Journal papers
Zhang and A. Demosthenous, “Integrated Circuits for Medical Ultrasound Applications: Imaging and Beyond,” in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 838-858, Oct. 2021.
Contreras E, Traserra S, Bolívar S, Forés J, Jose-Cunilleras E, Delgado-Martínez I, García F, Udina E, Navarro X. Repair of long peripheral nerve defects in sheep: a translational model for nerve regeneration. Int J Mol Sci. 2023; 24(2):1333. doi: 10.3390/ijms24021333.
Zhang, D. Jiang and A. Demosthenous, “A High-Voltage Differential SPDT T/R Switch for Ultrasound Systems,” in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 71, no. 11, pp. 5129-5140, Nov. 2024.A High-Voltage Differential SPDT T/R Switch for Ultrasound Systems | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore
Demofonti, A., Germanotta, M., Zingaro, A., Bailo, G., Insalaco, Cordella, F., Aprile, I.G. & Zollo, L., (2025). Restoring somatotopic sensory feedback in lower limb amputees through non-invasive nerve stimulation, Cyborg and Bionic Systems spj.science.org/doi/pdf/10.34133/cbsystems.0243
Sperduti, M., Tagliamonte, N. L., Taffoni, F., Guglielmelli, E., & Zollo, L. (2024). Mechanical and thermal stimulation for studying the somatosensory system: a review on devices and methods. Journal of Neural Engineering. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ad716d/meta
Stefanelli, E., Sperduti, M., Cordella, F., Tagliamonte, N. L., & Zollo, L. (2024). Performance assessment of thermal sensors for hand prostheses. IEEE Sensors Journal. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10609783
Scarpelli, A., Demofonti, A., Cordella, F., Coffa, U., Mereu, F., Gruppioni, E., & Zollo, L. (2024). Eliciting force and slippage in upper limb amputees through Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS). IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10636257
Rodríguez-Meana B, Santos-Nogueira E, Trujillo-Vázquez S, Jakob A, Udina E, Fournelle M, Navarro X. Assessment of focused ultrasound stimulation to induce peripheral nerve activity and potential damage in vivo. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1346412. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1346412. Frontiers | Assessment of focused ultrasound stimulation to induce peripheral nerve activity and potential damage in vivo
Redolfi-Riva E, Özkan M, Contreras E, Pawar S, Zinno C, Escarda-Castro E, Kim J, Wieringa P, Stellacci F, Micera S, Navarro X. Beyond the limiting gap length: peripheral nerve regeneration through implantable nerve guidance conduits. Biomaterials Science 2024; 12: 1371-1404. doi: 10.1039/d3bm01163a. Beyond the limiting gap length: peripheral nerve regeneration through implantable nerve guidance conduits – Biomaterials Science (RSC Publishing)
Redolfi-Riva E, Pérez-Izquierdo M, Zinno C, Contreras E, Rodríguez-Meana B, Iberite F, Ricotti L, Micera S, Navarro X. A novel 3D-printed/porous conduit with tunable properties to enhance nerve regeneration over the limiting gap length. Adv Mater Technol 2023; 8:2300136. doi: 10.1002/admt.202300136. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300136
Demofonti, A., Carpino, G., Tagliamonte, N. L., Baldini, G., Bramato, L., & Zollo, L. (2022). Design of a modular and compliant wrist module for upper limb prosthetics. The Anatomical Record. https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ar.24911
Scarpelli, A., Stefano, M., Cordella, F., & Zollo, L. (2022). Evaluation of the effects of focused ultrasound stimulation on the central nervous system through a multiscale simulation approach. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2246. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36532581/
Lapresa, M., Tamantini, C., di Luzio, F. S., Ferlazzo, M., Sorrenti, G., Corpina, F., & Zollo, L. (2022). Validation of Magneto-Inertial Measurement Units for Upper-Limb Motion Analysis Through an Anthropomorphic Robot. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(17), 16920-16928. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9844451/
