Giuseppe Di Cesare

Giuseppe Di Cesare is a Researcher at the Department of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Parma, with concurrent appointments at the Italian Institute of Technology. He specializes in neuroscience, focusing on vitality forms, affective communication, and human-robot interaction.

• PhD in Neuroscience (2015, University of Parma)
• Habilitation as Associate Professor in Physiology (2022)

His research explores how vitality forms—the dynamic emotional qualities of actions—are processed in the brain, particularly through fMRI and kinematic studies. Recent work investigates human-robot interaction and mirror neuron system activation in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Publications (23 peer-reviewed articles) highlight collaborations with institutions like Maastricht University and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. Notable awards include an ERC Starting Grant (2022) and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships (2021, 2019).

• Supervised 2 PhD students and 9 Master’s students
• Member of editorial boards and scientific committees

He contributes to clinical research projects on autism and cerebral palsy, and organizes symposia on social neuroscience and design.