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Research Interests
Areas of interest and expertise include robotics, neurobiology of the sensory-motor system and computational neuroscience. Among Dr. Mussa-Ivaldi’s achievements are the first measurement of human arm multi-joint impedance, the development of a technique for investigating the mechanisms of motor learning through the application of deterministic force fields, the discovery of a family of integrable generalized inverses for redundant kinematic chains, the discovery of functional modules within the spinal cord that generate a discrete family of force-fields, the development of a theoretical framework for the representation, generation and learning of limb movements and the development of the first neuro-robotic system in which a neural preparation in-vitro - the brainstem of a lamprey - controls the behavior of a mobile-robot through a closed-loop interaction.In recent years Dr. Mussa-Ivaldi’s team has been developing and testing a “body-machine interface” for people with tetraplegia following cervical spinal cord injury. The interface captures residual motion abilities and muscle activities to facilitate the use of devices such as powered wheelchairs and personal computer systems with the dual purpose of providing assistance and engaging the users in targeted therapeutic exercises.
Training Experience
1988 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano
… → 1988
Research interests
- Bioengineering
- Computational Neuroscience
- Movement Control
- Neurobiology
- Neuroscience
- Rehabilitation/Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke
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Collaborative Machines Enhancing Therapies (COMET)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, NIDILRR
9/30/18 → 9/29/23
Project: Research project
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A primate model of an intra-cortically controlled FES prosthesis for grasp
Kennedy, A., Miller, L. E., Mussa-Ivaldi, F., Perreault, E. & Solla, S. A.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9/1/17 → 7/31/23
Project: Research project
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Integrating Human and Machine Learning for Enabling Co-Adaptive Body-Machine Interfaces
Mussa-Ivaldi, F. & Solla, S. A.
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, National Science Foundation
9/1/21 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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Controlling an Assistive Robotic Manipulator via a Non-linear Body-Machine Interface
Giordano, M., Rizzoglio, F., Ballardini, G., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A. & Casadio, M., 2022, Biosystems and Biorobotics. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 685-689 5 p. (Biosystems and Biorobotics; vol. 28).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Targeted Muscle Training with a Hybrid Body-Machine Interface
De Santis, D. & Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A., 2022, Biosystems and Biorobotics. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 457-461 5 p. (Biosystems and Biorobotics; vol. 28).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Building an adaptive interface via unsupervised tracking of latent manifolds
Rizzoglio, F., Casadio, M., De Santis, D. & Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A., May 2021, In: Neural Networks. 137, p. 174-187 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Development of a Planar Haptic Robot with Minimized Impedance
Oh, K., Rymer, W. Z., Plenzio, I., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A., Park, S. & Choi, J., May 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 68, 5, p. 1441-1449 9 p., 9263368.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recovery of distal arm movements in spinal cord injured patients with a body-machine interface: a proof-of-concept study
Pierella, C., Galofaro, E., De Luca, A., Losio, L., Gamba, S., Massone, A., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A. & Casadio, M., Mar 2 2021, In: Sensors. 21, 6, 2243.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Data from: Energy exchanges at contact events guide sensorimotor integration across intermodal delays
Farshchian, A. (Creator), Sciutti, A. (Creator), Pressman, A. (Creator), Nisky, I. (Creator) & Mussa-Ivaldi, F. (Creator), Dryad, 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.93kc5cb, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.93kc5cb
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Data from: Energy exchanges at contact events guide sensorimotor integration across intermodal delays
Farshchian, A. (Contributor), Sciutti, A. (Contributor), Pressman, A. (Contributor), Nisky, I. (Contributor) & Mussa-Ivaldi, F. (Contributor), ZENODO, 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.93kc5cb, https://zenodo.org/record/4991898
Dataset