Current PhD Students

Research topic: Design, Development and Characterization of Cutting Edge Instruments and Power Line Filters for EMC Measurements

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Peretto

Co-supervisor: prof. Roberto Tinarelli

Research topic: Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects

Supervisor: prof. Gianluca Palli

Co-supervisor: prof. Claudio Melchiorri

Research topic: Exact and Heuristic Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems

Supervisor: prof. Daniele Vigo

Co-supervisor: Prof. Michele Monaci

Research topic: Exact and heuristic algorithms for the integrated planning of multi-energy systems

Supervisor: prof. Michele Monaci

Co-supervisor: prof. Daniele Vigo

Research topic: Development of real time distributed measurement systems to guarantee flexibility and dynamic control of the network

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Peretto

Co-supervisor: prof. Roberto Tinarelli

Research topic: Development and validation of carbon-based advanced biomedical interfaces and devices and interpretative models for the study of glial cells

Supervisor: prof. Valentina Benfenati

Co-supervisor: prof. Mauro Ursino

Research topic: A framework to quantify the 3D left atrium wall motion model on a patient specific basis, in atrial fibrillation patients

Supervisor: prof. Cristiana Corsi

Co-supervisor: prof. Stefano Severi

Research topic: Experimental and numerical analysis of non-insulated high temperature superconducting coils

Supervisor: prof. Marco Breschi

Co-supervisor: ing. Pier Luigi Ribani

Research topic: Development of High Electric Field Dielectric Films for Capacitors

Supervisor: prof. Davide Fabiani

Co-supervisor: prof. Federico Fantini

Research topic: Advanced sensors and measurement approaches for Electric vehicle energy management

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Peretto

Co-supervisor: prof. Beatrice Pulvirenti

Research topic: Heuristic Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems

Supervisor: prof. Daniele Vigo

Co-supervisor: prof Paolo Toth

 Research topic: Integrazione delle energie rinnovabili nel sistema elettrico

Supervisor: prof. C.A. Nucci

Co-supervisor: prof. Fabio Napolitano

Research topic: Multiscale In silico modelling of cardiac cells and tissues

Supervisor: prof. Stefano Severi

Research topic: Development of Integral Methods  and tools for non-linear 3D Eddy Current Computation

Supervisor: prof. Antonio Morandi

Co-supervisor: prof. Pier Luigi Ribani

Research topic: Advanced Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Health and Well being

Supervisor: prof. Stefano Diciotti

Co-supervisor: prof. Mauro Ursino

Research topic: Optimal control and learning of complex systems- Optimal Control Techniques for Nonlinear Systems

Supervisor: prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano

Research topic: Design and development of measurement systems based on enhanced Phasor Measurements Units (PMUs) for distribution networks

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Peretto

Research topic: Electrification of heavy-duty road transport

Supervisor: prof. Mattia Ricco

Co-supervisor: prof. Vincenzo Cirimele

Research topic: Robotic hands control

Supervisor: prof. Claudio Melchiorri

Research topic: reinforcement learning, optimal control

Supervisor: prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano

Co-supervisor: Ing. Ivano Notarnicola

Research topic: Design, fabrication, and characterization of Glioelectronic devices for stimulation and read-out of astrocytes in vitro and in vivo

Supervisor: prof. Mauro Ursino

Co-supervisor: Dr. Luca Maiolo (CNR)

Research topic: Fluidodynamics in the left atrium in atrial fibrillation patients and in controls for thromboembolic risk analysis

Supervisor: prof. Cristiana Corsi

Research topic: Development of nanofibrous separators for lithium batteries

Supervisor: Prof. Davide Fabiani

Research topic: Power Systems, Smart Grid and Power Transmission System

Supervisor: prof. Alberto Borghetti

Research topic: Ottimizzazione e controllo di Squadre di Velivoli Pilotati ed Autonomi

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Marconi

Research topic: Power conversion and high efficiency electric drives for energy transition towards renewables

Supervisor: prof. Alberto Bellini

Research topic: Implementation of semiconductive nanofillers in polymeric electrical insulators

Supervisor: Prof. Davide Fabiani

Co-supervisor: Ing. Paolo Seri

Research topic: Light Superconducting Technologies for Decarbonized Mobility

Supervisor: prof. Antonio Morandi

Research topic: Edge computing for advanced control and diagnosis of innovative smart mechatronic systems for minimal material and energy usage

