PAST MASTER THESIS


A complete list of all past thesis with full-text PDFs available on a subject basis is available on

2023

Davide Milesi – Evaluating Optical Expansion for Depth Estimation in Colonoscopy – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Chiara Lena, Alessandro Casella; 2023; PDF Final PresentationLinkedin profile

Rossella Damiano – Learning-Based Path Planning for Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair in a Dynamic Environment – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Angela Peloso; 2023; PDF Final PresentationLinkedin profile

Luca Carlini – Towards Autonomous Transseptal Puncture for Heart Minimally Invasive Surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Anna Bicchi, Junling Fu; 2023;  PDF Final PresentationLinkedin profile

Xianyi Federica Sun – Performance-Driven Tasks with Adaptive Difficulty for Surgical Robotics Training on a daVinci Robot – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Alberto Rota; 2023;  PDF Final PresentationLinkedin profile

Haolan Wu – A Fuzzy Inference Force Model for Forbidden Region Virtual Fixtures in Teleoperated Surgical Robotics – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Alberto Rota; 2023;  PDF Final PresentationLinkedin profile

Laura Cruciani – Integration of 3D reconstruction and vessel segmentation algorithms into the da Vinci Surgical System – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutors: Ziyang Chen, Dr. Matteo Fontana; 2023;  PDF Final PresentationLinkedin profile

Karim Kassem – Weakly supervised polyp detection using Gradients Activation Maps – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutors: Jorge Francisco Lazo Sanchez, Alessandro Casella; 2023;  PDF Final PresentationLinkedin Profile

Lorenzo Valente – Deep Reinforcement Learning for Concentric Tube Robot Control – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-Tutor:  Keshav Iyengar​; 2022; PDF presentation, Linkedin profile

Alessandro Albanesi – Development of Augmented Reality tools for needle guidance in liver surgery and pancreatic endoscopic ultrasound navigation – Advisor: Elena De Momi, Co-Advisor: Jean-Paul Mazellier; PDF Final presentationLinkedin Profile.

Mariagrazia Quacquarelli – Model-free control of Actuated tendon-driven MitraClip catheter – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Anna Bicchi, Mattia Magro; 2023; PDF final presentation​​, Linkedin profile 

Matteo Pecorella – Augmented Reality and Robot-Assisted Needle Insertion for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Task – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Junling Fu; 2023; PDF file presentation, Linkedin profile

Nicoletta Bella – Autonomous Control of a Programmable Bevel-tip Needle with an Inverse Reinforcement Learning Approach – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena; 2023; PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Francesca Fati – Hybrid Model for a Tendon-Driven Steerable Catheter for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Anna Bicchi, Andrea Fortuna; 2023; PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Ilaria Burzo – Optimization-based Variable Impedance Control for Contact Tasks in Robot-assisted Ultrasound Scanning – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Junling Fu; 2023; PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Elena Bastianelli – Exploiting Kinematic Redundancy of Surgeons for Motor Augmentation to Control the Da Vinci Camera – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Domenico Prattichizzo, Tommaso Lisini Baldi, Nicole D’Aurizio; 2023;PDF final presentationLinkedIn profile

Rebecca Fogazzi – Ultrasound plane pose regression along realistic probe trajectories acquired with a haptic-based simulation – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutors: Chiara Di Vece, Francisco Vasconcelos; 2023; PDF final presentation, LinkedIn profile

Sofia Breschi – A Human-Robot Interaction Interface for Catheter Navigation in Endovascular Robotic Surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Ferdinando Rodriguez Y Baena; 2023; PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Riccardo Monaco – Variable Impedance Control of a Surgical Robot for Spinal Surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Elisa Iovene; 2023; PDF Final PresentationLinkedin Profile

Domenico Riggio – Augmented Reality in microinvasive cardiac surgery: first steps towards a training simulator for mitral valve repair intervention – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Angela Peloso; 2023; PDF Final PresentationLinkedin Profile

Nicolò Buonfrate – HTA: il tema dell’infungibilità presso la Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo di Pavia – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Paolo Lago; 2023; PDF Final PresentationLinkedin Profile

2022

Chiara Lambranzi – Path Planning via Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Catheters Performing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in a DeformableEnvironment – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-Tutor: Zhen Li; 2022; PDF presentation, LinkedIn profile

Mariagrazia Monteleone – Prediction of Immunotherapy response in NSCLC based on RW evidence and radiomic features – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-Tutor: Arsela Prelaj M.D., Aldo Marzullo, Alessandra Laura Giulia Pedrocchi, Giuseppe Baselli; 2022; PDF final presentation, LinkedIn profile

Nicolò Pasini – GRACE: online Gesture Recognition for Autonomous Camera-motion Enhancement in robotic-assisted surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Kazanides Peter, Co-Tutor: Andrea Mariani; 2022; PDF final presentation, LinkedIn Profile

Andrea Hailu – Development of miniature position sensing pneumatic artificial muscles for use in flexible surgical instruments for Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Emmanuel Vander Poorten, Co-Tutor: Robert Lathrop; 2022; PDF final presentation, LinkedIn profile

