Expertise

Areas of Research

  • Biomechanics of Movement
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics
  • Robotics and Human Systems
  • Virtual Reality

His research interests lie in the areas of rehabilitation robotics, biomechanics, and human movement analysis.

Communities
Mechanical Engineering
Degrees
PhD, Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna, Biorobotics, 2015
MS, Università di Pisa, Biomedical Engineering, 2010
BS, Università di Pisa, Biomedical Engineering, 2008
Keywords
ataxia rehabilitation or therapy occupational therapy physical therapy engineering ergonomics human factors engineering mechanical engineering biomedical engineering clinical engineering bioengineering biomechanics clinical research or studies kinesiology neurophysiology brain injury kinematics use: biomechanics disease ulcers mental depression diabetes neurological disorders neuromuscular diseases dementia spinal cord injury stroke & cerebrovascular disorders traumatology, accidents & injury alzheimers disease huntingtons disease paralysis parkinsons disease spinal cord diseases movement disorders autism cerebral palsy health behavior brain disorders musculoskeletal diseases neurodegenerative diseases dissociative disorders elderly patients biomedical research training medical technology physiological monitoring technology biofeedback artificial limbs neural prostheses prostheses and implants artificial joints behavioral therapy disease prevention psychotherapy early intervention clinical trials children (patients) people with disabilities geriatrics & gerontology neuroscience physiology computer science artificial intelligence or cybernetics virtual, simulated & augmented reality machine learning space sciences sports