Davide Piovesan

• Passed certification examination for the Italian Board of Professional Engineers in Structural, Mechanical, Environmental, Industrial, and Information Engineering, Padua, Italy, 2004

• Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award for the College of Engineering and Business, Gannon University, 2016-2017

• Undergraduate Mentor Research Scholarship Award, Gannon University, 2015-2016

• Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC) Poster award (2nd Place), 2016

• North Western Pennsylvania (NWPA) Collegiate Innovation Showcase
Bio-Conduit (GRAND PRIZE $2,000)
Description: Development of an antibiotic intramedullary rod. Students: Felice J., Bates K., Hendrix W., Mahle T., April, 2015

• North Western Pennsylvania (NWPA)  Collegiate Innovation Showcase
Assessment Of Hygienic Movements (2nd Runner-Up $500)
Description: Development of an inexpensive apparatus for the assessment of hygienic movements. Students: Papich J., Kennett C.J., April 2014

RESEARCH SUPPORT

• Siemens Foundation($373,000,000)
“Product Life Management software: Training the Industrial and Biomedical Engineer of the future”
I.Ohu(PI),  D. Piovesan (CO-PI)

• U.S. department of Education - Ronald E. McNair Achievement Program ($1,161,325)
“Gannon Advances in STEM Scholarship (GAINS)”
Description: this program prepares participants for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities.
D. Piovesan (Faculty Leader)

• U.S. Department of Commerce ($1,000,000)
“Innovation Beehives”
Description: Creation of a network to provide assistance to entrepreneurs in Northwest Pennsylvania through Innovation Beehive nodes at Gannon University, Penn State-Behrend, Edinboro University and Mercyhurst University focused on business development, prototyping, marketing and market intelligence.
D. Piovesan (CO-I)

• Cooney-Jackman Endowed Professorship ($67,500).
“The effect of water buoyancy on patient movement initiation.”
Description: The main objective is to understand and characterize the recovery process of stroke survivor during aquatic-therapy.
D. Piovesan, 2016-2018

• SorbaSHOCK®, ($2,200)
“Measure of postural stability on commercial flooring”
Description: The design of safety flooring requires a trade-off between shock absorption and balance impairment. If the surface is too soft the balance of the person walking on it is precarious. Balance impairment is usually quantified by the wobbling of the person which is reflected in the rapid change of the center of pressure on the surface. We propose to study the variation in the center of pressure position induced by different surfaces during quiet standing.
D.Piovesan (PI), 8/2015-12/2018

Internal
• Gannon University, Graduate Student Professional Development Grant
“Construction of a Curing Chamber for Stereo-lithographic printers” ($200)
Description: Desktop 3 D printers allow for the fabrication of samples that are used for prototyping and the testing of chemical and physical properties. Post-curing is the process of finishing the samples in a specialized chamber with heating and lighting elements that allows the samples to developed their strongest properties.  This research will design, and build an ad-hoc curing chamber.
A.Mihalko (student PI), D. Piovesan (Adviser), 2017

• Gannon University, Inter-professional Education Curriculum Development
“Research Projects in Clinical Biomechanics” ($5,000)
Description: Creation of an interdisciplinary course involving biomedical engineering students, Physical Therapy students and member of the Erie, PA medical community in clinical biomechanics research projects.
D. Piovesan (PI), A. Schmitz (Co-PI), 2016

Completed

• Phillips Foundation ($25,000)
“Enhancing Gannon University’s Interdisciplinary Education & Research Capabilities through Gait Analysis”
Description: Requested two additional Force Plates to enable biomedical engineering (BME), physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) faculty and students to engage in interdisciplinary education, research and community service.

• Sub-award for Gannon University from NASA through Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium ($8,000).
“STEM Academic Research Training engaging Underrepresented Pennsylvanians (START-UP) – Cohort 2”
Lee, W., Diz, H. R., Aoh, Q., Piovesan, D., Sasi, S., and Frezza, S. T., 2014-2015

• Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (PITA)
“Development Of Liquid Silicon Rubber Dampers For Vibration Control Of Civil Engineering Structures” ($10,000)
Description: This study aim is to establish a real-time hybrid simulation methods for structural systems with passive dampers, which will lead to preliminary assessment of liquid silicon rubber dampers for structural vibration control under seismic loading. R. Michael (PI), D. Piovesan (Co-I), 2014

• U.S. Department of Education (NIDRR)  H133P040007
“Rehabilitation Science of Engineers and Basic Scientists: An Advanced Training Program”
Description: The goal of this project is to provide training opportunities for engineers and basic scientists in the field of rehabilitation, William Z.Rymer (PI). 2008—2010

• Gannon University, James J. Duratz Student Research Grant
“Antibiotic impregnation of metal rod for treatment of compound fractures” ($525+200+200)
Description: The research is focused on the measurement of antibiotic elution from plastic rods that have different levels of porosity and permeability.
A.Mihalko (student PI), D. Piovesan (Adviser)

