About Us
HugLab is an innovative startup that aims to design smart interactive toys to stimulate and monitor social and emotional competences in both neurodivergent and neurotypical children.
HugLab provides design and consulting services, as well as technical support for the adoption and use of technological tools in educational settings, including educational robotics and virtual reality applications.
HugLab is open to establishing partnerships for collaborative research projects at national and international level. PIC: 867679939
The Team
We are a group of researchers at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy. We established HugLab with the aim of fostering the technology transfer and practical exploitation of research results generated within our scientific activities.
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Beste Ozcan
beste.ozcan@istc.cnr.itBackground: PhD in Interaction Design; designer of Transitional Wearable Companions concept
Current position: Researcher at Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, ISTC-CNR
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Valerio Sperati
valerio.sperati@istc.cnr.itBackground: MA in experimental psychology; hardware and software developer
Current position: Researcher at Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, ISTC-CNR
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Luca Coraci
luca.coraci@istc.cnr.itBackground: MA in Computer Sciences
Current position: Technician at Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, ISTC-CNR
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Gianluca Baldassarre
gianluca.baldassarre@istc.cnr.itBackground: PhD in Computer Science
Current position: Director of Research at Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, ISTC-CNR; Co-founder of CNR spin-off company AI2Life srl (ai2life.com)
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Alessandra Vitanza
alessandra.vitanza@istc.cnr.itBackground: PhD in Automation and Complex Systems
Current position: Researcher at Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, ISTC-CNR