Mattia Stefano

Research Fellow within the Advanced Robotics and Person-Centered Technologies Research Unit. He obtained his PhD in Science and Engineering for Man and the Environment - Bioengineering at theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma in 2021. His research activity includes the study of computational models for neuroengineering and of neural electrical stimulation and focused ultrasound techniques for the stimulation of peripheral nerves in the field of upper limb prosthetics, for the provision of sensory feedback.

Education and Training

• 2017 - 2021: PhD - Sciences and Engineering for Man and the Environment XXXIII Cycle, Campus Bio Medico University of Rome, Rome

• 2014 - 2016: Master's Degree in Physics, University of Calabria, Rende (CS)

• 2011 - 2014: Bachelor's Degree in Physics, University of Calabria, Rende (CS)

Participation in National and International Projects

• March – August 2022: Icone@home - Coronavirus emergency and beyond. Icone: home robotic tele-rehabilitation (POR FESR LAZIO 2014-2020)

• December 2020 – ongoing: ReGiveMeFive - Exploring new frontiers in prosthetic surgery (INAIL)

• December 2020 – ongoing: WiFi-MyoHand - Optimized implantable system for interfacing with the peripheral nervous sys-tem and control of upper limb prosthesis (INAIL)

• September 2020 – ongoing: SOMA - Ultrasound peripheral interface and in-vitro model of human somatosensory system and muscles for motor decoding and restoration of somatic sensations in amputees (European project H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-01)

• June 2020 – ongoing: HeAL9000 - Healthcare Agents and Learning Robots (POR FESR LAZIO 2014-2020)

• September 2018 – September 2020: Development of bionic upper limb prostheses with customized interface and sensory feedback for macrolesioned patients with amputation due to road accident (ANIA Foundation - National Association for Insurance Companies)

• July 2017 – December 2020 PPR AS 1/3 - Evolution of an implantable system for the control of upper limb prosthesis with invasive neural interfaces, with wireless interfaces (INAIL)

Educational experiences

• November 2021 – February 2022: Undergraduate thesis supervisor

- Title: FEM analysis of focused ultrasound stimulation on an upper limb model

• September – December 2021: Undergraduate thesis supervisor

- Title: Comparative analysis between open source and proprietary software for developing the models of a median nerve and of an intraneural electrode

• April – October 2020: Co-supervisor of three three-year theses

- Title: Simulation of the interaction between cuff and intraneural electrodes with the human median nerve

- Title: Simulation study of nerve-electrode interaction by intraneural electrical stimulation

- Title: Simulation study of the effects of transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation on simplified anatomical geometries

• October 2018 – April 2019: Master's thesis tutor

- Title: Innovative non-invasive techniques for providing tactile feedback in amputee patients

• February – June 2017: Tutor, area: Physics. National Scientific Degree Project

- A. Scarpelli, M. Stefano, F. Cordella and L. Zollo, “Evaluation of the effects of focused ultrasound stimulation on the central nervous system through a multiscale simulation approach.”, Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 10:1034194. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1034194, 2022

- A. Scarpelli, M. Stefano, F. Cordella and L. Zollo, "Multiscale approach for tFUS neurocomputational modeling," 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2022, pp. 4712-4715, doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871341.

- Mr. Stephen, F. Cordella, SM Li Gioi, L. Zollo, A simulation comparison of the response to electrical stimulation of anatomical and simplified models of human median nerve, pp. 769-772, 10th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER), 2021

- Mr. Stephen, F. Cordella, A. Loppini, S. Filippi, L. Zollo, A multiscale approach to neural cell stimulation modeling: a review, IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2021;29:397-407. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3054551. Epub 2021 Mar 2. PMID: 33497336.

- Mr. Stephen, F. Cordella, E. Guglielmelli, L. Zollo, Intraneural electrical stimulation of median nerve: a simulation study on sensory and motor fascicles , J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2020 Sep-Oct;34(5 Suppl. 3):127-136. Technology in Medicine. PMID: 33386043.

- M. Stefano, A. Scarpelli, F. Cordella, L. Zollo, A simulation study on safety and efficacy of tFUS, Proceedings GNB 2020

- Mr. Stephen, F. Cordella, L. Zollo, The intraneural electrical stimulation of human median nerve: a simulation study, IEEE International Conference of Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2020