Tam Davide – Deep Learning for Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Colonoscopy: a Benchmark Study – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-Tutor: Alessandro Casella; 2022, PDF final presentation, LinkedIn profile

Martina Polidoro – Localization of a guidewire in CTO – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Emmanuel Vander Poorten, Mouloud Ourak, Yao Zhang; 2022; PDF final presentation, LinkedIn profile

Alberto Rota – Implementation and Assessment of an Augmented Training Curriculum with a daVinci surgical robot: an experimental study – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Ke Fan; 2022; PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Lorenzo Civati – Visual servoing control and modeling of a soft robotic endoscope – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Chun-Feng Lai; 2022; PDF final presentation, LinkedIn profile

Jessica Biagioli –  Efesto: A realistic Fetoscopy Simulator for Better Surgical Training – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alessandro Casella and Chiara Lena; 2022 PDF final presentation, LinkedIn profile

Tommaso Magni – Inverse Reinforcement Learning Pre-Operative Path Planning for Steerable Needle in Structural Intervention Cardiology – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alice Segato; 2022 PDF final presentation , Linkedin profile

Jean Abel Merino – 3D Path Planning Framework for Convection Enhanced Delivery for Rectilinear and Curvilinear Trajectories Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alice Segato; 2022 PDF final presentation

Massimiliano Poletti – Teleoperation of an Underactuated Bionic Hand: Comparison between Wearable and Vision-based Motion Tracking Methods – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Junling Fu; 2022 PDF final presentation

Anna Maria De Luca – NeuroGlue: Attentional Graph based Mosaicking in Neurosurgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alessandro Casella; 2022 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Emanuele Basile – A new-robot based proprioceptive training algorithm to induce sensorimotor enhancement in the human wrist – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Jacopo Zenzeri, Giulia Aurora Albanese; developed in collaboration with IIT; 2022 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Alice Valeria Iordache – Computer Vision Guided Instrument Tracking Camera Holder for Exoscope Automation in Neurosurgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Alessandro Casella, Elisa Iovene; 2022 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Davide Alberti – Integrating real-time 3D reconstruction into the da Vinci Surgical System – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Aldo Marzullo, Ziyang Chen; 2022 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Martina Chiara Golini – Real-time and high-quality video compression for telesurgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Yuri Frosio and Aldo Marzullo; 2022 PDF final presentation, LinkedIn profile

Chiara Lena – Towards Learning Based SLAM Framework for Occlusion Recovery and Mosaicking in Fetoscopy – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alessandro Casella; 2022 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Andrea Fortuna – Modeling of a Tendon-Driven Steerable Catheter for Structural Intervention Cardiology – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Alice Segato and Xiu Zhang; 2022 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Mattia Magro – Robotic Actuation and Autonomous Control of a Tendon-driven Catheter for Structural Intervention Cardiology – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Alice Segato and Xiu Zhang; 2022 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

2021

Gaia Romana De Paoli – WAY-Net: a Weak Multi-task Learning framework for Automatic Anastomoses Detection in Fetal Surgery – Tutor: Alessandro Casella; developed in collaboration with IIT; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Francesco Neri – High-Technology Medical Equipment Management: Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Dossier for Humanitas Research Hospital – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Paolo Oliva, Chiara Mirabella; developed in collaboration with 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Dario Galeazzi – Fabrication and Sensorization of a Physical Simulator for Training in Robot-Assisted Lung Lobectomy (Realizzazione e Sensorizzazione di un Simulatore Fisico per la Pratica nella Lobectomia Polmonare Robotica) – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Andrea Mariani, Selene Tognarelli, Sabina Maglio; developed in collaboration with Sant’Anna di Pisa; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Alessia Sacchini – Analysis and compensation of friction in the TWIN lower limb exoskeleton: a model-based approach – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Federico Tessari, Stefano Maludrottu, Christian Vassallo; developed in collaboration with IIT; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Emilia Zari – Inverse Design of Soft Morphing Devices for Mechanotherapy through Machine Learning – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Dr. Antonio Elia Forte, Prof. Katia Bertoldi; developed in collaboration with Harvard University; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Marco Di Marzo- Deep and Inverse Reinforcement Learning Intra-operative Path Planning for Steerable Needle in Key-hole Neurosurgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alice Segato;-developed in collaboration withImperial College London; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Martina Favaretto- Virtual Fixtures for Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Aldo Marzullo; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Sara Zucchelli- 3D simulator for intra-operative path planning with a deformable position-based dynamics environment in keyhole neurosurgery. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alice Segato;-developed in collaboration withImperial College London; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Valentina Corbetta- Planning, optimisation and classification of 3D trajectories for robotic steerable needles in keyhole neurosurgery with a deductive reasoning approach. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Francesco Calimeri, Alice Segato; developed in collaboration withUniversità della Calabria; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Debora Bonvino- Head-Mounted display visualization system for surgical operations. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Aldo Marzullo, Alessandro Casella; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Andrea Russo- Semi-supervised segmentation of surgical instruments viapseudo-labelling and redrawing. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Hang Su, Salih Ertug Ovur; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Anna Cazzaniga- Robotic needle steering into deformable tissues with extreme learning machines. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Hadrien Courtecuisse, Eleonora Tagliabue; -developed in collaboration withICube, MIMESIS; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Elisa Iovene- Evaluating the Role of Visual and Force Feedback in a Simulated Surgical Teleoperation System. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Hang Su; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Silvia Zirino- Vision-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Target Reaching in Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Danail Stoyanov, Claudia D’Ettorre; -developed in collaboration withUCL; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Anna Bucchieri- Analysis and optimization of Hannes prosthetic hand: A multi-body approach. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Nicolò Boccardo, Andrea Marinelli, Federico Tessari; -developed in collaboration withIIT; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Giulia Bruni- Analysis and optimization of Hannes prosthetic hand: A multi-body approach. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Nicolò Boccardo, Andrea Marinelli, Federico Tessari; -developed in collaboration withIIT; 2021 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

