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Maria Lombardi

Post Doc
Humanoid Sensing and Perception
Research center
CRIS@SanQuirico
About

Maria Lombardi received her M.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering in 2016 from the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). She got her dual PhD degree in Engineering Mathematics at University of Bristol jointly with the University of Naples Federico II (Italy).
During the doctorate, her research interests included human-robot interaction, design of artificial agents interacting with humans as well as modelling coordination and leadership both in human groups and in groups mixed with virtual agents.

She is currently a Postdoctoral researcher in the Humanoid Sensing and Perception Group at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa (Italy). Her research interests include computer vision, human robot interaction and social robotics. Her current research focuses on the development of novel algorithms for humanoid robots that make them effectively operate in close interaction and cooperation with humans while exhibiting human-like social features.

All Publications
2023
Lombardi M., Roselli C., Kompatsiari K., Rospo F., Natale L., Wykowska A.
The impact of facial expression and communicative gaze of a humanoid robot on individual Sense of Agency
Scientific Reports
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-36864-0
2022
Lombardi M., Maiettini E., Tikhanoff V., Natale L.
iCub Being Social: Exploiting Social Cues for Interactive Object Detection Learning
2022 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids)
Conference Paper Conference
2022
Lombardi M., Maiettini E., De Tommaso D., Wykowska A., Natale L.
Toward an Attentive Robotic Architecture: Learning-Based Mutual Gaze Estimation in Human–Robot Interaction
Frontiers in Robotics and AI - Human-robot Interaction
DOI 10.3389/frobt.2022.770165
2021
Lombardi M., Liuzza D., di Bernardo M.
Dynamic Input Deep Learning Control of Artificial Avatars in a Multi-Agent Joint Motor Task
Frontiers Robotics AI, vol. 8
DOI 10.3389/frobt.2021.665301
2021
Calabrese C., Lombardi M., Bollt E., De Lellis P., Bardy B.G., di Bernardo M.
Spontaneous emergence of leadership patterns drives synchronization in complex human networks
Scientific Reports, vol. 11, (no. 1)
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-97656-y
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Scientific Talks
2022
Maiettini E., Lombardi M., Natale L.
Enhanced Detection Learning through Close Human-Robot Interaction
Advances in Close-Proximity Human-Robot Collaborations, Humanoids 2022
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Oral presentations
2022
Lombardi M., Maiettini E., Tikhanoff V., Natale L.
iCub Being Social: Exploiting Social Cues for Interactive Object Detection Learning
2022 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids)
Conference
2019
Lombardi M., Liuzza D., Bemardo M.D.
Deep learning control of artificial avatars in group coordination tasks
Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, vol. 2019-October, pp. 714-719
Conference
2018
Alderisio F., Lombardi M., Di Bernardo M.
Emergence of leadership in complex networks and human groups
Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, vol. 2018-May
Conference
2018
Lombardi M., Liuzza D., Di Bernardo M.
Generation and classification of individual behaviours for virtual players control in motor coordination tasks
2018 European Control Conference, ECC 2018, pp. 2374-2379
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Organized Events
2022
Lombardi M., Kompatsiari K.
Interactive session: The impact of eye contact on sense of agency in human-robot interaction
2021
Lombardi M., Maiettini E., Ciardo F., Kompatsiari K., De Tommaso D.
Interactive Session: Eye contact within embodied experimental settings: from cognitive neuroscience to robotic
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Colleagues of Humanoid Sensing and Perception
Carmela Calabrese Post Doc Humanoid Sensing and Perception
Zhichao Li PhD Student Humanoid Sensing and Perception
Misael Gonzalez Almeida Senior Technician Humanoid Sensing and Perception
En Yen Puang PhD Student Humanoid Sensing and Perception
Pasquale Marra PhD Student Humanoid Sensing and Perception
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