G I O I A L U C A R I N I PhD BioRobotics- MSc, BSc Biomedical Engineering The BioRobotics Institute Polo Sant Anna Valdera Scuola Superiore Sant Anna Viale Rinaldo Piaggio, 34 56025 Pontedera (Pisa), Italy Mobile - +39 347 1135522 Phone - +39 050 883489 Fax - + 39 050 883497 Email: g.lucarini@sssup.it WWW: https://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it Personal information Date of Birth: 19 April 1985 Citizenship: Italian Languages Spoken: Italian, English Present Position Since November 2013, Postdoctoral Fellow, Surgical Robotics group at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy. The main topic is study and development of electromagnetic control for medical robotic milli/micro robots. Education Background From November 4 th 2009 until November 27 th 2013, The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant Anna Pisa, Italy. PhD degree in Innovative Technologies of Info. & Com. Eng. and Robotics. The main topic is study and development of electromagnetic control and localization strategy for medical robotic microdevices. From January 4 th 2013 until July 4 th 2013, Harvard Medical School Research Fellow at Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering Lab of Harvard Medical School under supervision of Prof. Pierre Dupont. The main topic is study and development of MRI-powered millirobot for the targeted drug delivery. June 2013 Certification of completion on MRI Competency Test at Brigham & Women s Hospital Radiology, Boston, USA, examiner: Lawrence P. Panych. Access to Siemens and GE MRI scanners for research. Permission to modify, program and test MRI-pulse sequences.
February 2013 Certification of completion on MRI Safety Training at Brigham & Women s Hospital Radiology Department MRI Safety Training, Boston, USA, instructor: Vera Kimbrell. October 2010 Enabled to the profession of Engineer by passing the Italian State Exam. From October 13 th 2007 until September 29 th 2009, University of Pisa, Italy Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering curriculum Biomedical Technology with a final evaluation of 110/110 with Honours (Magna cum Laude) and a GPA value of 29.95/30. The Thesis entitled Electromagnetic development for the localization and control of endoscopic capsule and it was supervised by a collaboration between CRIM Lab (Scuola Superiore Sant Anna) under the supervision of Prof. Paolo Dario, Prof. Arianna Menciassi and Eng. Pietro Valdastri and Department of Electrical Systems and Automation (DSEA) of University of Pisa, under the supervision of Prof. Alberto Landi and Eng. Rocco Rizzo. From September 27 th 2004 until October 12 th 2007, University of Pisa, Italy Undergraduate Degree in Biomedical Engineering curriculum Industrial Engineering with a final evaluation of 110/110 with Honours (Magna cum Laude) and a GPA value of 29.83/30. The thesis entitled: Microparticle systems as innovative method for controlled alginate cross-linking was carried on at University of Pisa, Italy, under the supervision of Prof. Maria Grazia Cascone and Prof. Luigi Lazzeri. Summer Schools In September 2011, 5 th Summer European School in Surgical Robotics, Lirmm, University of Montpellier, France organized by Prof. P. Poignet (http://www.sssr2011.org/). In July 2011, 2011 GMSI BK21MAE Summer Camp, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea organized by Prof. Mamoru Mitsuishi and Prof. Joon Sik Lee. In August 2010, Biorobotics Lab, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 2010 North American Summer School in Surgical Robotics and Simulation, organized by Prof. Blake Hannaford (http://brl.ee.washigton.edu). Scientific Collaboration in International and National Research Projects Since October 1 st 2012, collaborating at the FP7 European Project SUPCAM entitled New cost effective and minimally invasive endoscopic device able to investigate the colonic mucosa, ensuring a high level of navigation accuracy and enhanced diagnostic capabilities (FP7-SME-2012). Since December 1 st 2010, collaborating at the National Project Micro-VAST Microsystems for vascular diagnostics and intervention (http://www.microvast.it).
