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Nicola Vitiello
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Nicola Vitiello received the M.Sc. degree in biomedical engineering (cum laude) from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 2006, and from Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy, in 2007. He also received the Ph.D. degree in biorobotics from the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy, in 2010. He is currently an Assistant Professor with The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. He is the author or co-author of 38 ISI/Scopus papers and 30 peer-review conference proceedings papers. He has served as the Scientific Secretary of the EU FP7 CA-RoboCom project, and he is currently the Project Coordinator of: the EU FP7 CYBERLEGs Project, the IUVO project funded by Fondazione Pisa, and the EARLYREHAB Project funded by Regione Toscana under the Research Program "Salute 2009". His main research interests include the development of wearable robotic devices for human motion assistance and rehabilitation and of robotic platforms for neuroscientific investigations. In 2006, he participated the IX European Space Agency (ESA) Student Parabolic Flight Campaign as member of the team of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. In 2008, he participated the first ESA Lunar Robotics Challenge as a Ph.D. Student Member. In the last five years he served as Referee for 9 different ISI journals.
Contributo su Rivista
- Parri, Andrea; Yuan, Kebin; Marconi, Dario; Yan, Tingfang; Crea, Simona; Munih, Marko; Lova, Raffaele Molino; Vitiello, Nicola; Wang, Qining
Real-time Hybrid Locomotion Mode Recognition for Lower-limb Wearable Robots
12 IEEE/ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS
Issue nr. : 1 - Grazi, Lorenzo; Crea, Simona; Parri, Andrea; Lova, Raffaele Molino; Micera, Silvestro; Vitiello, Nicola
Gastrocnemius myoelectric control of a robotic hip exoskeleton can reduce the user's lower-limb muscle activities at push off
11 FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE (2018)
Volume nr. : 12
Issue nr. : 1 - Baldoni, Andrea; Cempini, Marco; Cortese, Mario; Crea, Simona; Carrozza, Maria Chiara; Vitiello, Nicola
Design and validation of a miniaturized SEA transmission system
149-156 MECHATRONICS (2018)
Volume nr. : 49
Issue nr. : 1 - Posteraro, Federico; Crea, Simona; Mazzoleni, Stefano; Berteanu, Mihai; Ciobanu, Ileana; Vitiello, Nicola; Cempini, Marco; Gervasio, Sabata
Technologically-advanced assessment of upper-limb spasticity: a pilot study
536-544 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE (2018)
Volume nr. : 54
Issue nr. : 1 - Zheng, Enhao; Manca, Silvia; Yan, Tingfang; Parri, Andrea; Vitiello, Nicola; Wang, Qining
Gait phase estimation based on noncontact capacitive sensing and adaptive oscillators
2419-2430 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (2017)
Volume nr. : 64
Issue nr. : 1 - Vitiello, Nicola; Mohammed, Samer; Moreno, Juan C.
Guest Editorial Wearable Robotics for Motion Assistance and Rehabilitation
103-106 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING (2017)
Volume nr. : 25
Issue nr. : 1 - Crea, Simona; Cempini, Marco; Mazzoleni, Stefano; Carrozza, Maria Chiara; Posteraro, Federico; Vitiello, Nicola
Phase-II clinical validation of a powered exoskeleton for the treatment of elbow spasticity
10 FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE (2017)
Volume nr. : 11
Issue nr. : 1 - D'Elia, Nicolã²; Vanetti, Federica; Cempini, Marco; Pasquini, Guido; Parri, Andrea; Rabuffetti, Marco; Ferrarin, Maurizio; Molino Lova, Raffaele; Vitiello, Nicola
Physical human-robot interaction of an active pelvis orthosis: Toward ergonomic assessment of wearable robots
1-14 JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION (2017)
Volume nr. : 14
Issue nr. : 1 - Almenara, Maria; Cempini, Marco; Gómez, Cristina; Cortese, Mario; Martín, Cristina; Medina, Josep; Vitiello, Nicola; Opisso, Eloy
Usability test of a hand exoskeleton for activities of daily living: an example of user-centered design
84-96 DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (2017)
Volume nr. : 12
Issue nr. : 1 - Garate, Virginia Ruiz; Parri, Andrea; Yan, Tingfang; Munih, Marko; Lova, Raffaele Molino; Vitiello, Nicola; Ronsse, Renaud
Experimental validation of motor primitive-based control for leg exoskeletons during continuous multi-locomotion tasks
