Filippo Cantucci is a Research Engineer at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Italian National Research Council (ISTC-CNR, Rome). He holds M.S. and B.Sc. degrees in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Bologna. His research focuses on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), particularly on trust-building mechanisms and the design of cognitive systems for natural, meaningful, and trustworthy human–robot interactions.