Coordinator
[M.Sc. in Agriculture Science and Technologies (honors) 2014, PhD in BioRobotics (honors) 2018] is currently an Assistant Professor at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA), where he coordinates the Biorobotic Ecosystems Laboratory. Romano is mainly focusing his activities on bioinspired and biomimetic robotics, and in particular on animal-robot interaction, biohybrid systems, natural and biohybrid intelligence, ethorobotics, neuroethology. Major aims of his research are biodiversity preservation, sustainable environmental management, life support in extreme scenarios. He received national and international recognition for his research. He also worked as visiting scholar at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi (UAE). Romano is Member of the Editorial Board for several international scientific journals. He is Coordinator, PI, or partner of several national and international research projects.
Partner
Is an experimental physicist a the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) with 12 years post-Ph.D. experience, specializing in Astroparticle (Dark Matter, Neutrino), Space (LIGHT-1 mission for Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes), and Cosmic rays. Formerly the Research Scientist at NYU Abu Dhabi, he aimed to establish an advanced Astroparticle Lab, excelling in X- and Gamma-ray detectors, muon tracking, and single-photon detection. Proficient in gas detectors, Neutrino and Dark Matter projects, Cubesat missions, and Cultural Heritage applications. Committed to outreach, communication, and science dissemination, with a 5-year tenure at LNGS. Passionate about shaping a better world through research and collaboration.
Partner
Is a permanent staff scientist at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN), where he studies the behavior and cognition of non-human animals. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Psychology (University of Cambridge, U.K.), M.Sc. in Anthropology (University of Zurich, Switzerland) and a M.Sc. in Animal Behavior (University of Firenze, Italy). Throughout his education and research, Amodio worked and published on a variety of topics and taxa, including social learning and “nest” building behavior in wild orangutans, theory of mind, tool use and future planning in birds, and camouflage, mirror self-recognition and cognitive evolution in octopuses.