1-17 FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS (2017)
Volume nr. : 11
Issue nr. : 1 - Parri, Andrea; Martini, Elena; Geeroms, Joost; Flynn, Louis; Pasquini, Guido; Crea, Simona; Lova, Raffaele Molino; Lefeber, Dirk; Kamnik, Roman; Munih, Marko; Vitiello, Nicola
Whole body awareness for controlling a robotic transfemoral prosthesis
14 FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS (2017)
Volume nr. : 11
Issue nr. : 1 - Monaco, Vito; Tropea, Peppino; Aprigliano, Federica; Martelli, Dario; Parri, Andrea; Cortese, Mario; Molino-Lova, Raffaello; Vitiello, Nicola; Micera, Silvestro
An ecologically-controlled exoskeleton can improve balance recovery after slippage
10 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2017)
Volume nr. : 7
Issue nr. : 1 - Farulla, Giuseppe Airò; Pianu, Daniele; Cempini, Marco; Cortese, Mario; Russo, Ludovico O.; Indaco, Marco; Nerino, Roberto; Chimienti, Antonio; Oddo, Calogero M.; Vitiello, Nicola
Vision-based pose estimation for robot-mediated hand telerehabilitation
16 SENSORS (2016)
Volume nr. : 16
Issue nr. : 1 - Ruiz Garate, Virginia; Parri, Andrea; Yan, Tingfang; Munih, Marko; Molino Lova, Raffaele; Vitiello, Nicola; Ronsse, Renaud
Walking Assistance Using Artificial Primitives: A Novel Bioinspired Framework Using Motor Primitives for Locomotion Assistance Through a Wearable Cooperative Exoskeleton
83-95 IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION MAGAZINE (2016)
Volume nr. : 23
Issue nr. : 1 - Vitiello, Nicola; Ijspeert, Auke J.; Schaal, Stefan
Bioinspired motor control for articulated robots [from the guest editors]
20-21 IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION MAGAZINE (2016)
Volume nr. : 23
Issue nr. : 1 - Vitiello, Nicola; Cempini, Marco; Crea, Simona; Giovacchini, Francesco; Cortese, Mario; Moisè, Matteo; Posteraro, Federico; Carrozza, Maria Chiara
Functional Design of a Powered Elbow Orthosis Toward its Clinical Employment
1880-1891 IEEE/ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS (2016)
Volume nr. : 21
Issue nr. : 1 - Crea, Simona; Edin, Benoni B; Knaepen, Kristel; Meeusen, Romain; Vitiello, Nicola
Time-Discrete Vibrotactile Feedback Contributes to Improved Gait Symmetry in Patients With Lower-Limb Amputations: A Case Series
198-207 PHYSICAL THERAPY (2016)
Volume nr. : 97
Issue nr. : 1 - Soekadar, S. R.; Witkowski, M.; Gómez, C.; Opisso, E.; Medina, J.; Cortese, M.; Cempini, M.; Carrozza, M. C.; Cohen, L. G.; Birbaumer, N.; Vitiello, N.
Hybrid EEG/EOG-based brain/neural hand exoskeleton restores fully independent daily living activities after quadriplegia
8 (2016)
Volume nr. : 1
Issue nr. : 1 - Yan, Tingfang; Parri, Andrea; Ruiz Garate, Virginia; Cempini, Marco; Ronsse, Renaud; Vitiello, Nicola
An oscillator-based smooth real-time estimate of gait phase for wearable robotics
16 AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS (2016)
Issue nr. : 1 - M. Cortese; M. Cempini; P.R. de Almeida Ribeiro; S.R. Soekadar; M.C. Carrozza; N. Vitiello
A mechatronic system for robot-mediated hand telerehabilitation
1753-1764 IEEE/ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS (2015)
Volume nr. : 20
Issue nr. : 1 - Yan, Tingfang; Cempini, Marco; Oddo, Calogero Maria; Vitiello, Nicola
Review of Assistive Strategies in Powered Lower-Limb Orthoses and Exoskeletons
120-136 ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (2015)
Volume nr. : 64
Issue nr. : 1 - F. Giovacchini; F. Vannetti; M. Fantozzi; M. Cempini; M. Cortese; A. Parri; T. Yan; D. Lefeber; N. Vitiello
A light-weight active orthosis for hip movement assistance
123-134 ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (2015)
Volume nr. : 73
Issue nr. : 1 - Crea, Simona; Cipriani, Christian; Donati, Marco; Carrozza, Maria; Vitiello, Nicola
Providing time-discrete gait information by wearable feedback apparatus for lower-limb amputees: usability and functional validation
250-257 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING (2015)
Volume nr. : 23
Issue nr. : 1 - Tropea, Peppino; Vitiello, Nicola; Martelli, Dario; Aprigliano, Federica; Micera, Silvestro; Monaco, Vito
Detecting Slipping-Like Perturbations by Using Adaptive Oscillators
416-426 ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (2015)
Volume nr. : 43
Issue nr. : 1 - Jimenez-Fabian, R; Flynn, L.; Geeroms, J.; Vitiello, N.; Vanderborght, B.; Lefeber, D.
