Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo (M.Sc., Ph.D. in Mechanical ... · Lab (Research Center in Micro-Engineering), Polo Sant’Anna Valdera–Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera (Pisa),

Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo

(M.Sc., Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering)

Research, Teaching and Industrial Activities

42 Contributions in Research: 6 contributions in Book Series, 13 National and International

Conferences, 15 National and International Journal Papers, 5 Italian Patents, 1 International Patent,

1 M.Sc. Thesis, 1 Ph.D. Thesis (Google Scholar Citations: 78; H index: 5 / Documents on Scopus: 23;

H index: 4 / Documents on Web of Science: 11)

Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo – Post-Doc (skills: Robotics, Applied Mechanics and Machine Theory, Machine Design,

Nonlinear Dynamics, Control Dynamics, Underwater Systems, Sport Biomechanics, Computational Mechanics)

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Contents

Contents ........................................................................................................................................................ 2

Curriculum Vitae .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Personal information ................................................................................................................................ 3

Education ................................................................................................................................................. 3

Honours and Awards ................................................................................................................................ 3

Research interests ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Work experience (Industry and Research) ............................................................................................... 3

Teaching Assistant ................................................................................................................................... 5

Seminars, Invited Talks, Poster Presentations, Summer Schools, Other Research Works ...................... 5

Personal skills .......................................................................................................................................... 7

Other interests .......................................................................................................................................... 7

Research Projects ......................................................................................................................................... 8

National and International research projects (submitted, evaluated, and funded) ................................... 8

Publications .................................................................................................................................................. 8

Book Series .............................................................................................................................................. 8

National and International Conferences ................................................................................................... 9

National and International Journal Papers ............................................................................................. 10

National and International Patents ......................................................................................................... 11



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Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

Surname/First names: Muscolo Giovanni Gerardo

Nationality: Italian

Gender: Male

Office Email-1: [email protected]

Linkedin’s web page: http://it.linkedin.com/pub/giovanni-g-muscolo/b/498/24a

Researchgate’s web page:http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giovanni_Muscolo/publications/

Google Scholar’s web page (Citations: 84; H index: 5):

http://scholar.google.it/citations?user=Dq4QNH0AAAAJ&hl=it

Occupational Field: Research and Development (R&D) - (skills: Robotics, Applied Mechanics and Machine

Theory, Machine Design, Nonlinear Dynamics, Control Dynamics, Underwater Systems, Sport Biomechanics,

Computational Mechanics)

Education

2014: Ph.D. (part-time) in Applied Mechanics and Machine Design (Italian classification: ING-IND/13; ING-

INF/14; ING-INF/15; ING-INF/04; ING-IND/34). Title: “Creative & Visionary Design and

Development of Bio-Robotic Machines”. Advisor: Prof. Rezia Molfino. Search Committee: Prof.

Aleramo Lucifredi (University of Genova), Prof. Rosario Sinatra (University of Catania), Prof. Stefano

Mauro (Polytechnic of Torino). PMAR Lab (Laboratory of Design and Measurement for Automation

and Robotics), section of Machines Mechanics and Design, Polytechnic School, University of Genova,

Italy.

2008: M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Italian classification: ING-IND/13; ING-IND/14; ING-INF/04). Title:

“Determinazione di una funzione di trasferimento tra il nuovo impianto di equilibratura rotori e la sala

test finale della GE Oil&Gas (English: Determination of a transfer function between the High Speed

Balancing Rotor Bunker and the Test Department property of the GE Oil & Gas)”, Advisors: Prof. F.

Failli, Prof. P. Forte, Prof. C. Carmignani, Eng. Stefano Casadio. Dept. of Mechanical, Nuclear and

Manufacturing Engineering, University of Pisa, in collaboration with GE Oil&Gas Company.

Honours and Awards

2015 – Award: Ericsson Innovation Day 2015 - open ceremony with the novel biped avatar robot controlled by

the human brain (joint collaboration between Humanot s.r.l. and Liquidweb s.r.l.).

