Curriculum Vitae - Breve

Marzo 2023

Prof. Roberto Merletti, Ph.D.

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Dati personali e indirizzi

Nome e cognome
Roberto Merletti
Luogo e data di nascita
Torino, 6 Marzo 1945
Cittadinanza
Italiana
Ufficio
Dip.to di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 Torino, 10129
tel. 011 090 7763 oppure 011 0904137,
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://www.robertomerletti.it
Posizioni
Già Professore di 1° fascia presso il Dipartimento di Elettronica del Politecnico di Torino e Direttore del Laboratorio di Ingegneria del Sistema Neuromuscolare (LISIN), Politecnico di Torino

Educazione Universitaria

1968Politecnico di Torino Laurea in Ingegneria Elettronica
1970The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Master Of Science
1972The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., PhD in Biomedical Engineering

Principali attività di didattica

1997 - 2015Direttore del Laboratorio di Ingegneria del Sistema Neuromuscolare, Politecnico di Torino. Didattica di Dottorato
2005 - 2015Professore di I° Fascia di Ingegneria Biomedica, Dipartimento di Elettronica del Politecnico di Torino
1984 - 2005Professore Associato di “Strumentazione Biomedica”, Dipartimento di Elettronica del Politecnico di Torino
1989 - 1994Professore Associato di “Biomedical Instrumentation” e di “Biomedical Signal Processing” Department of Biomedical Eng., Boston University, Boston, USA
1979 - 1984Professore Incaricato di "Strumentazione biomedica" presso il Politecnico di Torino
1979 - 1984Consulente della Regione Piemonte su problemi di strumentazione biomedica e didattica di ingegneria clinica.
1978 - 1980Professore di Informatica Medica presso la Scuola di Specialità di Malattie Cardiovascolari presso la Facoltà di Medicina della Università di Torino.
1971 - 1972"Teaching Assistant" di Elettronica Applicata presso The Ohio State University e Fellow of The Ohio State University Graduate School.

Principali attività di ricerca e nell’industria

2016-PresenteAttività di ricerca e consulenza.
2000 - 2016Coordinatore di 10 borse di dottorato internazionali (Brasile, Cina, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran). Coordinatore di 4 borse Lagrange (Fondaz. CRT).
1997 - 2015Direttore del Laboratorio di Ingegneria del Sistema Neuromuscolare, COREP-Politecnico di Torino (attività di ricerca nel settore della Ingegneria del sistema neuromuscolare)
2008 - 2012Coordinatore del Progetto Italo-Tedesco “Technology for Anal Sphincter analysis and Incontinence” (TASI)
2005 - 2008 Coordinatore del Progetto Marie Curie “Decomposition of multichannel surface electromyograms” (DEMUSE)
Partner del Progetto Europeo “Cybernetic Manufacturing Systems” (CyberManS),
Coordinatore del Progetto ESA “Microgravity Effects on Skeletal Muscles”
Partner del Progetto ASI “Osteoporosis and Muscle atrophy” (OSMA)
2005 - 2007Coordinatore del progetto di ricerca di interesse nazionale (PRIN) “Study of Muscular and Adrenocortical Responses to Training”
2001 - 2004Coordinatore del progetto Eropeo Neuromuscular Assessment of the Elderly worker (NEW, 2001-2004)
2001 - 2004Partner del progetto Europeo On Asymmetry In Sphincters (OASIS)
2000 - 2004Responsabile dei progetti di ricerca sanitaria finalizzata della Regione Piemonte “Prevenzione di patologie neuromuscolari tramite monitoraggio elettromiografico non invasivo” e “Monitoraggio di patologie neuromuscolari in ambienti di lavoro. Disseminazione di risultati”
1997 - 2000Partner della Azione Concertata Europea SENIAM (management committee)
1998 - 2001Partner della azione Concertata Europea PROCID (management committee)
1997 - 2000Partner del Progetto dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità su sostituzioni funzionali e organi artificiali
1997 - 2000Consulente scientifico della Fondazione S. Maugeri.
1989 - 1994Attività di ricerca presso il Neuromuscular Research Center della Boston University
1990 - 1991Responsabile del Progetto di Ricerca Sanitaria Finalizzata N. 206 della Regione Piemonte su aspetti di ingegneria della riabilitazione motoria.
1980 - 1981Responsabile del Progetto di Ricerca Sanitaria Finalizzata N. 141 della Regione Piemonte su problemi di analisi del movimento.
1980 - 1981Periodo di ricerca di tre mesi presso NeuroMuscular Research Lab. del Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston. Consulente del Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
1977 - 1978Coordinatore Nazionale del Sub-Progetto SENS-4 del Progetto Finalizzato Tecnologie Biomediche del CNR.
1973 - 1979Attività di ricerca applicata presso la "Sorin Biomedica" nei settori della stimolazione cardiaca e neuromuscolare.