Mereu, F., Leone, F., Gentile, C., Cordella, F., Gruppioni, E., & Zollo, L. (2021). Control strategies and performance assessment of upper-limb TMR prostheses: a review. Sensors, 21(6), 1953. https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/6/1953
Stefano, M., Cordella, F., Loppini, A., Filippi, S., & Zollo, L. (2021). A multiscale approach to axon and nerve stimulation modeling: A review. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 29, 397-407. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9335942
Romeo, R. A., Lauretti, C., Gentile, C., Guglielmelli, E., & Zollo, L. (2021). Method for automatic slippage detection with tactile sensors embedded in prosthetic hands. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 3(2), 485-497. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9356667
Stefano, M., Cordella, F., Guglielmelli, E., & Zollo, L. (2020). Intraneural electrical stimulation of median nerve: a simulation study on sensory and motor fascicles. Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, 34(5 Suppl. 3), 127-136. https://europepmc.org/article/med/33386043
Lubel, E., Sgambato, B. G., Barsakcioglu, D. Y., Ibáñez, J., Tang, M. X., & Farina, D. (2022). Kinematics of individual muscle units in natural contractions measured in vivo using ultrafast ultrasound. Journal of Neural Engineering, 19(5), 056005. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36001952/
E. Lubel et al., “Non-Linearity in Motor Unit Velocity Twitch Dynamics: Implications for Ultrafast Ultrasound Source Separation,” in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 31, pp. 3699-3710, 2023, doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2023.3315146.
E. Lubel et al., “Accurate Identification of Motoneuron Discharges From Ultrasound Images Across the Full Muscle Cross-Section,” in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 1466-1477, May 2024, doi: 10.1109/TBME.2023.3340019.
B. G. Sgambato et al., “High Performance Wearable Ultrasound as a Human-Machine Interface for Wrist and Hand Kinematic Tracking,” in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 484-493, Feb. 2024, doi: 10.1109/TBME.2023.3307952.
R. Rohlén et al. “Spatial decomposition of ultrafast ultrasound images to identify motor unit activity – A comparative study with intramuscular and surface EMG”, in Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, vol, 73, December 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2023.102825
R. Rohlén et al. “Assessing the impact of degree of fusion and muscle fibre twitch shape variation on the accuracy of motor unit discharge time identification from ultrasound images” in Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, vol. 100, part. C, February 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.bspc.2024.107002
X. Yang, C. Castellini, D. Farina and H. Liu, “Ultrasound as a Neurorobotic Interface: A Review,” in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 3534-3546, June 2024, doi: 10.1109/TSMC.2024.3358960.
X. Yang, Z. Yin, Y. Sheng, D. Farina and H. Liu, “Self-Supervised Learning for Intuitive Control of Prosthetic Hand Movements via Sonomyography,” in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 409-420, Jan. 2025, doi: 10.1109/TCYB.2024.3489438.
Valle G, Aiello G, Ciotti F, Cvancara P, Martinovic T, Kravic T, Navarro X, Stieglitz T, Bumbasirevic M, Raspopovic S. Multifaceted understanding of human nerve implants to design optimized electrodes for bioelectronics. Biomaterials 2022; 291:121874. IF 15.304. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121874.
Conference Proceedings
X. Zhang and A. Demosthenous, “An Area-Efficient, Differential Resonant Ultrasound Pulser with 69% fCV2 Dynamic Power Reduction,” 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), London, U.K., 2025, pp. 1-4.