• Gannon University, Faculty research Grant.
“Evaluation of Muscles’ biomechanics in Triathlon” ($4,800)
Description: This project aims at understanding the mechanics of movement for each triathlon’s sub-discipline (running, swimming, cycling) and the effect that each muscles’ group has in the whole competition. D. Piovesan (PI), S. Steinbrink (Co-PI), 2014

• Gannon University, Faculty research Grant.
“Evaluation of Muscles’ biomechanics in Triathlon” ($13,000)
Description: This project aims at understanding the mechanics of movement for each triathlon’s sub-discipline (running, swimming, cycling) and the effect that each muscles’ group has in the whole competition. D. Piovesan (PI), S. Steinbrink (Co-PI), 2014

• Setup the new Biomedical Robotics laboratory

• Setup the new Motion Analysis laboratory

• Contributed to the setup of the Industrial Engineering laboratory

• Contributed to the setup of the Human Performance Center

• Developed and taught new courses: Bio-Engineering design BME350, and Biomedical Senior Design Project BME354

• Developed and taught new technical elective courses: Biomedical Robotics and Biomimetics BME479, Continuum Biomechanics BME471, Tribology BME490

• Taught Biomedical courses such as Biomechanics BME420, Bioengineering Laboratory BME440, Biomedical Systems Modeling and Analysis of BME430, Biomaterials BME410

• Taught mechanical courses such as Engineering Graphics ME207, Machine Dynamics GME563
 

Philosophy Doctorate in Mechanical Measurements For Engineering (Biomedical Instruments)

University of Padua, Italy, 2004—2007

Dissertation: Experimental and analytical validation techniques for human upper limb models

• Studied the biomechanics and motor-control of movements in non-inertial environments

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

University of Padua, Italy, 1998—2003

Thesis: Development and validation of a 3-D musculo-skeletal model of the human arm

• Developed a multi-body model of the upper limb to quantify the change in bone density caused by external vibration and muscle reactions in microgravity conditions

Post-Secondary Diploma in Industrial Engineering

Technical Institute “G. Segato”, Belluno, Italy, 1995-1997

• PS3 - Diploma of post-secondary level (3-4 years), Art. 11d, Directive 2005/36/EC  European Qualification Framework

Postdoctoral Fellow

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Sensory Motor Performance Program, 2008—2013

Investigated how segmental reflexes and visual feedback contribute to the modulation of arm stiffness during multi-joint arm movements and force modulation tasks both in stroke survivors and healthy controls.

• Investigated the kinematic features that characterize reaching and reversal movements in stroke survivors
• Proved experimentally that endogenous control can induce arm rhythmic movements via limit cycle behaviors
• Studied how therapist perceive hypertonia and their ability to discriminate between dystonia and spasticity in a multiple degrees of freedom arm
• Analyzed the effect of visual delays in the modulation of arm dynamics
• Established that absence of visual feedback decrease arm stiffness in stroke survivors
• Measured the modulation of stiffness during robot mediated therapy in stroke survivors as a mean for evaluating spasticity
• Studied the contemporaneous modulation of force and movements in redundant arms
• Investigated how the ratio between tendon and muscle stiffness influence arm dynamics
• Measured the arm stiffness during reaching movements in unstable force field to establish how stiffness orientation is modulated
• Measured the contribution of segmented reflexes in the modulation of the arm stiffness founding that shortening reactions influence the orientation of stiffness in healthy control
• Built a 2DOF variable stiffness robot to validate the estimation of arm stiffness during reaching movements

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Laboratory, 2007—2008

Measured the adaptation of arm kinetic and kinematics in non-inertial environments subject to Coriolis force and micro-gravity.

• Measured the change of arm stiffness along reaching movements in non inertial fields.
• Measured the influence of arm inertial parameters when estimating joint torque during arm reaching, founding that error in arm segment parameters are more relevant than kinematic errors
• Measured the influence of microgravity on handling objects, establishing that same trajectories but different speed profiles are used at different level of gravitational field

Visiting PhD candidate

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Laboratory, 2004—2006

Modeled the contribution of electromyographic activity and body segment parameters, to the adaptation of movement in non inertial fields.

• Conducted optimization of EMG signals in a single-joint system with redundant muscles to reproduce measured trajectory by means of hierarchical muscle models
• Measured body segment parameters of the arm using classical and image analysis techniques
• Developed a time-frequency technique to estimate arm stiffness along reaching movements during single trials
• Constructed mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of arm movements in non-inertial environments using redundant muscles to map the change of muscle length with respect to Cartesian and joints’ angular trajectories

Consultant

University of Padua, Italy

Modeled and analyzed the propagation of vibration in the finger-hand-arm system and aerospace mechanisms. Developed an instrumented set-up to control specific environmental variables for exobiology purposes.

