Director

Edoardo Datteri is a Full Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of Milano-Bicocca. His research is focused on the epistemological and methodological foundations of the cognitive sciences. His work focuses on how robots, computer simulations, and bionic systems can contribute to our understanding of animal behaviour and cognition, touching on issues related to scientific explanation and modelling within the field of cognitive science. Additionally, he is actively involved in overseeing and participating in empirical research on human-robot interaction within the RobotiCSS Lab. The outcomes of his epistemological research have been published in philosophical and robotics journals. From 2026 to 2029, he is President of the Italian Association of Cognitive Sciences.

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Head of Laboratory Logistics

Gilda Bozzi is an educator and independent researcher specialising in educational robotics. She has made a significant contribution to the development of robo-ethology, as well as to the organisation of numerous laboratories and educational/dissemination projects involving universities, public and private schools. She has been a member of the scientific and organising committees of the Child-Robot Interaction conferences held at the University of Milano-Bicocca, and is one of the editors of an Italian book on the same topic.

Cecilia Roselli received her Bachelor (2015) and Master (2017) degrees in Psychology at the University of Turin. Then, she moved to Budapest, where she worked as a research assistant at The Social Mind and Body (Somby) group, led by Prof. Natalie Sebanz and Guenther Knoblich, at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary. Afterwards, she received her Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Robotics at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), jointly with the University of Genoa. Her Ph.D. project investigated the vicarious Sense of Agency phenomenon in the context of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). Her research interests primarily focus on mechanisms of social cognition applied to HRI.

Leonardo Lapomarda is a PhD candidate in Education in Contemporary Society at the University of Milano-Bicocca, under the supervision of Prof. Edoardo Datteri and Dr. Alex Barco (University of Deusto, Spain). His research focuses on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), exploring how cultural values and human beliefs influence the acceptance of social robots. His work integrates psychological models of technology acceptance with established cross-cultural frameworks, investigating how cultural orientations shape perceptions of robot autonomy and intentionality. He is a member of the CAPTED Research Center (Digital Transition and Collective Identities), where his work contributes to understanding how digital technologies and artificial agents mediate educational and social processes. He has a background in anthropology and education, and his broader interests include cultural psychology and the epistemology of HRI.