Sliding-bar MACCEPA for a powered ankle prosthesis
11 JOURNAL OF MECHANISMS AND ROBOTICS (2015)
Volume nr. : 7
Issue nr. : 1 - Vitiello, Nicola; Mohammed, Samer; Moreno, Juan C.
Wearable robotics for motion assistance and rehabilitation
1-3 ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (2015)
Volume nr. : 73
Issue nr. : 1 - Knaepen, Kristel; Marusic, Uros; Crea, Simona; Rodríguez Guerrero, Carlos D.; Vitiello, Nicola; Pattyn, Nathalie; Mairesse, Olivier; Lefeber, Dirk; Meeusen, Romain
Psychophysiological response to cognitive workload during symmetrical, asymmetrical and dual-task walking
248-263 HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE (2015)
Volume nr. : 40
Issue nr. : 1 - Flynn, Louis; Geeroms, Joost; Jimenez-Fabian, Rene; Vanderborght, Bram; Vitiello, Nicola; Lefeber, Dirk
Ankle-knee prosthesis with active ankle and energy transfer: Development of the CYBERLEGs Alpha-Prosthesis
4-15 ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (2015)
Volume nr. : 73
Issue nr. : 1 - Saccomandi, Paola; Oddo, Calogero Maria; Zollo, Loredana; Formica, Domenico; Romeo, Rocco Antonio; Massaroni, Carlo; Caponero, Michele Arturo; Vitiello, Nicola; Guglielmelli, Eugenio; Silvestri, Sergio; Schena, Emiliano
Feedforward neural network for force coding of an MRI-compatible tactile sensor array based on fiber bragg grating
1-9 JOURNAL OF SENSORS (2015)
Volume nr. : 2015
Issue nr. : 1 - Crea, S.; D’Alonzo, M.; Vitiello, N.; Cipriani, C.
The rubber foot illusion
6 JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION (2015)
Volume nr. : 12
Issue nr. : 1 - Soekadar, Surjo R; Witkowski, Matthias; Vitiello, Nicola; Birbaumer, Niels
An EEG/EOG-based hybrid brain-neural computer interaction (BNCI) system to control an exoskeleton for the paralyzed hand
199-205 BIOMEDIZINISCHE TECHNIK (2015)
Volume nr. : 60
Issue nr. : 1 - Crea, Simona; Donati, Marco; De Rossi, Stefano Marco Maria; Oddo, Calogero Maria; Vitiello, Nicola
A Wireless Flexible Sensorized Insole for Gait Analysis
1073-1093 SENSORS (2014)
Volume nr. : 14
Issue nr. : 1 - M. Cempini; A. Marzegan; M. Rabuffetti; M. Cortese; N. Vitiello; M. Ferrarin
Analysis of relative displacement between the HX wearable robotic exoskeleton and the user’s hand
8 JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION (2014)
Volume nr. : 11
Issue nr. : 1 - M. Goršič; R. Kamnik; L. Ambrožič; N. Vitiello; D. Lefeber; G. Pasquini; M. Munih
On-line phase detection using wearable sensors for walking with a robotic prosthesis
2776-2794 SENSORS (2014)
Volume nr. : 14
Issue nr. : 1 - M. Cempini; M. Cortese; N. Vitiello
A Powered Finger-Thumb Wearable Hand Exoskeleton with Self-Aligning Joint Axes
705-716 IEEE/ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS (2014)
Volume nr. : 20
Issue nr. : 1 - Pratali, Lorenza; Mastorci, Francesca; Vitiello, Nicola; Sironi, Annamaria; Gastaldelli, Amalia; Gemignani, Angelo
Motor Activity in Aging: An Integrated Approach for Better Quality of Life
1-9 INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY RESEARCH NOTICES (2014)
Volume nr. : 2014
Issue nr. : 1 - Ambrozic, Luka; Gorsic, Maja; Geeroms, Joost; Flynn, Louis; Molino Lova, Raffaele; Kamnik, Roman; Munih, Marko; Vitiello, Nicola
CYBERLEGs: A User-Oriented Robotic Transfemoral Prosthesis with Whole-Body Awareness Control
82-93 IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION MAGAZINE (2014)
Volume nr. : 21
Issue nr. : 1 - Witkowski, Matthias; Cortese, Mario; Cempini, Marco; Mellinger, Jürgen; Vitiello, Nicola; Soekadar, Surjo R
