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Email:

stefano.nolfi@istc.cnr.it

Telephone:

+ 39 06 44595233

Fax:

+ 39 06 44595243

Address:

Via S. Martino della Battaglia 44 - 00185 Rome - Italy

Personal website:

http://laral.istc.cnr.it/nolfi

Group membership:

Laboratory of Autonomous Robotics and Artificial Life

Additional details

Profile

Position:

Research Director

Stefano Nolfi is a research director of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and director of the Laboratory of Autonomous Robots and Artificial Life of the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies. He is one of the founders of Evolutionary Robotics. His research activities focus on the evolution and development of behavioural and cognitive skills in natural and artificial embodied agents (robots). He authored/co-authored more than 130 peer-reviewed scientific publications including a monograph book on Evolutionary Robotics published by MIT Press in 2000, and an edited book on Evolution of Communication and Language in Embodied Agents published by Springer Verlag in 2010. He coordinated and participated to several research projects founded by international agencies including the currently running ITALK project (founded by the European Commission and coordinated by the University of Plymouth, UK) and H2Swarm project (founded by the European Science Foundations that he coordinates).

For more information see http://laral.istc.cnr.it/nolfi

Publications

Articolo

2016

Embodied Language Learning and Cognitive Bootstrapping: Methods and Design Principles

Lyon, Caroline, Nehaniv, Chrystopher L., Saunders, Joe, Belpaeme, Tony, Bisio, Ambra, Fischer, Kerstin, Forster, Frank, Lehmann, Hagen, Metta, Giorgio, Mohan, Vishwanathan, Morse, Anthony, Nolfi, Stefano, Nori, Francesco, Rohlfing, Katharina, Sciutti, Alessandra, Tani, Jun, Tuci, Elio, Wrede, Britta, Zeschel, Arne, Cangelosi, Angelo

Source: International journal of advanced robotic systems (Print) 13 (2016). doi:10.5772/63462, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Lyon, Caroline; Nehaniv, Chrystopher L.; Saunders, Joe; Belpaeme, Tony; Bisio, Ambra; Fischer, Kerstin; Forster, Frank; Lehmann, Hagen; Metta, Giorgio; Mohan, Vishwanathan; Morse, Anthony; Nolfi, Stefano; Nori, Francesco; Rohlfi

Evolutionary robotics simulations help explain why reciprocity is rare in nature

Andre, Jean-Baptiste, Nolfi, Stefano

Source: Scientific reports (Nature Publishing Group) 6 (2016): 1–7. doi:10.1038/srep32785, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Andre, Jean-Baptiste; Nolfi, Stefano/titolo:Evolutionary robotics simulations help explain why reciprocity is rare in nature/doi:10.1038/srep32785/rivista:Scientific reports (Nature Publishing Group)/anno:2016/pagina_da:1/pagina

Robustness to Faults Promotes Evolvability: Insights from Evolving Digital Circuits

Milano, Nicola, Nolfi, Stefano

Source: PloS one 11 (2016). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158627, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Milano, Nicola; Nolfi, Stefano/titolo:Robustness to Faults Promotes Evolvability: Insights from Evolving Digital Circuits/doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158627/rivista:PloS one/anno:2016/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:/volume

The Emergence of Selective Attention through Probabilistic Associations between Stimuli and Actions

Simione, Luca, Nolfi, Stefano

Source: PloS one 11 (2016). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166174, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Simione, Luca; Nolfi, Stefano/titolo:The Emergence of Selective Attention through Probabilistic Associations between Stimuli and Actions/doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166174/rivista:PloS one/anno:2016/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo

2015

Advances in Artificial Life: Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems: Editorial

Lio, Pietro, Miglino, Orazio, Nicosia, Giuseppe, Nolfi, Stefano, Pavone, Mario

Source: Artificial life 21 (2015): 395–397., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Lio, Pietro; Miglino, Orazio; Nicosia, Giuseppe; Nolfi, Stefano; Pavone, Mario/titolo:Advances in Artificial Life: Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems: Editorial/doi:/rivista:Artificial life/anno:2015/pagina_da:395/pagina

Integrating learning by experience and demonstration in autonomous robots

Pagliuca, Paolo, Nolfi, Stefano

Source: Adaptive behavior 23 (2015): 300–314. doi:10.1177/1059712315608424, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Pagliuca, Paolo; Nolfi, Stefano/titolo:Integrating learning by experience and demonstration in autonomous robots/doi:10.1177/1059712315608424/rivista:Adaptive behavior/anno:2015/pagina_da:300/pagina_a:314/intervallo_pagine:300–3

Learning to manipulate and categorize in human and artificial agents

Morlino G., Gianelli C., Borghi A.M., Nolfi S.

Source: Cognitive science 39 (2015): 39–64. doi:10.1111/cogs.12130, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Morlino G.; Gianelli C.; Borghi A.M.; Nolfi S./titolo:Learning to manipulate and categorize in human and artificial agents/doi:10.1111/cogs.12130/rivista:Cognitive science/anno:2015/pagina_da:39/pagina_a:64/intervallo_pagine:39–

Selection-for-action emerges in neural networks trained to learn spatial associations between stimuli and actions

Simione L., Nolfi S.

