Dr Samuele Vinanzi is a Lecturer in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at Sheffield Hallam University. He has obtained his BSc and MSc in Computer Engineering at the University of Palermo (Italy) and his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Manchester (UK). He is specialized in the area of Cognitive Robotics, which is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from robotics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and psychology to develop intelligent robotic systems capable of perceiving, reasoning, and interacting with the environment in a human-like manner. His focus is on enabling social collaboration between humans and robots.