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Wearable Technologies, Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics, Digital Mobility Outcomes, Powered Exoskeletons, Inertial Sensors, Ambulatory Gait Analysis, Human Activity Recognition, Cable-driven Parallel Robots, Reinforcement Learning Control
United States

Biography

Damiano Zanotto is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ, US), where he directs the Wearable Robotic Systems Laboratory. Prior to Stevens, he worked as an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University (New York City, NY).
Damiano earned his BS (summa cum laude), MS (summa cum laude), and PhD, all from the University of Padua, Italy, in 2005, 2007 and 2011, respectively. He completed his postdoctoral training at University of Delaware (Newark, DE), between 2011 and 2013.
Damiano is a recipient of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (R-AL) Outstanding Associate Editor Award (2023), the NSF CAREER award (2020) and the Columbia University Translational Fellowship (2015). He currently serves in the IEEE-RAS Technical Committee on Mechanisms and Design and in the editorial board of IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), Wearable Technologies (Cambridge Univ. Press), and Frontiers in Electronics. Damiano holds several patents in the fields of rehabilitation robotics and wearable technology.

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Stevens Institute of Technology: Hoboken, NJ, US

2022-09-01 to present | Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering)
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Damiano Zanotto

Stevens Institute of Technology: Hoboken, NJ, US

2016-08-16 to 2022-08-31 | Assistant Professor (Mechanical Engineering)
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Columbia University: New York, NY, US

2013-07-01 to 2016-08-15 | Associate Research Scientist (Mechanical Engineering)
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Fall Risk Prediction Using Instrumented Footwear in Institutionalized Older Adults

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Huanghe Zhang; Chuanyan Wu; Yulong Huang; Rui Song; Damiano Zanotto; Sunil K. Agrawal
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In-Flight Cable Length Control for Improved Quadrotor-Based Suspended Load Transportation

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuai Li; Ton T. H. Duong; Damiano Zanotto
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Accurate COP Trajectory Estimation in Healthy and Pathological Gait Using Multimodal Instrumented Insoles and Deep Learning Models

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Ton T. H. Duong; David Uher; Sally Dunaway Young; Rabia Farooquee; Abigail Druffner; Amy Pasternak; Cara Kanner; Maria Fragala-Pinkham; Jacqueline Montes; Damiano Zanotto
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Instrumented insoles for assessment of gait in patients with vestibular schwannoma

Wearable Technologies
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Stephen Leong; Bing M. Teh; Ton Duong; Diane Hu; Alexander Chui; Jocelyn S. Chen; Michael B. Sisti; Tony J.C. Wang; Damiano Zanotto; Anil K. Lalwani
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Gait monitoring for older adults during guided walking: An integrated assistive robot and wearable sensor approach

Wearable Technologies
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Qingya Zhao; Zhuo Chen; Corey D. Landis; Ashley Lytle; Ashwini K. Rao; Damiano Zanotto; Yi Guo
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Gait monitoring for older adults during guided walking: An integrated assistive robot and wearable sensor approach – ERRATUM

Wearable Technologies
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Qingya Zhao; Zhuo Chen; Corey D. Landis; Ashley Lytle; Ashwini K. Rao; Damiano Zanotto; Yi Guo
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Transductive Learning Models for Accurate Ambulatory Gait Analysis in Elderly Residents of Assisted Living Facilities

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Huanghe Zhang; Ton T. H. Duong; Ashwini K. Rao; Pietro Mazzoni; Sunil K. Agrawal; Yi Guo; Damiano Zanotto
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Ecological Validation of Machine Learning Models for Spatiotemporal Gait Analysis in Free-Living Environments Using Instrumented Insoles

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2022-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Ton T. H. Duong; David Uher; Jacqueline Montes; Damiano Zanotto
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Reinforcement Learning-Based Adaptive Biofeedback Engine for Overground Walking Speed Training

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2022-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Huanghe Zhang; Shuai Li; Qingya Zhao; Ashwini K. Rao; Yi Guo; Damiano Zanotto
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Mobile Robot Assisted Gait Monitoring and Dynamic Margin of Stability Estimation

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
2022-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhuo Chen; Huanghe Zhang; Antonia Zaferiou; Damiano Zanotto; Yi Guo
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Shaping Individualized Impedance Landscapes for Gait Training via Reinforcement Learning

