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Our Awards

Honorable Mention for the 2023 Orazio Miglino Award

The examining committee awarded the honorable mention to Federico Manzi, PON Researcher of the Research Unit on Theory of Mind, for the article "Infants’ Prediction of Humanoid Robot’s Goal-Directed Action (F. Manzi, M. Ishikawa, C. Di Dio, S. Itakura, T. Kanda, H. Ishiguro, D. Massaro, A. Marchetti – International Journal of Social Robotics 2022).

The award ceremony will be held during the next AIP assembly.

Honorable Mention for the 2023 Orazio Miglino Award

The examining committee awarded the honorable mention to Federico Manzi, PON Researcher of the Research Unit on Theory of Mind, for the article "Infants’ Prediction of Humanoid Robot’s Goal-Directed Action (F. Manzi, M. Ishikawa, C. Di Dio, S. Itakura, T. Kanda, H. Ishiguro, D. Massaro, A. Marchetti – International Journal of Social Robotics 2022).

The award ceremony will be held during the next AIP assembly.

ISSBD Award 2026

Professor Antonella Marchetti, Director of the Department of Psychology at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, has received the ISSBD Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Research and Theory in Behavioral Development, conferred by the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. The award recognizes the breadth, continuity, and international impact of her work in behavioral development research, in building scientific networks, and in training new generations of researchers. The award was presented at the ISSBD biennial congress in South Korea. (June 21-25, 2026)

Invited Associate Professor presso l’Intelligent Robotics Laboratory2025

Since June 29, 2025, Federico Manzi has been an Invited Associate Professor at the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory (directed by Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro) of the Graduate School of Engineering Science – Department of System Innovations, Osaka University.

Honorable Mention for the 2023 Orazio Miglino Award

The examining committee awarded the honorable mention to Federico Manzi, PON Researcher of the Research Unit on Theory of Mind, for the article "Infants’ Prediction of Humanoid Robot’s Goal-Directed Action (F. Manzi, M. Ishikawa, C. Di Dio, S. Itakura, T. Kanda, H. Ishiguro, D. Massaro, A. Marchetti – International Journal of Social Robotics 2022).

The award ceremony will be held during the next AIP assembly.

Honorable Mention for the 2023 Orazio Miglino Award

The examining committee awarded the honorable mention to Federico Manzi, PON Researcher of the Research Unit on Theory of Mind, for the article "Infants’ Prediction of Humanoid Robot’s Goal-Directed Action (F. Manzi, M. Ishikawa, C. Di Dio, S. Itakura, T. Kanda, H. Ishiguro, D. Massaro, A. Marchetti – International Journal of Social Robotics 2022).

The award ceremony will be held during the next AIP assembly.

Invited Associate Professor presso l’Intelligent Robotics Laboratory2025

Since June 29, 2025, Federico Manzi has been an Invited Associate Professor at the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory (directed by Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro) of the Graduate School of Engineering Science – Department of System Innovations, Osaka University.

Research Fellowhip JSPS 
2024

Federico Manzi has been awarded a Research Fellowship by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory directed by Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro - Osaka University.

Honorable Mention for the 2023 Orazio Miglino Award

The examining committee awarded the honorable mention to Federico Manzi, PON Researcher of the Research Unit on Theory of Mind, for the article "Infants’ Prediction of Humanoid Robot’s Goal-Directed Action (F. Manzi, M. Ishikawa, C. Di Dio, S. Itakura, T. Kanda, H. Ishiguro, D. Massaro, A. Marchetti – International Journal of Social Robotics 2022).

The award ceremony will be held during the next AIP assembly.

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Citations

125

Number of articles published

16

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