Vito Gentile

University of Palermo

Papers

2

Total Citations

9

H-Index

2

About

Vito Gentile is a researcher whose work bridges human-robot interaction, affective computing, and real-time gesture recognition. His most notable contribution, "Conveying Audience Emotions Through Humanoid Robot Gestures to an Orchestra During a Live Musical Exhibition" (2017, 7 citations), explores how robots can interpret and physically express audience emotions in real-time, enhancing live performances. This study demonstrates his focus on making robotic systems more socially aware and responsive in dynamic, real-world settings. Gentile also developed methods for efficient body gesture recognition, as seen in his work on "Real-Time Body Gestures Recognition Using Training Set Constrained Reduction" (2017, 2 citations), which reduces computational overhead while maintaining accuracy. His research has implications for interactive art, assistive robotics, and human-robot collaboration. By combining technical rigor with creative applications, Gentile advances the field of socially intelligent robotics, showing how machines can understand and mirror human emotional and physical cues to foster richer, more intuitive interactions.

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2
H-Index
2
Papers
9
Total Citations
5
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Conveying Audience Emotions Through Humanoid Robot Gestures to an Orchestra During a Live Musical Exhibition
7 citations · 2017
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2017 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 8
🏛 Institutions: University of Palermo

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