Center of Studies and Activities for Space (CISAS), 2006—2007

• Studied the noise effects and noise propagation on optical payload induced by micro-vibration environment
• Conducted Thermo-elastic and dynamics analysis of optical benches and mirror mountings for the High Resolution imagine Camera (HRiC) of SIMBIO-SYS experiment for the European Space Agency BEPI COLOMBO Mission as part of the SIMBIO-SYS Team.

Department of Astronomy, 2005

• Designed and built a Mars Environment Simulator in order to study the growth of bacteria for exobiology purposes (collaborative project as part of a 10-person research team)

Center of Studies and Activities for Space (CISAS), 2004

• Conducted studies and numerical analysis of the propagation of vibration on anthropomorphic robotic arms
• Conducted numerical simulation of stiffness for the deployment of the MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding) radar antenna as part of a small research group for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2003

• Tested the propagation of vibrations from chain saws and blowers in the human body
• Conducted numerical analysis of human upper limb behavior subjected to vibration.

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (EMBS, RAS)

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

BMES Bio-Medical Engineering Society

Patents

2017

• U.S. Patent App. No. 62/488,348, ADAPTIVE WRITING UTENSIL, to Piovesan D., Morris N., 2017, (Provisional)

2016

• U.S. Patent App. No. 14/706,697, HAPTIC DEVICE AND METHODS FOR ABNORMAL LIMB BIOMECHANICS, to Melendez-Calderon A., Piovesan D., Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., 2016

2014

• U.S. Patent App No. 61/991,370, HAPTIC DEVICE AND METHODS FOR ABNORMAL LIMB BIOMECHANICS, to Melendez-Calderon A., Piovesan D., Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., 2014, (Provisional)

Refereed Journal Articles

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2018

• Gonzales-De Alba A., Gonzalez-Galvan E., Maya M., Cardenas A., Piovesan D., Estimation of CSM parameters by means of an Extended Kalman Filter: Applications to parallel robots, Industrial Robot: An international journal(0.863), submitted
• Mihalko A., Fry C., Felice J., Singh U., Piovesan D., Use of Polymer Scaffolding and Electroplating to Create Porous Metal Structures, ASME Journal of Engineering Material and Technology (IF: 0.908), Submitted

2017

• Moir L., Piovesan D., Schmitz A., Cartilage Stiffness and Knee Loads Distribution: a Discrete Model for Landing Impacts, ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics (IF: 1.135), 12(6):061006-061006-8, doi: 10.1115/1.4036483
• Laczko J., Scheidt R.S., Simo L.S., Piovesan D., Inter-joint coordination deficits revealed in the decomposition of endpoint jerk during goal-directed arm movement after stroke. IEEE Transactions on Neural system and Rehabilitation, (IF 3.188), PP(99), pp. 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2017.2652393
• Coronado L.E., Maya M., Cardenas A., Guarneros O. and Piovesan D., Vision-based Control of a Delta Parallel Robot using Linear Camera-Space Manipulation, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems. (IF 0.932), 85(1), pp. 93-106, doi:10.1007/s10846-016-0413-5

2016

• Schmitz A., Piovesan D. Development of an Open-Source, Discrete Element Knee Model, IEEE Trans Biomedical Eng. (2.347), Oct; 63(10):2056-67, DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2016.2585926
• Segura M., Coronado L.E. Maya M., Cardenas A. and Piovesan. D., Analysis of recoverable falls via Microsoft Kinect: Identi?cation of third-order ankle dynamics, Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement And Control (IF. 0.978), Special issue on Biomedical Sensing, Dynamics, and Control for Diagnostics, Treatment, and Rehabilitation (2016), 138(9), 091006.
• Piovesan D., Zaccariotto M., Bettanini C., Pertile M., Debei S., Design and Validation of a Carbon-Fiber Collapsible Hinge For Space Applications: a Deployable Boom, ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, (IF 1.143) (2016), 8(3), 031007.
• Torab P., Piovesan D., Vibrations of Fractal Structures: On the Non-Linearities Of Damping By Branching. ASME Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, special issue on Fractal Engineering and Biomedicine, (2016),6(3), 034502
• Chavez-Romero R., Cardenas A., Maya M., and Sanchez A., Piovesan. D., Particle Filter on Camera Space for Pose Estimation and Control of a Wheelchair, Journal Of Sensors, (IF 1.182) (2016), 2016(1), 1:11.

2015

• Chavez-Romero R., Cardenas A., Rendon-Mancha J.M., Vernaza K.M., and Piovesan. D., Inexpensive Vision-Based System for the Direct Measurement of Ankle Stiffness during Quiet Standing, ASME Journal of Medical Devices, (IF 0.62) (2015), 9(4), 041011.

2014

• Melendez-Calderon A.*, Piovesan D.*, Patton, J.L.,  Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., Enhanced assessment of limb neuro-mechanics via a haptic display. Robotics and Biomimetics, (2014) 1(1), 1-10.

