
Bio
Academic Position
- Full Professor of Industrial Bioengineering, The Biorobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
- Scientific Director of Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Milano, Italy
Education
- PhD in Engineering (1994) at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
- Master of Science in Physics (1990) University of Pisa.
Recent Positions
- (2013 - 2018 XVII Legislature) she was Member of the Italian Parliament, Chamber of Deputies, (Foreign and European Affairs Committee)
- (2013-2014) Minister of Education, University and Research, Enrico Letta Cabinet
- (2007- 2013) Rector of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
- (2005-2007) Director of Research Division of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Scientific Societies
- Since 2016 President of the National Group of Bioengineering
- Member of IEEE Society of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMB), and of IEEE Society of Robotics and Automation (R&A)
Spin-off and Tech Transfer
- Since 2015 Member of the Board of Director of Piaggio SpA
- Since 2015 Founding Partner of IUVO SrL ,Spin-off of Scuola Superirore Sant'Anna in wearable robotics
Research
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Coordinator of the Neurobotics Area of the Biorobotics Institute (https://www.santannapisa.it/it/istituto/biorobotica/biorobotics-institute)
- Scientific Director of Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi a network of scientific hospitals active in the area of Rehabilitation Medicine (Milano e Firenze) (https://www.dongnocchi.it)
- President of the National Association of Bioengineering since 2016 (http://www.bioing.it)
- Member of the Working Group to support the Scientific Council of the Italian Ministry of Health for In Silico Medicine (2019)
Publications
Patents
News
Recently prof. Carrozza published the Book :
The Robot and US, Springer 2018 An 'antidisciplinary' perspective on the scientific ad social impact of Robotics https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319977669