2012 - Grant: Italian project BRAINHURO, bando Ricerca e innovazione POR CREO Toscana 2012.

2009 – Award: Finalist for Best Student Paper Award in Proc. IEEE 2009 International Conference on Robotics

and Biomimetics (Robio 2009).

Research interests

My research interests include Robotics, Applied Mechanics and Machine Theory, Machine Design, Nonlinear

Dynamics, Control Dynamics, Underwater Systems, Sport Biomechanics, Computational Mechanics.

Work experience (Industry and Research)

mailto:[email protected]

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2015-2016: Post-Doc Research Associate (Italian classification: ING-IND/13) at PERCRO-SEES Center

(PERCeptual RObotics Laboratory – Safety Energy Environment Security Center), TeCIP Institute of

the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Italy). Research theme: “Mechatronics Project of Telepresence

Systems for Underwater Robots”. Scientific Coordinator: Full Prof. Massimo Bergamasco. Assistant

Prof. Marco Fontana.

2015: International qualification to Safety at Work and Fire Protection, November 4, 2015, Livorno, Italy.

2015: International qualification to Basic Life Support and Defibrillator, October 16-23, 2015, Livorno, Italy.

2014: Italian qualification as Assistant Professor of Design and Methods for Industrial Engineering (Italian

Classification: ING-IND/15). Search Committee: Prof. A. O. Andrisano, Prof. G. Concheri, Prof. A.

Rebora. DR. 924, 25/07/2014. Score: 53/100, University of Genova (Italy).

2014: Italian qualification as Assistant Professor of Applied Mechanics (Italian classification: ING-IND/13),

Search Committee: Prof. A. Rossi, Prof. A. Frisoli, Prof. A. Gasparetto. DR. 277/2014. Score: 42/100,

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Italy).

2014-2015: Post-Doc Research Associate (Italian classification: ING-INF/04) at the MAC Lab (Mechatronics

and Automatic Control Laboratory), Dept. of Computer Science, Bioengineering, Robotics, and

Systems (dept. DIBRIS), Polytechnic School, Universita’ degli studi di Genova (Italy). Research theme:

“Design and Development of Tactile Sensors for Underwater Applications”. Scientific Coordinator:

Associate Prof. Giorgio Cannata.

2014: Engineering Consulting: “Design, Optimization, and Industrialization of components of the complete

robotic mininvasive surgical system”. R&D Director: Dr. Eng. Fabio Giorgi. Telelap ALF-X, SOFAR

S.P.A., via Firenze, 40, Trezzano Rosa (MI).

2013: Italian qualification as Assistant Professor of Electronics and Informatic Bioengineering (Italian

Classification: ING-INF/06). Search Committee: Prof. D. De Rossi, Prof. M. M. Fato, Prof. G. Maganes.

DR. 877, 24/10/2013. Score: 30.5/100, University of Genova (Italy).

2012-2014: Research Associate (Italian classification: ING-IND/13) and Project Manager in FURBOT (Freight

Urban RoBOTic vehicle FP7-SST-285055), a European Research Project. Research theme: “Modeling,

dynamic analysis and innovative control architecture of an electric robotised vehicle for sustainable

urban freight transport”. Scientific Coordinator: Full Prof. Rezia Molfino. PMAR Lab (Laboratory of

Design and Measurement for Automation and Robotics), Department of Machines, Mechanics and

Design, Polytechnic School, University of Genova, Italy.

2011-2015: Chief Science and Technology Officer & Co-Founder at Humanots.r.l.–the robotics tailors. Prato,

Italy. (Web: http://www.humanot.it).

2010-2012: Research Associate and Project Engineer in ROBOSOM (A Robotic Sense of Movement FP7-ICT-

248366) European Research Project. Research theme: “Implementation of neuroscientific models for

the sense of movement on the humanoid robotic platform”. (Italian classification: ING-IND/34).