2013

• Piovesan D., Pierobon A., DiZio P., Lackner J.R., Experimental Measure of Arm Stiffness During Single Reaching Movements with a Time-Frequency Analysis. J.Neurophysiol. (IF. 2.887), 2013; 110(10), 2484-2496.
• Piovesan D., Pierobon A., Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., Critical damping conditions for third order muscle models: Implications for force control. J Biomech Eng. (IF 1.780), 135(10), 2013, 101010
• Piovesan D., Casadio M., Morasso P., Giannoni P., Arm stiffness during assisted movements following stroke: the influence of visual feedback and training. IEEE Trans Neural Syst. Rehab. Eng. (IF 3.188). 2013; 21(3), 454-465.

2012

• Piovesan D., Pierobon A., DiZio P., Lackner J.R., Measuring Multi-Joint Stiffness during Single Movements: Numerical Validation of a Novel Time-Frequency Approach. PLoS ONE (IF 4.079) 2012; 7(3): e33086. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033086

2011

• Piovesan D., Pierobon A., DiZio P., Lackner J.R., Comparative Analysis of Methods for Estimating Arm Segment Parameters and Joint Torques From Inverse Dynamics. J Biomech Eng. (IF 1.780), 2011; 133(3):031003

2010

• E. Flamini, F. Capaccioni, L. Colangeli, G. Cremonese, A. Doressoundiram, J.L. Josset, Y. Langevin, S. Debei, M.T. Capria, M.C. De Sanctis, L. Marinangeli , M. Massironi, E. Mazzotta Epifani, G. Naletto, P. Palumbo, P. Eng, J.F. Roig, A. Caporali, V. Da Deppo, S. Erard, C. Federico, O. Forni, M. Sgavetti, G. Filacchione, L. Giacomini, G. Marra, E. Martellato, M. Zusi, M. Cosi, C. Bettanini, L. Calamai, M. Zaccariotto, L. Tommasi, M. Dami, J. Ficai Veltroni, F. Poulet, Y. Hello and The SIMBIO-SYS Team, “SIMBIO-SYS: The spectrometer and imagers integrated observatory system for the BepiColombo planetary orbiter”, Planet. Space Sci. 2010;  vol. 58, pp. 125-143

Books Chapters

2016

• Piovesan D., A Computational Index to Describe Slacking During Robot-Therapy. Progress in motor control X (PMC), Ed. Latash M., Laczko J., Springer International Publishing, 2016
• Bortoletto R., Reilly T., Pagello E. and Piovesan D. An Underactuated Biped Robot Guided via Elastic Elements: EKF-based Estimation of Ankle Mechanical. Intelligent Autonomous Systems. Springer International Publishing; 2016.,accepted

2014

• Bortoletto R, Pagello E, Piovesan D. Lower Limb Stiffness Estimation during Running: The Effect of Using Kinematic Constraints in Muscle Force Optimization Algorithms. In: Brugali D, Broenink J, Kroeger T & MacDonald B editors. Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots. Springer International Publishing; 2014. p. 364-375.
• Bortoletto R., Micheletto S., Pagello E.,Piovesan D., Human Muscle-Tendon Stiffness Estimation during Normal Gait Cycle based on Gaussian Mixture Model. In: Menegatti,E., Michael, N., Berns, K., Yamaguchi, H. editors. Intelligent Autonomous Systems. Springer International Publishing; 2014.

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings (4-12 pages)

2018

• Fry C., Mardula M., Lee B., Piovesan D., Designing a Thumb Strength Device, ASME Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD, 2018, Accepted.

2017

• Martinez F., Blum S., Rider S., Cardenas A., Piovesan D. , Underwater Tracking System Based on Camera Space Manipulation: Static Calibration of GoPro Cameras, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE, 2017, Accepted
• Schmitz A., Piovesan D. , A Novel Methodology To Determine Optimal Active Marker Scanner Placement, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE, 2017, Accepted
• Fry C., Coram S., Piovesan D., Under-Actuated Humanoid Model With Elastomeric Springs, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC, 2017,  Accepted
• Chappell S., Schmitz A., Hartmann J., Piovesan D., Muscle Effort Using A Reacher Assistive Device: The Influence Of Forearm Support, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC, 2017, Accepted
• Bortoletto R., Mello A., Piovesan D., A springs actuated ?nger exoskeleton: from mechanical design to spring variables evaluation, IEEE Intern. Conf. on Robotics Rehabilitation. ICORR 2017,accepted