Supervisor: prof. Andrea Tilli

Research topic: Optimization and Control Tools for Intelligent Swarms

Supervisor: prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano

Research topic: plasma modelling, kinetic model, plasma medicine

Supervisor: prof. Andrea Cristofolini

Research topic: Study of brain rhythms in cognitive and neuropathological processes: analysis through EEG data processing and simulation using neurocomputational models

Supevisor: prof. Mauro Ursino

Co-supervisor: prof. Elisa Magosso

Research topic: Energy Communities, Smart Grids and renewables integration

Supervisor: prof. Fabio Napolitano

Co-supervisor: prof. Carlo A. Nucci

Research topic: Techniques and technologies for impedance measurements of battery cells

Supervisor: prof. Pier Andrea Traverso

Co-supervisor: Ing. Marco Crescentini

Reserach topic: Robotics for precision agriculture

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Marconi

Research topic: soluzioni per l’alimentazione di sistemi a potenza impulsata

Supervisor: prof. Luca Zarri

Co-supervisor: Ing. Riccardo Morici (OCEM Power Electronics)

Research topic: Development of obstacle detection and obstacle avoidance algorithms for UAVs

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Marconi

Research topic: Diagnostica imaging avanzata nella medicina cardiovascolare di precisione

Sueprvisor: prof.ssa Cristiana Corsi

Co-supervisor: prof. Stefano Severi and dott. Francesco Maffesanti

Research topic: Learning-driven optimal control of autonomous systems under uncertainty and dynamic environments

Supervisor: prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano

Co-supervisor: prof. Alessandro Macchelli

Research topic: Modelling of Instruments transformers for digital twin applications in modern electric power network

Supervisor: dott. Alessandro Mingotti

Co-supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Peretto

Research topic: Theoretical and experimental investigation of quench in high temperature superconducting magnets for fusion applications

Supervisor: prof. Marco Breschi

Co-supervisor: prof. Andrea Cristofolini

Research topic: analisi e implementazione di modelli ibridi di ricerca operativa e intelligenza artificiale per attività integrata di assistenza e ricerca a supporto di studi clinici del IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

Supervisor: prof. Enrico Malaguti

Co-supervisor: dott. Paolo Tubertini

Research topic: Manipolazione Robotica di Oggetti Deformabili

Supervisor: prof. Gianluca Palli

Co-supervisor: prof. Claudio Melchiorri

Research topic: Study on improving performance of power supply converter architectures, with the possibility of using IGBT/widegap semiconductor switches for high/medium power supplies using the latest modulation and control techniques

Supervisor: dott. Vincenzo Cirimele

Co-supervisor: prof. Gabriele Grandi

Research topic: Development of innovative power links in smart energy systems

Supervisor: prof. Antonio Morandi

Co-supervisor: prof. Giovanni Mazzanti

Research topic: Robotica industriale: sviluppo di sistemi di visione per la guida automatica dei movimenti dei robot in ambiente industriale (parole chiave: robotica industriale, sistemi di visione, framework per la comunicazione e integrazione dei sistemi, guida autonoma, AI)

Supervisor: prof. Claudio Melchiorri

Co-supervisor: prof. Gianluca Palli e dott. Giuseppe Merendino

Research topic: Algoritmi di ottimizzazione per processi organizzativi

Supervisor: prof. Michele Monaci

Co-supervisor: prof. Enrico Malaguti

Research topic: A multimodal study of the development of perceptual abilities in ASD

Supervisor: prof. Cristiano Cuppini

Co-supervisor: prof.ssa Elisa Magosso and dr. Sophie Molholm

Research topic: AI-based distributed measurements architecture in electrical power systems

Supervisor: prof. Roberto Tinarelli

Co-supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Peretto

Research topic: Robotics in precision farming

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Marconi

Co-supervisor: dott. Nicola Mimmo

Research topic: Development of dual and/or multi active bridge configurations and control

Supervisor: prof. Gabriele Grandi

Co-supervisor: prof. Mattia Ricco

Research topic: Identificazione di pattern e biomarker nel cammino di pazienti con patologie neurologiche mediante tecniche classiche e di macchine learning

