Rita Stagni earned Master Degree in Electronic
Engineering (1998) and PhD in Biomedical Engineering (2002) at the
University of Bologna, with a thesis on the geometry and mechanics
of the human ankle joint complex. Since 2001 she has been with the
School of Bioengineering, University of Bologna, as Post-Doctoral
fellow with the Department of Electronics, Computer Science and
Systems of the same University, where she is presently Assistant
Professor. Since 2005 she has been leading the motion analysis
research lab of the Second Faculty of Engineering of the University
of Bologna. She is member of the Italian Society of Gait Analysis
in Clinic, of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Mechanics in
Medicine and Biology, is reviewer for several international
journals, and participated in national and international research
projects. Her scientific production presently includes more than
100 publications published in peer-reviewed journals and
international conference proceedings. Her research activity, in
cooperation with national and international scientific
institutions, mainly concerns the application of measurement,
modeling and control methods in orthopedics and movement analysis,
in both physiological and assisted conditions. In particular, her
research activity focused on the modeling of human joints, in order
to evaluate the biomechanical function of different anatomical
structures in determining function in intact and replaced
joints.
