Sofia Marangon

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Sofia Marangon is a researcher at the forefront of socially intelligent robotics, specializing in the development of artificial agents that are both socially competent and culturally adaptive. Her work addresses a critical challenge in human-robot interaction: how to equip machines with nuanced understanding of local social norms and the ability to distinguish between expressive and functional behaviors during interaction. Marangon’s most cited paper, “Towards socially-competent and culturally-adaptive artificial agents” (2022), lays foundational groundwork for robots that can navigate the subtleties of human social contexts, moving beyond rigid, one-size-fits-all interaction models. While her citation count is still growing, her research is gaining traction for its timely focus on culturally-aware AI—a crucial area as robots become more integrated into diverse, real-world environments. Marangon’s contributions are particularly notable for bridging cognitive science and robotics, offering a framework that could enable future agents to adapt their social behavior based on cultural cues, ultimately making human-robot collaboration more natural, respectful, and effective across global contexts.