Short version of CV:
Junior assistant professor (RTD-A) at the University of Bologna since 2023, conducting research in the field of robotics and automatic control.
Main research interests: robotic manipulation and telemanipulation; human-robot interaction (HRI); electromyographic (EMG) interfaces for controlling robotic devices; multimodal control of wearable robots; assistive and prosthetic robotics; wearable sensors and machine learning for human intent estimation in robotic applications.
Education and Training
Master's degree in Automation Engineering at the University of Bologna, with a final grade of 110/110 cum laude.
PhD in Biomedical, Electrical, and Systems Engineering (XXX Cycle), within the "Automatics and Operational Research" curriculum, at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi" (DEI) of the University of Bologna, under the supervision of Prof. Claudio Melchiorri.
Academic Activity
Research Fellow (from 2018 to 2023) at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi" (DEI) of the University of Bologna.
Starting from March 1, 2023, Junior assistant professor (RTD-A) in the scientific-disciplinary sector ING-INF/04 Systems and control engineering, at the School of Engineering, University of Bologna, affiliated with the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi" (DEI).
Teaching Activity
Teacher of the courses "Control Systems Engineering and Technologies" for the Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bologna (since 2019) and "Foundations of Industrial Robotics" for the Bachelor's degree in Automation Engineering at the University of Bologna (since 2022), at the School of Engineering.
Scientific Activity
International research project:
- from 2019 to 2023, project REMODEL (Robotic technologies for the manipulation of complex deformable linear objects) coordinated by Prof. Gianluca Palli, funded by the European Commission, Horizon 2020 program;
- since 2022, project IntelliMan (AI-Powered Manipulation System for Advanced Robotic Service, Manufacturing, and Prosthetics) coordinated by Prof. Gianluca Palli, funded by the European Commission, Horizon Europe program;
- since 2024, project SUPER HUMAN (SUPport Exo to Relief HUman Muscoloskeletal fAtigue in maNufacturing), EIT Manufacturing project co-funded by the European Commission.
Visiting Scientist at the Robotics and Mechatronics Institute of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany, from September 2017 to April 2018.
Referee for journals and international conferences in the field of robotics and automatic control.
Awards
2019 – Best Paper Award for the article:
Roberto Meattini, Luigi Biagiotti, Gianluca Palli, and Claudio Melchiorri. Grasp-oriented myoelectric interfaces for robotic hands: a minimal-training synergy-based framework for intent detection, control and perception. International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics, pages 110-124. Springer, 2019.
2017 – "TJ. Tarn Best Paper in Robotics" Best Paper Award for the article:
Umberto Scarcia, Roberto Meattini, and Claudio Melchiorri. Mapping human hand fingertips motion to an anthropomorphic robotic hand. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), pages 774-779. IEEE, 2017.