2016

• Schmitz A., Vernaza K. and Piovesan D., Haptic Robotics in Biomedical Education, 123^st American Society for education in Engineering Annual Conference, ASEE, 2016
• Piovesan D., Alladi P., Analysis of an Energy Saving Ratchet-Based Ankle Exoskeleton, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC, 2016,
• Schmitz A., Piovesan D., Development of an Open-Source Cosimulation Method of the Knee, Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc., EMBC, 2016
• Piovesan D., Yagiela M., Johnson R., Schmitz A., A New Class Of Devices Combining Gait Trainers And Partial Weight Bearing Lifters, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC, 2016
• Schmitz A., Norberg J., Snarski K., and Piovesan D., Association Between Impact Peak And Hip Flexor Activity During Running, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE, 2016
• Martinez F, Bortoletto R., Blum L.A., Maya M., Cardenas A., Piovesan D., Sensor-Fusion Approach For The Characterization Of Human Walking, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE, 2016
• Morris N., Piovesan D., Integrated Crayons for Adaptive Needs, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE, 2016
• Piovesan D., Schmitz A., and Hersch K.E., Using External Business Plan Competitions to Drive Innovation and Effective Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE, 2016

2015

• Segura M., Coronado L.E. Cardenas A. and Piovesan. D., Time-Based Identification of Human Ankle Impedance via Microsoft Kinect, IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium, SPMB, 2015
• Piovesan D., Arumugam Y., Jackson C., Restifo A., Shanmugam S., Legters K., Gannon’s Exoskeleton for Arm Rehabilitation (G.E.A.R.), International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition ASME -IMECE, 2015
• Reilly T., Bortoletto R., Steudler D., O’Rurke J., Piovesan D., Locomotive Underactuated Implement Guided via Elastic Elements (L.U.I.G.E.E), International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition ASME -IMECE, 2015
• Piovesan D., Sebald M., Church D., Oldham C., Herron S., Bitticker S., Michael R., Orthopedic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Evaluator (Or.A.C.L.E), International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition ASME -IMECE, 2015
• Piovesan D., Kennett C.J., Chavez-Romero R., Panza M. C.,  and Cardenas A. Stiffness Boundary Conditions for Critical Damping in Balance Recovery, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition ASME -IMECE, 2015
• Coronado L.E., Chavez-Romero R., Maya M., Cardenas A., and Piovesan D., Combining Genetic Algorithms And Extended Kalman Filter To Estimate Ankle’s Muscle-Tendon Parameters  Dynamic Systems And Control Conference, ASME-DSCC, 2015
• Coronado L.E., Cardenas A., Maya M., Piovesan D. “Biomechanical parameters estimation based on motion capture and soft-computing techniques” XXI Annual International Conference of the Mexican Society of Mechanical Engineering, SOMIM, 2015
• Bortoletto R., Pagello E., Piovesan D., Effect of residual and reserve actuators on muscle activation-to-force static and dynamic optimizations, IEEE Intern. Conf. on Robotics Rehabilitation. ICORR 2015
• Piovesan D.,Vernaza K., A Comprehensive Graphic Representation for A New BME Program.,122^st American Society for education in Engineering Annual Conference ASEE, 2015

2014

• Bortoletto R., Pagello E., D'Angelo A., and Piovesan D. Stiffness-based control schemes for humanoids and animates. Workshop on Human Motion Modeling and Human-inspired Motor Control. IEEE-RAS Humanoid, 2014
• Chavez-Romero R., Cardenas A. and Piovesan. D., Viscoelastic Properties of the Ankle During Quiet Standing via Raster Images and EKF, IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium, SPMB, 2014
• Chavez-Romero R., Cardenas A., Maya M., Vernaza K.M., and Piovesan. D., Experimental Validation of Vision-Based System for the Characterization of Human Standing, Latin American Congress of Automatic control, IFAC-CLCA, 2014
• Bortoletto R., Pagello E., Piovesan D., How human muscle models affect the estimation of lower limb joint stiffness during running, Workshop on Neuro-Robotics for Patient-Specific Rehabilitation IAS-13, 2014
• Simo L.S., Piovesan D., Laczko J., Ghez C., and Scheidt R.S.,  Submovements during Reaching Movements after Stroke,. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc., 2014
• Papich J.R., Kennett C.J., Piovesan D., Open-source software in Biomedical Education: from tracking to modeling movements,121^st American Society for education in Engineering Annual Conference ASEE, 2014
• Piovesan D., Panza M. C., A Dissipative String Model for Human Tendons. 26th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB). In ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2014

2013

• Piovesan D., Huang F. C., Control Mechanisms In Oscillatory Motor Behavior. International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition ASME -IMECE, 2013
• Piovesan D.*, Melendez-Calderon A.*, Mussa-Ivaldi F.A.,  Haptic perception of multi-joint hypertonia during simulated patient-therapist physical tele-interaction. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013
• Melendez-Calderon A.*, Piovesan D.*, Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., Haptic simulator of abnormal biomechanics during patient-clinician interaction. Workshop on Developments of Simulation Tools for Robotics & Biomechanics, IEEE Intern. Conf. on Robotics & Automation. ICRA 2013
• Melendez-Calderon A.*, Piovesan D.*, Mussa-Ivaldi F.A.,  Therapist discrimination of impaired muscle groups in simulated multi-joint hypertonia. 13^th Intern. Conf. on Rehab. Robotics IEEE ICORR, 2013
• Piovesan D.*, Melendez-Calderon A.*, Mussa-Ivaldi F.A.,  Haptic discrimination of multijoint dystonia and spasticity in the assessment of hypertonia. 13^th Intern. Conf. on Rehab. Robotics IEEE ICORR, 2013

