection of social cognition, agency, and robotics. Her research primarily investigates how humans psychologically relate to robots — exploring questions of intentionality attribution, anthropomorphism, and the sense of agency (SoA) in human-robot contexts. Among her most significant contributions is her pioneering exploration of "vicarious sense of agency," demonstrating that human-likeness and perceived intentionality in robots can elicit the same psychological sense of control humans feel over other humans' actions — a finding reported across multiple highly cited studies (2021, 2022; 21 citations each). Roselli has also made notable strides in understanding individual and cultural factors shaping robot perception, revealing that cultural values, education type, and prior exposure meaningfully modulate how people adopt intentional stances toward robots. Her methodological range is impressive, incorporating EEG neuroimaging to uncover theta synchronization as a neural marker of socio-cognitive engagement with artificial agents. With a growing body of work accumulating over 120 citations, Roselli's research is shaping how scientists and designers understand the human mind's remarkable — and sometimes surprising — capacity to socially engage with artificial beings.
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- 4Cultural Values, but not Nationality, Predict Social Inclusion of Robots13 citations · 2021
- 5How culture modulates anthropomorphism in Human-Robot Interaction: A review12 citations · 2025
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