2020

Chiara Galli de Paratesi- Multi-sensory Augmentation for Simulation-Based Training in Robot-Assisted Surgery. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Andrea Mariani, Guido Caccianiga; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Sara Ihab Abdelghaffar Mohamed Sabry- Surgical Process Modeling of Robotic Partial Nephrectomy using Answer Set Programming – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Hirenkumar Nakawala, Alice Segato, Daniele Meli; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Filippo Piccinotti- Fetoscopic video mosaicking via siamese network for field-of-view expansion. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alessandro Casella;developed in collaboration with IIT; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Claudia Pelle- Electromagnetic tracker implementation for localization of precision manipulators. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; developed in collaboration withCarnegie Mellon University di Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Linda Scarzanella- Design and fabrication of a respiratory lung phantom. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Denny Dankelman; Co-supervisor: Chun-Feng Lai; developed in collaboration withTU Delft; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Irene Testa- Automatic Neurosurgical 3D Path Planner Based on Inductive Learning Approach for Robotic Steerable Needles – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alice Segato; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Salih Ertug Ovur- Adaptive Sensor Fusion Framework for Touchless Control of Surgical Robot – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Pranzo Rebecca- Valutazione dell’obsolescenza tramite lo sviluppo di un modello di Indice di Priorità di Sostituzione – Tutor: Elena De Momi; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Vazzana Davide- Modelli di predizione a supporto delle decisioni in sanità: l’epidemia da COVID-19 nella provincia di Alessandria – Tutor: Elena De Momi; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Eleonora Centanini- Design and fabrication of a respiratory lung phantom. – Tutor: Antonio E.Forte; developed in collaboration withHarvard University; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Chiara Carlini- Deep-learning based vessel tracking in minimally-invasive nephrectomy – Tutor: Alessandro Casella; Co-tutor: Sara Moccia; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Chiara Alberti- Towards Semi-Autonomous Tissue Retraction in Robot Assisted Surgery: From Tissue Detection to Gesture Planning and Execution – Tutor: Andrea Mariani; Co-tutor: Aleks Attanasio; Co-tutor: Bruno Scaglioni; developed in collaboration withSTORM lab (University of Leeds); 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Lorenzo Minotti- Towards the Automation of Robotic Ultrasound Scanning: Using Simulation to Tune and Test Optimal Robot Control during Tissue Interaction – Tutor: Andrea Mariani; Foreign Supervisor: Prof. Pietro Valdastri; Co-Supervisor: Bruno Scaglioni; Foreign Academic Tutor: Nils Marahrens; Academic Tutor (Politecnico): Andrea Mariani; developed in collaboration withSTORM lab (University of Leeds); 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Nicholas Dascanio- Towards Semi-Autonomous Tissue Retraction in Robot Assisted Surgery: From Tissue Detection to Gesture Planning and Execution – Tutor: Andrea Mariani; Co-tutor: Aleks Attanasio; Co-tutor: Bruno Scaglioni; developed in collaboration withSTORM lab (University of Leeds); 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Tommaso Ciceri- Brain vasculature segmentation for SEEG pre-operative planning via Adversarial Neural Network approach – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Marco Vidotto; Co-tutor: Sara El Hadji; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Giovanni Piardi- Development of a device for brain permeability measurements with a novel embedding technique – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Marco Vidotto; Co-tutor: Lorenzo Cappadoro; 2020 PDF final presentation

Ilaria Patrini- Deep learning models for informative-frame selection in laryngoscopic videos – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Sara Moccia; Co-tutor: Leonardo S. Mattos; developed in collaboration withIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia; Università delle Marche; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Tommaso Da Col- SCAN: System for Camera Autonomous Navigation in Robotic-Assisted Surgery. Subtitle: Development and Testing for Training Enhancement and Clinical Translation. – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Foreign Supervisor: Peter Kazanzides (JHU); Cosupervisor: Arianna Menciassi (SSSA); Academic Tutor: Andrea Mariani (SSSA); developed in collaboration withJohns Hopkins University (JHU);strong>SMARTS Lab;strong>Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa (SSSA); 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Andrea Danioni- Study on Dexterity of Surgical Robotics Tools in a Highly Immersive Concept – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Prof.Sanja Dogramadzi; developed in collaboration withBristol Robotics Laboratory; 2020 PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

