Manuela Galli

PhD Professor
Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Department
Politecnico di Milano

Manuela Galli graduated in Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, at the Polytechnic in Milan in July 1991 and obtained the title of Doctor of Research in Applied Mechanics Biomechanics sector, at the Politecnico di Milano in 1996 with a doctoral thesis as part of the multifactorial evaluation of human movement. Currently is Professor Professor at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of the Polytechnic of Milan and holder of the course of “Bioengineering of the Motor System” and the course of “Evaluation Functional” of the degree course in Biomedical Engineering. He is responsible for the Laboratory of Analysis of the Posture and Movement “Luigi Divieti” of the Department of Bioengineering of the Polytechnic of Milan since 1994. She is the author of several works published with review process on magazines and books national and international quantitative multi-factorial analysis of human movement in the field clinical/rehabilitative. It is often present as invited speaker at seminars and courses International clinical use of human movement measures

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telephone   +390223993338
email     manuela.galli@polimi.it


Veronica Cimolin

PhD Professor
Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Department
Politecnico di Milano

Veronica Cimolin graduated in Biomedical Engineering in July 2002 and obtained the title of Phd in Bioengineering, at the Politecnico di Milano in 2007 with a thesis by doctorate on the application of quantitative movement analysis in the evaluation of the child with Cerebral Palsy. He is currently Professor at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano and carries out its activity of Research at the Laboratory of Analysis of the Posture and the Movement “Luigi Divieti”. Collabora also with several laboratories of movement analysis inserted in national clinical realities and international conventions or projects. Currently he holds the courses “Plants hospital and safety” and “Analysis and organization of health systems” of the Degree in Engineering Biomedical of the Politecnico di Milano. He is the author of several works published in magazines and books national and international in the field of multifactorial quantitative analysis of human movement in the clinical/rehabilitative field.

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telephone  +390223993359
email     veronica.cimolin@polimi.it


Lucia Donno

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Department
Politecnico di Milano

Lucia Donno graduated cum laude in Biomedical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano in April 2021 with a thesis on the implementation of a musculoskeletal knee model, useful for the quantification of tension legamentose along the way (in collaboration with IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute).
She is currently enrolled in the first year of the Phd in Biomedical Engineering at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano and carries out its activity at the Laboratory of Analysis of the Posture and the “Luigi Prohibition” Movement.
Her research interests are focused on the analysis of movement and the implementation of musculoskeletal models, mainly for clinical and rehabilitative purposes.

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telephone  +39 02 2399 3351
email    lucia.donno@polimi.it


Serena Cerfoglio 

PhD student 
Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Department
Politecnico di Milano

Serena Cerfoglio graduated in Biomedical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano in July 2021 with a thesis on the development of a machine learning model to estimate kinetic variables starting from data recorded by inertial sensors for sport application. She is currently a PhD Candidate at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of Politecnico di Milano. She carries out her research activities at the Laboratory of Analysis of the Posture and the Movement “Luigi Divieti” and at the Research Laboratory in Biomechanics and Rehabilitation of I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Auxologico Italiano (Piancavallo, VB) in order to develop and validate a tele-monitoring and tele-reahabilitation system for patients with cognitive and movement disabilities.

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telephone +39 02 2399 3351
email     serena.cerfoglio@polimi.it 

Matteo Verga

PhD student 
Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Department
Politecnico di Milano

Matteo Verga graduated in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano in July 2021 with the development of a thesis in the field of nanomedicine, carrying out a study on the evaluation of the anticancer effects of oxidative therapy related to the use of functionalized carbon nanotubes. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of Politecnico di Milano. He carries out his research activity at the U.O.C. Clinical Engineering department of the A.S.S.T degli Spedali Civili di Brescia and the Politecnico di Milano. He deals with the study of new projects, innovative health technologies and their implementation in the context of creation of new ward in the hospitals of the future. Passionate about research, his interests concern clinical engineering, in particular the development of a synergistic relationship between medicine and technological innovation.

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email     matteo.verga@polimi.it 

 
Paola Picozzi 
 

PhD student
Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Department
Politecnico di Milano

Paola Picozzi graduated in Biomedical Engineering, with a specialisation in Clinical Engineering, in October 2022 at the Politecnico di Milano with a thesis on the optimisation and digitalisation of processes in the  Clinical Engineering Unit of the A.S.S.T. degli Spedali Civili di Brescia. She is currently a PhD in Bioengineering at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano. She carries out his research activities at the U.O.C. Clinical Engineering of the A.S.S.T. degli Spedali Civili di Brescia and the Politecnico di Milano, in order to develop a management model for biomedical data and signals through the use of information systems.

 

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email paola.picozzi@polimi.it


Giacomo Villa 

PhD student
Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Department
Politecnico di Milano
Euleria Health srl, Benefit corporation (Rovereto, Trento, IT)

 

Giacomo Villa graduated cum laude in Biomedical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano in December 2022 with a thesis on the quantitative motor performance evaluation of young soccer players of Trento Calcio through the use of inertial sensors.He is currently a PhD executive Candidate at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of Politecnico di Milano and of the Euleria Health company (Rovereto, Trento, IT). His research activity is divided between the Laboratory of Analysis of the Posture and the Movement “Luigi Divieti” and Euleria Health, where he deals with the development and validation of biomechanical models for the movement analysis in the sport and rehabilitation field.
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email giacomo1.villa@polimi.it
 

 
Filippo Motta
PhD Student 
Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering

INAIL (ISTITUTO NAZIONALE ASSICURAZIONE INFORTUNI SUL LAVORO)

Filippo Motta graduated in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano in May 2023 with a thesis on the development of an algorithm that allows the execution of kinematic analysis of exercises used in water rehabilitation from experimental IMU sensors and an opensource software. He is currently a PhD student at the Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria of Politecnico di Milano and INAIL. His research activity is developed both in the MovLab and in the INAIL office in Rome and is focused on the creation and use of a sensorised platform to monitor workers’ activity.

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email filippo.motta@polimi.it


 

Carlalberto Francia

PhD Student

Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering

Carlalberto Francia graduated cum laude in Biomedical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in 2024, presenting a thesis on the validation of a machine learning system for markerless motion analysis during rehabilitation in virtual reality. Currently, holds the role of research fellow at the Department of Mechanics of the Lecco campus of the Politecnico di Milano, where he focuses on optimizing AI-based motion analysis methods and their integration into virtual reality. He also shows interest in implementing predictive models of pathologies using joint kinematics data. He is involved in the Active3 project, which aims to promote the integration of children with disabilities in the school environment through the use of innovative technologies.

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email carlalberto.francia@polimi.it


Michele Brambilla

Research Fellow

Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering

Michele Brambilla earned a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, with specialization in Biomechanics and Biomaterials, at Politecnico di Milano in April 2024 with a period of study at Pennsylvania State University and discussing a thesis entitled “Analysis and development of MOF-polymers hybrid membranes to improve medical oxygen concentrators”.

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email michele.brambilla@polimi.it