Scholar
Loris Fichera
Google Scholar ID: tEj_0u4AAAAJ
Associate Professor, Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Citations & Impact
Citations
464
H-index
14
i10-index
18
Publications
20
Co-authors
26
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- May 01, 2025: Co-organizing a workshop at International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR): Open-Source Software for Intelligent Image-Guided Medical Robots.
- Mar 01, 2025: Awarded tenure and promoted to the rank of associate professor!
- Oct 01, 2024: Organizing a workshop at IROS 2024 on the topic of Machine Learning for Medical Robotics.
- Sep 01, 2024: Received a new NSF award together with WPI colleagues Cagdas Onal and Berk Calli. The goal is to develop a highly flexible robotic arm called CoBRA (Continuum Bioinspired Robotic Assistant) to help people with daily tasks and improve their independent living skills.
- Jun 01, 2024: Organizing a workshop at the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics on the topic of bio-inspired medical robotics.
Research Experience
- Was a postdoc at Vanderbilt University.
Education
- PhD from the Italian Institute of Technology.
Background
- Associate Professor of Robotics at WPI, where he directs the Cognitive Medical Technology Laboratory. Research interests include intelligent image-guided medical robotics.