From January 2009 until June 2011, collaborating at the FP6 European Project VECTOR Versatile Endoscopic Capsule for gastrointestinal Tumor Recognition and Therapy (EU/IST-2006-033970) (http://www.vector-project.com) During the last three years, collaborating in writing of different international and national proposal. Work Experiences From March 1 st 2008 until December 13 th 2008, a research assistant at Department of industrial Chemistry, Univesrty of Pisa, Italy. Scientific interests Medical devices, surgical robots, microrobotics, magnetic control, medical device design, targeted drug delivery. Other interests Leadership and teamwork, Technology, Sport Activity and Travelling. Skills Computer skills Basic knowledge of C language, Access, Latex. Excellent Knowledge of Office package, Pro/Engineer, Matlab & Simulink, Comsol Multiphysics and Labview. Languages Italian is mother tongue, level of English is good. Referee Process Referee activity for scientific international conferences and journals: Transactions on Robotics, Transactions of Mechatronics, Transaction on Biomedical Engineering, Sensor and Actuator, International Journal of Robotics Research, - International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, International Conference of Robotics and Automation, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. Gioia Lucarini has also successfully participated in the Student Review Program at the IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics Publications on refereed journals- submitted paper 1. G. Lucarini, G. Ciuti, M. Mura, R. Rizzo, and A. Menciassi, Electromagnetic control system for capsule endoscope navigation: a novel concept for magnetic capsule maneuvering, submitted on Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering. 2. G. Lucarini, G. Ciuti, M. Mura, R. Rizzo, and A. Menciassi, A new concept for magnetic capsule endoscopy based on an electromagnetic system submitted on International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems.
Publications on refereed journals or conferences proceedings published (or in press) paper 1. G. Lucarini, S. Palagi, L.Beccai, A. Menciassi A power-efficient propulsion method for magnetic microrobots, on International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, in press. 2. G. Lucarini, S. Palagi, B. Mazzolai, L. Beccai, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, Accurate and smooth navigation of magnetic microrobots under different control architectures on IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 11, 3, 818-827, 2014. 3. G. Lucarini, G. Ciuti, M. Mura, R. Rizzo, A. Menciassi, Electromagnetic control system for capsule endoscope navigation: a novel concept for magnetic capsule maneuvering, Proceeding on IEEE International Magnetics Conference, Germany, May 2014. 4. A. Tozzi, G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Mura, C. Quaglia, A. Menciassi, G. Battaglia, Supcam European project:preliminary prototyping and test of a new generation activeendoscopic colon capsule accepeted on United European Gastroenterology Week, Austria, October 2014. 5. G. Lucarini, A. Tozzi, C. Bruni, A. Vallesi, E. Gaggini, G. Ciuti, and A. Menciassi, Electromagnetic design for capsule endoscope navigation: a preliminary study Proceeding on 3rd Joint Workshop on New Technologies for Computer/Robot Assisted Surgery, Italy, September 2013. 6. A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, P. Valdastri, G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, C. Di Natali, M. Verra, capsule for colonoscopy: a comparative study on Digestive and Liver Disease, vol. 45, 8, pp. 657-662, 2013. 7. M. Salerno, G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, R. Rizzo, P. Valdastri, A. Menciassi, A. Landi, P. Dario, A discrete-time localization method for capsule endoscopy based on on-board magnetic sensing Measurement Science and Technology, vol. 23, pp. 1-10, 2012. 8. G.Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, P. Valdastri, A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, M. Morino, P.Dario, A comparative evaluation of control interfaces for a robotic-aided platform IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 28, 2, pp. 534-538, 2012. 9. G. Lucarini, P. Dario, A. Menciassi, A new method for propulsion of magnetic microrobots in the vascular vessels of lower limbs, In Proc. of the IEEE/RSJ International Conferences on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2012, Workshop on Magnetically Actuated Multiscale Medical Robots, Vilamoura, Portugal, October 7-12, 2012. 10. G. Lucarini, A. Menciassi, and P. Dario Propulsion of magnetic microrobots in the vascular vessels of lower limbs: Preliminary study In Proc. of the joint workshop on new technologies for computer/robot assisted surgery, Madrid, Spain, 2012. 11. G. Lucarini, S. Palagi, L. Beccai, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, Propulsion of magnetic microrobots in the vascular vessels of lower limbs: Preliminary study In Proc. of the XVI Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS) 2012, Pisa, Italy, June 2012, International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2012, Vol. 7, 1, pp. S169-S170. 12. S. Palagi, G. Lucarini, V. Pensabene, A. Levi, B. Mazzolai, A. Menciassi, L. Beccai, Wirelesse Swimming microrobots: Design and development of a 2 DoF magnetic-based system In Proc. Of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2012, pp. 3455-3460.