Enhancing brain-machine interface (BMI) control of a hand exoskeleton using electrooculography (EOG)
6 JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION (2014)
Volume nr. : 11
Issue nr. : 1 - Vannetti, Federica; Pasquini, Guido; Vitiello, Nicola; Molino-Lova, Raffaele
Effects of lower limb length and body proportions on the energy cost of overground walking in older persons
318204-6 THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL (2014)
Volume nr. : 2014
Issue nr. : 1 - G. Turchetti; N. Vitiello; L. Trieste; S. Romiti; E. Geisler; S. Micera
Why effectiveness of robot-mediated neuro-rehabilitation does not necessarily influence its adoption?
143-153 IEEE REVIEWS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (2014)
Volume nr. : 7
Issue nr. : 1 - Martelli, Dario; Vannetti, Federica; Cortese, Mario; Tropea, Peppino; Giovacchini, Francesco; Micera, Silvestro; Monaco, Vito; Vitiello, Nicola
The effects on biomechanics of walking and balance recovery in a novel pelvis exoskeleton during zero-torque control
1317-1330 ROBOTICA (2014)
Volume nr. : 32
Issue nr. : 1 - N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; S. Roccella; S.M.M. De Rossi; E. Cattin; F. Giovacchini; F. Vecchi; M.C. Carrozza
NEUROExos: A Powered Elbow Exoskeleton for Physical Rehabilitation
220-235 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS (2013)
Volume nr. : 29
Issue nr. : 1 - D. Novak; P. Reberšek; S.M.M. De Rossi; M. Donati; J. Podobnik; T. Beravs; T. Lenzi; N. Vitiello; M.C. Carrozza; M. Munih
Automated detection of gait initiation and termination using wearable sensors
1713-1720 MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS (2013)
Volume nr. : 35
Issue nr. : 1 - P.R. de Almeida Ribeiro; F.L. Brasil; W. Witkowski; F. Shiman; C. Cipriani; N. Vitiello; M.C. Carrozza
Controlling Assistive Machines in Paralysis Using Brain Waves and Other Biosignals
1-9 ADVANCES IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (2013)
Volume nr. : 2013
Issue nr. : 1 - M. Donati; F. Cecchi; F. Bonaccorso; M. Branciforte; P. Dario; N. Vitiello
A Modular Sensorized Mat for Monitoring Infant Posture
510-531 SENSORS (2013)
Volume nr. : 14
Issue nr. : 1 - Lucarotti, Chiara; Oddo, Calogero Maria; Vitiello, Nicola; Carrozza, Maria Chiara
Synthetic and bio-artificial tactile sensing: a review
1435-1466 SENSORS (2013)
Volume nr. : 13
Issue nr. : 1 - M. Cempini; S.M.M. De Rossi; T. Lenzi; N. Vitiello; M.C. Carrozza
Self-Alignment Mechanisms for Assistive Wearable Robots: a KinetoStatic Compatibility Method
236-250 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS (2013)
Volume nr. : 29
Issue nr. : 1 - M. Donati; N. Vitiello; S.M.M. De Rossi; T. Lenzi; S. Crea; A. Persichetti; F. Giovacchini; B. Koopman; J. Podobnik; M. Munih; M.C. Carrozza
A Flexible Sensor Technology for the Distributed Measurement of Interaction Pressure
1021-1045 SENSORS (2013)
Volume nr. : 13
Issue nr. : 1 - R. Ronsse; S.M.M. De Rossi; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; M.C. Carrozza; A.J. Ijspeert
Real-time estimate of velocity and acceleration of quasi-periodic signals using adaptive oscillators
783-791 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS (2013)
Volume nr. : 29
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Chiri; N. Vitiello; F. Giovacchini; S. Roccella; F. Vecchi; M.C. Carrozza
Mechatronic Design and Characterization of the Index Finger Module of a Hand Exoskeleton for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
