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Roberto Micalizio is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and multi-agent systems, with a primary focus on the monitoring, diagnosis, and robust execution of plans in complex, partially observable environments. His foundational work addresses the critical challenge of ensuring reliable operation in multi-robot systems, where teams of autonomous agents must cooperate to provide services despite unpredictable interactions and limited sensor data. Micalizio pioneered model-based approaches for on-line monitoring and diagnosis, as demonstrated in his most-cited paper (33 citations), which provides a framework for detecting and explaining failures in real-time. He further advanced the field by developing distributed monitoring techniques and strategies for robust plan execution through reconfiguration and replanning, ensuring agents can recover from unexpected contingencies. His research has been applied to significant domains, including elderly assistance within the RoboCare project and human-robot interaction for space applications in the STEPS project. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 85 across his key publications, Micalizio’s contributions are essential for building trustworthy, resilient autonomous systems that can operate safely in dynamic, real-world settings.