Source: Cognitive processing (Print) 16 (2015): 393–397. doi:10.1007/s10339-015-0679-8, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Simione L.; Nolfi S./titolo:Selection-for-action emerges in neural networks trained to learn spatial associations between stimuli and actions/doi:10.1007/s10339-015-0679-8/rivista:Cognitive processing (Print)/anno:2015/pagina_da

2014

Communication based dynamic role allocation in a group of homogeneous robots

Gigliotta, Onofrio, Mirolli, Marco, Nolfi, Stefano

Source: Natural computing 13 (2014): 391–402. doi:10.1007/s11047-014-9443-8, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Gigliotta, Onofrio; Mirolli, Marco; Nolfi, Stefano/titolo:Communication based dynamic role allocation in a group of homogeneous robots/doi:10.1007/s11047-014-9443-8/rivista:Natural computing/anno:2014/pagina_da:391/pagina_a:402/

Designing adaptive humanoid robots through the FARSA open-source framework

Massera G., Ferrauto T., Gigliotta O., Nolfi S.

Source: Adaptive behavior (Online) 22 (2014): 255–265. doi:10.1177/1059712314536909, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Massera G.; Ferrauto T.; Gigliotta O.; Nolfi S./titolo:Designing adaptive humanoid robots through the FARSA open-source framework/doi:10.1177/1059712314536909/rivista:Adaptive behavior (Online)/anno:2014/pagina_da:255/pagina_a:2

Evolutionary robotics

Haasdijk, Evert W., Bredèche, Nicolas, Nolfi, Stefano, Eiben, Ágoston Endre

Source: Evolutionary intelligence (Print) 7 (2014): 69–70. doi:10.1007/s12065-014-0113-7, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Haasdijk, Evert W.; Bredèche, Nicolas; Nolfi, Stefano; Eiben, Ágoston Endre/titolo:Evolutionary robotics/doi:10.1007/s12065-014-0113-7/rivista:Evolutionary intelligence (Print)/anno:2014/pagina_da:69/pagina_a:70/intervallo_pagin

The ITALK Project: A Developmental Robotics Approach to the Study of Individual, Social, and Linguistic Learning

Broz, Frank, Nehaniv, Chrystopher L., Belpaeme, Tony, Bisio, Ambra, Dautenhahn, Kerstin, Fadiga, Luciano, Ferrauto, Tomassino, Fischer, Kerstin, Foerster, Frank, Gigliotta, Onofrio, Griffiths, Sascha, Lehmann, Hagen, Lohan, Katrin S., Lyon, Caroline, Marocco, Davide, Massera, Gianluca, Metta, Giorgio, Mohan, Vishwanathan, Morse, Anthony, Nolfi, Stefano, Nori, Francesco, Peniak, Martin, Pitsch, Karola, Rohlfing, Katharina J., Sagerer, Gerhard, Sato, Yo, Saunders, Joe, Schillingmann, Lars, Sciutti, Alessandra, Tikhanoff, Vadim, Wrede, Britta, Zeschel, Arne, Cangelosi, Angelo

Source: Topics in cognitive science (Print) 6 (2014): 534–544. doi:10.1111/tops.12099, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Broz, Frank; Nehaniv, Chrystopher L.; Belpaeme, Tony; Bisio, Ambra; Dautenhahn, Kerstin; Fadiga, Luciano; Ferrauto, Tomassino; Fischer, Kerstin; Foerster, Frank; Gigliotta, Onofrio; Griffiths, Sascha; Lehmann, Hagen; Lohan, Katr

The role of selective attention and action selection in the development of multiple action capabilities

Simione L., Nolfi S.

Source: Connection science (Print) 26 (2014): 389–402. doi:10.1080/09540091.2014.942597, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Simione L.; Nolfi S./titolo:The role of selective attention and action selection in the development of multiple action capabilities/doi:10.1080/09540091.2014.942597/rivista:Connection science (Print)/anno:2014/pagina_da:389/pagi

Contributo in volume

2016

Evolutionary Robotics

Nolfi S., Bongard J., Husband P., Floreano D.

Source: Handbook of Robotics, II Edition. Berlin, edited by B. Siciliano and O. Khatib, pp. 2035–2067. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2016, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Nolfi S., Bongard J., Husband P., Floreano D./titolo:Evolutionary Robotics/titolo_volume:Handbook of Robotics, II Edition. Berlin/curatori_volume:B. Siciliano and O. Khatib/editore: /anno:2016

2015

Embodied Intelligence

Cangelosi A., Bongard J., M. H. Fisher, Nolfi S.

Source: Springer Handbook of Computational intelligence, edited by J. Kacprzyk and W. T. Pedrycz (Eds.), pp. 697–714. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2015

Projects

ITALK: Integration and Transfer of Action and Language Knowledge in Robots

Project Funding:

FP - European Framework Programmes

Project Timeframe:

29 Feb 2008 to 27 Feb 2012

ISTC Contact Person:

Stefano Nolfi

Group & ISTC Labs:

Laboratory of Autonomous Robotics and Artificial Life