2012

• Piovesan D., Pierobon A., Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., Third-Order Muscle Models: The Role of Oscillatory Behavior in Force Control. International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition ASME -IMECE, 2012
• Piovesan D., Casadio M., Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., Morasso P., Comparing Two Computational Mechanisms for Explaining Functional Recovery in Robot-Therapy of Stroke Survivors. Intern. Conf. on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics IEEE BioRob, 2012; 2012:1488 – 1493

2011

• Piovesan D., Casadio M., Morasso P., Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., Multijoint Arm Stiffness Following Stroke: Implication for robot therapy. 12^th Intern. Conf. on Rehab. Robotics IEEE ICORR, 2011, 2011:1-7
• Piovesan D., Casadio M., Morasso P., Giannoni P., Influence of Visual Feedback in the Regulation of Arm Stiffness Following Stroke. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011; 2011: 8239 – 8242.
• Kolesnikov M., Piovesan D, Lynch K., Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., On Force Regulation Strategies in Predictable Environments. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011; 2011: 4076 – 4081.

2009

• Zusi, M., Colangeli, L., Marra, G., Mazzotta Epifani, E., Palumbo, P., Debei, S., Flamini, E., and The SIMBIO-SYS Team, 2009, "The High Resolution Imaging Channel of the Simbio-Sys Instrument Aboard the Bepicolombo Mission to Mercury," European Planetary Science Congress, 4(4), pp. 6273-6273.
• Piovesan D., DiZio P., Lackner J.R.,  A New Time-Frequency Approach to Estimate Single Joint Upper Limb Impedance. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009: 1282 - 1285.

Technical Presentations

• Piovesan D., Felice J., Locomotive Flexible Needle Deflection: Equations and Experiment in an Educational Framework, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC, 2017
• Mihalko A., Piovesan D. Electroplating Additive Manufacturing Polymers for Biomedical Use, 43st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, 2017
• Rider S., Blum S., Piovesan D., GoPro Cameras for Tracking Movements Underwater: On Wireless Communication Issues, 43st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, 2017
• Morris N., Piovesan D., Integrated Crayons for Adaptive Needs: Environmentally Sustainable Assistive Technology", Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference, ATIA, 2017, Accepted
• Morris, N., & Piovesan, D., ICAN: Integrated Crayons for Adapted Needs, Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Harrisburg: PA., 2016
• Moir L., Rose O., Red Horse R., Joseph S., Piovesan D., Schmitz A., The Effect of Medial Hamstring Weakness on Knee Joint Forces During Running, 42st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, 2016, Binghamton (NY)
• Mihalko A., Hendrix W., Singh U., Piovesan D. Antibiotic elution from a porous rod, 42st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, 2016
• Felice J., Sebald M., Bitticker S., Piovesan D., Lachman’s ACL Test: a Multibody Simulation, 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, 2015, Troy (NY)
• Aljabran A.M.J., Bortoletto R., Piovesan D., Calcaneus Stress Fractures: a Finite Element Analysis, 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, 2015, Troy (NY)