Scientific Coordinator: Full Prof. P. Dario. The Biorobotics Institute-ARTS Lab–ROBOT-AN Lab–

Polo Sant’AnnaValdera–Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera (Pisa), Italy.

2010: Visiting Researcher (November/December) - Research theme: “Optimisation of the SABIAN humanoid

platform”. Supervisors: Full Prof. P. Dario, Full Prof. A. Takanishi. Takanishi Laboratory, Waseda

University of Tokyo, Japan.

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2009-2010: Mechanical Design Engineer/R&D (humanoid robotics, cognition and interaction technologies)

(Italian classification: ING-IND/34). Supervisor: Full Prof. Paolo Dario, Biorobotics Institute-CRIM

Lab (Research Center in Micro-Engineering), Polo Sant’Anna Valdera–Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna,

Pontedera (Pisa), Italy.

2009: Italian habilitation to the engineering profession (D.P.R. 5 June 2001 328/2001).

2009: Mechanical Design Engineer/R&D (robotics and mechantronics technologies) (Italian classification:

ING-IND/34). Supervisor: Italian Minister of Education, On. Full Prof. Maria Chiara Carrozza,

Biorobotics Institute-ARTS Lab–Polo Sant’Anna Valdera–Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna,Pontedera

(Pisa), Italy.

2006-2007: Instership (6 months) for Master Thesis “Determinazione di una funzione di trasferimento tra il

nuovo impianto di equilibratura rotori e la sala test finale della GE Oil&Gas (English: Determination

of a transfer function between the High Speed Balancing Rotor Bunker and the Test Department

property of the GE Oil & Gas)”. General Electric (GE Oil & Gas) Nuovo Pignone S.p.A., Firenze -

Italy.

Teaching Assistant

2013: course on“Dynamic and Control of Mechanical Systems”, Scuola Politecnica, Universita’deglistudi di

Genova, M.Sc. in mechanical engineering (Full Prof. Rezia Molfino).

2013: course on“Functional Mechanical Design”, Scuola Politecnica, Universita’degli studi di Genova, B.Sc.

in mechanical engineering (Associate Prof. Matteo Zoppi).

2013: course on “Mechanical Design Methods in Robotics”, Scuola Politecnica, Universita’degli studi di

Genova, M.Sc. in robotics engineering (Full Prof. Rezia Molfino).

Seminars, Invited Talks, Poster Presentations, Summer Schools, Other Research Works

Summer School: Third International Summer School on “Screw-Theory Based Methods in Robotics”.

September 1-9, 2012, Genova (Italy).

Summer School: Embody – II Embodied Intelligence Summer School. “Simulation and Modeling within

Embodied Intelligence”. June, 27 – July, 1, 2011, Zurich, Switzerland.

Summer School: WASEDA-SSSA-KIST 2010 (WSK-TNg2010) Summer School, October 11-16, 2010 KIST

SEUL (Korea).

Summer School: Embody - Embodied Intelligence Summer School, September 20-24, 2010 Livorno Italy.

Poster Presentation: “A Method for the calculation of the effective Center of Mass of Humanoid robots”, 11th

IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. October 26th - 28th, 2011. Bled-Slovenia.

Poster Presentation: “A robotic social reciprocity in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder”, ICSR 2013.

International Conference on Social Robotics, 27-29 October 2013, Bristol, UK.

Poster Presentation: “TREEBOT: tree recovering renewable energy robot”, TAROS 2013. 14th Towards

Autonomous Robotic Systems, 28-30th August 2013. St. Anne's College, Oxford.

Poster Presentation: “A robotic suit controlled by the human brain for people suffering from quadriplegia”,

TAROS 2013. 14th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, 28-30th August 2013. St. Anne's College,

Oxford.

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Poster Presentation: “An embodied-simplexity approach to design humanoid robots bioinspired by taekwondo

athletes”, TAROS 2013. 14th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, 28-30th August 2013. St. Anne's

College, Oxford.