X. Zhang et al., “Live Demonstration: A Wearable Eight-Channel A-Mode Ultrasound System for Hand Gesture Recognition and Interactive Gaming,” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Singapore, Singapore, 2024, pp. 1-1. Live Demonstration: A Wearable Eight-Channel A-Mode Ultrasound System for Hand Gesture Recognition and Interactive Gaming | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
X. Zhang, D. Jiang and A. Demosthenous, “A Differential SPDT T/R Switch for PMUT Biomedical Ultrasound Systems,” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Singapore, Singapore, 2024, pp. 1-4. A Differential SPDT T/R Switch for PMUT Biomedical Ultrasound Systems | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
X. Zhang et al., “A Four-Channel Analog Front-End ASIC for Wearable A-Mode Ultrasound Hand Kinematic Tracking Applications,” 2023 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), Toronto, ON, Canada, 2023, pp. 1-4. A Four-Channel Analog Front-End ASIC for Wearable A-Mode Ultrasound Hand Kinematic Tracking Applications | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
X. Zhang, D. Jiang and A. Demosthenous, “Design of a CMOS Analog Front-End for Wearable A-Mode Ultrasound Hand Gesture Recognition,” 2022 17th Conference on Ph.D Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME), Villasimius, SU, Italy, 2022, pp. 185-188. Design of a CMOS Analog Front-End for Wearable A-Mode Ultrasound Hand Gesture Recognition | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
Sperduti, M., Tagliamonte, N. L., Casale, C., Netti, P. A., & Zollo, L. (2023). A testbed for mechanical and thermal stimulation in studies of somatosensory functions. NATIONAL CONGRESS OF BIOENGINEERING. PROCEEDINGS. Patron Editore Srl. https://iris.unina.it/handle/11588/977084
Sperduti, M., Tagliamonte, N. L., Cordella, F., & Zollo, L. (2024, September). Accurate and Repeatable Identification of Mechanical Innocuous and Pain Thresholds Using a New Mechatronic Testbed. IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (pp. 1202-1207). https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10719840
Stefanelli, E., Lapresa, M., Cordella, F., D’Accolti, D., Cipriani, C. and Zollo, L., 2024, September. A Hand-Wrist Control Strategy Based on Human Upper Limb Kinematics. IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (pp. 1029-1034). A Hand-Wrist Control Strategy Based on Human Upper Limb Kinematics | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
Scarpelli, A., Stefano, M., Cordella, F., & Zollo, L. (2022, July). Multiscale approach for tFUS neurocomputational modelling. In 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 4712-4715). IEEE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9871341
Demofonti, A., Scarpelli, A., Cordella, F., & Zollo, L. (2021, November). Modulation of sensation intensity in the lower limb via Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. In 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 6470-6474). IEEE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9630871
Rodríguez-Meana, B., de la Oliva, N., del Valle, J., Navarro, X., Biocompatibility and foreign body response to peripheral nerve electrode implants. In 10th International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society on Neural Engineering (EMBS), Virtual, 4-6 May 2021. IEEE.
Stefano, M., Cordella, F., Gioi, S. M. L., & Zollo, L. (2021, May). Electrical stimulation of the human median nerve: A comparison between anatomical and simplified simulation models. In 2021 10th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER) (pp. 769-772). IEEE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9441187
Sperduti, M., Tagliamonte, N. L., Cordella, F., & Zollo, L. (2024, September). Accurate and Repeatable Identification of Mechanical Innocuous and Pain Thresholds Using a New Mechatronic Testbed. In 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob) (pp. 1202-1207). IEEE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10719840
B. G. Sgambato et al., “Towards Natural Multi-DoF Prosthetic Control with Distributed Ultrasound,” 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS), Taipei, Taiwan, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/UFFC-JS60046.2024.10793502.
Book Chapters
J. del Valle, B. Rodríguez-Meana, X. Navarro, “Somatosensory Feedback for Neuroprosthetics”, Neural electrodes for long-term tissue interfaces. In Guçlu B (ed), Elsevier, 2021
Invited Talks
Paolo Antonio Netti (UNINA) “Tissue engineering the sense of touch: a glimpse of the human somatosensory system”, BioCube 3rd edition DECEMBER 9-15, 2024 workshop and winter school in biophotonics, bioelectronics and biomechanics. https://biocubemeeting.eu/past-editions/2024-edition
Yaohua Zhang (UCL) “Circuits and Systems for Ultrasound Hand Gesture Recognition”, 15/12/2024, Bioelectronics Group, Department of Microelectronics, TU Delft.
Yaohua Zhang (UCL) “Circuits and Systems for Ultrasound Hand Gesture Recognition”, 20/7/2022, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, UCL.
Yaohua Zhang (UCL) “Design of a CMOS Analog Front-End for Wearable A-Mode Ultrasound Hand Gesture Recognition”, Biomedical Ultrasound Group, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, United Kingdom 20/7/22.