13. G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, P. Valdastri, A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, M. Morino, P. Dario, Comparative evaluation study of control methodologies and user interfaces for a robotic-aided endoscopic platform In Proc. of the XV Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS) 2011, Berlin, Germany, International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2011, vol. 6, 1, pp. S288-S289. 14. A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, P. Valdastri, G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, C. Di Natali, M. Verra, capsule for colonoscopy: A comparative study United European Gastroenterology Week 2012 (UEG Week 2012), Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 20-24, 2012. 15. A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, P. Valdastri, G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, C. Di Natali, M. Verra, capsule for colonoscopy: a compartive study European Society of Coloproctology conference, Vienna, Austria, Septemmber 26-28, 2012. 16. A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, P. Valdastri, G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, C. Di Natali, M. Verra, capsule for colonoscopy: a comparative study 18th National Congresso f Digestive Diseases, Italian Federation of Socieities of Digestive Diseases 2012, Naples, Italy, March 2012, vol. 44, 2, p. S58. 17. G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, M. Verra, M. E. Allaix, P. Valdastri, A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, M. Morino, P. Dario, Control user interfaces for a robotic-aid platform fo rendo and laparoscopic applications: which is the best? Eurasian Colorectal Technologies Association (ECTA) 2011, Turin, Italy, June 2011, vol. 15, p. 233. 18. A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, P. Valdastri, G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, C. Di Natali, M. Verra, capsule for colonoscopy: a comparative study Eurasian Colorectal Technologies Association (ECTA) 2011, Turin, Italy, June 2011, vol. 15, pp. 257. 19. A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, P. Valdastri, G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, C. Di Natali, M. Verra, capsule for colonoscopy: a comparative study 21st International Conference of Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT) 2011, Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2011, pp. 77. 20. A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, P. Valdastri, G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, C. Di Natali, M. Verra, capsule for colonoscopy, a comparative study European Surgical Association (ESA) 2011, Helsinki, Finland, May 2011. 21. A. Arezzo, M. Verra, G. Ciuti, M. E. Allaix, M. Salerno, G. Lucarini, P. Valdastri, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, M. Morino, which man-machine interface for a robotically driven endoscopic capsule fo rendo and laparoscopic applications? European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) 2011, Turin, Italy, June 2011. 22. G. Ciuti, G. Lucarini, M. Salerno, P. Valdastri, A. Arezzo, A. Menciassi, M. Morino, P. Dario, Preliminary comparative evaluation of control interfaces for a robotic-aided endoscopic platform In Proc. Of the 2st National Congress of the Italian Group of Bioengineering (GNB) 2010, Turin, Italy, June 2010. 23. M. G. Cascone, G. Lucarini, L. Lazzeri, Microparticle systems as innovative method for controller alginate cross-linking 8th word biomaterials congress, Amsterdam, may 2008.
24. G. Lucarini, M. G. Cascone, L. Lazzeri, Microparticle systems as innovative method for controller alginate cross-linking In Proc. Of the National Congress of Biomaterials (SIB) 2008, Follonica, Italy, September 2008.