Isabella Saccardi

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Isabella Saccardi’s research lies at the intersection of human-robot interaction, cross-cultural psychology, and artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on how people perceive and engage with artificial agents. Her most cited work, “A Cross-Cultural Comparison on Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Towards Artificial Agents” (2022, 17 citations), challenges traditional self-report methods by revealing significant cultural differences in both conscious and unconscious attitudes toward robots and AI. This dual-method approach provides a more nuanced understanding of how cultural background shapes acceptance of technology—a critical insight for designing globally inclusive AI systems. Saccardi also explores the therapeutic potential of social robots in her work on “Symbiotic Child Emotional Support with Social Robots and Temporal Knowledge Graphs” (2022), where she integrates temporal knowledge graphs to enable robots to adapt emotionally to children with mental health needs, learning disabilities, or autism. This innovative combination of robotics and knowledge representation highlights her commitment to developing empathetic, context-aware support systems. With a growing citation record and a focus on cross-cultural and emotionally intelligent human-robot interaction, Saccardi is establishing herself as a thoughtful voice in the future of socially assistive AI.