Conference Abstracts

• Martinez F., Mihalko A., Kennett C.J., Blum L., Cardenas A., Piovesan D. Calibration of underwater motion tracking setup using Camera Space Manipulation and laser tri-lateration, Abstract 2050,World Biomechanics Congress WBC, 2018, Submitted
• Laczko J., Simo L., Piovesan D., Decomposition of endpoint jerk during arm movements of stroke survivors and unimpaired controls. IEEE Neural Control of Movement (NCM), 2018, submitted
• Martinez F., Blum S., Rider S., Cardenas A., Piovesan D., Re-Calibration Of Camera Space Manipulation Techniques Accounting For Fisheye Lens Radial Distortion. IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium, SPMB, 2017, accepted
• Piovesan. D., Antibiotic Impregnation of Metal Rod for Treatment of Compound Fractures, NWPA Chapter Newsletter, Vol. 75  Issue 9, November 2015
• Schmitz A., Vernaza K., Piovesan D., Haptic Robotics in Biomedical Education, Community Expo for Teaching and Learning, Gannon University, 2015
• Moir L., Piovesan D., Schmitz A., The Effect of Medial Hamstring Weakness on Lateral Hamstring Function During Running, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, BMES, 2015, Tampa (FL), accepted
• Bortoletto R, Pagello E, Menegatti E, Piovesan D. A Hybrid Method to Calculate Human Joint’s Stiffness: Implications for Wearable Robotics. The Italian Society of Clinical Movement Analysis national congress, SIAMOC 2015
• Piovesan D., Human Arm Mechanics: from system identification to neural control. Motor control, Health and Movement Satellite Conference, Pre-Symposium of Progress in Motor Control X., Pecs (Hungary), 2015, accepted
• Piovesan D., Rambling-Trembling postural control paradigm: the contribution of compliant tendons. Progress in motor control X (PMC), Budapest (Hungary), 2015
• Bortoletto, R.  Piovesan D., Pagello E., The role of short-range muscle stiffness on designing new intelligent robotic devices Workshop on Human Movement Understanding and Neuromechanics, IEEE Intern. Conf. on Robotics & Automation. ICRA , Seattle (WA), 2015
• Felice J., Donikowski T.,·Hawkins V.,·Steinbrink S., Piovesan D., Physical Biomechanical Simulation of ACL injury. Senior Design Competition at 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC); 04/2015
• Bortoletto R, Pagello E, Piovesan D. Joint Stiffness Estimation of the Human Lower Limb. Summer School on Neurorehabilitation. Baiona (Spain); 2014.
• Kennett C.J., Piovesan D. Gravitational effect on the absolute stability conditions for a third-order inverted pendulum, ASME Student Competition, Abstract 4283,World Biomechanics Congress WBC, 2014
• Simo L.S., Piovesan D., Botzer L, Bengstone M,  Ghez C. P., Sheidt R. A., Arm kinematics during blind and visually guided movements in hemiparetic stroke survivors. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, -,-, 2013.
• Piovesan D., Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., On force regulation via multistable arm joint configurations. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 88.11, 2012.
• Piovesan D., Casadio M., Morasso P., Mussa-Ivaldi F.A., Measurement of arm impedance during robot therapy. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 492.2, 2010.
• Piovesan D., Perreault E.J., A physical prototype for validating techniques to estimate human arm impedance during movement. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 272.15. 2009.
• Pierobon A., Piovesan D., DiZio P., Lackner J.R., Moving objects in microgravity. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 861.3, 2008.
• Piovesan D., Pierobon A., DiZio P., Lackner J.R.,  Arm inertia matrix measured using impulse response. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 379.14, 2008.
• Piovesan D., DiZio P., Bortolami S.B, Lackner J.R.,  Arm mechanical impedance measured using impulse response. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 818.14, 2007.
• Piovesan D., Bortolami S.B., Debei S.,Pierobon A., Chiovetto E., DiZio P., Lackner J.R.,  Comparative analysis of methods for estimating arm segment parameters and joint torques. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 451.27, 2006.
• Piovesan D., Bortolami S.B., Debei S., DiZio P., Lackner J.R.,  Is surface electromyography a measure for neurocommands? Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 989.15, 2005.

Student Projects

2017

Undergraduate posters

• Blum S., Rider S., Martinez F., Schmitz A., Piovesan D. , Underwater Tracking System Based on Camera Space Manipulation: Static Calibration of GoPro Cameras, Celebrate Gannon, 2017
• Rider S., Blum S., Piovesan D., GoPro Cameras for Tracking Movements Underwater: On Wireless Communication Issues, Celebrate Gannon, 2017
• Mihalko A, Piovesan D. Electroplating Additive Manufacturing Polymers for Biomedical Use, Celebrate Gannon, 2017
• Fry C., Coram S., Piovesan D., Locomotive Under-actuated Implement Guided Via Elastic Elements (L.U.I.G.E.E): Motors Placing And Elastomeric Springs, Celebrate Gannon, 2017
• Ott J.¹ , Lawrence B.¹ , Shaffer A.¹ , Saunders L.¹, Piovesan D.², M.A.R.I.O.: Motorized Autonomous. Robot with Integrated Orientation Systems. ¹Deparment of Electrical Engineering, ²Biomedical Engineering Program, Celebrate Gannon, 2017
• Archacki A¹, Gorton J.²,  Hendrix W.^1,2, Klinger A.¹, Piovesan D.¹, Design of a Shoulder Rehabilitation Mechanism Biomedical Engineering Program , ¹Biomedical Engineering Program, ²Mechanical Engineering Program, Celebrate Gannon, 2017
• Fry C., Lee B., Mardula M., Piovesan D., Designing a Thumb Strength Testing Unit for Patients After Surgery, Biomedical Engineering Program, Celebrate Gannon, 2017
• Mihalko A.¹, Bates K.¹, Alhammadi M.² ,Piovesan D.¹, Electroplating Additive Manufacturing Polymers: Compression Testing, ¹Biomedical Engineering Program, ²Mechanical Engineering Program, Celebrate Gannon, 2017

Graduate presentation

• Vijaya Kumar A. K.¹,Piovesan D.¹, Design and Fabrication of a universal gripper for children with special needs, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program, Celebrate Gannon, 2017
• Chappell S.¹, Hartmann J.¹, Piovesan D.², Reacher Alterations for the Arthritic and Gerontology Populations, ¹Physical Therapy Doctoral Program, ²Biomedical Engineering Program, Celebrate Gannon, 2017

2015

Undergraduate posters

• Felice J., Sebald M., Bitticker S., Piovesan D., Lachman’s ACL Test: a Multibody Simulation, Celebrate Gannon, 2015

Associate Professor

Gannon University, Erie, PA

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Starting August, 2017—Present.