Attività svolte per la comunità scientifica

Membro dell’Editorial Board, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology.

Membro dell’Editorial Board, Physiological Measurement

Membro dell’Editorial Board, Biomedical signal processing and control

Ex membro dell’Editorial Board, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

Ex membro dell’Editorial Board, European J. of Applied Physiology

Guest Editor di un numero speciale di Medical Engineering and Physics (July 1999)

Guest Editor di un numero speciale di Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (October 2000)

Guest Editor di un numero speciale di Physiological Measurement (2010)

Guest Editor di un numero speciale di Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering (2010)

Presidente del congresso Biomedical Engineering in Exercise and Sport (March 2006)

Presidente del congresso International Society for Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (June 2006)

Reviewer di circa 40 manoscritti/anno

Riconoscimenti

Senior Member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

Fellow of the Intern. Society for electromyography and kinesiology (ISEK)

Membro della Accademia Slovena delle Scienze e delle Arti (SASA)

Sommario delle pubblicazioni

Libri di testo internazionali 4
Libri di testo nazionali 3
Capitoli di libri internazionali 5
Capitoli e contributi a libri nazionali 7
Pubblicazioni su riviste internazionali >180
Pubblicazioni su riviste nazionali 30
Pubblicazioni in atti di convegni internazionali>150
Pubblicazioni in atti di convegni nazionali 20
Lettere a riviste, editoriali 5

Pubblicazioni: Libri e capitoli di libri

  1. Hermens H., Freriks B, Merletti R., Stegeman D., Blok J., Rau G., Disselhorst-Klug C., Hagg G., European Recommendations for Surface Electromyography, RRD publish. ISBN 90-75452-15-2, 1999.
  2. Hermens H., Freriks B, Merletti R., Stegeman D., Blok J., Rau G., Disselhorst-Klug C., Hagg G., Raccomandazioni Europee per l’Elettromiografia di Superficie, Edizione italiana a cura di R. Merletti, Coop. Lib. Univ. Torinese (CLUT), ISBN 88-7992-1525, 2000
  3. Merletti (editor) , Elementi di elettromiografia di superficie, Coop. Lib. Univ. Torinese (CLUT), ISBN 88-7922-153-3, 2000
  4. Pozzo M., Farina D., Merletti R., Electromyography: detection, processing and applications, in: Handbook of biomedical technology and devices, J. E. Moore (ed.), CRC Press, 2003
  5. Farina D., Filligoi G.C., Merletti R., Analisi di segnali EMG di superficie per lo studio del controllo motorio. In “Bioingegneria della postura e del movimento” Cappello A., Cappozzo A., di Prampero P.E. (Eds.), Patron Editore (Pub.), pp. 281-306, 2003
  6. Merletti R., Medicina del lavoro: valutazioni tramite EMG di superficie. In “Bioingegneria della postura e del movimento” Cappello A., Cappozzo A., di Prampero P.E. (Eds.), Patron Editore (Pub.), pp. 495-510, 2003
  7. Merletti R., Marchetti M., Contardo V., Veronica M., Applicazioni dell’EMG di superficie in riabilitazione sportiva, cap. 4.7 del testo “La Spalla e lo Sport”, Masson,
  8. Merletti R., Parker P.A. (edts.), Electromyography: Physiology, engineering and non invasive applications, IEEE Press / J Wiley, USA, 2004
  9. Rainoldi A., Minetto M., Merletti R., (editors) Biomedical Engineering in Exercise and Sports. Edizioni Minerva Medica, Torino 2006.
  10. Barbero R., Rainoldi A, Merletti R. Atlas of muscle innervation zones: understanding surface EMG and its applications, Springer, Italy 2012
  11. Merletti R, Farina D. (edts) Surface Electromyography: physiology, engineering and applications, IEEE Press / J Wiley, USA, 2016
  12. Merletti R., Pelvic floor EMG: principles, technique and applications, Ch 7 of “ Childbirth related pelvic floor dysfunctions”, Springer 2016.
  13. Merletti R., Campanini I., Rymer W.Z., Disselhorst-Klug C., (editors), Surface electromyography: barriers limiting widespread use of sEMG in clinical assessment and neurorehabilitation. Open Access E-book. Frontiers in Neurology/Neurorehabilitation, doi: 10.3389/978-2-88966-616-4

