Emmanuele Tidoni

Dr. Emmanuele Tidoni is a Lecturer at the University of Leeds, where he leads the Human Technology Laboratory (https://www.hutechlab.com). Previously, he held positions at the University of Hull (2019–2023). His research focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying the perception of social agents such as humans and robots. He holds a BA and MSc from the University of Bologna and a PhD from Sapienza University of Rome.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: University of Bologna
• Master’s Degree: University of Bologna
• PhD: Sapienza University of Rome

Research Interests:

• Neural mechanisms of social perception
• Human-robot interaction
• Action observation and prediction
• Embodied cognition

His work integrates experimental psychology, neuroscience, and robotics to explore how humans perceive and interact with artificial agents.

Key Research Themes:

• Role of sensorimotor networks in social cognition
• Impact of body form and gaze cues on action prediction
• Neural correlates of agency and error processing

Labs & Groups:

• Principal Investigator: Human Technology Laboratory (HUTech Lab)
• Affiliated with the Brain and Behaviour Laboratory and the Perception, Action, Cognition group