Director of Biomedical Engineering Program

• Prepared the self-study report for ABET accreditation of the Biomedical Engineering Program (2017-18)
• Developed a gripper for children with dexterity deficiency
• Developed a Motorized Autonomous Robot with Integrated Orientation Systems (M.A.R.I.O)
• Developed a post-curing chamber for stereo-lithographic additive manufacturing
• Analyzed porous material for conductive and convective heat exchange

Assistant Professor

Gannon University, Erie, PA

Department of Mechanical Engineering, August, 2013—2017.

Director of Biomedical Engineering Program

• Developed a vision based system for the control of parallel robots
• Analyzed the vibrational characteristic of complex tree-like fractal structures
• Analyzed the deployment of foldable structures for use on satellites
• Developed of new crayon design to facilitate grasping in children with autism
• Developed of porous intramedullary rod (Bio-Conduit)
• Designed and fabricated an elastic passive under-actuated humanoid robot (L.U.I.G.E.E.)
• Designed an innovative passive exoskeleton for arm rehabilitation (G.E.A.R.)
• Designed and fabricated a haptic knee simulator to be used by physical therapy student for the assessment of ACL injuries (Or.A.C.L.E.)
• Prepared the self-study report for ABET accreditation of the Biomedical Engineering Program (2014-15)
• Investigated muscle’s biomechanics in triathlon disciplines
• Investigated the continuum vibrational mechanics of human tendons
• Computed the distribution of muscle stiffness in lower limbs during walking and running as function of muscle models and optimization algorithms
• Designed a webcam based vision system using raster images to assess the execution of hygienic movements
• Integrated custom built webcam based vision system with force measurements for the assessment of human balance
• Investigated the use of vision-based control of a powered wheelchair via particle-filters in camera space

Professional Society Service

• Associate Editor IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics, BioRob, 2016-present
• Topic Co-Organizer ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE, 2016-present Area: Dynamics and Control in Biomechanical Systems
• Session Co-Organizer ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE, 2015-present Area: Dynamics and Control in Biomechanical Systems I
• Session Co-Organizer ASME Dynamic Systems And Control Conference, ASME-DSCC 2015 Area: Biomedical Applications
• Associate Editor IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR, 2015
• Session Co-Organizer ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2014, Area : Emerging Systems and Applications I
• Member of the Program Committee for The 13th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems IAS- 2014
• Session Co-Organizer ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE, 2013 Area: Dynamics and Control in Biomechanical Systems II
• Session Co-Organizer ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE, 2012 Area: Dynamics and Control in Biomechanical Systems IV

Reviewer for

Journals

• Human movement Science, 2015-Present
• Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 2015-Present
• Neuroscience, 2015-Present
• Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2015-Present
• IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 2015-Present
• IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2015-Present
• PLOS Computational Biology, 2014-Present
• Frontiers in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, section Bionics and Biomimetics., 2014-present
• Journal of Neuroscience, 2013-Present
• Journal of Biomechanics, 2013-Present
• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2013-Present
• Experimental Brain Research, 2011-Present
• Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2011-Present
• PLOSone, 2010-Present
• IEEE Transaction of Haptics, 2010-Present
• Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2009-Present

Conferences

• ASME Dynamic Systems And Control Conference, ASME-DSCC, 2015-present
• IEEE Intern. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS, 2015-Present
• ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2013-present
• IEEE Intern. Conf. on Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2012-Present
• ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE, 2012-Present
• IEEE-RAS Intern. Conf. on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob, 2012-Present
• IEEE-RAS Intern. Conf. on Humanoid Robots, Humanoid, 2011-Present
• IEEE Intern. Conf. on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR, 2009-Present
• IEEE Intern. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. ICRA, 2009-Present

Grant

• Cariplo Foundation, Italian regional grant on rehabilitation and health care, 2013-Present
• Canadian National Research Council, 2014-Present

University Service

Department

• Chair of Biomedical Engineering Advisory Board

• Chair of Curriculum Development Committee

• Member of ME relationship with industry committee

College

• Member of hiring committee for Biomedical engineering and Computer Science

• Member of hiring committee for Industrial engineering

• Chair of hiring committee for Mechanical Engineering

University

• Director of Biomedical Engineering Program
• Member of Economic Development Committee
• Member of Library and Learning Resource Committee
• Ruskin Renovation and New Program Sub-Committee