Principali pubblicazioni su riviste internazionali con impact factor (2010-2022).

  1. Vieira T., Windhorst U., Merletti R., Is the stabilization of quiet upright stance in humans driven by synchronized and similar modulations of the activity of medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles? .J. Appl. Physiol. 2010; 108: 85-97
  2. Enck P, Franz H, Davico E, Mastrangelo F, Mesin L, Merletti R., Repeatability of Innervation Zone Identification in the External Anal Sphincter Muscle, Neurourol. and Urodynamics, 2010; 29: 449-457.
  3. Mesin L., Merlo E., Merletti R., Orizio C., Investigation of motor unit recruitment during stimulated contractions of tibialis anterior muscle, J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 2010;20:580-589.
  4. Vieira TMM, Merletti R, Mesin L. Automatic segmentation of surface EMG images: Improving the estimation of neuromuscular activity. J. Biomech. 2010;43:2149-2158.
  5. Farina D., Holobar A., Merletti R., Enoka R., Decoding the neural drive to muscles from the surface electromyogram, Clinical neurophysiology, 2010 , (doi; 10.1016. 2009.10040, ahead of print).
  6. Merletti R. The electrode-skin interface and optimal detection of bioelectric signals. Physiol. Meas. 2010;31:3.
  7. Merletti R, Aventaggiato M, Botter A, Holobar A, Marateb HR, Vieira TMM. Advances in surface EMG: recent progress in detection and processing techniques. Crit. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 2010;38:305-345.
  8. Merletti R, Botter A, Cescon C, Minetto MA, Vieira TMM. Advances in surface EMG: recent progress in clinical research applications. Crit. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 2010;38:347-379.
  9. Barbero M, Gatti R, Lo Conte L, Macmillan F, Coutts F, Merletti R. Reliability of surface EMG matrix in locating the innervation zone of upper trapezius muscle. J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 2011;21:827-833.
  10. Cescon C, Mesin L, Nowakowski M, Merletti R. Geometry assessment of anal sphincter muscle based on monopolar multichannel surface EMG signals. J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 2011;21:394-401.
  11. Gallina A, Merletti R, Vieira TMM. Are the myoelectric manifestations of fatigue distributed regionally in the human medial gastrocnemius muscle? J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 2011;21:929-938.
  12. Marateb HR, McGill KC, Holobar A, Lateva ZC, Mansourian M, Merletti R. Accuracy assessment of CKC high-density surface EMG decomposition in biceps femoris muscle. J. Neural Eng. 2011;8:066002.
  13. Marateb HR, Muceli S, McGill KC, Merletti R, Farina D. Robust decomposition of single-channel intramuscular EMG signals at low force levels. J. Neural Eng. 2011;8:066015.
  14. Merletti R, Botter A, Lanfranco F, Minetto MA. Spinal involvement and muscle cramps in electrically elicited muscle contractions. Artif. Organs. 2011;35:221-225.
  15. Mesin L, Merletti R, Vieira TMM. Insights gained into the interpretation of surface electromyograms from the gastrocnemius muscles: A simulation study. J. Biomech. 2011;44:1096-1103.
  16. Vieira TMM, Loram ID, Muceli S, Merletti R, Farina D. Postural activation of the human medial gastrocnemius muscle: are the muscle units spatially localised? J. Physiol. 2011;589:431-443.
  17. Piitulainen H, Botter A, Merletti R, Avela J. Muscle fiber conduction velocity is more affected after eccentric than concentric exercise. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 2011;111:261-273.
  18. Vieira TMM, Loram ID, Muceli S, Merletti R, Farina D. Recruitment of motor units in the medial gastrocnemius muscle during human quiet standing: is recruitment intermittent? What triggers recruitment? J. Neurophysiol. 2012;107:666-676.
  19. Marateb HR, Rojas-Martínez M, Mansourian M, Merletti R, Villanueva MA. Outlier detection in high-density surface electromyographic signals. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 2012;50:79-89.
  20. Watanabe K, Kouzaki M, Merletti R, Fujibayashi M, Moritani T. Spatial EMG potential distribution pattern of vastus lateralis muscle during isometric knee extension in young and elderly men. J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 2012;22:74-9.
  21. Bonfiglioli R, Botter A, Calabrese M, Mussoni P, Violante FS, Merletti R. Surface electromyography features in manual workers affected by carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 2012;45:873-82.
