@article {3349,
	title = {Systemic and vascular inflammation in an in-vitro model of central obesity},
	journal = {PLoS ONE},
	year = {2018},
	month = {02/2018},
	abstract = {<p>Metabolic disorders due to over-nutrition are a major global health problem, often associated with obesity and related morbidities. Obesity is peculiar to humans, as it is associated with lifestyle and diet, and so difficult to reproduce in animal models. Here we describe a model of human central adiposity based on a 3-tissue system consisting of a series of interconnected fluidic modules. Given the causal link between obesity and systemic inflammation, we focused primarily on pro-inflammatory markers, examining the similarities and differences between the 3-tissue model and evidence from human studies in the literature. When challenged with high levels of adiposity, the in-vitro system manifests cardiovascular stress through expression of E-selectin and von Willebrand factor as well as systemic inflammation (expressing IL-6 and MCP-1) as observed in humans. Interestingly, most of the responses are dependent on the synergic interaction between adiposity and the presence of multiple tissue types. The set-up has the potential to reduce animal experiments in obesity research and may help unravel specific cellular mechanisms which underlie tissue response to nutritional overload.</p>
},
	keywords = {Bioengineering},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192824.s001},
	url = {http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0192824},
	author = {A. Ahluwalia and A. Misto and G. Vozzi and C. Magliaro and G. Mattei and Marescotti MC and AVOGARO, A and Iori, E.}
}
@conference {2878,
	title = {Assessing the Potential of Autonomous Multi-agent Surveillance in Asset Protection from Underwater Threats},
	booktitle = {International Workshop on Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems  MESAS 2016},
	volume = {9991 of the book series Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {204 - 213},
	publisher = {Springer},
	organization = {Springer},
	address = {Rome, Italy, June 15-16, 2016},
	abstract = {<p>A Serious Game (SG) system for the assessment of the potential of the multi-vehicle surveillance is presented. The SG system is applied to the problem of protection of strategic assets from underwater asymmetric threats. The SG platform integrates the active sonar performance evaluator able to estimate the real performance on the basis of the environmental conditions. The final goal is to provide new technology tools to realize a Decision Support System (DDS) to support the design phase of a naval unit. The SG system is developed in the framework of the ProDifCon project supported by the (DLTM) (Italy).</p>
},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-47605-6_17},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-47605-6_17},
	author = {T. Fabbri and S. Nardi and L. Isgr{\`o} and L. Pallottino and A. Caiti}
}
@conference {3247,
	title = {Lower instantaneous entropy of heartbeat dynamics during seizures in untreated temporal lobe epilepsy},
	booktitle = {Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC), 2015},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {1037{\textendash}1040},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	keywords = {Bioengineering},
	author = {Barbieri, R. and G. Valenza and L. Citi and F. Placidi and F. Izzi and M. Albanese and M. Marciani and M. Guerrisi and A. Romigi and N. Toschi}
}
@conference {2504,
	title = {Open Biomedical Engineering Education in Africa},
	booktitle = {The 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)},
	year = {2015},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	address = {  Milan, Italy, 25-29 August 2015},
	keywords = {Bioengineering},
	author = {A. Ahluwalia and D. Atwine and C. De Maria and C. Ibingira and E. Kipkorir and F. Kiros and J. Madete and D. Mazzei and E. Molyneux and K. Moonga and M. Moshi and M. Nzomo and V. Oduol and J.  Okuonzi}
}
@article {2153,
	title = {Peripheral Machine Interfaces: going beyond traditional surface electromyography},
	journal = {Frontiers in Neurorobotics},
	volume = {8},
	year = {2014},
	month = {08/2014},
	pages = {1 - 17},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	doi = {10.3389/fnbot.2014.00022},
	author = {C. Castellini and P. Artemiadis and M. Wininger and A. Ajoudani and M. Alimusaj and A. Bicchi and B. Caputo and W. Craelius and S. Dosen and K. Englehart and D. Farina and A. Gijsberts and S. B. Godfrey and L. Hargrove and M. Ison and T. Kuiken and M. Markovic and P. M. Pilarski and R. Rupp and E. Scheme}
}
@conference {2181,
	title = {Shaping of foam-like materials through the use of a sonotrode},
	booktitle = { International Conference On Innovative Design And Manufacturing},
	year = {2014},
	address = {Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 13-15},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	author = {G Fantoni and Tilli, J. and F. A. W. Belo and Ishak, R.}
}
@conference {1437,
	title = {Optimal Control and Design Guidelines for Soft Jumping Robots: Series Elastic Actuation and Parallel Elastic Actuation in comparison},
	booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2013)},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {2477 - 2484},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	url = {10.1109/ICRA.2013.6630914 },
	author = {R. Incaini and L. Sestini and M. Garabini and M. G. Catalano and G. Grioli and A. Bicchi}
}
@article {1475,
	title = {Gait and Anthropometric Profile Biometrics: A Step Forward},
	journal = {Second Generation Biometrics: The Ethical, Legal and Social Context},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {105{\textendash}127},
	keywords = {Bioengineering},
	author = {Ioannidis, D. and Tzovaras, D. and Mura, G.D. and M. Ferro and G. Valenza and A. Tognetti and G. Pioggia}
}
@conference {1272,
