Fanny Ficuciello

Fanny Ficuciello serves as an Associate Professor of Robotics at the University of Naples Federico II, concurrently directing the SUR Lab at the ICAROS Centre (Interdepartmental Centre for Advances in Robotic Surgery) and the Biomimetic and Biohybrid Robotics Lab (B2RL) within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (DIETI).

Her academic foundation includes a Laurea degree earned magna cum laude in Mechanical Engineering followed by a PhD in Computer and Automation Engineering, both completed at the University of Naples Federico II.

Research priorities center on surgical and rehabilitation robotics with emphasis on human-robot interaction dynamics. She pioneers biomechanical design methodologies and bio-aware control frameworks for anthropomorphic systems, while advancing grasping and manipulation capabilities in medical robotics contexts. This work bridges engineering precision with biological sensitivity to enhance robotic applications in clinical environments.

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Laboratory operations are anchored in two specialized facilities: the SUR Lab drives innovation in robotic surgical techniques through the ICAROS Centre, while the B2RL at DIETI develops biomimetic and biohybrid robotic systems that emulate biological structures and functions for medical applications.