Francesco Vigni, Ph.D.
/franˈt͡ʃe.sko ˈvi.ɲi/ -
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I spend my time exploring the world of robots, their brains (AI), and their impact on our societies. I study how robots can learn to interact in a human-like way. The future expects robots to be able to interact with humans spontaneously, and somebody has to make it happen ;).
On this website, I collect some of my works and interests.
Research
- Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Vision
- Experimental Design
- Statistical Analysis
- LaTeX Editing
- Academic Writing & Editing
- Public Speaking
- Team Management
Development
- Python
- C++
- ROS / ROS2
- OpenCV
- PCL
- MoveIt
- Gazebo
- RViz
- Nav2
- Gatsby.js
- Git
- Docker
- Unix
- CI/CD
- NumPy / SciPy
- Pandas
- scikit-learn
- Matplotlib / Seaborn
18 Mar, 2025
I proudly joined the Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Forlì-Cesena (Italian Engineering Council, Forlì-Cesena chapter) Sector A - Information Engineering.
10 Feb, 2025
I successfully defended my PhD thesis titled The Unscripted Encounter: Social Cues for Spontaneous Human-Robot Interactions for the fulfilment of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (with Doctor Europæus label) in Information and Communication Technology for Health at Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II in Naples, Italy.
01 Feb, 2025
I joined the Young Leaders Committee of the International Conference on Social Robotics + AI (icsr25+ai) that will take place in Naples, Italy on September 2025.
27 Jan, 2025