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Soft robotics, Bioinspired robotics, variable stiffness systems

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Employment (2)

University of Aberdeen: Aberdeen, GB

2019-09-23 to present | Lecturer in Robotics (School of Engineering)
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Maria Elena Giannaccini

University of Bristol: Bristol, GB

2016-01 to 2019-09 | Research Associate (Engineering Mathematics)
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Maria Elena Giannaccini

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Pisa: Pisa, Toscana, IT

Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering (Engineering)
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Maria Elena Giannaccini

University of Pisa: Pisa, Toscana, IT

Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering (Engineering)
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Maria Elena Giannaccini

Bristol Robotics Laboratory: Bristol, GB

2010-08 to 2015-09 | PhD in Robotics
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Maria Elena Giannaccini

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University of Bristol: Bristol, GB

2019-09 to present | Honorary research associate (Engineering Mathematics)
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Funding (1)

Number 5 is alive! Attribution of knowledge and intention in human-robot interactions

2021-09-30 to 2025-09-29 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.9944865
GRANT_NUMBER: 2605775
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Works (21)

Genetic Algorithm-based Control of a Two-Wheeled Self-Balancing Robot

Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
2025-02-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-025-02236-1
Contributors: Kleon Dimitrios Papadimitriou; Nikita Murasovs; Maria Elena Giannaccini; Sumeet Aphale
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Correction: Sonic Sleight of Hand: Sound Induces Illusory Distortions in the Perception and Prediction of Robot Action

International Journal of Social Robotics
2024-10-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12369-024-01126-0
Contributors: Joel Currie; Maria Elena Giannaccini; Patric Bach
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More Than Meets the Eye? An Experimental Design to Test Robot Visual Perspective-Taking Facilitators Beyond Mere-Appearance

2024-03-11 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3610978.3640684
Contributors: Joel Currie; Katrina Louise Mcdonough; Agnieszka Wykowska; Maria Elena Giannaccini; Patric Bach
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Sonic Sleight of Hand: Sound Induces Illusory Distortions in the Perception and Prediction of Robot Action

International Journal of Social Robotics
2024-02-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12369-024-01105-5
Contributors: Joel Currie; Maria Elena Giannaccini; Patric Bach
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A Bioinspired Active Robotic Simulator of the Human Respiratory System

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
2023-04-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1109/tmrb.2023.3265754
Part of ISSN: 2576-3202
Contributors: Maria Elena Giannaccini; Andrew Hinitt; Andrew Stinchcombe; Keren Yue; Martin Birchall; Andrew Conn; Jonathan Rossiter
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Control of a Soft Actuator using a Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network

2022 26th International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics, MMAR 2022 - Proceedings
2022 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/MMAR55195.2022.9874322
EID:

2-s2.0-85139036712
Contributors: Yanev, V.; Giannaccini, M.E.; Aphale, S.S.
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Maria Elena Giannaccini via Scopus - Elsevier

Switching Control in Two-Wheeled Self-Balancing Robots

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2021 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA48506.2021.9561574
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2-s2.0-85125470321

Part of ISSN: 10504729
Contributors: Murasovs, N.; Giannaccini, M.E.; Aphale, S.S.
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Maria Elena Giannaccini via Scopus - Elsevier

Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2019 | Book
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_12
EID:

2-s2.0-85069476928

Part of ISSN: 16113349 03029743
Contributors: Giannaccini, M.E.; Hinitt, A.; Gough, E.; Stinchcombe, A.; Yue, K.; Conn, A.; Rossiter, J.
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Maria Elena Giannaccini via Scopus - Elsevier

Preface

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2018 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85051107858

Part of ISSN: 16113349 03029743
Contributors: Giuliani, M.; Assaf, T.; Giannaccini, M.E.
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Maria Elena Giannaccini via Scopus - Elsevier

Design and control of a novel variable stiffness soft arm

Advanced Robotics
2018-06-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2018.1476179
Part of ISSN: 0169-1864
Part of ISSN: 1568-5535
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The TacTip Family: Soft Optical Tactile Sensors with 3D-Printed Biomimetic Morphologies

Soft Robotics
2018-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1089/soro.2017.0052
Part of ISSN: 2169-5172
Part of ISSN: 2169-5180
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Novel Design of a Soft Lightweight Pneumatic Continuum Robot Arm with Decoupled Variable Stiffness and Positioning

Soft Robotics
2018-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1089/soro.2016.0066
Part of ISSN: 2169-5172
Part of ISSN: 2169-5180
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Respiratory simulator for robotic respiratory tract treatments

2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO)
2017-12 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/robio.2017.8324764
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Force sensing with a biomimetic fingertip

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2016 | Book
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42417-0_43
EID:

2-s2.0-84978891256

Part of ISSN: 16113349 03029743
Contributors: Giannaccini, M.E.; Whyle, S.; Lepora, N.F.
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Maria Elena Giannaccini via Scopus - Elsevier

Variable stiffness Mckibben muscles with hydraulic and pneumatic operating modes

Advanced Robotics
2016-07-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2016.1154801
Part of ISSN: 0169-1864
Part of ISSN: 1568-5535
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Experimenting in HRI for priming real world set-ups, innovations and products

ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
2014 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/2559636.2560030
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2-s2.0-84896986363

Part of ISSN: 21672148
Contributors: Barattini, P.; Giannaccini, M.E.; Virk, G.S.; Tapus, A.; Mirnig, N.; Bonsignorio, F.
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Maria Elena Giannaccini via Scopus - Elsevier

Environmental Hazard Analysis - a Variant of Preliminary Hazard Analysis for Autonomous Mobile Robots

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
2014-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-013-0020-7
Part of ISSN: 0921-0296
Part of ISSN: 1573-0409
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A variable compliance, soft gripper

Autonomous Robots
2014-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10514-013-9374-8
Part of ISSN: 0929-5593
Part of ISSN: 1573-7527
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Towards a variable compliance hydrostatic skeleton inspired gripper

Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
2012 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290885
EID:

2-s2.0-84867436392

Part of ISSN: 21551774
Contributors: Giannaccini, M.E.; Zheng, Y.; Dogramadzi, S.; Pipe, T.
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Solutions for a variable compliance gripper design

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2011 | Book
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23232-9_52
EID:

2-s2.0-80052804087

Part of ISSN: 03029743 16113349
Contributors: Giannaccini, M.E.; Dogramadzi, S.; Pipe, T.
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Maria Elena Giannaccini via Scopus - Elsevier

Study and fabrication of bioinspired Octopus arm mockups tested on a multipurpose platform

2010 3rd IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
2010-09 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/biorob.2010.5625959
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