Poster Presentation: “A personal robotic flying machine with vertical takeoff controlled by the human body

movements”, TAROS 2013. 14th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, 28-30th August 2013. St.

Anne's College, Oxford.

Poster Presentastion: “A Novel Robotic Handling Device integrated on a Freight Urban Robotic Vehicle”,

TRA2014 Transport Research Arena 2014. Transport Solutions: from Research to Deployment -

Innovate Mobility, Mobilise Innovation. 14-17 Apr 2014 Paris La Défense (France).

Oral Presentation, “From Savonius to Bronzinus: a comparison among vertical wind turbines”. TMREES14

International ConferenceonTechnologies and Materials for Renewable Energy, Environment and

Sustainability10th – 13th, April 2014. The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Beirut – Lebanon.

Oral Presentation,”High Energy Efficiency Biped Robots controlled by the Human Brain for people with ALS

disease”, 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, 13-16 April 2014 Beirut, Lebanon.

Oral Presentation, ”Vision and Locomotion Control Systems in a bioinspired Humanoid Robot”, 17th IEEE

Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, 13-16 April 2014 Beirut, Lebanon.

Oral Presentation, “Design of a robot for hygienization of walls in hospital environments”, ISR/ROBOTIK

2014. 45th International Symposium on Robotics (ISR 2014) and 8th German Conference on Robotics

(ROBOTIK 2014).

Oral Presentation, “Towards a novel embodied climbing robot bio-inspired by non-human primate”,

ISR/ROBOTIK 2014. 45th International Symposium on Robotics (ISR 2014) and 8th German

Conference on Robotics (ROBOTIK 2014).

Oral Presentation, “A Robotic Vehicle for Freight Delivery in Urban Areas”, HMS 2014, 16th International

Conference on Harbor, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation. 10-12 September,

Agora Multi-Purpose Complex, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.

Oral Presentation, “System Identification Modeling of Rotors Behaviour”, HMS 2014, 16th International

Conference on Harbor, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation. 10-12 September,

Agora Multi-Purpose Complex, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.

Oral Presentation, “A Novel Tactile Sensor for Underwater Applications: Limits and Perspectives”,

OCEANS 2015 MTS/IEEE, Genova, 20 May, 2015.

Invited Talk: “Overview on Humanoid Robot Design”, 22 and 29 April 2013 during the course “Mechanical

Design Methods in Robotics”, ScuolaPolitecnica, Universita’deglistudi di Genova, M.Sc. in robotics

engineering (Full Prof. ReziaMolfino).

Invited Talk: “Overview on Bio-Robotics: the dream of an artificial man?” 9th, April 2014, Notre Dame

University, Beirut, Lebanon.

Peer-reviewer of IEEE International Conferences: BIOROB 2012, AIM 2013, AIM 2014, IROS 2013,

ICRA 2014, ICRA 2015, MELECON 2014, REDEC2014, IEEE SPICES 2015, IROS 2016.

Invited Peer-reviewer of ISI Journals: Industrial Robot, Robotica Cambridge Journal, Journal of Mechanical

Engineering, Assembly Automation, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, IEEE







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Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Measurement Journal, IEEE Robotics and Automation

Letters.

Member of the Technical Programm Committee: IEEE Conference (MELECON 2014), REDEC 2014,

IEEE Conference (IEEE SPICES 2015).

Chair Session (Mechatronics and Robotics): 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference

(MELECON 2014), 13-16 April 2014 Beirut, Lebanon.

Chair Session: TMREES14 International Conference on Technologies and Materials for Renewable Energy,

Environment and Sustainability10th – 13th, April 2014. The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Beirut – Lebanon.

Master Thesis’s Supervisor: European Master on Advanced Robotics (EMARO). Thesis title:

“Determination of a correlation between human and robotic motion to control and design low-cost

humanoid robots”. December 2013-July 2014. Student: Neelma Mumtaz.

Bachelor Thesis’s Supervisor: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Scuola Politecnica, University of Genova.

