Oriana Isabella Ferrari

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Oriana Isabella Ferrari is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, pediatric healthcare, and child psychology. Her work focuses on designing and evaluating socially assistive robots to alleviate pain, distress, and anxiety in young patients, particularly during post-operative recovery and medical procedures. Ferrari’s major contributions include co-designing child-robot interactions that provide comfort and distraction, addressing critical gaps in pediatric pain management where traditional communication between hospital staff and children often falls short. Her most-cited papers, including "Understanding Design Preferences for Robots for Pain Management: A Co-Design Study" and "Design of Child-robot Interactions for Comfort and Distraction from Post-operative Pain and Distress," each with 13 citations, highlight her impact in shaping user-centered robotic interventions. Additionally, her development of the TSES-R scale, a tool for measuring parental expectations of robotics for young children, underscores her commitment to integrating family perspectives into technology design. Ferrari’s work not only advances the field of socially assistive robotics but also offers tangible solutions for improving pediatric healthcare experiences, making her a leading voice in compassionate, child-focused innovation.