  22. Barone U, Merletti R. Design of a portable, intrinsically safe multichannel acquisition system for high-resolution, real-time processing HD-sEMG. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2013;60:2242-52.
  23. Baudry S, Lanfranc o F, Merletti R, Duchateau J, Minetto MA. Effects of Short-Term Dexamethasone Administration on Corticospinal Excitability. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014; 46(4):695-701. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000162.
  24. Botter A, Vieira TM, Loram ID, Merletti R, Hodson-Tole EF. A novel system of electrodes transparent to ultrasound for simultaneous detection of myoelectric activity and B-mode ultrasound images of skeletal muscles. J Appl Physiol. 2013;115:1203-14.
  25. Gallina A, Merletti R, Gazzoni M. Uneven spatial distribution of surface EMG: what does it mean? Eur J Appl Physiol. 2013;113:887-94.
  26. Gallina A, Ritzel CH, Merletti R, Vieira TM. Do surface electromyograms provide physiological estimates of conduction velocity from the medial gastrocnemius muscle? J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2013;23:319-25.
  27. Piitulainen H, Botter A, Merletti R, Avela J. Multi-channel electromyography during maximal isometric and dynamic contractions. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2013;23:302-10.
  28. Rojas-Martínez M, Mañanas MA, Alonso JF, Merletti R. Identification of isometric contractions based on High Density EMG maps. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2013 ;23:33-42.
  29. Watanabe K, Gazzoni M, Holobar A, Miyamoto T, Fukuda K, Merletti R, Moritani T. Motor unit firing pattern of vastus lateralis muscle in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Muscle Nerve. 2013;48:806-13.
  30. C. Cescon, E. E. Raimondi, V. Začest, K. Drusany-Starič , K. Martsidis, R. Merletti Characterization of the motor units of the external anal sphincter in pregnant women with multichannel surface EMG, Int. Urogynecol. Journ. 2014; 25:1097–1103
  31. C. Cescon, D. Riva, V. Začesta, K. Drusany-Starič. K. Martsidis, O. Protsepko, K. Baessler, R. Merletti, Effect of vaginal delivery on the external anal sphincter muscle innervation pattern evaluated by multichannel surface EMG: results of the multicentre study TASI-2, Int. Urogynecol Journ. 2014; 25:1491–1499
  32. Farina D, Merletti R, Enoka RM. The extraction of neural strategies from the surface EMG: an update. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2014 Dec 1;117(11):1215-1230.
  33. Piervirgili G, Petracca F, Merletti R. A new method to assess skin treatments for lowering the impedance and noise of individual gelled Ag-AgCl electrodes. Physiol. Meas. 2014;35:2101-18.
  34. Ullah K, Cescon C, Afsharipour B, Merletti R. Automatic detection of motor unit innervation zones of the external anal sphincter by multichannel surface EMG. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2014;6:860-867.
  35. Li X, Holobar A, Gazzoni M, Merletti R, Rymer W, Zhou P. Examination of Post-stroke Alteration in Motor Unit Firing Behavior Using High Density Surface EMG Decomposition. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2015;62:1242-1252.
  36. Afsharipour B., Ullah K., Merletti R., Amplitude indicators and spatial aliasing in high density surface electromyography recordings, Biomed. Signal Proc. and Control, 2015; 22: 170-179.
  37. Afsharipour B, Petracca F, Gasparini M, Merletti R. Spatial distribution of surface EMG on trapezius and lumbar muscles of violin and cello players in single note playing. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2016; 31: 144-153.
  38. Cattarello P., Merletti R. , Petracca F., Analysis of High Density Surface EMG and finger pressure in the left forearm of violin players. Medical Problems of Performing Artists (MPPA) Sept. 2017, doi.org/10.21091/mppa.2017.3023
  39. Cattarello P., Vinelli S., D’Emanuele S., Gazzoni M., Merletti R., Comparison of chairs based on HDsEMG of back muscles, biomechanical and comfort indices, for violin and viola players: A short term study. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2018; 42: 92-103.
  40. Afsharipour B., Soedirdjo S., R. Merletti, Two-dimensional surface EMG: The effects of electrode size,interelectrode distance and image truncation. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control (2019) 49, 298–307