Supervisor: prof.ssa Rita Stagni

Co-supervisor: dott. Andrea Merlo

Research topic: Wearable Systems for Monitoring and Analyzing Physiological Signals in older subjects

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Chiari

Co-supervisor: prof. Alessandro Silvani e dott. Luca Palmerini

Research topic: Artificial Intelligence Methods for Complex Systems in Medicine and Biology

Supervisor: prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano

Co-supervisor: prof. Alessandro Macchelli

Research topic: analisi e implementazione di modelli ibridi di ricerca operativa e intelligenza artificiale per attività integrata di assistenza e ricerca a supporto di studi clinici del IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

Supervisor: prof. Enrico Malaguti

Co-supervisor: dott. Paolo Tubertini

Research topic: Tecnologie elettriche per una mobilità sostenibile e la transizione ecologica

Supervisor: prof. Michele Mengoni

Cosupervisor: dott. Gabriele Rizzoli

Research topic: High-Voltage Power Converters for Stratospheric Airship Ion Propulsion

Supervisor: prof. Mattia Ricco

Cosupervisor: prof. Gabriele Neretti and dott. Riccardo Mandrioli

Research topic: Optimal control and learning of complex and distributed systems

Supervisor: prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano

Cosupervisor: dott. Guido Carnevale

Research topic: Metodi ed algoritmi per controllo e apprendimento in sistemi autonomi e complessi

Supervisor: dott. Michelangelo Bin

Cosupervisor: prof. Lorenzo Marconi

Research topic: Isolamento elettrico per moduli elettronici di potenza e macchine elettriche utilizzati in sistemi di trazione a 1200 V

Supervisor: prof. Andrea Cavallini

Cosupervisor: dott. Paolo Seri

Research topic: High power switching mode isolated power converters based on wide-bandgap devices

Supervisor: prof. Mattia Ricco

Cosupervisor: dott. Riccardo Mandrioli

Research topic: Wireless Sensing and communication capabilities inside a Lead-cooled Fast Reactor Core

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Marconi

Cosupervisor: dott. Peter Cochran and dott. Andrea Bagnasco

Research topic: Metodologie innovative di navigazione per AMR standalone e in flotta (innovative navigation methodologies for standalone and in fleet AMR)

Supervisor: prof. Gianluca Palli

Cosupervisor: prof. Claudio Melchiorri and dott. Gabriele Fabbri

Research topic: Brain-machine interface and virtual reality for assisted walking and powered mobility: innovative technologies for neurorehabilitation

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Chiari

Cosupervisor: dott.ssa Silvia Orlandi and dott. Marco Pirini

Research topic: Invecchiamento degli isolanti elettrici sottoposti a radiazioni, temperatura e campo elettrico

Supervisor: prof. Davide Fabiani

Cosupervisor: prof. Andrea Cavallini

Research topic: Biomechanical analysis of Paralympic athletes with sport prostheses for running

Supervisor: prof.ssa Silvia Fantozzi

Cosupervisor: prof. Cristiano Cuppini

Research topic: Brain-machine interface and virtual reality for assisted walking and powered mobility: innovative technologies for neurorehabilitation

Supervisor: prof. Lorenzo Chiari

Cosupervisor: dott.ssa Silvia Orlandi

Research topic: Applicazioni della bioingegneria nell'ambito del servizio sanitario nazionale, finalizzate a favorire lo sviluppo e/o selezione e/o adozione di nuove tecnologie - Metodi avanzati per lo studio di sistemi neurologici

Supervisor: prof. Mauro Ursino

Cosupervisor: prof.ssa Elisa Magosso

Research topic: Modelli di Scarica a Corona per Applicazioni Aeronautiche

Supervisor: dott. Arturo Popoli

Cosupervisor: prof. Andrea Cristofolini

Research topic: Distributed optimization for multi-drone decision making

Supervisor: prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano

Cosupervisor: dott. Fabrizio Schiano

Research topic: Sviluppo di algoritmi ibridi model-based e data-driven per la manipolazione robotica di oggetti deformabili e sconosciuti

Supervisor: prof. Gianluca Palli

Cosupervisor: prof. Claudio Melchiorri and dott. Roberto Meattini

Research topic: Algoritmo di controllo innovativo per motori a riluttanza

Supervisor: prof. Claudio Rossi

Cosupervisor: dott. Massimiliano Franchini