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Giuseppe Di Cesare

Affiliated Researcher
COgNiTive Architecture for Collaborative Technologies
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Biografia

I am Associate Professor of human physiology at the University of Parma, where my research investigates how the brain shapes human behavior during social interactions. In particular, I focus on human expressive actions, studying both their dynamics and the neural activity underlying their encoding. To address these questions, my team employs a range of techniques, including kinematic analysis, physiological monitoring, and brain imaging. Since 2016, in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Technology, we are developing methods to translate human social and motor capabilities into the field of robotics. Our aim is to design humanoid robots that can interpret and respond to human social signals in a natural and intuitive manner.




Skills

fMRI

Kinematic

Electromyography

Psychophysics

All Publications
2025
Di Cesare G., Koush Y., Zeidman P., Sciutti A., Friston F., Rizzolatti G.
Bridging feeling and motion: Insula–premotor dynamics in the processing of action vitality forms
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Article Journal
2025
Niewiadomski R., Suresh A., Sciutti A., Di Cesare G.
Decoding communicative action vitality forms in social contexts
Frontiers in Psychology
Article Journal
2025
Cuccio V., Tambuscio F., Leonardi E., Fama F., Carrozza C., Aiello S., Campisi A., Minutoli R., Chilà P., Marino F., Campisi S., Bruschetta R., Pelosi A., Sciutti A., Mastrogiuseppe M., Ruta L., Tartarisco G., Pioggia G., Di Cesare G.
Recognition of Action Vitality Forms is Linked to Social Communication Traits in Autism
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Article Journal
2024
Di Cesare G., Bruschetta R., Vitale A., Pelosi A., Leonardi E., FAMA FI., Mastrogiuseppe M., Carrozza C., Aiello S., Campisi A., Minutoli R., Chilà P., Campisi S., Marino F., Pioggia G., Tartarisco G., Cuccio V., Ruta L.
Exploring divergent kinematics in autism across social and non-social vitality forms
Scientific Reports
Article Journal
2024
Vannucci F., Lombardi G., Rea F., Sandini G., Di Cesare G., Sciutti A.
Humanoid Attitudes Influence Humans in Video and Live Interactions
IEEE Access
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