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Lorenzo Baglieri

Ph.D. in Ingegneria Meccanica , 38th cycle (2022-2025)

Ph.D. obtained in 2026

Dissertation:

Hands-Free Human Machine Interfaces: Design and test of two approaches for rider assistance of electric-powered wheelchairs (Abstract)

Tutors:

Giuseppe Quaglia Carmen Visconte

Profile

Research topic

Design and testing of two hands-free interfaces for powered wheelchairs: stereovision and proximity sensors with LSTM networks estimate head pose for omnidirectional control.

Research interests

Mechatronics and robotics / Meccatronica e robotica
Mechanism analysis / Analisi dei meccanismi

Awards and Honors

  • Best Student Award in RAAD Conference. Article Title: OPTIMAL POSITIONING OF MOBILE MANIPULATORS USING CLOSED FORM INVERSE KINEMATICS (2022)
  • Prize for have been approved as one of the finalist of the Young Investigator Fund Best Paper Award of the 7th Jc-IFToMM Internation Symposium in 2024. Title of article: Developement of a Mobility Platform Aiming to Achieve User-Friendly Functionality. (2024)
  • Silver Student Award in IFIT 2024 conference for the article: Human-Machine Driving Interface for Omnidirectional Robots and Wheelchairs (2024)
  • Editor's Choiche article for the MDPI Machines Journal. Article title: Kinematic Modeling and Motion Planning of the Mobile Manipulator Agri.Q for Precision Agriculture (2023)
  • Best Student Contribution Award in RAAD Conference. Article Title: OPTIMAL POSITIONING OF MOBILE MANIPULATORS USING CLOSED FORM INVERSE KINEMATICS (2022)
  • Gold Best Paper Award in IFToMM International Symposium on Emerging Fields in Mechanism and Machine Science. Article Title: About the Design and Development of the Omnidirectional Electric Powered Wheelchair MoviWE.Q (2026)
  • Selected by ConceptionX, a UK-based non-profit organisation that runs one of Europe’s leading entrepreneurial training programmes, specifically aimed at PhD students and early-career researchers. The programme aims to transform cutting-edge scientific and engineering research (Deep Tech) into operational businesses. (2026)
  • Selected among the 100 finalists of DigithON 2026, Italy's largest digital marathon, out of nearly 500 applications from across the country. Organised by Fondazione DigithON, the three-day event gathers the most promising Italian startups for non-stop pitching and networking, with each project assessed by investors, companies and industry stakeholders on its soundness, degree of innovation and market potential. (2026)
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Teaching

Teachings

Bachelor of Science

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Publications

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