E U R O P E A N C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E PERSONAL INFORMATION First names / Surname Address Via G. Gambini 3, 56124 Pisa (PI) Telephone +393287224442 Fax E-mail Nationality g.tortora@sssup.it; giueppo@yahoo.it; Italian Data of birth 25 th /11/1983 Gender PRESENT POSITION Male PhD, Post-Doc fellow, research assistant, R&D and Management of at Scuola Superiore Sant Anna Pisa, Italy EDUCATION AND TRAINING Date 18 th /04/2012 Name and type of organisation Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy Title of qualification awarded PhD in Biorobotics Level in national or international 100/100 cum laude Thesis title Robotic embedded systems for endoluminal endoscopy, therapy and surgery, The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy Principal subjects/occupational Robotics, robotic system design and control Date From 30 th September 2008 Title of qualification awarded Enabled to the profession of Engineer by passing the Italian State Exam Date 22 nd /04/2008 Name and type of organisation Università degli studi di Pisa Title of qualification awarded Master of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering Level in national or international 110/110 Thesis title Development of a wireless propulsion system for a submersible endoscopic capsule for the gastric cavity carried on at CRIM Lab (Center for Research in Microengineering) of Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy Principal subjects/occupational Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering Date 11 st /10/2005 Name and type of organisation Università degli studi di Pisa Title of qualification awarded Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering Page 1 - Curriculum vitae of
Level in national or international Thesis title Principal subjects/occupational 110/110 Development of polymeric actuators for shape modulation of flexible surfaces carried on at Interdepartmental Research Center E. Piaggio Università di Pisa, Italy Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Clinical Engineering Dates (from to) September 2001 September 2002 Name and type of organisation ENAFOP (Ente Nazionale Addestramento, Formazione e Orientamento Professionale National organization for education, training and careers guidance) Level in national or international Expert in database for cultural and environment goods management Date July 2002 Name and type of organisation Scientific High School Ettore Majorana, Isernia, Italy Level in national or international Scientific High School Diploma Principal subjects/occupational Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Informatics, Technical drawing PARTICIPATION AT INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS Symposium Symposium Event Page 2 - Curriculum vitae of 7 th September 14 th September 2011 LIRMM, CNRS Surgical Robotics, Montpellier, France 3 rd July 7 th July 2011 IEEE/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) 2011, Budapest, Hungary 19 th June 20 st June 2011 Hamlyn Centre, Imperial College London Imperial College London, London, UK 11 tt April 15 th April 2011 IHE Europe Connectathon 2011, Pisa, Italy 28 th July 31 st July 2010 Global Center of Excellence for Mechanical System Innovation (GMSI) GMSI Summer Camp, Izu-Kogen, Ito, Shizuoka, Japan 29 th June 3 rd July 2010 femto-st laboratory, Universitè de Franche-Comtè Summer school in Microrobotics and self-assembly for hybrid MEMS, Besancon, France 19 th May 21 st May 2010 BIP, IDC BIP Research, Milano, Italy 3 rd May 8 th May 2010 IEEE 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Anchorage, USA
Workshop Winter School 8 th November 9 th November 2009 The Embassy of Italy in Tokyo, Waseda University, Japan, Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Italy Italy-Japan Workshops on Robotics: Workshop on Service Robotics, Workshop on Medical Robotics, Tokyo, Japan 31 st October 7 th November 2009 Waseda University, Japan, KIST,Korea, Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Italy, University of Tsukuba, Japan, University of Nagoya, Japan Summer School WSK-TNg 2009, From Communication to Collaboration, Tokyo, Japan 12 nd January 16 th January 2009 NSF Engineering Research Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology Winter School on Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Interventional Systems, Baltimore, MD, USA 31 st August 5 th September 2008 Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Italy, Waseda University, Japan, KIST,Korea WSK2008, Fundamentals of Biorobotics, Volterra, Pisa, Italy 3 rd July 5 th July 2008 Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy, Università di Pisa, Italy, Istituto di fisiologia clinica CNR, Pisa, Italy Primo Congresso Nazionale di Bioingegneria, Pisa, Italy Date 8 th /05/2008 Name and type of organisation Scuola Superiore Sant Anna di studi universitari e di perfezionamento Certificate Management and use of chemical agents, beginner course on top of Italian decree D.Lgs 626/94 PARTICIPATION AT EVENTS AS INVITED SPEAKER Date Event 9 th /02/2014 Azienda ospedaliera universitaria di Pisa, Presidio ospedaliero F. Lotti, Pontedera (PI), Italy Single Incision Laparoscopic Practice in clinical practice WORK AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES Date (from-to) Position Name and type of organisation Activities in the framework of Principal subjects/occupational November 2012 current date Postdoctoral research fellowship Scuola Superiore Sant Anna SensorART Sensorized ARTificial heart enabling patients empowerment and new therapy approaches FP7 European Project EU/IST n. 248763 STIFF-FLOP STIFFness controllable Flexible and Learn-able Manipulator for surgical OPerations FP7 European Project EU/IST -2011-7-287728 ARAKNES Array of Robots Augmenting the KiNematics of Endoluminal Surgery FP7 European Project EU/IST-2007-224565, Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy microvast Microsystems for VAscular diagnostics and intervention Fondazione Cassa Risparmio di Pisa J51J10000150003 Design and control of endoluminal robots, surgical robotics, mechanical design, flexible robotics, materials Date (from-to) November 2011 November 2012 Position Postdoctoral research fellowship Name and type of organisation Scuola Superiore Sant Anna Page 3 - Curriculum vitae of
