Nevio Luigi Tagliamonte

He obtained his Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering from theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM) in 2006, 2008 and 2012 respectively. He was a visiting PhD student at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Biorobotics Laboratory) in 2011. He is currently a type A TD researcher in the SSD ING-IND/34 (Industrial Bioengineering ) and is a member of the Research Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centered Technologies (CREO Lab). He collaborates as a researcher at the Robotic Neurorehabilitation Laboratory of the Santa Lucia Foundation in Rome.

His research activity takes place in the field of biomedical robotics, with particular attention to wearable devices for assistance/rehabilitation (exoskeletons and prostheses) and learning (exoskeletons), surgical devices (smart catheters) and mobile platforms for support in hospital setting.

He is recently involved in research projects on the following topics: i) Mechanical design of exoskeletons and upper limb prostheses based on additive manufacturing and on the principles of soft robotics. ii) Clinical evaluation of lower limb exoskeletons based on the analysis of the biomechanics of movement, physiological/psychophysiological parameters and user-centered indicators of the users' subjective experience. iii) Development of devices for neurorehabilitation, including metrics based on the biomechanics of movement. iv) Evaluation of upper limb exoskeletons for robot-mediated human-human physical communication in learning tasks (writing and playing musical instruments). v) Development of steerable catheters based on soft robotics for interventional cardiology. vi) Clinical translation of mobile robotic technologies (enriched by AI and IoT) in the hospital environment for the assistance of healthcare workers and for the improvement of hospitalized patient care.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jan 2019 – present: Researcher in Bioengineering at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

Nov 2014 – present: Researcher at Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS

Sep 2015 – Mar 2021: Bioengineer of Rehabilitation at Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation 1 Department.

Sep 2014 – Jul 2015: Co-founder and managing partner at ICan robotics srl, spin-off ofUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma.

Apr 2012 – Dec 2018: Post-doc Researcher at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

CURRENT TEACHING ACTIVITY

- Teacher of the course of Mechanics Applied to Machines (6 CFU, ING-IND/13)

- Teacher of the course of Construction of Biomechanical Machines and Systems (6 CFU, ING-IND/34)

- Professor of the Bioengineering Laboratory course (6 CFU, ING-IND/34)

PARTICIPATION IN RECENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Mar 2021 – present: ODIN project team member (H2020-DT-2020-1-101017331). Topic: Delivery in smart hospitals of key assistive resources for healthcare, empowered by robotic solutions, IoT and extensible specialized artificial intelligence.

Jul 2020 – present: Task leader of the Exo For Life project (funded by ANIA). Topic: Use of lower limb exoskeletons for the assistance and rehabilitation of patients with walking disabilities due to spinal cord injury and stroke.

Jul 2020 – present: WP leader of the 3D-AID project (funded by INAIL). Development of low-cost 3D-printed hand exoskeletons and prostheses.

Jan 2020 – present: WP leader of the CONBOTS project (H2020-ICT-09-2019-2020). Topic: Development of haptic robotic technologies for implementing human-human robot-mediated physical communication in learning of playing piano/drums and of handwriting.

Sep 2019 – present: SOMA project leader WP (H2020-899822-FETOPEN-2019). Development of ultrasound peripheral interfaces for somatic restoration in amputees using bionic hand prostheses.

Jun 2019 – May 2021: Lead partner of the BenchBalance project (FSTP-1 cascade funding of H2020-779963-EUROBENCH). Development of a testbed to assess perturbed static exoskeleton-assisted balance.

Apr 2019 – Aug 2021: Lead partner of the EXPERIENCE project (FSTP-1 cascade funding of H2020-779963-EUROBENCH). Topic: Development of tools and methods for the user-centered assessment of exoskeleton-assisted walking.

Mar 2016 – Feb 2018: Participant of the HANK project (H2020-779963-EUROBENCH). Topic: Optimization and clinical testing of a lower limb exoskeleton for patients with stroke.

Nov 2014 – Mar 2018: Participant of the SYMBITRON project (FP7-EU-ICT-2013.2.1-611626). Topic: Design, development and clinical testing of a lower limb exoskeleton for patients with spinal cord injury.

Most recent journal publications:

- A. Demofonti, G. Carpino, NL Tagliamonte, G. Baldini, L. Bramato, L. Zollo (2022). Design of a modular and compliant wrist module for upper limb prosthetics. The Anatomical Record, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24911.

- M. Lorusso, NL Tagliamonte, M. Tramontano, A. Fresch, G. Granelli, N. Smania, F. Tamburella (2022). Technology-assisted balance assessment and rehabilitation in individuals with spinal cord injury: A systematic review. NeuroRehabilitation, 1-18, doi: 10.3233/NRE-220060.

- C. Meijneke, G. Van Oort, V. Sluiter, E. Van Asseldonk, NL Tagliamonte, F. Tamburella,... H. van Der Kooij (2021). Symbitron exoskeleton: design, control, and evaluation of a modular exoskeleton for incomplete and complete spinal cord injured individuals. IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering, 29, 330-339, doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3049960.

- F. Tamburella, M. Lorusso, NL Tagliamonte, F. Bentivoglio, A. Bigioni, I. Pisotta, M. Lancini, S. Pasinetti, M. Ghidelli, M. Masciullo, VM Saraceni, M. Molinari (2021). Load Auditory Feedback Boosts Crutch Usage in Subjects With Central Nervous System Lesions: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Neurology, 12, 1115, doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.700472.

- C. Bayón, G. Delgado-Oleas, L. Avellar, F. Bentivoglio, F. Di Tommaso, NL Tagliamonte, E. Rocon, EH van Asseldonk (2021). Development and evaluation of BenchBalance: a system for benchmarking balance capabilities of wearable robots and their users. Sensors, 22(1), 119, doi: 10.3390/s22010119.

- L. Raiano, G. of Pino, G., L. Di Biase, M. Tombini, NL Tagliamonte, D. Formica (2020). PDMeter: A Wrist Wearable Device for an at-home Assessment of the Parkinson's Disease Rigidity. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 28(6), 1325-1333, doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2020.2987020.

- F. Tamburella, NL Tagliamonte, M. Masciullo, I. Pisotta, M. Arquilla, EHF van Asseldonk, H. van der Kooij, AR Wu, F. Dzeladini, J. Ijspeert, M. Molinari (2020). Gait training with Achilles ankle exoskeleton in chronic incomplete spinal cord injury subjects. Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, 34(5 Suppl. 3):147-164. Technology in Medicine, PMID: 33386045.

- F. Tamburella, NL Tagliamonte, I. Pisotta, M. Masciullo, M. Arquilla, EHF van Asseldonk, H. van der Kooij, AR Wu, F. Dzeladini, J. Ijspeert, M. Molinari (2020). Neuromuscular Controller Embedded in a Powered Ankle Exoskeleton: Effects on Gait, Clinical Features and Subjective Perspective of Incomplete Spinal Cord Injured Subjects. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 28(5), pp. 1157-1167, doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2020.2984790.

- N. L. Tagliamonte, S. Valentini, A. Sudano, I. Portaccio, C. De Leonardis, D. Formica, D. Accoto, Switching assistance for exoskeletons during cyclic motions. Frontiers in neurorobotics, 13, 41, 2019, doi: 10.3389/fnbot.2019.00041.

- N. Lefeber, E. De Keersmaecker, S. Henderix, M. Michielsen, F. Tamburella, NL Tagliamonte, E. Swinnen (2019). Physiological responses and perceived exertion during robot-assisted treadmill walking in non-ambulatory stroke survivors. Disability and rehabilitation, 1-9, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1671502.