Carlo De Benedictis

Assistant Professor with time contract
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)

  • Member of Interdepartmental Center PolitoBIOMed Lab - Biomedical Engineering Lab

Profile

Research interests

Automation and robotics
Automazione
Biomeccanica
Biomechanics
Control
Controlli
Meccatronica
Mechatronics

Biography

M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering (2015), Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2020). Researcher at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS). Teacher assistant for the courses "Applied Mechanics and Machines" (07BOTMN, Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering), "Applied Mechanics to Biomedical Systems" (02IKKMV, Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering), "Fluid Automation" (06AFDNE, Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering).

Scientific branch

ING-IND/13 - APPLIED MECHANICS
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)

Research topics

  • Assistive devices
  • Exoskeletons for working and rehabilitation purposes
  • Fluid actuators
  • Human-machine interaction
  • Motion and posture biomechanics
  • Prosthetics for lower limb amputee
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Skills

ERC sectors

PE8_13 - Industrial bioengineering
PE8_7 - Mechanical and manufacturing engineering (shaping, mounting, joining, separation)
PE7_10 - Robotics

SDG

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Awards and Honors

  • 2nd prize Poster Award at the Foot International 2016 Conference (fi 2016) conferred by European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS), German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (DAF), International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Society (i-FAB) and Otto Bock HealthCare Deutschland GmbH (2016)
  • Bronze Best Research Paper Award at the 4th IFToMM Symposium on Mechanism Design for Robotics (MEDER 2018) conferred by International Award Committee for MEDER 2018 (2018)
  • Gold Best Research Paper Award at the 6th International Workshop on New Trends in Medical and Service Robotics (MESROB 2018) conferred by International Award Committee for MESROB 2018 (2018)
  • Premi di Qualità 2019 conferred by Politecnico di Torino, Italy (2020)
  • Best Student Paper Award at the 30th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD 2021) conferred by International Award Committee for RAAD Conference 2021 (2021)
  • Nomination for Best Application Paper Award at the 16th IFToMM World Congress (IFToMM WC 23) conferred by The International Federation for Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM) (2023)
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Fellowships

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Editorial boards

  • MACHINES (2023-), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series
  • APPLIED SCIENCES (2023-), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series

Teaching

Collegi of the degree programmes

Teachings

Master of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Bachelor of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Research

Research groups

Research projects

Projects funded by competitive calls

Publications

Publications by type

PoliTO co-authors

Last years publications

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Society and Enterprise

Patents and other intellectual properties