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Marianna Semprini

Research Coordinator
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Rehab Technologies - INAIL-IIT lab
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About

Marianna Semprini got a BS in Biomedical Engineering and a MS in Bioengineering (Neuroengineering curriculum) both at the University of Genoa (Italy) in 2004 and 2007 respectively. In 2007 she was research fellow at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL, USA). In 2011 she received a PhD in Robotics, Neurosciences and Nanotechnologies from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT). 

She currently coordinates the research activities of the IIT-INAIL Rehab Technologies Lab of Italian Institute of Technologies. Her current interests are  neurorehabilitation, neuroprostheses and neural control of movement.

All Publications
2026
Ceroni I., Garro F., Semprini M.
Age-related effects on muscle synergies during a standardized exoskeleton-assisted reaching task
Discover Neuroscience, vol. 21, (no. 1)
Article Journal
2026
Garro F., Ceroni I., d'Avella A., Gandolla M., Guanziroli E., Irastorza-Landa N., Ramos-Murguialday A., Torricelli D., Semprini M.
A perspective on neuromechanical biomarkers for neurorehabilitation: towards reliable assessment in research and clinical practice
Progress in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 8, (no. 3)
Note Journal
2026
Bodo G., Garro F., Guanziroli E., Molteni F., Semprini M.
Effects of the Float Exoskeleton on Reaching Kinematics After Stroke: A Pilot Study
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2026)
Article Conference
2026
Di Bello P., Dosen S., Semprini M.
Feature Selection and Regression of Elbow Flexion–Extension from Proximal Upper-Limb Kinematics during Reaching Tasks
IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2026)
Conference Paper Conference
2026
Ferreri L., Fenoglio E., Parimbelli E., Semprini M., De Icco R.
Graph-Theoretical Analysis of HD-EEG Functional Connectivity in High-Frequency Episodic Migraine Patients Following Atogepant Treatment
ACM-BCB 2026 - 17th ACM International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Health Informatics
Conference Paper Conference
Dissemination
2026
Fossati M., Semprini M.
Garage delle Idee - Nodi da sciogliere, fili da annodare
Il Tempo delle Donne
Public Event
2020
Barresi G., Zenzeri J., Laffranchi M., Semprini M.
Robot Biomedici e Cyborg
Rome VideoGame Lab 2020
Public Event
2016
Semprini M., Squeri V.
Il sesto senso per muoversi nello spazio
IIT Scientific Cafè
Public Event
Scientific Talks
2026
Semprini M.
Challenges and future directions for reliable assessment in neurorehabilitation
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raipur, India
Institute
2026
Semprini M.
Dal corpo alle protesi
Incontri sul Senso - Centro Interdisciplinare di Ricerca sulla Comunicazione (CIRCe)
Workshop/Symposium
2026
Semprini M.
Multimodal Biomarkers for Reliable Assessment in Neurorehabilitation
Kansas University Medical Centre
Institute
2026
Semprini M.
Quantifying Motor Function: Multimodal Biomarkers for Neurorehabilitation
2026 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Computer and Information Technology for Health (BECITHCON)
Conference
2025
Semprini M.
Challenges and Future Direction for Reliable Assessment in Neurorehabilitation
University of Leeds
Institute
Oral presentations
2026
Bodo G., Garro F., Guanziroli E., Molteni F., Semprini M.
Effects of the Float Exoskeleton on Reaching Kinematics After Stroke: A Pilot Study
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2026)
Conference
2026
Di Bello P., Dosen S., Semprini M.
Feature Selection and Regression of Elbow Flexion–Extension from Proximal Upper-Limb Kinematics during Reaching Tasks
IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2026)
Conference
2025
Mariani G., Fenoglio E., Lupo M., Patrucco F., Laffranchi M., De Giuseppe S., Boccardo N., Semprini M.
Quantitative Biomarkers of Prosthetic Embodiment Based on Rubber Limb Illusion Paradigms
47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
Conference
2021
Di Domenico D., Marinelli A., Boccardo N., Semprini M., Lombardi L., Canepa M., Stedman S., Dellacasa Bellingegni A., Chiappalone M., Gruppioni E., Laffranchi M., De Michieli L.
Hannes Prosthesis Control Based on Regression Machine Learning Algorithms
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Conference
2018
Semprini M., Bonassi G., Pelosin E., Mantini D., Avanzino L., Chiappalone M.
A platform to evaluate cortical changes induced by rehabilitation with non-invasive brain stimulation
40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society – EMBC’18
Conference
Awards and Achievements
2025
Semprini M.
EMBC Distinguished Lecturer
2018
Semprini M.
selected as "reviewer of the year" for Journal of Neural Engineering
2007
Semprini M.
winner of the "Massimo Grattarola" award for best MS thesis in the bioengineering field
Organized Events
2025
Semprini M., Garro F.
Digital Biomarkers in Motor Rehabilitation
2024
Osmenaj E., Fossati M., Semprini M., Pasquale V.
FAIR for prosthetics design and assessment
2021
Semprini M., Chiappalone M.
IEEE Woman in Engineering International Leadership Summit
2021
Semprini M.
Mappe Motorie
2020
Chiappalone M., Semprini M.
IEEE Woman in Engineering International Leadership Summit