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Federica Garramone is a leading researcher in socially assistive robotics, with a focus on human-robot interaction, psychometric evaluation, and technology acceptance among elderly and cognitively impaired populations. Her most impactful work, “The Role of Personality Factors and Empathy in the Acceptance and Performance of a Social Robot for Psychometric Evaluations” (2020, 66 citations), pioneered the use of social robots as psychometric tools for rapid, reliable intellectual assessment of senior users—a novel application in assistive robotics. She further advanced this field by demonstrating that personality-based adaptation of robot behavior significantly improves acceptance in individuals with cognitive impairments (2023, 13 citations). Garramone also contributed to methodological rigor by validating the Italian version of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology questionnaire (2025, 2 citations), providing a critical instrument for cross-cultural technology acceptance research. Her work bridges robotics, psychology, and gerontechnology, offering practical pathways for deploying socially assistive robots in elder care and cognitive health monitoring. With a growing citation record and a focus on user-centered design, Garramone’s research is shaping the future of empathetic, adaptive robotic systems for vulnerable populations.