Thesis Title: “Study, Analysis and Component Design of a Freight Urban Robotic Vehicle”. December

2013--March 2014. Student: Giorgio Moregola.

EMARO Project’s Supervisor: European Master on Advanced Robotics (EMARO). March-July 2015.

Student: Tahir Rasheed.


Student: Davide Labolani.


Student: Tomaso Manca.


Student: Balderas Hill Rafael.

Personal skills

Mother tongue: Italian.

Other languages: English (proficient), French (beginner).

CAD Sotware: AutoCAD, ProEngineer, CATIA, SolidEdge, SolidWorks, Rhinoceros, 3D Studio Max,

Workspace 4 and 5.03.

Software used in structural and dynamic design: Ansys, Comsol, Nastran-Patran (for FEM and CFD

analysis), Adams, LMS, and SimMechanics tool (for multibody analysis).

Software and languages used in control design: Matlab/Simulink, LabView, C++, contor 33, 8600 MC, GTL,

APT.

Other Software: Office (Word, Power Point, Excel).

Other interests

Piano, guitar, martial arts, painting, sport. Black belt III Dan, instructor and competitive athlete of Taekwondo (Korean

martial art). Instructor of kung-fu (Chinese martial art) and oriental meditation techniques. Holder of Italian drivers

license: Category A & B. Technical sportsman manager. Marital status: married. Collaborator in many engineering

projects with Middle-East Countries.



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Research Projects

National and International research projects (submitted, evaluated, and funded)

2015-2016: Collaboration (project engineer) in Italian project SUONO – “Safe Underwater Operations In

Oceans” (Apr. 2014 - present). Funding Agency: Italian Ministry of Research and University (MIUR-

Italy). Funding shared for PERCRO and PERCRO-SEES: 490 k€.

2015-2016: Collaboration (project engineer) in European project WETFEET: ”Wave Energy Transition to

Future by Evolution of Engineering and Technology (June 2015 – Present) Project ID: 641334. Funding

Agency: European Commission (H2020). Funding for PERCRO-SEES group: 232k€.

2014-2015: Collaboration (project engineer) in PRIN project MARIS (Prot. 2010FBLHRJ – MArine Robotics

for InterventionS). Inter-University Center ISME (Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment).

2012-2015: Coordinator of Work Package 2 of an Italian research project called BRAINHURO (A brain

computer interface system to control a biped humanoid robot and used by people affected by amyotrofic

lateral sclerosis disease) (Bando ricerca e innovazione, POR CREO FESR 2007-2013). Consortium:

Humanot Company, Liquidweb Company, Massimi sistemi Company, Micromec Company, University

of Siena.

2012-2014: Collaboration (project manager) in the European Research Project FURBOT (Freight Urban

RoBOTic vehicle FP7-SST-285055). Consortium: University of Genova, INRIA (France), University

of Pisa, Bremachcompany, Mazel Company, PersicoCompany, ZTS company, TCB company.

2009-2012: Collaboration (project engineer) in the European research project ROBOSOM (A Robotic Sense

of Movement FP7-ICT-248366).Consortium: ScuolaSuperioreSant’Anna, Waseda University, Centre

National de la RechercheScientifique, Instituto Superior Technico de Lisbona.

2009: Collaboration in the European research project OCTOPUS (Novel Design Principles and Technologies

for a New Generation of High Dexterity Soft-bodied Robots Inspired by the Morphology and Behaviour

of the Octopus FP7-ICT-231608 Fet Proactive).

2009: Collaboration in the European research project ROBOTCUB (ROBotic Open-architecture Technology

forCognition, Understanding and BehaviourFP6-Unit E5-004370).

2009: Collaboration in the European research project NANOBIOTACT (Nano-engineering biomimetict tactile

sensors FP6-NMP-33287).

Publications

Book Series

B1 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, G. Campatelli, R. Molfino, “A robotic social reciprocity in children with

Autism Spectrum Disorder”, Book: G. Herrmann et al. (Eds.): ICSR 2013, LNAI 8239, pp. 574--575.

