Personal profile
Overview
Francesco Semeraro is Postdoctoral Research Associate of the Cognitive Robotics laboratory, part of the Machine Learning and Robotics research group at The University of Manchester (UoM), under the Horizon Europe MUSAE project (Ref. 101070421). He is also member of the Manchester Centre for Robotics and AI.
Francesco Semeraro was previously PhD Researcher under the same research group, and recipient of the DTP CASE-conversion "Human-Robot Collaboration for Flexible Manufacturing" (Ref. 2480772), sponsored by the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), in collaboration with BAE Systems plc.
Under the supervision of professor Angelo Cangelosi, Francesco Semeraro investigates solutions based on robotics and machine learning for non-dyadic human-robot collaboration. His research interests also involve robot learning.
Research interests
Human-Robot Collaboration, Human-Robot Interaction, Robotics, Deep learning, Reinforcement learning, Affective Computing
Office hours
Mon - Fri 10:00 am - 5:00 pm GMT
Teaching
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) from March 2021 until June 2024 under UoM.
Subjects covered:
COMP34212 Cognitive Robotics
UCIL20122 AI: robot overlord, replacement, or colleague?
IIDS61311 Modern Information Engineering
COMP61011 Foundations of Machine Learning
DATA70132 Statistics & Machine Learning 2: AI, Complex Data, Computationally Intensive Statistics
COMP37212 Computer Vision
COMP26020 Programming Languages & Paradigms
COMP11120 Mathematical Techniques for Computer Science
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science, Robotics and Computation, University College London (UCL)
15 Sept 2018 → 2 Sept 2019
Award Date: 13 Nov 2020
Master of Science, Bionics Engineering, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna The BioRobotics Institute
21 Sept 2015 → 3 May 2018
Award Date: 3 May 2018
Bachelor of Science, Electronic Engineering, Universita di Pisa
24 Sept 2012 → 22 Sept 2015
Award Date: 24 Sept 2015
External positions
Robotics Engineer, Fieldwork Robotics Ltd.
20 Jan 2020 → 18 Sept 2020
Automation Engineer, Aidrivers Ltd.
15 Oct 2018 → 8 Nov 2019
Researcher, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna The BioRobotics Institute
1 Jun 2018 → 30 Sept 2018
Areas of expertise
- TS Manufactures
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Human-Robot Collaboration
- User Study Design
Keywords
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Artificial intelligence
- Robotics
- Machine Learning
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Human-robot collaboration and machine learning: a systematic review of recent research
Semeraro, F., Griffiths, A. & Cangelosi, A., 1 Feb 2023, In: Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 79, 102432.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Human-Centred Robotics and AI for Trustworthy Human-Robot Interaction
Cangelosi, A., Adikari, M., Maharjan, R. S., Raggioli, L., Semeraro, F., Stoican, R., Tavella, F., Zhu, H. & Romeo, M., 27 Aug 2025, Technology as Cultural Mediator: Theories and Experiences from Different Contexts. Ligorio, M. B. (ed.). Cham: Springer Cham, p. 191–222 32 p. (Culture in Policy Making: The Symbolic Universes of Social Action).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Robustness to Object Occlusions in Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly Using Compact Prediction Trees
Semeraro, F., Pilato, G. & Cangelosi, A., 2 Sept 2025, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). IEEEResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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TriHRCBot: A Robotic Architecture for Triadic Human-Robot Collaboration through Mediated Object Alignment
Semeraro, F., Leadbetter, J. & Cangelosi, A., 2 Sept 2025, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) May 19-23, 2025, Atlanta, USA.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Computational Trust in Robotics: Preliminary Investigations and Evidence
