Daniela Maffiodo

Daniela Maffiodo is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS) at Politecnico di Torino. She is a member of the PolitoBIOMed Lab (Biomedical Engineering Lab) and serves on the Quality Assurance Monitoring Committee. Her research spans Automation and Robotics, Biomechanics, Fluid Automation, Human Movement Analysis, and Mechatronic Design, with a focus on rehabilitation devices, industrial bioengineering, and sustainable design.

• Academic Role: Associate Professor (L. 240), Politecnico di Torino
• Research Affiliations: Automation and Robotics (DIMEAS), PolitoBIOMed Lab

Her recent publications emphasize robotics (quasi-spherical parallel manipulators), biomechanics (ankle-foot orthoses, climbing load cells), and sustainable mobility (eddy current brakes). She has received multiple awards, including the Gold Best Research Paper Award (MESROB 2018) and INNOVATION 4.0 AWARD (2018).

• Scientific Awards:
  • Second Best Poster Award, Foot International Congress (2016)
  • Bronze/Gold Best Research Paper Awards, IFToMM Symposia (2018)
  • INNOVATION 4.0 AWARD (2018)
  • Nomination for Best Application Paper, IFToMM World Congress (2023)
• Supervised PhD Students:
  • Daniel Pacheco Quinones (Mechanical Engineering, 2021–2025)
  • Maria Paterna (Mechanical Engineering, 2020–2024)
• Research Projects:
  • Automatic System for Dynamic Balance Assessment (Scientific Director, 2023–2025)
  • i-COMPA (PNRR Mission 1, 2021–2024)
  • 3D-Printed Pneumatic Nozzles (Consulting, 2021–2023)