“Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.” Nikola Tesla
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Current Position
30/12/2021 – now
Assistant Professor, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
01/12/2016 – now
Visiting Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Professional Experiences
30/12/2021
Assistant Professor (RTD-A), Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Naples Federico II
PON R&I 2014-2020 – Asse IV “Istruzione e ricerca per il recupero – REACT-EU”
01/12/2020-
30/11/2021
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Naples Federico II
Italian PON I&C 2014-2020, Bartending Robot for Interactive Long Lasting Operations (BRILLO) research project.
01/02/2016-
31/01/2019
Early-Stage Researcher, School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 642667 – Safety Enables Cooperation in Uncertain Robotic Environments – SECURE project
01/11/2015-
30/11/2015
Researcher, University of Naples Federico II
PRIN 2010-2011, Security Horizons Project. Study of existing technologies for creating, managing and allowing the communication between Web Services. Design a graphical interface to allow users to interact with agent to create and manage personalized contracts, specifying their preferences, and to request an auction service. Design and develop an extension for WS– Agreement to allow the creation of SLA contracts between agents according their own preferences.
01/07/2015-
31/10/2015
Researcher, University of Naples Federico II
01/04/2015-
30/06/2015
Researcher, University of Naples Federico II
ORganization of Cultural HEritage for Smart Tourism and Real-time Accessibility (OR.C.HE.S.T.R.A) project. Testing support and user evaluation.
01/03/2015-
31/03/2015
Researcher, University of Naples Federico II
2002 – 2012
Web Software Engineer, Developer and DB Architect freelancer, Self Employed, Naples.
2000 – 2011
Tutor, Self Employed, Naples
Topics: Microsoft Office Package, Technologies and standards for web development, Mathematics, Windows and Linux operating system administration, Programming and scripting languages (C, C++, PHP, Pascal, HTML, CSS, bash).
01/05/2010-
31/07/2010
Researcher, ICAR-CNR, Naples
with Professor G. Schmid, Project “MIPHA: A Middleware Infrastructure for Pervasive HealtCare Applications”. The purpose of the project – in an enterprise cloud view – was to define a security infrastructure, implementing an experimental prototype, an administration management, to allow members of a virtual community to access to any computer’s applications, services and/or systems, regardless the location used and the based, preserving stability and security of system and data.
01/11/2007-
31/03/2008
Apprenticeship, ICAR-CNR, Naples
with Professor G. Schmid, Study of (Open)Solaris authentication and authorization mechanisms. Design and development of a test–bed framework to integrate a new access control mechanism into the system. Publication of results to the international conference LISA’09
Education
01/02/2016-
12/10/2020
Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN project SECURE (Safety Enables Cooperation in Uncertain Robotic Environments) PhD fellow, School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Thesis title: Investigating human perceptions of trust and social cues in robots for safe HRI in human-oriented environments
Principal Supervisor: Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn
Co-Supervisors: Dr. Kheng Lee Koay, Dr. Michael L. Walters
24/07/2019
Fellows of the Higher Education Academy, Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, UK
08/07/2017
Associate Fellows of the Higher Education Academy, Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, UK
16/03/2015
MSc, Computer Science, University of Naples Federico II, Grade – 100/110.
Thesis title: Human Multirobot Interaction in Robot and Group Selection Tasks
Supervisor: Prof. Silvia Rossi. Advisor: Prof. Roberto Prevete
31/07/2009
S3WEB – Expert in Systems Management and Web/Software Development, University of Naples Parthenope and SAI – Sun Academic Initiative
Principal subjects and occupational skills covered: Web platform, Unix OS Administration, Web and operating system security, PHP, JAVA, SQL, PL/SQL, training for SUN Certificate Administrator for Solaris 10 and SUN Certificate JAVA Programmer, Information Systems Theory.
05/02/2009
BSc, Computer Science, University of Naples Federico II, Grade – 95/110.
Thesis: Attributes Certificates-Based User Profiles in Unix–Like Systems: Setting Up User Environment
Tutor: Prof. Goivanni Schmid. Advisor: Prof. Giuliano
1995-1998
English Language, Californian University, La Verne, in NATO’s Offices in Naples
I studied English from level III to level V (the levels are VII + a master)
Organisation of Scientific Events
(2022)
Co-organiser of RoboCup Humanoid League Virtual Season “sim2real” event
(2021–2022)
Co-organiser of RoboCup Humanoid League Virtual Season competition
(2021–ongoing)
Co-organiser of Special Session “Social credibility in HRI”, IEEE RO-MAN 2021 conference
(2021–ongoing)
Technical and Organising committee member of RoboCup Humanoid League
(2020–ongoing)
Virtual Organizing Chair of IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2021
(2020–ongoing)
Main organiser and Guest Editor of Special Issue “Trust, Acceptance and Social Cues in Robot Interaction (SCRITA)” of Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics
(2021)
Co-organiser of Workshop ” The Road to a Successful HRI: AI, Trust and ethicS – TRAITS ” , ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2021)
(2020)
Main organiser of Special Session “The role of mental models and privacy implications on trust in Human-Robot Interaction.” at IEEE RO-MAN 2020
(2019–2020)
Social Media Responsible of IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2020
(2019–2020)
Registration Chair of IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2020
(2020)
Co-organiser of tutorial “Hands-on with ROS” for Virtual RoboCup Humanoid Open Workshops (V-RoHOW), June 25th – 28th, 2020
(2020)
Main organiser of Workshop “The human in the loop: perspectives and challenges for robots’ behaviours in Robocup 2050” for Virtual RoboCup Humanoid Open Workshops (V-RoHOW), June 25th – 28th, 2020
(2019–ongoing)
Main organiser and Guest Editor of Special Issue “Trust, Acceptance and Social Cues in Robot Interaction (SCRITA)” of International Journal of Social Robotics
(2019)
Main organiser of Special Session “Transparency and Trust in Human-Robot Interaction.” at IEEE RO- MAN 2019
(2019)
Organisation team for SECURE and APRIL ITN Workshop on “Personal robotics and secure human-robot collaboration” as part of the IEEE ICDL-EPIROB conference, Oslo, Norway
(2018-2020)
Main organiser of Workshop “Trust, Acceptance and Social Cues in Robot Interaction (SCRITA)” held in conjunction with IEEE RO-MAN 2018 and 2019
(2018)
Main organiser of Special Issue and Guest Editor “Trust, Acceptance and Social Cues in Robot Interaction” of Interaction Studies – Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systems Journal
(2018)
Program Chair of 2018 International PhD Conference on Safe and Social Robotics (SSR 2018), Madrid, 29-30 September 2018
(2017)
Organisation Committee of Workshop “Social media and cyber security”, University of Hertfordshire ACM Student Chapter, Hatfield (UK), 5 December, 2017.
