Scholar
Agnieszka Wykowska
Google Scholar ID: 4J8sH8QAAAAJ
Italian Institute of Technology
Citations & Impact
Citations
4,118
H-index
35
i10-index
83
Publications
20
Co-authors
3
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Awarded ERC Starting grant “InStance: Intentional Stance for Social Attunement” in 2016; awarded ERC Proof-of-Concept grant “RONIN: Robot Training Independence” in 2024; Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Social Robotics; served as President of ESCAN (European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience) between 2022 and 2024; awarded André Mischke award in 2025; notable publications in journals such as Science Robotics.
Research Experience
- Leads the S4HRI unit focusing on social cognition in human-robot interaction; combines cognitive neuroscience methods with HRI to understand brain mechanisms in interactions with natural and artificial agents; serves in multiple academic organizations and leadership roles.
Education
- Graduated in neuro-cognitive psychology (2006, LMU Munich); obtained PhD in psychology (2008) and the German “Habilitation” (2013) from LMU Munich.
Background
- Social cognition in human-robot interaction; leads the S4HRI unit at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT); Coordinator of CHT; member of the Board of the Scientific Director at IIT; Hans Fischer Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at the Technical University in Munich; adjunct professor of Engineering Psychology at Luleå University of Technology.
Miscellany
- Member of ELLIS (European Lab for Learning and Intelligent Systems); Board Member of Association of ERC Grantees; delegate to the ERA Forum representing stakeholder's group 'Individual researchers and innovators'.