	title = {Development and evaluation of a social robot platform for therapy in autism},
	booktitle = {Proc. Annual Int Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,EMBC Conf. of the IEEE},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {4515{\textendash}4518},
	keywords = {Bioengineering},
	doi = {10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091119},
	author = {D. Mazzei and Lazzeri, N. and Billeci, L. and Igliozzi, R. and A Mancini and A. Ahluwalia and Muratori, F. and D. De Rossi}
}
@conference {1271,
	title = {The FACE of autism},
	booktitle = {Proc. IEEE RO-MAN},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {791{\textendash}796},
	keywords = {Bioengineering},
	doi = {10.1109/ROMAN.2010.5598683},
	author = {D. Mazzei and Billeci, L. and Armato, A. and Lazzeri, N. and Cisternino, A. and G. Pioggia and Igliozzi, R. and Muratori, F. and A. Ahluwalia and D. De Rossi}
}
@article {GreIJSS06,
	title = {A Geometry-Based Algorithm for the Stability of Planar Switching Systems},
	journal = {Int. J. of Systems Science},
	volume = {37},
	number = {11},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {747{\textendash}761},
	keywords = {Embedded Control, Robotics},
	author = {L. Greco and F. Tocchini and M. Innocenti}
}
@conference {PHRI06,
	title = {Safe and Dependable Physical Human-Robot Interaction in Anthropic Domains: State of the Art and Challenges},
	booktitle = {Proc. IROS{\textquoteright}06 Workshop on pHRI - Physical Human-Robot Interaction in Anthropic Domains},
	year = {2006},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	author = {R. Alami and A Albu-Schaeffer and A. Bicchi and R. Bischoff and R. Chatila and A. De Luca and De Santis, A and G. Giralt and J. Guiochet and G. Hirzinger and F. Ingrand and V. Lippiello and R. Mattone and D. Powell and S. Sen and B. Siciliano and G. Tonietti and L. Villani},
	editor = {A. Bicchi and A. De Luca}
}
@conference {TocCDC05,
	title = {Stabilization of a Class of Planar Nonlinear Systems},
	booktitle = {44th IEEE CDC-ECC{\textquoteright}05},
	year = {2005},
	month = {December},
	address = {Seville, Spain},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	author = {F. Tocchini and L. Greco and M. Innocenti}
}
@conference {GreMED04,
	title = {Stabilization of a Class of Unstable Switching Systems},
	booktitle = {12th IEEE Mediterranean Conference},
	year = {2004},
	month = {June},
	address = {Kusadasi, Turkey},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	author = {L. Greco and F. Tocchini and M. Innocenti}
}
@booklet {GreTR03,
	title = {Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Asymptotic Stability of Second Order LTI Switching Systems},
	year = {2003},
	publisher = {Dept. of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	author = {L. Greco and F. Tocchini and M. Innocenti}
}
@article {InnAut03,
	title = {Sliding Mode Control for Two-Time Scale Systems: Stability Issues},
	journal = {Automatica},
	volume = {39},
	year = {2003},
	month = {February},
	pages = {273{\textendash}280},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	author = {M. Innocenti and L. Greco and L. Pollini}
}
@conference {InnACC02,
	title = {Stability Issues in Dual Time Scale Systems},
	booktitle = {American Control Conference},
	year = {2002},
	month = {May},
	address = {Anchorage, Alaska},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	author = {M. Innocenti and L. Greco and L. Pollini}
}
@booklet {GreTR02,
	title = {Variable Structure Control for Singularly Perturbed System: Stability Issues},
	year = {2002},
	month = {March},
	publisher = {Dept. of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa},
	address = {Pisa, Italy},
	keywords = {Robotics},
	author = {M. Innocenti and L. Greco}
}
@inbook {CB00,
	title = {Observer Design for Locally Observable Analytic Systems: Convergence, Separation Property, and Redundancy},
	booktitle = {Nonlinear Control in the Year 2000},
	series = {LNCIS},
	volume = {258},
	year = {2000},
	pages = {315-330},
	publisher = {Springer-Verlag},
	organization = {Springer-Verlag},
	address = {Berlin Heidelberg, Germany},
	keywords = {Localization and Mapping, Nonlinear Control Systems},
	author = {F. Conticelli and A. Bicchi},
	editor = {A. Isidori and F. F. Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue and W. Respondek}
}
@conference {SBDRI-98,
	title = {Haptic display able to replicate the rheological behaviour of surgical tissues},
	booktitle = {Proc. 20th International Conference IEEE/EMBS},
	year = {1998},
	pages = {1738-1741},
	address = {Hong Kong},
	keywords = {Bioengineering, Haptics, Robotics},
	author = {E. P. Scilingo and A. Bicchi and D. De Rossi and P. Iacconi}
}
@conference {SDRBI97-ASME,
	title = {Haptic display for replication of rheological behaviour of surgical tissues: modelling, control, and experiments},
	booktitle = {Proc. Annual ASME Symp. on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environments and Teleoperator Systems},
	year = {1997},
	address = {Dallas},
	keywords = {Bioengineering, Haptics, Robotics},
	author = {E. P. Scilingo and D. De Rossi and A. Bicchi and P. Iaccone}
}
@conference {SDRBI97-EMB,
	title = {Sensors and devices to enhance the performance of a minimally invasive surgery tool for replicating surgeons{\textquoteright} haptic percetion of manipulated tissues},
	booktitle = {Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Engineering in Medicine and Biology},
	year = {1997},
	address = {Chicago},
	keywords = {Haptics, Sensors},
	author = {E. P. Scilingo and D. De Rossi and A. Bicchi and P. Iaccone}
}
@conference {BCDRIS96,
	title = { A sensor-based minimally invasive surgery tool for detecting tissue elastic properties },
	booktitle = {Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation},
	year = {1996},
	pages = {884-888},
	keywords = {Haptics, Tools for Minimally Invasive Surgery},
	author = {A. Bicchi and G. Canepa and D. De Rossi and P. Iacconi and E. P. Scilingo}
}
