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2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
71
Citations
19666
World Ranking
1777
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Giulio Sandini is affiliated with the Italian Institute of Technology in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Psychology.

Their work concentrates on several subfields, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, and Human-Computer Interaction.

The main topics addressed by their research are:

  • Social Robot Interaction and HRI
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning

Frequent publication venues for Giulio Sandini include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Journal of Humanoid Robotics
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  • International Journal of Social Robotics

Significant recent papers authored by or related to Giulio Sandini are:

  • Artificial cognition vs. artificial intelligence for next-generation autonomous robotic agents, 2024, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
  • How attitudes generated by humanoid robots shape human brain activity, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Efficacy of wrist robot-aided orthopedic rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial, 2021, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  • Interindividual differences influence multisensory processing during spatial navigation, 2022, Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance
  • Machines Like Us and People Like You: Toward Human-Robot Shared Experience, 2021, Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking

They collaborate frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Alessandra Sciutti
  • Francesco Rea
  • Monica Gori
  • Luigi F. Cuturi
  • Silvia Zanchi

Best Publications

  • Tactile Sensing—From Humans to Humanoids

    R.S. Dahiya;G. Metta;M. Valle;G. Sandini

  • Developmental robotics: a survey

    Max Lungarella;Giorgio Metta;Rolf Pfeifer;Giulio Sandini

  • The iCub humanoid robot: an open platform for research in embodied cognition

    Giorgio Metta;Giulio Sandini;David Vernon;Lorenzo Natale

  • The iCub humanoid robot: An open-systems platform for research in cognitive development

    Giorgio Metta;Lorenzo Natale;Francesco Nori;Giulio Sandini

  • Young children do not integrate visual and haptic form information.

    Monica Gori;Michela Del Viva;Giulio Sandini;David C. Burr;David C. Burr

  • A Survey of Artificial Cognitive Systems: Implications for the Autonomous Development of Mental Capabilities in Computational Agents

    D. Vernon;G. Metta;G. Sandini

  • Learning about objects through action - initial steps towards artificial cognition

    P. Fitzpatrick;G. Metta;L. Natale;S. Rao

  • An embedded artificial skin for humanoid robots

    G. Cannata;M. Maggiali;G. Metta;G. Sandini

  • On the advantages of polar and log-polar mapping for direct estimation of time-to-impact from optical flow

    M. Tistarelli;G. Sandini

  • iCub: the design and realization of an open humanoid platform for cognitive and neuroscience research

    Nikolaos G. Tsagarakis;Giorgio Metta;Giulio Sandini;David Vernon

  • The Role of High Spatial Frequencies in Face Perception

    Adriana Fiorentini;Lamberto Maffei;Giulio Sandini

  • An anthropomorphic retina-like structure for scene analysis

    Giulio Sandini;Vincenzo Tagliasco

  • Integration of Action and Language Knowledge: A Roadmap for Developmental Robotics

    A Cangelosi;G Metta;G Sagerer;S Nolfi

  • Dyslexia: automated diagnosis by computerized classification of brain electrical activity.

    Frank H. Duffy;Martha B. Denckla;Peter H. Bartels;Giulio Sandini

  • An experimental evaluation of a novel minimum-jerk cartesian controller for humanoid robots

    Ugo Pattacini;Francesco Nori;Lorenzo Natale;Giorgio Metta

  • Divergent stereo in autonomous navigation: from bees to robots

    José Santos-Victor;Giulio Sandini;Francesca Curotto;Stefano Garibaldi

  • Fine detection of grasp force and posture by amputees via surface electromyography.

    Claudio Castellini;Emanuele Gruppioni;Angelo Davalli;Giulio Sandini

  • Multi-subject/daily-life activity EMG-based control of mechanical hands.

    Claudio Castellini;Angelo Emanuele Fiorilla;Angelo Emanuele Fiorilla;Giulio Sandini

  • A Foveated Retina-Like Sensor Using CCD Technology

    J. Van der Spiegel;G. Kreider;C. Claeys;I. Debusschere

  • Poor haptic orientation discrimination in nonsighted children may reflect disruption of cross-sensory calibration.

    Monica Gori;Giulio Sandini;Cristina Martinoli;David Burr

  • Robots and Biological Systems: Towards a New Bionics?

    Paolo Dario;G. Sandini;Patrick Aebischer

  • Report Young Children Do Not Integrate Visual and Haptic Form Information

    Monica Gori;Michela Del Viva;Giulio Sandini;David C. Burr

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Metta
Giorgio Metta Italian Institute of Technology
Lorenzo Natale
Lorenzo Natale Italian Institute of Technology
Francesco Nori
Francesco Nori DeepMind (United Kingdom)
Monica Gori
Monica Gori Italian Institute of Technology
Pietro Morasso
Pietro Morasso Italian Institute of Technology
David C. Burr
David C. Burr University of Florence
Massimo Tistarelli
Massimo Tistarelli University of Sassari
Luciano Fadiga
Luciano Fadiga Italian Institute of Technology
Francesco Orabona
Francesco Orabona King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Maria Concetta Morrone
Maria Concetta Morrone University of Pisa

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