2019

Gulfem Ceren Yavuz- Evaluating the Dexterity of Surgical Instruments and Performance of Feedbacks – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Prof.Sanja Dogramadzi;  developed in collaboration withBristol Robotics Laboratory; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Matteo Pederzani- Towards a more comprehensive convection enhanced delivery model for brain tumour treatment – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Marco Vidotto, Prof Daniele Dini, Dr Asad Jamal;  developed in collaboration withImperial College London; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Maria Teresa Mongelli- UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISM OF DRUG PERFUSION THROUGH BRAIN TISSUE: HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY STUDY – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Marco Vidotto, Prof Daniele Dini, Dr Asad Jamal;  developed in collaboration withImperial College London; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Chiara Di Vece- Improvements of Psychomotor Skills Development for Veress Needle Placement using Haptics and Virtual Reality – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Prof. Cristian Luciano, University of Illinois at Chicago, Prof. Filippo Molinari, Politecnico di Torino;  developed in collaboration withUniversity of Illinois at Chicago; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Luca Sestini- Surgical Path Planner for Steerable Catheters with Reinforcement Learning approach – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Alice Segato;  2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Martin Vasilkovski- Real-Time Solution for Long-Term Tracking of Soft Tissue Deformations in Surgical Robots – Tutor: Marcello Farina; Co-tutors: Giancarlo Ferrigno; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Alessandro De Franco- An intuitive augmented reality interface for task scheduling, monitoring, and performance improvement in human-robot collaboration – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Arash Ajoudani;  developed in collaboration withIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Riccardo Parini- Reducing Time and Surgeon Mental Workload for Robot Positioning in Operating Room using Learned Desired Null-Space Joint Configurations – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Dr. Georg Raute; Co-tutors: Dr. Nicolas Gerig, Manuela Eugster, Murali Karnam;  developed in collaboration withUniversity of Basel; 2019  PDF final presentation

Alexandre Sébastien Kitanidis- Identification of genetic markers of tumors using gradCAM – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Pierangela Bruno & Prof. Francesco Calimeri;  developed in collaboration withUniversità della Calabria; 2019  PDF final presentation

Guido Caccianiga- Training in Robot-Assisted Surgery: a Novel Experimental Setup for Skill Transfer Evaluation – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Andrea Mariani;  developed in collaboration withAbroad, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore US; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Luca Fortini- Human Body Pose Optimisation Through Real-Time Monitoring of Joints Compressive Forces: Towards an Ergonomic Robot Collaborative Framework – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Arash Ajoudani;  developed in collaboration withIstituto Italiano Di Tecnologia; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Tiziano Vallisa- Design and implementation of an automated image-based workflow for full-arch implant restoration – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Davide Scorza; developed in collaboration withVicomtech, San Sebastián, Spain; 2019  PDF final presentation

Sara Rustum- Modeling, Design and Development of a linear pneumatic actuator for soft robotic applications – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Pietro Valdastri; Co-tutors: James Chandler, Bruno Scaglioni, Simone Calò, Marco Vidotto;  developed in collaboration withSTORM Lab, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Michela Ruperti- A framework for head and neck endoscopic image segmentation and classification for early-stage cancer diagnosis support – Tutors: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Sara Moccia; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Alessandro Casella- Inter-foetus membrane segmentation for TTTS-treatment guidance using adversarial networks – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Sara Moccia;  developed in collaboration withIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Dany Fabian Granada- Pose Estimation for Robotically Assisted Steerable Needle – Tutors: Elena De Momi, Francesco Amigoni; Co-tutor: Alberto Favaro; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Federico Nasi- Design and implementation of a robotic prototype for the control of a flexible ureteroscope – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Álvaro Gutiérrez Martín;  developed in collaboration withROBOLABO (Laboratory of robotics and control), State Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Marta Ostini- Hip Joint Centre Localization by Neural Network Prediction – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutors: Elena De Momi, Ricardo Machado Leite de Barros;  developed in collaboration withInstrumentation Laboratory for Biomechanics, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Mattia Pesenti- EMG-driven Human Modeling to Enhance Human-Robot Interaction Control – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Bernard Bayle, Ziad Alkhoury;  developed in collaboration withEngineering science, computer science and imaging laboratory, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Francesco Piqué- Dynamic Modeling of the Da Vinci Research Kit Arm for the Estimation of Interaction Wrench – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Arianna Menciassi; Mohamed Nassim Boushaki; Margherita Brancadoro;  developed in collaboration withThe BioRobotics Institute, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy; 2019  PDF final presentation

Gabriele Belotti- Image-guided Estimation of the Grasping Tool Pose for Robotic-Assisted Surgical Needle Insertion – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Bernard Bayle; Florent Nageotte;  developed in collaboration withEngineering science, computer science and imaging laboratory, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Emanuele Colleoni- Deep learning-based robotic-tool detection with spatio-temporal layers – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Sara Moccia;  developed in collaboration withEPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London, UK; 2019  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

