Domenico Prattichizzo is an Italian scientist with a strong and international recognized expertise in the fields of Haptics,

Robotics Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist humans. Robotics integrat ...

and, Wearable technology. His researches find their main applications in virtual and augmented reality scenarios and in the rehabilitation of people with upper and lower limbs, visual and cognitive impairments. He is Full Professor of Robotics and Automation at

University of Siena The University of Siena ( it, Università degli Studi di Siena, abbreviation: UNISI) in Siena, Tuscany, is one of the oldest and first publicly funded universities in Italy. Originally called ''Studium Senese'', the institution was founded in 1240 ...

, Senior Scientist at

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in Genoa and Co-founder of WEART, a startup on Wearable Haptics and Tactile Communication. He has been elevated Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016 ''for contributions to haptics and multi-fingered robotic hands''.

Education

In 1991 he obtained the Master of Science in Electronic Engineering at University of Pisa. In 1994–1995 he has been Visiting Scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Lab of the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

in Cambridge, MA, USA and in 1995 he got the PhD in Robotics and Automation at University of Pisa.

Research

Prattichizzo has contributed and is particularly active in the fields of haptics and

robotics Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist humans. Robotics integrat ...

with a special focus on wearable technology, human–robot interaction,

rehabilitation robotics Rehabilitation robotics is a field of research dedicated to understanding and augmenting rehabilitation through the application of robotic devices. Rehabilitation robotics includes development of robotic devices tailored for assisting different se ...

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), educ ...

augmented reality Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience that combines the real world and computer-generated content. The content can span multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory and olfactory. AR can be de ...

. From 2013 to 2017 he has been the coordinator of the EU FP7 Collaborative Project "WEARHAP: WEARable HAPtics for Humans and Robots", involving 11 European research centers. In addition he led the research unit in several H2020 and FP7 EU projects ("SoftPro: Synergy-based Open-source Foundations and Technologies for Prosthetics and RehabilitatiOn", "SoMa: Soft-bodied intelligence for Manipulation", "ACANTO: A CyberphysicAl social NeTwOrk using robot friends", "DALi: Devices for Assisted Living", "THE: The Hand Embodied", "ECHORD-European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development", "ROBOCAST: ROBot and SENSors INtegration as Guidance FOR Enhanced Computer Assisted Surgery and Therapy") and international projects (2015 Intuitive Surgical Technology Research Grant "Comparison of cutaneous feedback methods for pinching palpation in robotic surgery", 2014

Mathworks MathWorks is an American privately held corporation that specializes in mathematical computing software. Its major products include MATLAB and Simulink, which support data analysis and simulation. History The company's key product, MATLAB, was ...

Education Award for developing the MOOC "The Art of Grasping and Manipulation in Robotics", 2007

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...

RAS New Initiative Grants "Establishing IEEE/RAS Points of Presence and Initiatives in Second Life".) He coordinated “Remotouch”, selected as one of the projects to represent Innovation Italy at Expo 2010 Shanghai China within the program “Italia degli Innovatori”. He is author of more than 500 peer-reviewed papers in the areas of

, haptics, human–robot interaction. The outcomes of his research generated several patents.

Scientific leadership

He is president of the Eurohaptics Society and Member of the Technical Board of ARTES 4.0, advanced robotics and enabling digital technologies & systems, one of the highest-level tech hubs in Italy to accelerate innovation. He co-authored and published a 2020 book ''Augmenting Human Manipulation Abilities with Supernumerary Robotic Limbs''. In 2019 he was co-founder of I-RIM, the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, an Italian foundation created to offer an organizational reference for its members and stakeholders, and to interact with public institutions on the topics of Robotics and Intelligent Machines. He has been chair of the IEEE RAS Italian Chapter from 2006 to 2010, awarded with the RAS Chapter of the Year Award in 2009. From January 2020 he is editor in chief of the journal ''IEEE Transactions on Haptics''. From 2007 to 2013 he served as Co-Editor in Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Haptics. He is currently an associate editor of the journal ''Frontiers in Robotics and AI'', section biomedical robotics. He has been appointed as area chair of the conference Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) in 2014 and 2015, and as chair and plenary/keynote speaker in many international conferences.

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