Giuseppe Di Cesare
Papers
9
Total Citations
127
H-Index
6
About
Giuseppe Di Cesare investigates the intersection of social neuroscience and human-robot interaction, focusing on how humans perceive and respond to the “vitality forms” of actions—the subtle, expressive qualities that communicate attitudes like gentleness or rudeness. His major contributions include demonstrating that listening to action verbs spoken with different vitality forms activates the dorso-central insula, a brain region key to processing internal states. He has extended this work to humanoid robots, showing that robotic actions performed with human-like vitality forms (e.g., a “soft” vs. “vigorous” handshake) shape human brain activity and behavior. With over 125 citations across his most-cited papers, his research has been published in leading venues and has practical implications for designing more intuitive social robots. Notably, his 2020 study on how robot attitudes influence human brain activity and his 2018 work on robotic style affecting human actions are foundational in the field. Di Cesare’s work bridges cognitive neuroscience and robotics, offering insights into how machines can communicate affectively to improve human-robot collaboration.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Understanding the internal states of others by listening to action verbs36 citations · 2016
- 2How attitudes generated by humanoid robots shape human brain activity25 citations · 2020
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- 4A Robot with Style: Can Robotic Attitudes Influence Human Actions?18 citations · 2018
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- 6Humanoid facial expressions as a tool to study human behaviour8 citations · 2024
- 7Humanoid Attitudes Influence Humans in Video and Live Interactions4 citations · 2024
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