2018

Luisa Cucugliato- End-point stiffness estimation of the human arm in Human Robot Interaction – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Jacopo Buzzi; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Leonardo Crespi- Haptic Virtual Reality Training Simulator for Sacral Neuromodulation Surgery: a Feasibility Study – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Cristian Luciano;  developed in collaboration withMixed Reality Laboratory, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Laura Barilli – Towards Automated Balloon Valvuloplasty: Estimation of the Aortic Valve Dimensions – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Helge Wurdemann, Andrea Palombi;  developed in collaboration withSoftHapticsLab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, UK; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Andrea Spinoglio- Joint limits handling under kinematic and cartesian constraints for medical robotics – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Lutscher Ewald;  developed in collaboration withKUKA Medical Robotics; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Alice Segato- Surgical 3D Path Planning For Keyhole Neurosurgery and Deep Brain Stimulations with Patient’s Tractography Information – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alberto Favaro; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Federico Muretti- Novel methods for steerable needle 3D path planning based on NURBS and Genetic Algorithm – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Alberto Favaro; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Lucia Foieni- Analisi dell’applicazione della perfusione meccanica ex-situ in Italia – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Paolo Lago;  developed in collaboration withIngegneria Clinica – Policlinico San Matteo Pavia Fondazione IRCCS; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Martina Berni- Evaluation of haptic virtual reality guidance in prostate targeted biopsy based on magnetic resonance elastography – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Cristian Luciano;  developed in collaboration withMixed Reality Laboratory – University of Illinois at Chicago; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Luca Vantadori- Intraoperative Safety Constraints Definition System for Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Thibaud Chupin; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Maria Paola Forte- Robust Visual Augmented Reality in Robot-Assisted Surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Thibaud Chupin;  developed in collaboration withHaptic Intelligence Department – Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Laura Erica Pescatori- Action recognition in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Hirenkumar Nakawala; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Adriano Scibilia- A semi-autonomous teleoperation framework for improved adaptability to external interactions – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Arash Ajoudani;  developed in collaboration withIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Anna Mafrica- Feasibility study and prototyping of an electromagnetic cortical stimulator for brain mapping in open skull neurosurgery – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutors: Elena De Momi, Riccardo Bertacco, Christian Rinaldi; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Francesco Grigoli- A Method for Simultaneous Task Recognition and Gesture Classification in Surgical Robotics – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Nima Enayati, Aleks Attanasio; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Greta Mondino- Integration of a Virtual Reality Environment for Percutaneous Renal Puncture in the Routine Clinical Practice of a Tertiary Department of Interventional Urology: A Feasibility Study – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Gianluca Sampogna; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Giuseppe Bucchi- Enhanced Fitting Techniques for Model-Based Tracking of Continuum Manipulators – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Jakub Sikorski, Sarthak Misra;  developed in collaboration withUniversity of Twente, The Netherlands; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Gaetano Amoroso- SEEG retrospective data exploration system and smart planning initialization – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Davide Scorza;  developed in collaboration withVicomtech-IK4 San Sebastien, Spain; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Edoardo Pellegrini- Training in Robot-Assisted Surgery: Design and Evaluation of Adaptive Methods – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Nima Enayati;  developed in collaboration withJohns Hopkins University, Baltimora, USA; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Andrea Mariani- Training in Robot-Assisted Surgery: Design and Evaluation of Adaptive Methods – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Nima Enayati;  developed in collaboration withJohns Hopkins University, Baltimora, USA; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Beatrice Van Amsterdam- Weakly supervised segmentation and recognition of surgical gestures – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Danail Stoyanov, Hirenkumar Nakawala;  developed in collaboration withUniversity College London (UCL); 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Andrea Passoni- Advances in pHRI: development of a stiffness-mimicking adaptive impedance controller for teleoperation – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Jacopo Buzzi; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Anna Morelli- Towards deformable registration for augmented reality in robotic assisted partial nephrectomy – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Sara Moccia; 2018  PDF final presentation

Mohatashem Reyaz Makhdoomi- Accuracy Enchancement using Fuzzy Approximation based adaptive control for teleoperated robotic surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Hang Su; 2018  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