Springer International Publishing Switzerland (2013).

B2 - Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo, ReziaMolfino, “TREEBOT: Tree Recovering Renewable Energy Robot”,

book: A. Natraj et al. (Eds.): TAROS 2013, LNAI 8069, pp. 1–2, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-43645-

5_3, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

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B3 - (Alphabetical order. Equal contribution) Alicia Casals, Pasquale Fedele, Tadeusz Marek,

ReziaMolfino, Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo, Carmine TommasoRecchiuto, “A robotic suit controlled

by the human brain for people suffering from quadriplegia”, book: A. Natraj et al. (Eds.): TAROS 2013,

LNAI 8069, pp. 1–2, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-43645-5_31, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

B4 - (Alphabetical order. Equal contribution) ReziaMolfino, Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo, DomenecPuig,

Carmine TommasoRecchiuto, AgustiSolanas, A. Mark Williams, “An embodied-simplexity approach

to design humanoid robots bioinspired by taekwondo athletes”, book: A. Natraj et al. (Eds.): TAROS

2013, LNAI 8069, pp. 1–2, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-43645-5_34, Springer-Verlag Berlin

Heidelberg.

B5 - (Alphabetical order. Equal contribution) Vittorio Cipolla, Aldo Frediani, ReziaMolfino, Giovanni

Gerardo Muscolo, FabrizioOliviero, DomenecPuig,CarmineTommasoRecchiuto, Emanuele Rizzo,

AgustiSolanas, Paul Stewart, “A personal robotic flying machine with vertical takeoff controlled by the

human body movements”, book: A. Natraj et al. (Eds.): TAROS 2013, LNAI 8069, pp. 1–2, 2014. DOI:

10.1007/978-3-662-43645-5_7, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

B6 - Carmine Tommaso Recchiuto, Rezia Molfino, Anders Hedenström,Herbert Peremans, Vittorio Cipolla,

Aldo Frediani, Emanuele Rizzo, Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo, “BioinspiredMechanisms and

Sensorimotor Schemes for Flying: a Preliminary Study for a Robotic Bat”, TAROS 2014, LNAI 8717,

p. 37.

National and International Conferences

C1 -C. M. Oddo, L. Beccai, G. G. Muscolo, and M. C. Carrozza, “A Biomimetic MEMS-based Tactile Sensor

Array with Fingerprints integrated in a Robotic Fingertip for Artificial Roughness Encoding”, In Proc.

IEEE 2009 International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2009), December 19-23,

2009, Guilin, Guangxi, China. Finalist for Best Student Paper Award.

C2 -D. Zambrano, E. Falotico, L. Marazzato, G. G. Muscolo, P. Dario, C. Laschi, “A robotic implementation

of predictive smooth pursuit eye movement with occlusions”, Second Italian Congress of

Bioengineering, GNB 2010, Turin (Italy) 8-10 July 2010.

C3 -E. Falotico, D. Zambrano, G. G. Muscolo, L. Marazzato, C. Laschi, P. Dario, “Implementation of a bio-

inspired visual tracking model on the iCub robot”, Proceedings of the 19th IEEE International

Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (ROMAN 2010) – 12-15 September 2010,

Viareggio, Italy.

C4 -E. Franchi, E. Falotico, D. Zambrano, G. G. Muscolo, L. Marazzato, P. Dario, C. Laschi, “A comparison

between two bio-inspired adaptive models of Vestibular Ocular Reflex (VOR) implemented on the iCub

robot”, 2010 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2010), December

6-8, 2010, Sheraton Nashville Downtown, Nashville, TN, USA.

C5 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, K. Hashimoto, C. Laschi, P. Dario, A. Takanishi, “A Method for the

calculation of the effective Center of Mass of Humanoid robots”, 11th IEEE-RAS International

Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2011). October 26th - 28th, 2011. Bled-Slovenia.