884-894 IEEE/ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS (2012)
Volume nr. : 17
Issue nr. : 1 - T. Lenzi; S.M.M. De Rossi; N. Vitiello; M.C. Carrozza
Intention-based EMG Control for Powered Exoskeletons
2180-2190 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (2012)
Volume nr. : 59
Issue nr. : 1 - T. Lenzi; N. Vitiello; J. McIntyre; S. Roccella; M.C. Carrozza
A robotic model to investigate human motor control
1-19 BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS (2011)
Volume nr. : 105(1)
Issue nr. : 1 - S.M.M. De Rossi; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; R. Ronnse; B. Koopman; A. Persichetti; F. Vecchi; A.J. Ijspeert; H. van der Kooij; M.C. Carrozza
Sensing Pressure Distribution on a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Physical Human-Machine Interface
207-227 SENSORS (2011)
Volume nr. : 11
Issue nr. : 1 - R. Ronsse; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; J. van den Kieboom; M.C. Carrozza; A.J. Ijspeert
Human-robot synchrony: flexible assistance using adaptive oscillators
1001-1012 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (2011)
Volume nr. : 58
Issue nr. : 1 - Oddo, Calogero Maria; Beccai, Lucia; Vitiello, Nicola; Backlund Wasling, Helena; Wessberg, Johan; Carrozza, Maria Chiara
A mechatronic platform for human touch studies
604-613 MECHATRONICS (2011)
Volume nr. : 21
Issue nr. : 1 - T. Lenzi; N. Vitiello; S.M.M. De Rossi; A. Persichetti; F. Giovacchini; S. Roccella; F. Vecchi; M.C. Carrozza
Measuring human-robot interaction on wearable robots: A distributed approach
1123-1131 MECHATRONICS (2011)
Volume nr. : 21
Issue nr. : 1 - R. Ronsse; T. Lenzi; N. Vitiello; B. Koopman; E. van Asseldonk; S.M.M. De Rossi; J. van den Kieboom; H. van der Kooij; M.C. Carrozza; A.J. Ijspeert
Oscillator-based assistance of cyclical movements: model-based and model-free approaches
1173-1185 MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING (2011)
Volume nr. : 49(10)
Issue nr. : 1 - N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; S.M.M. De Rossi; S. Roccella; M.C.C. Carrozza
A sensorless torque control for Antagonistic Driven Compliant Joints
355-367 MECHATRONICS (2010)
Volume nr. : 20
Issue nr. : 1 - E. CATTIN; S. ROCCELLA; N. VITIELLO; I. SARDELLITTI; P. K. ARTEMIADIS; P. VACALEBRI; F. VECCHI; M. CARROZZA; K. J. KYRIAKOPOULOS; P. DARIO
Design and Development of a Novel Robotic Platform for Neuro-Robotics Applications: the NEURobotics ARM (NEURARM)
3-27 ADVANCED ROBOTICS (2008)
Volume nr. : 22
Issue nr. : 1 - Vitiello, Nicola; Oddo, Calogero Maria; Roccella, Stefano; Micera, Silvestro; Carrozza, Maria Chiara
Digitus: towards a platform for the characterization of the finger biomechanics in fine manipulation.
232-232 GERONTECHNOLOGY (2008)
Volume nr. : 7
Issue nr. : 1 - E. Cattin; S. Roccella; N. Vitiello; F. Vecchi; M.C. Carrozza
Neuroexos elbow module: a novel exoskeleton for elbow rehabilitation
86-86 GERONTECHNOLOGY (2008)
Volume nr. : 7(2)
Issue nr. : 1 - S. Roccella; E. Cattin; N. Vitiello; F. Giovacchini; A. Chiri; F. Vecchi; M.C. Carrozza
Design of a hand exoskeleton (handexos) for the rehabilitation of the hand
197-197 GERONTECHNOLOGY (2008)
Volume nr. : 7(2)
Issue nr. : 1 - Lazzeri, Luigi; Cascone, Maria Grazia; Narducci, Piero; Vitiello, Nicola; D'Acunto, Mario; Giusti, Paolo
Atomic force microscopy wear characterization of biomedical polymer coatings
257-265 TRIBOTEST (2006)
Volume nr. : 12
Issue nr. : 1
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