Alessio Giusti

Papers

Total Citations

103

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About

Alessio Giusti is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), with a particular focus on child-robot interaction and the deployment of social robotics in real-world, sensitive environments. His most influential work, the 2011 paper "Child-robot interaction in the wild" (103 citations), provides foundational insights from experiments conducted in a hospital paediatric department. This study established key principles for designing and implementing social HRI systems with child users, offering critical lessons on experimental methodology and system robustness outside the controlled lab. Giusti’s contributions have helped shape best practices for deploying robots in healthcare and educational settings, emphasizing the importance of ecological validity and user-centered design. His research has been instrumental in advancing the field of social robotics, demonstrating how robots can engage meaningfully with children in dynamic, unpredictable contexts. With over 100 citations on his landmark work alone, Giusti’s impact is evident in the growing body of literature that builds on his methodologies and findings, making him a pivotal figure in the study of child-robot interaction.