C6 - G. G. Muscolo, L. de Leonardo, G. Pietronave, A. Dinale, M. Zoppi, F. E. Cepolina, “A Novel Robotic

Handling Device integrated on a Freight Urban Robotic Vehicle”, Transport Research Arena 2014

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(TRA2014). Transport Solutions: from Research to Deployment - Innovate Mobility, Mobilise

Innovation. 14-17, Apr 2014, Paris La Défense (France).

C7 - (Alphabetical order. Equal contribution)P. Fedele, P. Federighi, R. Molfino, G. G. Muscolo, C. T.

Recchiuto, A. Rufa,”High Energy Efficiency Biped Robots controlled by the Human Brain for people

with ALS disease”, 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON 2014), 13-16

April 2014 Beirut, Lebanon.

C8 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, R. Molfino, ”Vision and Locomotion Control Systems in a bioinspired

Humanoid Robot”, 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON 2014), 13-16

April 2014 Beirut, Lebanon.

C9 -F. E. Cepolina, Giovanni G. Muscolo, “Design of a robot for hygienization of walls in hospital

environments”, ISR/ROBOTIK 2014. 45th International Symposium on Robotics (ISR 2014) and 8th

German Conference on Robotics (ROBOTIK 2014).

C10 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, W. Sellers, R. Molfino,“Towards a novel embodied climbing robot

bio-inspired by non-human primate”, ISR/ROBOTIK 2014. 45th International Symposium on Robotics

(ISR 2014) and 8th German Conference on Robotics (ROBOTIK 2014).

C11 - R. Molfino, M. Zoppi, A. Dinale, G. G. Muscolo, “A Robotic Vehicle for Freight Delivery in Urban

Areas”, 16th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modelling and

Simulation (HMS 2014). 10-12 September, Agora Multi-Purpose Complex, University of Bordeaux,

Bordeaux, France.

C12 - G. G. Muscolo, R. Molfino, “System Identification Modeling of Rotors Behaviour”, 16th International

Conference on Harbor, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation (HMS 2014). 10-

12 September, Agora Multi-Purpose Complex, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.

C13 - G. G. Muscolo, G. Cannata, “A Novel Tactile Sensor for Underwater Applications: Limits and

Perspectives”, OCEANS 2015 MTS/IEEE, Genova, 18-21 May, 2015.

National and International Journal Papers

J1 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, R. Molfino, P. Dario, “Locomozione Bipede: aumentare la stabilità

riducendo gli errori”, Robotica Magazine, Anno 3, n 01/12, pp. 20-25, Quadrimestrale Gennaio-Aprile

2012.

J2 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, K. Hashimoto, P. Dario, A. Takanishi, “Towards an Improvement of the

SABIAN Humanoid Robot: from Design to Optimisation”, Journal of Mechanical Engineering and

Automation, Scientific & Academic Publishing, ISSN 2163-2413, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 80-84, DOI:

10.5923/j.jmea.20120204.05 July 2012.

J3 - G. G. Muscolo, R. Molfino, P. Dario, “Ricerca, tecnologia e produzione: Robotica umanoide e

locomozione bipede”, RMO-Rivista di Meccanica Oggi n° 163, pp. 100-102, ISSN 1127-6010, Gruppo

Editoriale Jakson, September 2012.

J4 - G. G. Muscolo, R. Molfino, P. Dario, “Robotica umanoide e locomozione bipede: SABIAN la versione

italiana del robot giapponese WABIAN”, Progettare n° 366, pp. 132-135, ISSN 1125-1549, VNU

Business Publication Italia, October 2012.

J5 - G. G. Muscolo, S. Casadio, P. Forte, “Formulation of a Transfer Function between rotor responses on a

High Speed Balancing Machine and in Turbo Machinery by System Identification”, Energy and Power,



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Scientific & Academic Publishing, ISSN 2163-1603, Vol.2, No.6, pp. 107-115, doi:

10.5923/j.ep.20120206.01, November 2012.