2017

Antonio Gallarello- Development of a patient-specific modular vascular phantom with clinically relevant mechanical properties – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Helge Wurdemann;  Developed in collaboration with University College London (UCL) ; 2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Claudia D’Ettorre- Automated grasping of suturing needle for robotic surgical assistance– Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Prof. Danail Stoyanov, Prof. Filippo Molinari;  Developed in collaboration with University College London (UCL) ; 2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Leonardo Cerri- Automatic 3D path planning for steerable needles with heuristic search and uncertainty margin– Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Alberto Favaro;  2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Andrea Faso- Haptic and virtual reality surgical simulator for training in percutaneous renal access: a feasibility study– Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutors: Elena De Momi, Cristian Luciano;  developed in collaboration withUniversity of Illinois at Chicago; 2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Simone Foti- Vessel Avoidance in Open Skull Robotic Neurosurgery through Deep Learning and Virtual Fixtures– Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Sara Moccia, Cameron Riviere;  developed in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University , The Robotics Institutte, Pittsburgh (PA), USA and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Genova, IT   ; 2017 PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Lorenzo Rapetti- Advanced Virtual Reality Interface for Navigated Prostate Biopsy– Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutors: Elena De Momi;  developed in collaboration with University of Illinois at Chicago; 2017 PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Augusto Bonilauri- ART 3.5D: an algebaic reconstruction technique to recover 4D contrast dynamics from 3D brain angiographies– Tutor: Baselli Giuseppe, Elena De Momi, Francesco Cardinale; Co-tutors: Sara El Hadji;  developed in collaboration with Centro Munari Chirurgia dell’Epilessia e del Parkinson (Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda); 2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Andrea Panaccio- Development of a multisensory acquisition system for FLS training assessment– Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Prof. Marc Garbey, Prof. Ahmet Omurtag, Guillaume Joerger;  developed in collaboration with Center for Computational Surgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute; 2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Gabriele Omodeo Vanone- Learning-based classification of informative endoscopic frames with applications in laryngoscopy – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Dott. Ing. Sara Moccia; Veronica Penza;  developed in collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova; 2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Sara Di Giuseppe- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: measuring physiological compliance and vessel geometry using a valvuloplasty balloon catheter – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Helge Wurdemann; University College London (UCL) – Mechanical Engineering, #Soft Haptics Lab; 2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Michele GazzaraConvolutional neural network models for axon segmentation in EM images – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutors: Sara Moccia, Marco Vidotto;  2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Cecilia GattiEvaluation of haptic virtual fixtures in psychomotor skill development for robotic surgical training– Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Jacopo Buzzi;  developed in collaboration with University of Illinois at Chicago; 2017  PDF final presentationLinkedin profile

Maria Tirindelli Neural network approach for catheter segmentation on ultrasound images– Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Christoph Hennersperger, Rudiger Goebl, Sara El Hadji;  developed in collaboration with TUM (IFL laboratory); 2017  PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Natalia Costanza Boffa Optimal positioning of a tubular continnum robot for research of suprasellar brain tumors in consideration of task constraints – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-tutor: Prof. Jessica Burgner-­Kahrs, M.Sc. Carolin Fellmann;  developed in collaboration with Leibniz Universität Hannover; 2017  PDF final presentation

Federico Franco – Remote sensing of magnetic field for enhanced control of magnetically-actuated continuum robots – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Sarthak Misra; developed in collaboration with Surgical Robotics Laboratory, University of Twente, NL; 2017  PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Andrea Ghilardi – GMM-based vascular segmentation method for 3D CBCT DSA brain images for SEEG planning in epilepsy surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Davide Scorza; developed in collaboration with Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda, Milano; 2017  PDF final presentation

Eleonora Tagliabue – Visuo-HapticModel of Prostate Cancer Basedon MagneticResonanceElastography: a FeasibilityStudy – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Cristian Luciano; developed in collaboration with University of Illinois at Chicago; 2017  PDF final presentation, Linkedin profile

Francesca PrudenteSafety enhancement in robotic neurosurgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Sara Moccia, Cameron Riviere; developed in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University; 2017, Linkedin profile

Matteo Savazzi, Marco Guarnaschelli Machine learning for tissue classification in laryngeal endoscopic videos– Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Sara Moccia; 2017, Linkedin profile – Matteo, Linkedin profile – Marco

Marco PirottaSingularity-Free Localization of a Magnetic Medical Capsule for Colonoscopy – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Pietro Valdastri; developed in collaboration with Vanderbilt University/University of Leeds; 2017, Linkedin profile

2016

Akash Lad, Davide FormentiAutomatic atlas-based trajectory planner and navigation system for keyhole neurosurgery in ovine model – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Alberto Favaro, Davide Zani Università Statale di Milano; 2016, Linkedin profile – Akash, Linkedin profile – Davide Formenti

Marlene PinziMethods for diagnostic ultrasound simulation from magnetic resonance images– Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena; developed in collaboration with Imperial London College, London; 2016, Linkedin profile

Maria Lazzaroni and Marta Lorenzini – Human dynamics estimation during physical human-robot interaction – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Francesco Nori, Claudia Latella; developed in collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova; 2016, Linkedin profile – Maria,

Francesco GramugliaDesign and Implementatation of an Ultra-Low-Cost Endoscopic Platform for Gastric Cancer Screening in Low-income Countries – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Pietro Valdastri, Federico Campisano; developed in collaboration with Vanderbilt University/University of Leeds; 2016, Linkedin profile

Giuseppe De Luca Safe electrode trajectory planning in SEEG via MIP-based vessel segmentation – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Davide Scorza developed in collaboration with Niguarda Ca’Granda hospital in Milan and Vicomtech-IK4 San Sebastien, Spain; 2016

Andrea Stefano CiulloDevelopment of a surgical stereo endoscopic image dataset for validating and benchmarking 3D stereo reconstruction algorithms – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Leonardo Mattos, Veronica Penza; developed in collaboration with Italian Institute of Technology;, 2016, Linkedin profile