(2015)
Organizing Committee of the XVI Workshop “Dagli oggetti agli Agenti (WOA 2015)”, June 2015, Naples
Commission of Trust
(2021)
PC member of UK-RAS Conference
(2021)
Associate editor for IEEE RO-MAN 2021
(2021)
Associate editor for ICSR conference 2021
(2020)
Associate editor for IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication
(2020)
Review activities, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI 2021)
(2020)
PC member, Adapted intEraction with SociAl Robots (cAESAR) Workshop at ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces
(2020)
Review activities, International Journal of Social Robotics
(2020)
Review activities, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI 2020)
(2019)
Review activities, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
(2019)
Review activities, International Journal of Social Robotics (IJSR – SORO)
(2019)
PC member, 11th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2019)
(2019)
PC member, UMAP 2019 Adapted interaction with social robot Workshop
(2018)
PC member, International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction – HAI
(2018)
Review activities for Journal of Paediatric Nursing
(2018)
Referee duties at the Humanoid Robot Application Challenge – Robot Magic, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
(2018)
PC member, SSR 2018 conference
(2018)
Review activities for 27th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
(2016-2018)
Referee duties for RoboCup Competitions of Humanoid League (kid and teen size)
(2017)
Review activities, Springer Journals Intelligent Service Robotics
(2017)
PC member, PAAMS 2017 Workshop on Agent Methodologies for Intelligent Robotics, (AMIRA)
(2016-2019)
Review activities, Pattern Recognition Letters, International Association for Pattern Recognition
(2016-2018)
PC member, IEEE RO-MAN (eds. 2016, 2017 and 2018) Workshop on Behavior Adaptation, Interaction and Learning for Assistive Robotics
(2016)
Review activities, for the 14th International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi- Agent Systems, (PAAMS’16)
Awards
(2023)
(2022)
(2016)
Rossi A., Chandran Nair, N., Rossi, S. Impact of Explanations on Transparency in HRI: A Study Using the HRIVST Metric
Silvia Coradeschi at RoboCup 2022
S. Rossi, C. Di Napoli, F. Barile, A. Rossi and M. Staffa. Negotiating and Executing Composite Tasks for QoS-Aware Teams of Robots.
Award of Best Poster
Award of Distinguishing research and RoboCup leadership
Award of Scientific Excellence
Invited Presentation and Talk
(2022)
Invited talk “The road to social robotics: the role of acceptance, trust and personalisation in HRI” at PiRos Meeting of Sorbonne University
(2022)
Panel member of the Workshop “Panel Discussion: How do I start a career in robotics?” organised by UK-RAS Network Public Engagement Manager as part of for the UK Festival of Robotics, 23 June 2022
(2021)
Invited lectures “ROS” for the module HRI at the University of Naples Federico II (IT)
(2019)
Invited speaker at the workshop on Blockchain Technologies for Robotic Systems (BCT4ROS’2019), held in conjunction with IEEE RO-MAN 2019. Talk title: “From smart robots to smart trust: prospectives and challenges of blockchain technologies in HRI“
(2019)
Invited talk for Women in Tech Herts. Talk title: “Human-Robot interaction“
(2018)
Invited lecture for the module 4COM1036 Human Dimensions, University of Hertfordshire
(2017)
Invited lecture for the module 7WCM0005 Contemporary Issues in Information Technology, University of Hertfordshire
Institutional Responsibilities
(2019)
Fire Warden, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Collaborations
12/11/2018 – 30/11/2018
Secondment at Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, Stuttgart, Germany
01/07/2018- 31/07/2018
Secondment at SoftBank Robotics in Paris
Affiliation
May, 2022
Member of the Gruppo di Informatica (GRIN)
November, 2021
Member of Member of the IEEE P3108 “Recommended Practice for Human-Robot Interaction Design of Human Subject Studies” research group approved by IEEE SA and Robotics & Automation Society (RAS)
March, 2021
TC and OC member of RoboCup Humanoid League
December, 2020
Member of Interdepartmental Center for Advances in Robotic Surgery (ICAROS) center, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
December, 2020
Member of Projects of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Cognitive Systems (PRISCA) lab, University of Naples
Federico II, Naples, Italy.
October, 2019
July, 2018
Member of IEEE
August, 2017
Member of the University of Hertfordshire ACM Student chapter, University of Hertfordshire
November, 2017
Member of Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA)
April, 2016
Member of RoboCup team Bold Hearts, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
February, 2016
Member of Adaptive Systems Research Group, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
October, 2014 –
January 2016
Member of PRISCA (Projects of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Cognitive Systems)) lab, University of Naples
Federico II, Naples, Italy.