Areas of Expertise:

Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Vision-Based and Tactile Sensing, Autonomous Navigation, Medical and Rescue Robotics, Intelligent Construction Systems, and Industrial Automation.

Teaching Interests:

Programming and Software Design, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Project-Based Learning in Computer Science.

Research:

Angela Faragasso's research focuses on intelligent robotic systems that can perceive, interpret, and interact with complex real-world environments. Her work spans vision-based and tactile sensing, robot perception, autonomous navigation, human-robot interaction, and AI-enabled robotic systems. She has developed robotic technologies for applications including medical and assistive robotics, disaster response and nuclear decommissioning, teleoperation, and industrial automation. Her research combines advances in sensing, perception, and autonomy with the design and evaluation of robotic technologies for practical applications.

Representative Publications:

• Fei, H., Ma, S., Du, G., Yadollahi, E., Lam, H.-K., Faragasso, A., Montazeri, A., & Wang, Z. “Large-Language-Model-Aided Assistive Robot for Single-Operator Bimanual Teleoperation: Introduction and Validation of a Flexible Assistance System.” IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 33(1), 74–84, 2026.
• Lu, X., Faragasso, A., Wang, Y., Yamashita, A., & Asama, H. “Group-Aware Robot Navigation in Crowds Using Spatio-Temporal Graph Attention Network With Deep Reinforcement Learning.” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10(4), 4140–4147, 2025.
• Faragasso, A., & Bonsignorio, F. “Reproducibility Challenges in Robotic Surgery.” Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 10, 1127972, 2023.
• Faragasso, A., Bimbo, J., Stilli, A., Würdemann, H.A., Althoefer, K., & Asama, H. “Real-Time Vision-Based Stiffness Mapping.” Sensors, 18(5), 1347, 2018.
• Faragasso, A., Oriolo, G., Paolillo, A., & Vendittelli, M. “Vision-Based Corridor Navigation for Humanoid Robots.” 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 3190–3195, 2013.

Other publications are available on Google Scholar.

Education:

2016

PhD in Robotics, King’s College London, Centre for Robotics Research, Department of Informatics, London, United Kingdom.

2012

Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering “Antonio Ruberti” (DIAG), Rome, Italy.

2009

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rome, Italy.

Previous Appointments:

2024–2026:

FingerVision Inc., Tokyo, Japan — Lead Research Engineer
Research focus: Vision-based tactile sensing, multimodal robot perception, and robotic system integration for industrial automation.

2019–2024:

The University of Tokyo, Service Robotics Laboratory, Department of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan — Project Assistant Professor
Research focus: Robot perception, autonomous navigation, teleoperation, and robotic manipulation for disaster response, nuclear decommissioning, and assistive robotics.

2016–2019:

The University of Tokyo, Service Robotics Laboratory, Department of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan — JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2016–2018) and Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2018–2019)
Research focus: Vision-based sensing and autonomous robotic systems for assistive and rescue applications.

Professional Associations:

• IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS) — Associate Chair, Automation Cluster
• Association of Italian Researchers in Japan (AIRJ)