2015

Beatrice BarraRecovery of Contrast Transit Dynamics in CT Brain Angiography for Arteries and Veins Segmentation – Tutor: Giuseppe Baselli, Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, Francesco Cardinale; 2015, Linkedin profile

Gregorio AielloA novel magnetically actuated Drug Delivery Capsule Robot for Gastro-Intestinal tract – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Pietro Valdastri; developed in collaboration with Vanderbilt University/University of Leeds; 2015, Linkedin profile

Mario AricòRecognition of Intentional Violations on active constraints in cooperative manipulation tasks – Tutor: Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Ferdinando Rodrigues y Baena, Stuart Bowyer, Stefano Pastorelli; 2015, Linkedin profile

Antonio PappalardoHunt-Crossley model based force control for minimally invasive surgery – Tutor: Luca Bascetta; Co-Tutor: Philippe Poignet, Chao Liu, 2015, Linkedin profile

Tobia VendramettoRobot assisted stapedotomy with an active handheld instrument – Tutor: Giovanni Legnani; Co-Tutor: Elena De Momi, Cameron N Riviere, developed in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, 2015, Linkedin profile

Federico CampisanoSoft robotic skin for intraoperative identification of prostate cancer – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Pietro Valdastri, developed in collaboration with Vanderbilt University/University of Leeds, 2015

2014

Luigi Brioschi – Development and Implementation of a workflow based assistant for surgical robot equipped operating rooms – Tutor: Tim Beyl, Elena De Momi; Co-Tutor: Roberta Perrone, 2014

Federico Nessi – Vision-based high-level architecture for intraoperative supervision and behavioural control of a surgical robot – Tutor Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-Tutor: Roberta Perrone, 2014

Mohammadali Aghakhani Lonbani – Optimal base placement of the DLR light-weight robot for neurosurgery tasks – Tutor: Luca Bascetta; Co-Tutor: Elena De Momi, 2014

Gaetano Carbonara – Hands-on Control and Force Feedback Enhancement in Robotic Neurosurgery – Tutor: Luca Bascetta; Co-Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, 2014

Jacopo Buzzi – Magnetic actuated surgical instrumentation: Dynamic study and control strategies for magnetic actuation units – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-Tutor: Elena De Momi and Pietro Valdastri, developed in collaboration with Vanderbilt University/University of Leeds, 2014

Nicolò Garbin – Magnetic actutated surgical instrumentation: design of an internal tissue retractor – Tutor: Elena De Momi, 2014

Federica Iovine – Development of a robotic surgery simulator and tele-manipulation control of a7 DOFs robot for single-port surgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi, 2014

Elena Ilaria Stucovitz – Force Sensing of a bipolar pliers for haptic feedback in robotic surgery – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, 2014

2013

Giuseppa Chinnici – Brain cortical thickness of MRI-visible focal cortical dysplasia type II: a retrospective controlled study – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-Tutor: Francesco Cardinale, 2013

Nima Enayati – Quaternion-based Unscented Kalman Filter for Robust Motion Tracking in Neurosurgery – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, 2013

Veronica Penza – Dynamic Tool Compensation in a Bilateral Telemanipulation System for Neurosurgery – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Danilo De Lorenzo, Elisa Beretta, 2013

Luca Fontana – Automatic localization in drug-resistant epilepsy classifier of stereoelectroencephalographic signals for epileptogenic zone – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, Co-Tutor: Elena De Momi, 2013

Carlo Girelli – Stand-alone intraoperative ultrasound imaging for neurosurgery – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, Co-Tutor: Roberto Israel Foroni, Elena De Momi, 2013

Paolo Bassanini – Multimodal navigation system for brain mapping notification and brain shift estimation – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-Tutor: Chiara Caborni, Francesco Cardinale MD 2013

Laura Milani – Automatic localization of multilead intracerebral electrodes implanted for StereoElectroEncephaloGraphy – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-Tutor: Chiara Caborni, Francesco Cardinale MD, 2013

Roberta Perrone – Ontological Modeling of Neurosurgery: application to automatic classification of temporal and extratemporal lobe epilepsies – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-Tutor: Alberto Vaccarella, Andras Lorincz, 2013

2012

Marta Valenti – Sviluppo di un filtro Kalman unscented per fusione di dati ottici e inerziali in ambito di neurochirurgia robotica
Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, Co-Tutor: Mirko Daniele Comparetti, Alberto Vaccarella, 2012.

Lorenzo Conti – Measurement and time-frequency analysis of intra-operative head restraint stress in awake neurosurgical procedures – Tutor: Elena De Momi, Co-tutor: Danilo De Lorenzo, Prof. Lorenzo Bello, 2012.

2011

Antonella Cappelletti – Studio e sviluppo di un pianificatore intelligente per biopsia tele-encefalica in neurochirurgia mini-invasiva – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, 2011.

Chiara Caborni – Curvilinear path planning for a steerable flexible neurosurgical probe – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, Seong Young Ko, 2011.

Elisa Beretta – Stima del centro d’anca con filtro di Kalmann unscented per chirurgia ortopedica (Hip joint center localization with an unscented Kalman filter for orthopeadic surgery) – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, 2011.

