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Giulia Scorza Azzara

PhD Student
Robotics Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Research center
About

Giulia Scorza Azzarà is a determined, practical, and logical person. She likes to challenge herself and learn new things.

She received her B.Sc. degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2019 and M.Sc. degree in Robotics Engineering in 2021 from the University of Genoa. In 2021 she started her Ph.D. in Cognitive Robotics, Interaction, and Rehabilitation Technologies at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) of Genoa, in the research line of Robotics Brain and Cognitive Sciences (RBCS).

Her principal research interest is Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), with a focus on shared perceptions in joint actions with humanoid robots. The thin line between human and artificial intelligence has always fascinated her. She chases the idea that starting from human-human observation and building simplified models, new applications can be developed to improve the functionalities of the machines during human-robot interaction.

Education

Title: Master's Degree in Robotics Engineering
Institute: University of Genoa
Location: Genoa
Country: Italy
From: 2019 To: 2021

Title: Period of International Mobility for study purposes (Advanced Robotics)
Institute: École Centrale de Nantes
Location: Nantes
Country: France
From: 2020 To: 2021

Title: Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Institute: University of Genoa
Location: Genoa
Country: Italy
From: 2016 To: 2019

All Publications
2024
Scorza Azzarà G., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Sciutti A.
Biased Attention Near iCub’s Hand After Collaborative HRI
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
Conference Paper Conference
2024
Scorza Azzarà G., Tiozzo A., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Nguyen T., Rizzo A., Sciutti A.
Creation of a Joint Body Schema in Human-Robot Interaction: Investigating the Kinematic Features of a Physical Collaboration
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) - Workshop: Social Signal Modeling in Human-Robot Interaction (SS4HRI)
Conference Paper Conference
2023
Scorza Azzarà G., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Sciutti A.
Can A Joint Action With A Robot Lead To Shared Body Representation?
9th Joint Action Meeting (JAM 9)
Abstract Report Conference
2023
Scorza Azzarà G., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Sciutti A.
Can a Robot’s Hand Bias Human Attention?
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
2023
Scorza Azzarà G., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Sciutti A.
Joint Action With A Robot Can Lead to Shared Body Representation
International Summer School on Social Human-Robot Interaction
Poster Conference
Scientific Talks
2024
Scorza Azzarà G.
How Shared Perceptions Evolve in Space & Time During Physical Human-Robot Interaction
Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, RI, USA
Institute
2023
Scorza Azzarà G.
What is cognitive robotics? Making human-robot interaction more intuitive
High School Student Event at Collegio Emiliani
Institute
2022
Scorza Azzarà G., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J.H., Sciutti A.
Can physical interaction with iCub bias human attention near the robot's hand?
“Cognitive Robotics” 4th I-RIM Conference
Workshop/Symposium
Oral presentations
2024
Scorza Azzarà G., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Sciutti A.
Biased Attention Near iCub’s Hand After Collaborative HRI
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
Conference
2024
Scorza Azzarà G., Tiozzo A., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Nguyen T., Rizzo A., Sciutti A.
Creation of a Joint Body Schema in Human-Robot Interaction: Investigating the Kinematic Features of a Physical Collaboration
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) - Workshop: Social Signal Modeling in Human-Robot Interaction (SS4HRI)
Conference
2023
Scorza Azzarà G., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Sciutti A.
Can A Joint Action With A Robot Lead To Shared Body Representation?
9th Joint Action Meeting (JAM 9)
Conference
2023
Scorza Azzarà G., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Sciutti A.
Can a Robot’s Hand Bias Human Attention?
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
Conference
2023
Scorza Azzarà G., Zonca J., Rea F., Song J. H., Sciutti A.
Joint Action With A Robot Can Lead to Shared Body Representation
International Summer School on Social Human-Robot Interaction
Conference