Christian Cipriani, full professor of  Industrial Bioengineering, is the new Dean of the Faculty of experimental sciences for the three-year period 2023-2026

Christian Cipriani, Full Professor of Industrial Bioengineering, is the new Dean of the Academic Class of Experimental Sciences at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna for the three-year period 2023-2026. Cipriani succeeds Cesare Stefanini, who has held the role since January 2022. "I am very happy to contribute to the development of the Scuola Sant'Anna, to face the important challenges of the future," says Christian Cipriani.

Cipriani was director of the Institute of BioRobotics from 2017 to 2023 and is currently the scientific head of the Artificial Hands Area. His main field of research is (bio)mechatronics applied to the area of upper limb prostheses. He received the Ph.D. in Biorobotics Science and Engineering from a joint program between IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in 2008, and the Laurea degree in Electronic Engineering (MSc) with full marks from the University of Pisa, Italy in 2004. He has coordinated several national and international research projects and authored 150+ peer reviewed scientific papers, 80+ of which on international journals. His current research is sponsored by the Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR), the European Commission (EC), and the European Research Council (ERC).