Research Output per year
Research Output per year
Personal profile
General
I am a Biomedical Engineer with strong interests in the areas of medical instrumentation and physiological data processing. I had the fortune to work in Industry and Academia gaining knowledge and insights from both worlds.
My Lab is always looking for talented and motivated candidates for very challenging and rewarding PhD and Postdoc positions.
Research Interests
My research has always been focussed on understanding how biomedical engineering can help to improve quality of life and clinical outcomes. I am developing techniques and technologies for a wide range of applications: from wearable medical devices to rehabilitation treatments, from biometric recognition to driver safety.
Currently, I am investigating the use of proprioceptive stimulation (Whole Body and Focal Vibration) in healthy and pathological subjects with regards to motor functions and balance control.
I am also collaborating with various SMEs on the design, development and testing of cutting edge medical devices through our Biomedical Engineering Clinic.
Accepting PhDs in the following areas:
Medical device design and development area:
- Revolutionising eye care: combining OCT and optical-wavefront sensing for visual impairment prevention (in Collaboration with Optimec System ltd)
- Development of a Smart Glove for Remote Monitoring of Paediatric Limb Deformities (in collaboration with the Birmingham Children's Hospital)
Neuroscience and data processing
- Keep your balance: use virtual reality to analyse and improve postural control and motion sickness (in Collaboration with Reyjkavik University, Iceland and Rennes 1 University, France)
Biofluid mechanics
Arterial fluid mechanics and their influence on cardiovascular disease (in Collaboration with University of Canterbury, New Zeland)
Qualifications
Aston University - 12-2015
PGcPP (Higher Education)
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy -17-04-2009
PhD in Bioengineering
Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli Italy 21-03-2005
Electronic Engineering (Hons)
Responsibilities
Leader of the Biomedical Engineering programmes
Member of the AUEA Board of Directors
PhD Supervision
Ongoing
- Miss Isotta Rigoni
- Mr Fabio Barollo
Completed
- Dr Francesco Menduni
- Dr Karl Obszanski
Teaching Activity
Foundation Year Modules
- Senses and Perception (LHS0SP)
Undergraduate Modules
- Human Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers
- Biomedical Engineering Project 2
Contact Details
Email:a.fratini@aston.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)121 204 3010
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
1 Jan 2006 → 31 Dec 2008
Award Date: 17 Apr 2009
External positions
Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Division Centre in Birmingham
1 Jan 2019 → …Fingerprint
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Research Output
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A Piezoresistive Array Armband With Reduced Number of Sensors for Hand Gesture Recognition
Andreozzi, E., Esposito, D., Gargiulo, G. D., Fratini, A., d'Addio, G., Naik, G. R. & Bifulco, P., 17 Jan 2020, In: Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 13, 114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Study to Improve “Federica” Prosthetic Hand and Its Control System
Esposito, D., Cosenza, C., Gargiulo, G. D., Andreozzi, E., Niola, V., Fratini, A., D’addio, G. & Bifulco, P., 1 Jan 2020, 15th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – MEDICON 2019 - Proceedings of MEDICON 2019. Henriques, J., de Carvalho, P. & Neves, N. (eds.). Springer, p. 586-593 8 p. (IFMBE Proceedings; vol. 76).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference publication
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Forcecardiography: A Novel Technique to Measure Heart Mechanical Vibrations onto the Chest Wall
Andreozzi, E., Fratini, A., Esposito, D., Naik, G., Polley, C., Gargiulo, G. D. & Bifulco, P., 13 Jul 2020, In: Sensors. 20, 14, p. 1-15 15 p., 3885.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Postural control adaptation and habituation during vibratory proprioceptive stimulation: an HD-EEG investigation of cortical recruitment and kinematics
Barollo, F., Frioriksdottir, R., Edmunds, K. J., Karlsson, G. H., Svansson, H. A., Hassan, M., Fratini, A., Petersen, H. & Gargiulo, P., 1 Jun 2020, In: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 28, 6, p. 1381-1388 8 p., 9069925.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantitative performance comparison of derivative operators for intervertebral kinematics analysis
Andreozzi, E., Pirozzi, M. A., Fratini, A., Cesarelli, G. & Bifulco, P., 10 Jul 2020, IEEE Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2020 - Conference Proceedings. IEEE, 9137322. (IEEE Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2020 - Conference Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference publication