Massimo Bergamasco is Full Professor of Theory of Mechanisms and Machines at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy. At present he is acting as the Director of the Institute of Mechanical Intelligence of the Scuola. In 1991 he founded the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory and, from 2016 to 2019, he acted as the Director of the Institute of Communication, Information and Perception Technologies of the Scuola. From 2018 to 2022 he has been appointed as President of the Artes 4.0 Competence Center coordinated by the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. His research activity deals with the study and development of haptic interfaces and wearable robots for telepresence and for the control of the interaction between humans and Virtual Environments. His present research is focused on general aspects of perception and cognitive processes in the field of embodiment and social perception. Recently, in the framework of the new research area "Natural and Mechanical Minds", he started a line of research for the development of intelligent virtual humans in Virtual Environments.