Semeraro, F., Romeo, M., Cangelosi, A. & Vinanzi, S., 15 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) Third International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI 2024): MultiTTrust, 3rd Workshop on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Human-AI Team Trust. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 3825. p. 176-179Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Projects
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RAI: Centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Cangelosi, A. (PI), Lennox, B. (PI), Weightman, A. (CoI), Dennis, L. (CoI), Dixon, C. (CoI), Fisher, M. (CoI), Herrmann, G. (CoI), Dickson, A. (CoI), Lanzon, A. (CoI), Stancu, A. (CoI), Miller, A. (CoI), Freitas, A. (CoI), Nini, A. (CoI), Voronkov, A. (CoI), Brass, A. (CoI), Vijayaraghavan, A. (CoI), Parslew, B. (CoI), crowther, W. (CoI), Grieve, B. (CoI), Adorno, B. (CoI), Jay, C. (CoI), Wang, C. C. L. (CoI), Todd, C. (CoI), Soutis, C. (CoI), Arsene, C. (CoI), Dresner, D. (CoI), Barrett, E. (CoI), Gowen, E. (CoI), Arvin, F. (CoI), Podd, F. (CoI), Brown, G. (CoI), Reger, G. (CoI), Cooper, G. (CoI), Mairs, H. (CoI), Yin, H. (CoI), Kinloch, I. (CoI), Eleftheriou, I. (CoI), Li, J. (CoI), Carrasco Gomez, J. (CoI), Ainsworth, J. (CoI), Sinha, J. (CoI), Ozanyan, K. (CoI), Smith, K. (CoI), Twomey, K. (CoI), Margetts, L. (CoI), Ren, L. (CoI), Zhang, L. (CoI), Cordeiro, L. (CoI), Rattray, M. (PI), Bissett, M. (CoI), Elliot, M. (CoI), Alvarez, M. (CoI), Luján, M. (CoI), Nabawy BSc, MSc, PhD, MRAeS, SMAIAA, FHEA, M. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Marjanovic, O. (CoI), Dorn, O. (CoI), Dudek, P. (CoI), Green, P. (CoI), Connolly, P. (CoI), Da Silva Bartolo, P. J. (CoI), Gardner, P. (CoI), Martin, P. (CoI), Potluri, P. (CoI), Curtis, R. (CoI), Schmidt, R. (CoI), Banach, R. (CoI), Batista-Navarro, R. T. (CoI), Kaski, S. (CoI), Midson, S. (CoI), Watson, S. (CoI), Holm, S. (CoI), Furber, S. (CoI), Schlegel, V. (CoI), Mirihanage, W. (CoI), Mansell, W. (CoI), Pan, W. (CoI), Sampson, B. (CoI), Sellers, W. (CoI), Yang, W. (CoI), Cai, P. (CoI), Sun, Y. (CoI), Alharthi, A. (Researcher), Macario Rojas, A. (Researcher), Serhan, B. (Researcher), Yu, C. (Researcher), Abara, D. (Researcher), Lopez Pulgarin, E. (Researcher), Faruq, F. (Researcher), Tavella, F. (Researcher), Semeraro, F. (Researcher), Liu, G. (Researcher), Fang, G. (Researcher), Niu, H. (Researcher), Taylor, H. (PI), Zhu, H. (PGR student), Collenette, J. (Researcher), Amano, K. (Researcher), Lo, K. C. J. (PGR student), Raggioli, L. (Researcher), Romeo, M. (Researcher), Ruocco, M. (PGR student), Ghaffari Saadat, M. (Researcher), Walmsley, M. (Researcher), Mubarik, A. (Researcher), Vinanzi, S. (Researcher), Su, Y.-H. (PGR student), McAleese, H. (PGR student), Stringer, P. (PGR student), Stoican, R. (PGR student), Ye, R. (PGR student), Kurawa, S. S. (PGR student), Zhang, T. (PGR student), Krywonos, W. (PGR student), Xu, Y. (PGR student), Tian, Y. (PGR student), Henderson, A. (Technical team), Morley, D. (Support team), Tallentire, J. (Support team), Smith, J. (Support team), Hawthornthwaite, S. (Support team), Carlson, J. (Support team) & Baniqued, P. D. (Researcher)
Project: Research
Prizes
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UKRI EPSRC/BAE Systems plc. DTP CASE-conversion "Human-Robot Collaboration for Flexible Manufacturing"
Semeraro, F. (Recipient), 1 Jun 2020
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1st Prize as Young Researcher
Semeraro, F. (Recipient), 2 Jul 2018
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1st Prize in Engineers in Business Competition
Varasteh Kia, G. (Recipient), Semeraro, F. (Recipient), Podder, S. (Recipient) & Baron, L. (Recipient), Jun 2019
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"Vincenzo Tagliasco" Prize
Semeraro, F. (Recipient), 12 Sept 2018
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Thesis
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TRIADIC MANY-TO-ONE HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION FOR FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING
Semeraro, F. (Author), Vinanzi, S. (Co Supervisor), Cangelosi, A. (Main Supervisor) & UnKnown, R. (Co Supervisor), 1 May 2025Student thesis: Phd
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