Federico Carpi

Dr. Federico Carpi is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials at Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science. He leads the SMART (Soft Matter Artificial Muscles & Transducers) research group and serves as an Adjunct Professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China. His work focuses on biomedical and bioinspired mechatronic devices utilizing soft smart materials, particularly electromechanically active polymers (EAPs) and dielectric elastomer (DE) transducers. Carpi is President of EuroEAP and former Coordinator of the European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles (ESNAM).

• Queen Mary University of London (2012–present)
• Beijing University of Chemical Technology (Adjunct Professor, 2014–present)
• University of Pisa (Post-Doc, 2005–2012)

His research explores DE transducers as artificial muscle materials, enabling novel electromechanical transduction technologies with applications in lightweight, compliant, and low-power devices. He contributes to international journals as an Editorial Board member and organizes the annual EuroEAP conference.

• 70+ journal articles
• 2 edited books

Carpi received his Laurea in Electronic Engineering, Ph.D. in Bioengineering, and a second Laurea in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Pisa. He has held leadership roles in academic societies and research groups focused on EAP technologies.