Antonio Sgorbissa is an Associate Professor at the Università degli Studi of Genova, where he teaches Real-Time Operating Systems, Social Robotics, and Ambient Intelligence in EMARO+, the European Master in Advanced Robotics. His research interests include autonomous robotic behavior, with a focus on culture-awareness, wearable, and ubiquitous robotics. He is the coordinator of DIONISO, focusing on AI and robotics technology in environmental disasters, and WP leader in RASES, focusing on unmanned aerial systems in for port maintenance and inspection. He was the coordinator of the H2020 CARESSES project aiming to develop culturally competent healthcare robots. He is the director of RASES, the inter-university center on Robotics and Autonomous Systems in Emergency Scenarios.