Gualtiero Volpe
Papers
9
Total Citations
266
H-Index
5
About
Gualtiero Volpe is a leading researcher in the intersection of human movement, affect, and interactive technology. His work centers on computational models of expressive gesture, with key contributions in real-time analysis of body movement for music, dance, and human-robot interaction. Volpe is best known for co-founding the EyesWeb project, a pioneering modular platform for gesture and affect recognition in interactive performance systems, which has garnered over 200 citations and remains a foundational tool in the field. His research extends to social signal processing, including studies on laughter and gesture mimicry, and the synthesis of expressive movement for robots and virtual characters. With a career spanning over two decades, Volpe has consistently bridged engineering, psychology, and the arts, exploring how expressiveness and physicality shape human-machine communication. His recent work on somaesthetics-based design for multisensory systems signals a continued commitment to embodied interaction. Volpe’s impact is evident in the sustained influence of his early work and his ongoing contributions to understanding how movement conveys emotion and social meaning in both human and artificial agents.
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Top Papers
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- 2Expressiveness and Physicality in Interaction*21 citations · 2000
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- 4Multimodal Analysis of Expressive Gesture in Music Performance8 citations · 2011
- 5Gesture mimicry in expression of laughter6 citations · 2015
- 6A goal-directed rational component for emotional agents5 citations · 2003
- 7Synthesis of expressive movement4 citations · 2000
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