Freygardur Thorsteinsson “Human-in-the-loop devices – from prototype to product” in workshop “Human-in-the-loop paradigm for assistive robotics” hosted at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2022
Andreas Schneider-Ickert (Fraunhofer) “Research focus on active implants at Fraunhofer IBMT – challenges and opportunities”, VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies / DKE standards committee regarding standardization in active implants, Germany, 5/10/2022
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Healthcare: tecnologie emergenti e nuove professioni digitali”, Nuove competenze ed opportunità per i giovani: la sfida della Basilicata, 06/03/2024, Potenza, Italy https://portale.unibas.it/site/home/comunicati-stampa/articolo11762.html
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Dispositivi esoscheletrici assistivi: una sfida per la robotica wearable nel supporto alle attività di vita quotidiana”, Forum della Ricerca, Made in INAIL, 25/11/2022, Rome, Italy https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/comunicazione/news-ed-eventi/eventi/evento-forum-ricerca made-in-inail-2022.html
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Ricerca, innovazione tecnologica e salute e sicurezza sul lavoro”, Forum della Ricerca, Made in INAIL, 25/11/2022, Rome, Italy https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/comunicazione/news-ed-eventi/eventi/evento-forum-ricerca-made-in-inail-2022.html
Eugenio Guglielmelli (UCBM) “Autonomous Robotics”, Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum), 03/10/2022, Kyoto, Japan, https://www.stsforum.org/kyoto2022/detail/?sessionid=202e
Eugenio Guglielmelli (UCBM) “Bio-cooperative robotic systems for acceptable and sustainable health, safety and wellness”, Italy-Israel Symposium, “Innovative multidisciplinary approaches to human health and social well being”, 04/09/2022, Neve Shalom, Israel https://ambtelaviv.esteri.it/en/news/dall_ambasciata/2022/08/primo-simposio-delle-missioni-archeologiche-2/
Eugenio Guglielmelli (UCBM) “Tecnologie Biomediche e robotiche centrate sulla persona per il benessere, la salute e la sicurezza”, Premio Lions “Castello Svevo”, 01/07/2022, Cosenza, Italy, https://www.lionsclub-cosenzacastellosvevo.it/2022/07/02/premio-cosenza-castello-svevo/
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Peripheral interfaces for motor decoding and restoration of somatic sensations in prosthetics”, Symposium on human interfacing and augmentation, 26-27/9/2024 Imperial College London, UK. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/human-robotics/events/symposium-on-human-interfacing-and-augmentation/
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Healthcare 5.0: New perspectives in healthcare innovation and assessment”,Workshop STI (Social Trends Institute) 26-27/02/2024, Rome, Italy https://www.unicampus.it/en/research-project/healthcare-5-0-new-perspectives-in-healthcare-innovation-and-assessment/
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Tecnologie emergenti a supporto della salute e sicurezza sul lavoro”, Stati generali Salute e Sicurezza sul lavoro, 29-31/10/2024, Rome, Italy https://comunicazione.camera.it/archivio-prima-pagina/19-43939
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Prosthetics and Biomedical Robotics” Advanced School In Artificial Intelligence, 11/2/2025, Rome, Italy https://as-ai.org/?page_id=71&lang=en
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Compliant Manipulation: Application in Prosthetics and Bionics”, Seasonal School SoftTech-Rehab, Italy 16/6/21 https://www.softech-rehab.com/?page_id=545
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Closed-loop neuroelectronic devices for rehabilitation and assistive robotics”, Workshop on Behavior Adaptation, Interaction and Learning for Assistive Robotics hosted at IEEE RoMAN2020, Italy 3/9/20 http://www.cogrobotics.unina.it/bailar2020/index.php
Francesca Cordella (UCBM) “Human-Robot shared control in biomedical applications” conference “BioTechMeet2021 – International meet on Biotechnology and Bioengineering”, Portugal 18/9/21 https://albedomeetings.com/biotechmeet/index.php
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Multimodal monitoring for user-tailored and natural interaction with rehabilitation and assistive robots” Workshop Sense IT, Italy 7/10/21 https://r8.ieee.org/italy-sensors/sense-it-2_0/
