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I was born in 1983 and I currently serve as Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Scuola Superiore SantAnna (SSSA), Pisa, and head of the Neuro-Robotic Touch Laboratory at The BioRobotics Institute, coordinating a team of 21 research fellows. I am currently supervisor or tutor of 9 PhD students in biorobotics, I was the supervisor of 3 PhD students who graduated with honors in biorobotics, and of several BSc and MSc Theses on bioengineering topics.
I obtained, all with honours: PhD in BioRobotics from SSSA (graduated in May 2011, admitted in Jan 2008 1st in the ranking of candidates to the BioRobotics programme), MSc and BSc in Electronic Eng from University of Pisa (in July 2007 and July 2005, respectively, 1st student graduating in the MSc and BSc courses), 2nd and 1st level degrees in Industrial and Information Eng from SSSA (admitted in Sept 2002 to a selective honors programme with 10 positions and 334 applicants, confirmed in 2005 as 1st in the ranking of SSSA honors students in engineering). In 2010 I spent a visiting research period at the Dept of Physiology of University of Gothenburg. In 2005 I attended courses, with maximum marks, on eBusiness in the digital age at the London School of Economics.
My main research interests are in the Neuro-Robotics Area: specific research topics include implantable medical devices, cybernetic prostheses and biomechatronic systems, tactile sensing and artificial skin, human touch neurophysiology, neuromorphic engineering, tactile sensors for safe human machine integration in the workplace. I have a growing track record in integrating biorobotics and neuroscience with a particular focus on science of touch sense and its artificial engineering, and in this field I am co-authoring high-impact publications indexed in Q1 of Scimago categories. I have H-index 17 in Scopus and 20 in Google Scholar, with 450+ citations per year, steadily increasing. I authored 36 journal publications (20 without PhD supervisor): 16 papers were as a main (1st or 2nd) author and 8 as a senior last author. I have 1 granted international patent, 3 granted national patents and 5 patent applications pending.
I am also paying high attention to disseminating research results to the general public: my studies on touch restoration for hand neuroprosthetics have been featured by several international and national media such as BBC, Fox News, Rai 2, Rai 3, Rete 4, Scientific American, National Geographic, La Repubblica, Il Sole24Ore, ANSA, Daily Mail (http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-35664208/bionic-fingertip-offers-feeling).
I have a growing portfolio of successful research grants and I was PI or co-PI within 2 EU-FP7 projects (Nanobiotouch; NEBIAS), 2 EU-H2020 project (Endoo, NeuHeart), 2 bilateral projects (Italy-Sweden on touch neurophysiology; Italy-Serbia on tactile sensing for Industry4.0), 4 National projects (HandBot PRIN; NEMESIS; PARLOMA; Intelligent Factory National Cluster), 3 Regional Projects (project manager of CENTAURO; EOLO; IMEROS).
So far, 35 years old, I had responsibility on 4 M+ research funds secured after application to competitive calls.
I gave invited lectures in leading Universities such as EPFL, Lund University, UPMC in Paris, SISSA in Trieste, Politecnico di Torino, and in international workshops in Europe, USA, India (http://www.ciitechnology.in/speakers.php) and Japan (http://embodied-brain.org/conf/emboss2016).
Since Feb 2016 up to Jan 2017 I served as Senior Advisor within the activities of the H2020 FET Flagships Interim Evaluation Panel. I currently serve as a member of the Advisory Board of the EFFECT EU project, that supports H2020-FET projects in their communication activities to increase their influence and impact among society, policy makers and stakeholders.
I obtained, all with honours: PhD in BioRobotics from SSSA (graduated in May 2011, admitted in Jan 2008 1st in the ranking of candidates to the BioRobotics programme), MSc and BSc in Electronic Eng from University of Pisa (in July 2007 and July 2005, respectively, 1st student graduating in the MSc and BSc courses), 2nd and 1st level degrees in Industrial and Information Eng from SSSA (admitted in Sept 2002 to a selective honors programme with 10 positions and 334 applicants, confirmed in 2005 as 1st in the ranking of SSSA honors students in engineering). In 2010 I spent a visiting research period at the Dept of Physiology of University of Gothenburg. In 2005 I attended courses, with maximum marks, on eBusiness in the digital age at the London School of Economics.
My main research interests are in the Neuro-Robotics Area: specific research topics include implantable medical devices, cybernetic prostheses and biomechatronic systems, tactile sensing and artificial skin, human touch neurophysiology, neuromorphic engineering, tactile sensors for safe human machine integration in the workplace. I have a growing track record in integrating biorobotics and neuroscience with a particular focus on science of touch sense and its artificial engineering, and in this field I am co-authoring high-impact publications indexed in Q1 of Scimago categories. I have H-index 17 in Scopus and 20 in Google Scholar, with 450+ citations per year, steadily increasing. I authored 36 journal publications (20 without PhD supervisor): 16 papers were as a main (1st or 2nd) author and 8 as a senior last author. I have 1 granted international patent, 3 granted national patents and 5 patent applications pending.
I am also paying high attention to disseminating research results to the general public: my studies on touch restoration for hand neuroprosthetics have been featured by several international and national media such as BBC, Fox News, Rai 2, Rai 3, Rete 4, Scientific American, National Geographic, La Repubblica, Il Sole24Ore, ANSA, Daily Mail (http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-35664208/bionic-fingertip-offers-feeling).
I have a growing portfolio of successful research grants and I was PI or co-PI within 2 EU-FP7 projects (Nanobiotouch; NEBIAS), 2 EU-H2020 project (Endoo, NeuHeart), 2 bilateral projects (Italy-Sweden on touch neurophysiology; Italy-Serbia on tactile sensing for Industry4.0), 4 National projects (HandBot PRIN; NEMESIS; PARLOMA; Intelligent Factory National Cluster), 3 Regional Projects (project manager of CENTAURO; EOLO; IMEROS).
So far, 35 years old, I had responsibility on 4 M+ research funds secured after application to competitive calls.
I gave invited lectures in leading Universities such as EPFL, Lund University, UPMC in Paris, SISSA in Trieste, Politecnico di Torino, and in international workshops in Europe, USA, India (http://www.ciitechnology.in/speakers.php) and Japan (http://embodied-brain.org/conf/emboss2016).
Since Feb 2016 up to Jan 2017 I served as Senior Advisor within the activities of the H2020 FET Flagships Interim Evaluation Panel. I currently serve as a member of the Advisory Board of the EFFECT EU project, that supports H2020-FET projects in their communication activities to increase their influence and impact among society, policy makers and stakeholders.
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