Activities in the framework of Principal subjects/occupational SensorART Sensorized ARTificial heart enabling patients empowerment and new therapy approaches FP7 European Project EU/IST n. 248763 STIFF-FLOP STIFFness controllable Flexible and Learn-able Manipulator for surgical OPerations FP7 European Project EU/IST -2011-7-287728 ARAKNES Array of Robots Augmenting the KiNematics of Endoluminal Surgery FP7 European Project EU/IST-2007-224565, Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy Design and control of endoluminal robots, surgical robotics, mechanical design, flexible robotics, materials Date (from-to) Fall Semester 2011-2012 Position Research activity Name and type of organisation Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Internship Principal subjects/occupational Surgical robotics, mechanical design Date (from-to) April 2011 September 2011 Position Research activity Name and type of organisation Imperial College London - Internship, Erasmus Consortia Placement Principal subjects/occupational Robotic Control, Gaze Control, C++ and Matlab software development Date (from-to) November 2008 November 2011 Position PhD scolarship Name and type of organisation Scuola Superiore Sant Anna di studi universitari e di perfezionamento Activities in the framework of ARAKNES Array of Robots Augmenting the KiNematics of Endoluminal Surgery FP7 European Project EU/IST-2007-224565, Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy Principal subjects/occupational Industrial bioengineering for medical applications, Biorobotics, Electronics, Mechanical design Date (from-to) May 2008 October 2008 Position Research activity Name and type of organisation Scuola Superiore Sant Anna di studi universitari e di perfezionamento Activities in the framework of VECTOR Versatile Endoscopic Capsule for gastrointestinal TumOr Recognition and therapy FP6 European Project EU/IST-2006-033970 Principal subjects/occupational Industrial bioengineering for medical applications, Biorobotics, Electronics, Mechanical design RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND PUBLICATIONS In April 2007 Dr. Tortora joined the Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy, focusing his activity on medical robotics and biomechatronic systems. His main research interests are in the field of medical robotics, mechatronics systems and minimally invasive robotic surgery. - Studies and developments of robotic and biomechatronic systems able to be wireless controlled inside the human body to perform endoscopy, therapy and surgery; - Study and development of innovative systems for capsular endoscopy in the gastrointestinal tract; - Robotic system for minimally invasive surgery and NOTES; - Development and analysis of artificial systems for new therapies delivery Scientific production is composed of the following works: Publications on refereed journals: G. Tortora, T. Ranzani, I. De Falco, P. Dario, A. Menciassi A., A Miniature Robot for Retraction Tasks under Vision Assistance in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic, 2014; 3 (1): 70-82. G. Tortora, P. Dario, A. Menciassi, Array of Robots Augmenting the Kinematics of Endocavitary Surgery, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2014 I. De Falco, G. Tortora, P. Dario, A. Menciassi, An Integrated System for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy in a Liquid-distended Stomach, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), 2013 Page 4 - Curriculum vitae of
J. Lassooij, N. Tolou, G. Tortora, S. Caccavaro, A. Menciassi, J. L. Herder, A statically balanced and bi-stable compliant end effector combined with a laparoscopic 2DoF robotic arm, Journal of Mechanical Science, 3, 85-93, 2012 P. Valdastri, E. Sinibaldi, S. Caccavaro, G. Tortora, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, A Novel Magnetic Actuation System for Miniature Swimming Robots, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 27: 769:779, 2011 J.L. Toennies, G. Tortora, M. Simi, P. Valdastri, R.J. Webster III, Swallowable medical devices for diagnosis and surgery: the state of the art, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C - Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2010 R. Carta, G. Tortora, B. Lenaerts, J. Thoné, P. Valdastri, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, R. Puers, Wireless powering for a self-propelled endoscopic capsule, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 25: 845-851, 2009 G. Tortora, P. Valdastri, E. Susilo, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, F. Rieber, M.O. Schurr, Propeller-based wireless device for active capsular endoscopy in the gastric district, Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technology (MITAT), 18-280-290, 2009 Papers in proceedings of National and International