Full Professor (L. 240)
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)
- Member of Interdepartmental Center PolitoBIOMed Lab - Biomedical Engineering Lab
Profile
Research interests
Biography
I possess more than 20 years of experience in developing engineering methods to improve the insights on the function of the human locomotor system and to offer innovative technological solutions to help people increase their physical performance and sense of autonomy. I have been working with wearable technology for over fifteen years and I am passionate about staying at the helm of engineering, technology, and healthcare. Major achievements over the past 10 years • Fulfillment of the criteria for National Scientific Habilitation for the role of “Commissioner”; • 190+ scientific publications including 85+ scientific articles in international journals, 8 book chapters, 100+ refereed conference publications; • 15+ invited presentation appointments at international meets and conferences; • 15+ conferences and courses organization; • Several awards for outstanding scientific contribution in the field of biomedical engineering; • Reviewer for 20+ internationally acclaimed scientific journals; • Served as Board of Directors of 3-D Analysis of Human Movement and current Vice President of the Italian Society of Clinical Movement Analysis; • Current Scientific Project Evaluator for the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research.
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Awards and Honors
- Italian National Bioengineering PhD thesis award “Alberto Mazzoldi” conferred by Gruppo Nazionale di Bioingegneria, Italy (2007)
- Premialità per Ricerca Nazionale della Regione Autonoma della Sardegna conferred by Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, Italy (2012)
- Best methodological paper award at the XXIV National Congress SIAMOC conferred by Società Italiana di Analisi del Movimento in Clinica, Italy (2013)
- AIIC Award conferred by AIIC (Associazione Italiana Ingegneri Clinici), Italy (2022)
Fellowships
- Vice-President - Società Italiana di Analisi del Movimento in Clinica, Italia (2021-2023)
- Fellow - Technical Group on the 3-D Analysis of Human Movement of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB), Italia (2014-2018)
Elected executive council member - Fellow - Società Italiana di Analisi del Movimento in Clinica, Italia (2009-2013)
Elected executive council member
Editorial boards
- SENSORS (2020-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series
Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico
- Visiting Researcher, presso Pennsylvania State University (1/10/2004-1/10/2005)
Teaching
Collegi of the PhD programmes
- SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
Università degli Studi di SASSARI - SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
Università degli Studi di SASSARI - SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE, 2020/2021 (37. ciclo)
Università degli Studi di SASSARI - SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE, 2019/2020 (36. ciclo)
Università degli Studi di SASSARI - SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE, 2018/2019 (35. ciclo)
Università degli Studi di SASSARI
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Biomedica. Componente
Teachings
Master of Science
- Smart measurements in sports and physical activity. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Teleriabilitazione e telemonitoraggio. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Elaborazione di segnali biomedici. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Smart measurements in sports and physical activity. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Teleriabilitazione e telemonitoraggio. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Elaborazione di segnali biomedici. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Smart measurements in sports and physical activity. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Teleriabilitazione. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Elaborazione di segnali biomedici. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Teleriabilitazione. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Bioingegneria dell'esercizio fisico e dello sport. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Elaborazione di segnali biomedici. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Teleriabilitazione. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Bioingegneria dell'esercizio fisico e dello sport. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Elaborazione di segnali biomedici. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Strumentazione biomedica e sicurezza. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Strumentazione biomedica e sicurezza. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Strumentazione biomedica e sicurezza. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Strumentazione biomedica e sicurezza. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Bioingegneria elettronica e sicurezza. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Other activities and projects related to teaching
Undergraduate teaching
Faculty of Movement Science, University of Rome “Foro Italico”
Biomechanics of Human Movement, Bachelor’s degree in “Human Movement and Sport Science, 3 ECTS (30 hours), academic years 2003/2004 and 2005/2006, teaching assistant.
Medical School, University of Sassari
• Bioengineering and Biomechanics, Bachelor’s degree in “Physiotherapy”, 2 ECTS (24 hours), academic years 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, course holder.
• Electronic and Biomedical instrumentation, Bachelor’s degree in “Neuroscience technician”, 4 ECTS (48 hours), academic years 2006/2007 and 2009/2010, course holder.
• Electronic instrumentation in Electroencephalography, Bachelor’s degree in “Neuroscience technician”, 1 ECTS (12 hours), academic years 2006/2007 and 2009/2010, module holder.
• Electronic instrumentation for Electromyographic measurements, Bachelor’s degree in “Neuroscience technician”, 2 ECTS (24 hours), academic year 2007/2008, module holder.
• Electronic instrumentation for ultrasonographic measurements, Bachelor’s degree in “Neuroscience technician”, 1 ECTS (12 hours), academic year 2008/2009, module holder.
• Bioelectrical Signal Processing, Bachelor’s degree in “Neuroscience technician”, academic year 2008/2009, 2 ECTS (24 hours), module holder.
• Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Bachelor's degree in “Clinical laboratory technician”, 1 ECTS (12 hours), academic year 2009/2010, module holder.
• Bioengineering and Biomedical instrumentation, Bachelor’s degree in “Dentistry”, 3 ECTS (24 hours), academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, module holder.
• Artificial Intelligence, Bachelor’s degree in Psychological Sciences and Techniques of Cognitive Processes, 6 ECTS, academic years 2018/2019, course holder.
Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino
• Electronic bioengineering and electrical safety, Bachelor’s degree in “Biomedical Engineering”, 20 contact hours, academic years 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, teaching assistant.
• Biomedical instrumentation and safety, Bachelor’s degree in “Biomedical Engineering”, 20 contact hours, academic years 2022/2023, 2023/2024, teaching assistant.
