Ilenia Cucciniello
University of Naples Federico II, Federico II University Hospital
Papers
8
Total Citations
96
H-Index
5
About
Ilenia Cucciniello is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction, specializing in socially assistive and educational robotics. Her work focuses on understanding how robots’ behavioral styles—from proactive to non-compliant—affect human cognitive performance, trust, and emotional perception. Cucciniello’s most cited study (40 citations) examines how social robots’ interaction styles influence users’ cognitive performance and acceptance, revealing critical insights into non-compliant behavior during assistive tasks. She has also advanced the field of mind perception in HRI, exploring how users attribute mental and emotional states to robots with varying behavioral styles (28 citations). Her notable contributions include developing the “ClassMate Robot” to support teaching and learning in schools, and investigating cheating behaviors with socially assistive robots—a novel area linking personality traits to user compliance. Cucciniello’s recent work introduces Bayesian frameworks for learning proactive robot behavior in assistive contexts, pushing boundaries in adaptive, context-aware interaction. With a growing citation record and a focus on real-world applications in education and healthcare, her research is shaping how robots can effectively collaborate with humans while respecting their autonomy and emotional needs.
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- 5Cheating with a Socially Assistive Robot?6 citations · 2020
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- 7Cheating with a Socially Assistive Robot? A Matter of Personality3 citations · 2020
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