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Collaborative robots and intelligent machines for rehabilitation and assistance” – Luiss Fresher’s Week 2021, 9/9/21 https://freshersweek.luiss.it/
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Neuroprosthetics” Advanced School in AI – Skills, training and networking for AI project deployment (as-ai.org), Rome 5/02/21
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Multimodal interfaces and biocooperative systems for upper-limb bionics and rehabilitation” – Luiss Fresher’s Week 2020, 8/9/20
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) Round Table “Ripartire dalla fragilità per stare bene al lavoro”, il Lavoro che si prende cura – Storie, ricerche, pratiche; 19/9/20 https://www.santannapisa.it/en/news/protecting-vulnerable-workers-santanna-school-scholars-participate-virtual-seminar-sponsored
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “La sfida all’intelligenza umana”, Dialoghi sul diritto, 27/2/21 https://www.auditorium.com/evento/la_sfida_intelligenza_umana-23740.html
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “Closed-loop interfaces for rehabilitation and assistive robots”, Global Summit on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications (GSERITA), Lisbon 6/8/21 https://www.thescientistt.com/robot-intelligence-technology/
Loredana Zollo (UCBM) “La robotica nel trattamento dell’arto superior nel paziente con patologia ortopedica” La robotica riabilitativa: le sfide per un trattamento personalizzato, Corso FAD, Società Italiana di analisi del movimento in clicnica (SIAMOC), 2021 https://formazione.pentaeventi.com/event/182/showCard
Eugenio Guglielmelli (UCBM) “Biorobotic and bionic enabling technologies for orthopedic medicine”, European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS), Rome, 15-17/9/21 https://eors2021.org/plenary/
B. Grandi Sgambato. “Ultrasound Neural Interfaces”, Summer school on Hybrid Neural Interfaces
D. Farina. “Interfacing humans with assistive technologies” , Robotics and Rehabilitation Joint Symposium UK-Singapore, 7th December 2022,
D. Farina. “Brain interfacing by wearable sensors”, Zhejiang_University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, July 31st 2023.
R. Rohlén. Neuromechanical characterisation of muscles and their functional units using ultrasound imaging methods: State-of-the-art and future perspectives. ISEK 2024 in Nagoya, Japan. Page 10 https://isek.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ISEK-2024-Program-1.pdf
D. Barsakcioglu, “Future of Sensing for Neural Interfaces” Symposium of the ICL-META Wearable Neural Interface Research Centre: From Decoding Neural Signals to Enhancing Human-Computer Interaction, 15th November 2024, London, UK
Organized Workshop
“Healthcare and Technology: a human-centric approach”, hosted at Healthcare 5.0: New perspectives in healthcare innovation and assessment, 26/02/2024, Rome, Italy, https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/D561FAQFf1WH0Gp0Tkg/feedshare-document-pdfanalyzed/0/1708540475571?e=1719446400&v=beta&t=jTJaIFriL68kO1FJ8Mihv6hgPkNcZLvN5Wbo0vxpwdc
“Ongoing research on motion control and sensory feedback restoration in bionics” hosted at the 5th Italian Conference on Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM 3D conference 2023), 20/10/2023, Rome, Italy https://sites.google.com/view/motion-control-sensory-fb/home?authuser=0
“Le sfide della sostenibilità olistica” hosted at Romecup 2024: Intelligenza artificiale e robotica per la sfida della sostenibilità olistica, 20/3/2024, Rome, Italy https://romecup.org/programma-2024/
“Tecnologia Etica per la Salute 5.0” hosted at Connext 2021, 02/12/2021, Milan, Italy, https://connext.confindustria.it/2021/event?e=17
“Two decades of rehabilitation and assistive robotics: lessons learned and future challenges” hosted at the 2nd Italian Conference on Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM 3D conference 2020), 10/12/20. https://i-rim.it/en/i-rim-conference-2020/
“ASIMOV: Adaptive Social Interaction and MOVement for assistive and rehabilitation robotics” hosted at the 13th International Conference on Social Robotics, 12/11/21. https://easychair.org/cfp/asimov2021
“Human-in-the loop paradigm for assistive robotics” hosted at the at ICRA 2022 Conference, 27/05/22. https://www.icra2022.org/