Graduate teaching
Medical School, University of Sassari
• Bioengineering, Master degree in “Medicine”, 3 ECTS (36 hours), academic year 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, module holder.
• Electronic Bioengineering, Residency Program in “Diagnostic Radiology” and in “Radiation Therapy, 1 ECTS (12 hours), academic years 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 module holder.
• Bioinformatics, Residency Program in “Orthopaedic Surgery”, 1 ECTS (12 hours), academic year 2015/2016, module holder.
Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino
• Biomedical signal processing, Master degree in Biomedical Engineering, 10 contact hours, academic years 2016/2017, teaching assistant.
• Bioengineering of the physical exercise and Sport, Master degree in Biomedical Engineering, 6 contact hours, academic years 2017/2018, 2020/2021, 2021/2022 course collaborator.
• Biomedical signal processing, Master degree in Biomedical Engineering, 50 contact hours, academic years 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024 course holder.
• Telerehabilitation, Master degree in Biomedical Engineering, 50 contact hours, academic years 2020/2021; 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024 course holder.
• Smart measurements in sports and physical activity, Master degree in Biomedical Engineering, 6 contact hours, academic years 2022/2023, 2023/2024, course collaborator.
Research
Research fields
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- SAS - Smart Assessment of Spasticity (SAS), (2024-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research - VISIONARY – Advanced VISual feedback for neurorehabilitatION systems based on virtuAl RealitY, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- “Valutazione delle prestazioni di filtri per la stima dell’orientamento a partire da dati magneto-inerziali”, (2024-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico
Consulting - Convenzione dipartimentale ex aert. 15 L. 241/1990 tra il Politecnico di Torino (DET) e l'Asl To5, (2023-2028) - Responsabile contrattuale
Departmental agreements - Convenzione dipartimentale tra il politecnico di Torino (DET)e l'Università di Sassari (DSBM), (2023-2028) - Responsabile contrattuale
Departmental agreements - Services description for the development of methods for golf analysis by means of inertial sensors, (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial contracts for the provision of services - Convenzione tra il Politecnico di Torino - DET e l'Università degli Studi di Roma "Foro Italico" - Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie, Umane e della Salute, (2021-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico
Departmental agreements - “In Shop Shoe Selection”, (2020-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Paolo Tasca. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Diletta Balta. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (36th cycle, 2020-2024)
Thesis: Markerless movement analysis based on RGB and Depth sensor Technology for clinical applications
Other activities and projects related to research
Relevant projects
2018 - 2024: European Research Project H2020-JTI-IMI2-2017-13-two-stage “MOBILISE-D: Connecting digital mobility assessment to clinical outcomes for regulatory and clinical endorsement” (Unit coordinator)
2021 - ongoing: Research and Development project supported by ALBA Golf for the development of a wearable system for the analysis of golf biomechanics
2021 - ongoing: TRL 3 starting grant funded by University of Sassari (Legge 7 Regione Sardegna, “SAS – Smart Assessment of Spasticity” (Team member)
2020 - ongoing: Research and Development project supported by Diadora srl for the development of methods for performance assessment in Sport applications
2017 - 2020: Research and Development project “Aiuti per Progetti di Ricerca e Sviluppo” (POR FESR Sardegna. “KAOS: Kinematic tool for the analysis of the locomotor apparatus” (Unit coordinator) in collaboration with GPEM srl
2017 - 2020: Research project “Azioni Cluster Top-Down”, POR FESR Sardegna 2014 – 2020. “Home-based neuromuscular telerehabilitation for stroke patients by means of advanced electronic devices” (Unit coordinator)
2012 - 2015: European Research Project FP7-HEALTH-2011. “Virtual reality-Treadmill combined Intervention for enhancing Mobility and reducing falls in the Elderly" (Team member)
Publications
PoliTO co-authors
Last years publications
Publications by type
Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Dotti, Gregorio; Caruso, Marco; Fortunato, Daniele; Knaflitz, Marco; Cereatti, Andrea; ... (2024)
A Statistical Approach for Functional Reach-to-Grasp Segmentation Using a Single Inertial Measurement Unit. In: SENSORS, vol. 24. ISSN 1424-8220
Contributo su Rivista - Bergamini, Elena; Cereatti, Andrea; Pavei, Gaspare (2024)
Walking symmetry is speed and index dependent. In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, vol. 14. ISSN 2045-2322
Contributo su Rivista - Caruso, M.; Digo, E.; Gastaldi, L.; Pastorelli, S.; Cereatti, A. (2024)
A constrained-based optimization method for real-time kinematics using magneto-inertial signals: application to upper limb joint angles estimation during prolonged recordings. In: IEEE ACCESS, vol. 12, pp. 115615-115627. ISSN 2169-3536
Contributo su Rivista - Kluge, Felix; Brand, Yonatan E.; Encarna Micó-Amigo, M.; Bertuletti, Stefano; D'Ascanio, ... (2024)
Real-World Gait Detection Using a Wrist-Worn Inertial Sensor: Validation Study. In: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH, vol. 8. ISSN 2561-326X
Contributo su Rivista - Kirk, Cameron; Küderle, Arne; Micó-Amigo, M. Encarna; Bonci, Tecla; Paraschiv-Ionescu, ... (2024)
Mobilise-D insights to estimate real-world walking speed in multiple conditions with a wearable device. In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, vol. 14. ISSN 2045-2322
Contributo su Rivista
Society and Enterprise
Patents and other intellectual properties
- Sistema per la misura della resistenza al movimento passivo in soggetti affetti da disturbi muscolari. national and international Patent
Inventors: Marco Caruso Andrea Cereatti