Antonio Giorgetto – A piezoelectric motor for microrobots in soft tissues : feasibility study – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, Danilo De Lorenzo 2011.

2010

Ghassan Khreis – Sviluppo e validazione di un sistema per la calibrazione di dispositivi ad ultrasioni 3D (Development and validation of an integrated system for 3D ultrasound devices calibration) – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, Danilo De Lorenzo 2010

Mirko D. Comparetti – Sintesi di un controllore iterativo robusto in anello chiuso per un manipolatore neurochirurgico autonomo a 13 gradi di libertà (Synthesis of an iterative robust closed-loop controller for an autonomous neurosurgical manipulator with 13 degrees of freedom) – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, Matthias Riechmann, 2010.

Federico Anzil – Mechanical charcterization of the inchworm linear actuator with force sensing capabilities for keyhole neurosurgery – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Moshe Shoham, Danilo De Lorenzo, Elena De Momi, 2010.

Simone Volpi – Sviluppo di un’interfaccia grafica per la pianificazione di interventi di neurochirurgia robotica (Development of a graphic interface for robotic neurosurgery planning) – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno ; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, 2010.

2009

Antonio Usuelli – Sviluppo di un sistema ottico laser per la scansione di superfici anatomiche (Development of an optical laser system to acquire anatomical surfaces) – Tutor: Pietro Cerveri; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, 2009.

Alberto Vaccarella – Sviluppo e validazione di un sistema integrato di sensori e attuatori robotici per procedure neurochirurgiche (Development and validation of an integrated system of robotic sensors and actuators for neurosurgery procedures) – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, 2009.

2008

Danilo De Lorenzo – Sviluppo e validazione di un sistema per la localizzazione spaziale intra-operatoria di punti di repere anatomici con ultrasuoni (Development and validation of an intra-operative spatial localization  system of anatomical fiducial points with ultrasounds) – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, 2008.

Federico Marini – A formal sensor description for computer aided surgery applications – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, Holger Monnich, 2008.

Andrea Nocioni e Rossella Refolo – Dispositivo per la rilevazione delle forze articolari del ginocchio – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, 2008.

Michele Pugliese – Studio e test in vitro di una protesi per la revisione di interventi di artroplastica di ginocchio – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Pietro Cerveri, Elena De Momi, 2008.

Andrea Braidotti – Investigation into the user-dependent performance characteristics of haptic system for surgical training – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, Guido Baroni; Co-tutor: Ferdinando Rodriguez Y Baena, Gabriel Baud-Bovy, Pietro Cerveri, Elena De Momi, 2008.

Leonardo Ruggiero – Studio di fattibilità di un sensore di forza per la misura intraoperatoria del bilanciamento legamentoso in chirurgia ortopedica di ginocchio – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Pietro Cerveri, 2008.

2007

Oscar Effretti – Study and analysis of a robotic manipulator for automatic positioning of surgical instruments for navigated orthopedic surgery – Tutor: Pietro Cerveri; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, 2007.

Andrea Braidotti – Investigation into the user-dependent performance characteristics of haptic system for surgical training – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Elena De Momi, 2007.

2006

Emiliano Gambaretto – Markerless motion capture for motion analysis – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, Pietro Cerveri; Co-tutor: Stefano Corazza, 2006.

2005

Marco Achille Baiguini, Andrea Maffei – Prometheus : sviluppo di modelli, metodi e tecnologie per il tracking real-time del movimento della mano – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Pietro Cerveri, 2005.

2004

Diego Ghezzi – PhotoMEA : biosensore opto-elettronico per la rilevazione dell’attività di reti di neuroni in vitro – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, Sara Mantero; Co-tutor: Alessandra Pedrocchi, Andrea Menegon, Davide Piccinin, 2004.

Carlo Calabrò – Calibrazione di un C-arm per la ricostruzione tridimensionale in neuroangiografia e coronarografia – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, A. Sarti; Co-tutor: Pietro Cerveri, 2004.

Maria Luisa Mandelli – Sviluppo di metodologie per l’analisi 4D di strutture vascolari cerebrali – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Pietro Cerveri, 2004.

Damiano Marchesetti, Nicolantonio Rutigliano – Sviluppo e validazione sperimentale di nuove metodologie per la stima della cinematica articolare umana senza marcatori – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno, Co-tutor: Pietro Cerveri, 2004.

2002

Elena De Momi e Simona Ferrante – Controllo neurale della Stimolazione Elettrica Funzionale in movimenti di flesso estensione del ginocchio (FES neural control for knee flexo-extension) – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co-tutor: Alessandra Pedrocchi, Marco Iannò, 2002.

Iuri Frosio – Algoritmi neurali per il controllo assistito del paziente (CAP) in radioterapia – Tutor: Giancarlo Ferrigno; Co- tutor: Guido Baroni, 2002.

1983

Giancarlo Ferrigno, Fogliani – EL.I.Te, un sistema per l’acquisizione, in linea, di dati cinematici da una telecamera standard, utilizzante tecniche di elaborazione in tempo reale – Tutor: Antonio Pedotti; Co-tutor: Carlo Frigo, 1983