conference: I. Rivas-Blanco, G. Tortora, A. Menciassi, V. F. Muñoz, Control Architecture of a Modular Robotic Platform for Minimally Invasive Surgery, IEEE Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), submitted to, 2014 G. Tortora, M. Salerno, T. Ranzani, S. Tognarelli, P. Dario, A. Menciassi, A modular magnetic platform for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery, EMBC 2013 S. Tognarelli, G. Tortora, M. Salerno, M. Simi, P. Dario, A. Menciassi, A modular platform for scarless surgery, workshop ICRA 2013. G. Tortora, P. Glass, N. Wood, B. Aksak, A. Menciassi, M. Sitti, C. Riviere, Investigation of Bioinspired Gecko Fibers to Improve Adhesion of HeartLander Surgical Robot, EMBC 2012 S. Tognarelli, M. Salerno, G. Tortora, C. Quaglia, P. Dario, A. Menciassi, An Endoluminal Robotic Platform for Minimally Invasive Surgery, BioRob 2012 I. De Falco, G. Tortora, P. Dario, A. Menciassi, Vision system for a propeller-based video capsule swimming in liquid, Proceedings of Third conference of GNB, 2012 G. Tortora, A. Dimitracopoulos, P. Valdastri, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, Design of Miniature Modular in vivo Robots for Dedicated Tasks in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2011 J. Lassooij, N. Tolou, G. Tortora, S. Caccavaro, A. Menciassi, J. L. Herder, Laparoscopic 2DOF Robotic Arm with Statically Balanced Fully Compliant End Effector, Compliant Mechanisms (CoMe), 2011 G. Petroni, M. Piccigallo, U. Scarfogliero, S. Caccavaro, G. Tortora, C. Stefanini, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, A novel robotic system for single-port laparoscopy, EAES 2011 S. Caccavaro, G. Tortora, E. Sinibaldi, P. Valdastri, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, Design of a magnetic actuation system for an autonomous swimming robot, Proceedings of First conference of GNB, 2010 G. Tortora, S. Caccavaro, P. Valdastri, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, Development of a swimming robot based on a permanent-magnets actuation system, Proceedings of GMSI Summer Camp, 2010 G. Tortora, S. Caccavaro, P. Valdastri, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, Design of an autonomous jellyfish miniature robot based on a novel concept of magnetic actuation, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2010 R. Carta, B. Lenaerts, J. Thoné, G. Tortora, P. Valdastri, A. Menciassi, R. Puers, P. Dario, Wireless power supply as enabling technology towards active locomotion in capsular endoscopy, Proceedings of Eurosensors XXII, Book of abstracts, 2008; 1369-1372 G. Tortora, E. Susilo, P. Valdastri, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, Propellers-based fluid propulsion for active capsular endoscopy, Proceedings of First conference of GNB, 2008 Patents: G. Tortora, P. Valdastri, S. Caccavaro, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, A miniaturized microrobotic device for locomotion in a liquid environment, International PCT WO2011/058505, registered on 19 th /05/2011 G. Tortora, P. Valdastri, S. Caccavaro, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, Dispositivo microrobotico miniaturizzato per la locomozione in ambiente fluido, Brevetto Italiano BI928F/BI/fev, registered on 16 th /11/2009 Page 5 - Curriculum vitae of
G. Tortora, P. Dario, A. Menciassi, P. Valdastri, Dispositivo endoscopico wireless a propulsione autonoma per esplorazione gastrica, Italian Patent BI865F/FMB/fpd, application on 05 th /09/2008 AWARDS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES The paper Vision system for a propeller-based video capsule swimming in liquid awarded as Best Contribution to Technology Transfer at III Congresso Nazionale di Bioingegneria, 2012 PERSONAL SKILLS AND MOTHER TONGUE Italian OTHER LANGUAGES English, Spanish, German Self-assesment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C1 Proficient User C1 Proficient User C1 Proficient User C1 Proficient User C1 Proficient User Spanish A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User German A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User (*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages SOCIAL SKILLS AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS AND LICENSE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM 2004 ENROLLED IN THE ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD DONORS FRATRES, ITALY FROM 1991 TO 2002 ENROLLED TO BASKETBALL SOCIETY IL GLOBO, ISERNIA, ITALY, PARTICIPATING TO JUNIORES CHAMPIONSHIP AND TO ITALIAN SERIE D LEAGUE ORGANIZED BY FIP (FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA DI PALLACANESTRO BASKETBALL ITALIAN ASSOCIATION) PARTICIPATING TO UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL AND SOCCER COMPETITIONS FROM 2004 ENROLLED TO FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA DI PALLACANESTRO BASKETBALL ITALIAN ASSOCIATION AS BASKETBALL REFEREE FROM OCTOBER 2005 TO DECEMBER 2005: PARTICIPATING TO TECHNICAL MEETINGS FOR INGEGNERIA SENZA FRONTIERE FOR THE REALIZATION OF A LOW COST CONDUCIMETER FOR WATER RESOURCES ANALYSIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 7 YEARS OF VOLUNTEERING AS SCOUT IN AGESCI ITALIAN ASSOCIATIONS COMMON SOFTWARE, MATLAB, FINITE ELEMENTS ANALYSIS SOFTWARE, PROENGINEER, SOLIDWORKS, SOME OTHER SPECIFIC CAD SOFTWARE, PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE, C, ASSEMBLY, VHDL, MICROCONTROLLERS PROGRAMMING DRIVING LICENSE (CAR, MOTORBIKE) Available for travelling, working and studying abroad Pisa, March 12 2014 Giuseppe Tortora Page 6 - Curriculum vitae of