J6 - G. G. Muscolo, K. Hashimoto, A. Takanishi, P. Dario, “A comparison between two force-position

controllers with gravity compensation simulated on a humanoid arm”, Journal of Robotics, ISSN 1687-

9619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/256364. Vol 2013 (2013). Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013.

J7 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, “I robot umanoidi in Italia: dalla ricerca verso l’industria”,

Automazione Integrata, Tecniche Nuove S.P.A., numero 8, Settembre 2013.

J8 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, “Ricerca: l’umanoide vuole...volare”, Progettare n° 374, pp. 84-89,

ISSN 1125-1549, VNU Business Publication Italia, Settembre 2013.

J9 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, “Ricerca: l’umanoide...spicca il volo”, RMO-Rivista di Meccanica Oggi

n° 176, pp. 76-78, ISSN 1127-6010, Gruppo Editoriale Jakson, March 2014.

J10 -G. G. Muscolo, R. Molfino, “From Savonius to Bronzinus: a comparison among vertical wind turbines”.

Energy Procedia Journal. Volume 50, pages 10-18. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.06.002. Elsevier,

2014.TMREES14 International Conference onTechnologies and Materials for Renewable Energy,

Environment and Sustainability10th – 13th, April 2014. The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Beirut – Lebanon.

J11 - (Alphabetical order. Equal contribution) Mariti, C., Muscolo, G.G., Peters, J., Puig, D., Recchiuto,

C.T., Sighieri, C., Solanas, A., von Stryk, O., “Developing biorobotics for veterinary research into cat

movements”, Journal of Veterinary Behavior 10 (2015), 248-254 doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2014.12.010.

J12 – Molfino, R., Zoppi, M., Muscolo, G.G., Cepolina, E.M., Farina, A., Nashashibi, F., Pollard, E. And

Dominguez, J.A. (2015) ‘An electro-mobility system for freight service in urban areas’, Int. J. Electric

and Hybrid Vehicles, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp.1–21.

J13 - Muscolo G. G., De Leonardo L. M., Pietronave G., Zoppi M., Molfino R., (2015) “Industrial Solutions

for Loading/Unloading Goods on a Full Electrical Freight Urban Robotic Vehicle”, International J.

Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp.366-391. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

J14 – G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto and R. Molfino (2015). “Dynamic balance optimization in biped robots:

Physical modeling, implementation and tests using an innovative formula”. Robotica, 33, pp 2083-2099

doi: 10.1017/S0263574714001301.

J15 – G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, “T.P.T. a Novel Taekwondo Personal Trainer Robot”, Robotics and

Autonomous Systems (in Press).

National and International Patents

P1 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, “Method for calculating the center of mass for a humanoid platform”.

Patent Number: IT1408095-B. Property of the Scuola Superiore di studi universitari e di

perfezionamento Sant’Anna.

P2 - G. G. Muscolo, C. M. Oddo, M. C. Carrozza, L. Beccai, “METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAKING

FINGERPRINTS ASSOCIATED TO ARTIFICIAL FINGERS”. Patent Number: WO 2014155338 A1.

02/10/2014. Property of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.

P3 - G. G. Muscolo, C. M. Oddo, M. C. Carrozza, L. Beccai, “Metodo e dispositivo per la realizzazione di

impronte digitali artificiali”. Patent Number: ITPI20130023. 30/09/2014. Property of the Scuola

Superiore Sant’Anna.

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P4 - G. G. Muscolo, “Dispositivo per la smussatura di travi”. Patent Number: ITPI20130022. 30/09/2014.

Property of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.

P5 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, “Robot per assistere allenamenti sportivi”. Property of the Humanot

s.r.l.. Italian Patent Pending. GE2013A000116. 20th December 2013.

P6 - G. G. Muscolo, C. T. Recchiuto, “Apparato robotizzato semovente bipede”. Property of the Humanot

s.r.l.. Italian Patent Pending. 102015000049099. 07/09/2015.