  41. Besomi M., Hodges A., Van Dieen J., Carson RG., et al., Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: electrode selection matrix. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2019; 48: 128–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.07.008
  42. Merletti R., Muceli S., Tutorial. Surface EMG detection in space and time: best practices. Journ. of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2019; 49: doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.102363
  43. Russo A., Aranceta-Garza A., D’Emanuele S., Serafino F., Merletti R., HDsEMG activity of the lumbar erector spinae in violin players: comparison of two chairs. Medical Probl. of Perform. Artists, 2019; 34(4): 205-214, doi: 10.21091/mppa.2019.4034
  44. Merletti R., Cerone G.L. Tutorial. Surface EMG detection, conditioning and pre-processing: best practices, Journ. of Electromyogr. and Kinesiol., 2020; 54 102440, doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102440
  45. Besomi M, Hodges P., et al. Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Amplitude normalization matrix. Journ. of Electromyogr. and Kinesiol.., 2020; 53:102438. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102438.
  46. Campanini I., Disselhorst-Klug C., Rymer W.Z., Merletti R., Surface EMG in Clinical Assessment and Neurorehabilitation: barriers limiting its use. Frontiers in Neurology/Neurorehabilitation, Project 11157 , 2020, doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00934
    1. McManus L., Lowery M., Merletti R. et al., Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Terminology matrix. Journ. Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2021;59 , 102565, doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102565.
  47. Khorrami Chokami A., Gasparini M., Merletti R. Identification of periodic bursts in surface EMG: applications to the erector spinae muscles of sitting violin players. Biomed. Signal Proc. and Control 2021; 65: 102369. doi
  48. Aranceta-Garza A. , Russo A., D’Emanuele S.,Serafino F., Merletti R., High density surface electromyographic activity of the lumbar erector spinae muscles and confort/discomfort assessment in piano players: comparison of two chairs. Frontiers in Physiology 2021, 12:743730, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.743730
  49. Merlo A., Montecchi M.G., Lombardi,F., Vata, X., Musi A., Lusuardi M., Merletti,R., Campanini I. Monitoring involuntary muscle activity in acute patients with upper motor neuron lesion by wearable sensors. A feasibility study. Sensors, 2021;21(9):3120. doi: 10.3390/s21093120.
  50. Merletti R., Campanini I., Rymer W.Z., Disselhorst-Klug C., Editorial: Surface Electromyography: Barriers Limiting Widespread Use of sEMG in Clinical Assessment and Neurorehabilitation, Front. Neurol.,/Neurorehab. 2021, https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.642257
  51. Gallina A, Disselhorst-Klug C, Farina D, Merletti R, et al. Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: High-density surface electromyography matrix. Journ. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 2022;64:102656. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2022.102656.
  52. Barbero G., Evangelista L. R., Merletti R. Half-cell and noise voltages at a metal-electrode and dilute solution interface, Journ. Statistical Mechanics:Theory and Experiment, 2022; doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/ac827e
  53. Campanini, I., Merlo, A., Disselhorst-Klug, C., Mesin, L., Muceli, S., Merletti, R., Fundamental Concepts of Bipolar and High-Density Surface EMG Understanding and Teaching for Clinical, Occupational, and Sport Applications: Origin, Detection, and Main Errors. Sensors 2022, 22, 4150. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22114150
  54. Merletti R. ,Temporiti F., Gatti R., Gupta S., Sandrini G., Serrao M. Translation of surface electromyography (sEMG) to clinical and motor rehabilitation applications: the need for new clinical figures. Translational Neuroscience, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1515/tnsci-2022-0279 , in press.
  55. Clancy E., Morin E., Hajian G., Merletti R., Tutorial. Surface electromyogram (sEMG) amplitude estimation: Best practices. Submitted.