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Yufeng Zhang; Shuai Li; Karen J. Nolan; Damiano Zanotto
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Hearing Loss Is Associated with Increased Variability in Double Support Period in the Elderly

Sensors
2021-01-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Betsy Szeto; Damiano Zanotto; Erin M. Lopez; John A. Stafford; John S. Nemer; Adam R. Chambers; Sunil K. Agrawal; Anil K. Lalwani
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Wearable Biofeedback System to Induce Desired Walking Speed in Overground Gait Training

Sensors
2020-07-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Huanghe Zhang; Yefei Yin; Zhuo Chen; Yufeng Zhang; Ashwini K. Rao; Yi Guo; Damiano Zanotto
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Corrections to “Accurate Ambulatory Gait Analysis in Walking and Running Using Machine Learning Models”

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Huanghe Zhang; Yi Guo; Damiano Zanotto
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Design and Experimental Validation of a 3-DOF Underactuated Pendulum-Like Robot

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2020-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Lorenzo Scalera; Alessandro Gasparetto; Damiano Zanotto
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Accurate Ambulatory Gait Analysis in Walking and Running Using Machine Learning Models

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2020-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Huanghe Zhang; Yi Guo; Damiano Zanotto
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Adaptive Assist-as-needed Control Based on Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning

2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
2019 | Conference paper
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Oscillator-Based Transparent Control of an Active/Semiactive Ankle-Foot Orthosis

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2019-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Yufeng Zhang; Karen J. Nolan; Damiano Zanotto
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Preliminary Validation of a Cable-Driven Powered Ankle–Foot Orthosis With Dual Actuation Mode

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
2019-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Yufeng Zhang; Roger J. Kleinmann; Karen J. Nolan; Damiano Zanotto
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A Fast Algorithm for Wrench Exertion Capability Computation

Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
2018 | Book chapter
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Damiano Zanotto

A Fast Algorithm for Wrench Exertion Capability Computation

Cable-Driven Parallel Robots: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
2017 | Conference paper
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Damiano Zanotto

A novel functional calibration method for real-time elbow joint angles estimation with magnetic-inertial sensors

Journal of Biomechanics
2017 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Design and optimal control of an under-actuated cable-driven micro-macro robot

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Luca Barbazza; Damiano Zanotto; Giulio Rosati; Sunil K. Agrawal
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Design and Optimal Control of an Underactuated Cable-Driven Micro--Macro Robot

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2017 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Dizziness handicap inventory score is highly correlated with markers of gait disturbance

Otology & Neurotology
2017 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Estimating CoP trajectories and kinematic gait parameters in walking and running using instrumented insoles

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2017 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease consists of unique pressure-based gait phase transitions

MOVEMENT DISORDERS
2017 | Conference paper
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Damiano Zanotto

Gait Disturbance in the Elderly

Recent Advances in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
2017 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Gait Disturbance in the Elderly

Recent Advances in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
2017 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Gait Disturbance in the Elderly

Recent Advances in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
2017 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Optimal Design of a Reconfigurable End-Effector for Cable-Suspended Parallel Robots

Advances in Italian Mechanism Science
2017 | Book chapter
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Damiano Zanotto

Optimizing Stiffness and Dexterity of Planar Adaptive Cable-Driven Parallel Robots

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
2017 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Performance evaluation of a new design of cable-suspended camera system

Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2017 IEEE International Conference on
2017 | Conference paper
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Damiano Zanotto

Variable Damping Force Tunnel for Gait Training Using ALEX III

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2017 | Journal article
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Active movement training devices, methods, and systems

2017-05 | Other
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Gait Analysis Devices, Methods, and Systems

2017-03 | Other
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Characterization of Gait and Fatigue in Children and Adults with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Using Instrumented Footwear (P5. 057)

Neurology
2016 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Directed Functional Connectivity in Fronto-Centroparietal Circuit Correlates With Motor Adaptation in Gait Training

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2016 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Emotion rendering in plantar vibro-tactile simulations of imagined walking styles

IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing
2016 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Gait Assessment with SoleSound Instrumented Footwear in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Muscle & Nerve
2016 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Validation of a footwear-based gait analysis system with action-related feedback

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2016 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Assist-as-needed robot-aided gait training improves walking function in individuals following stroke

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2015 | Journal article
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Knee joint misalignment in exoskeletons for the lower extremities: Effects on user's gait

IEEE Transactions on Robotics
2015 | Journal article
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Spatial map of synthesized criteria for the redundancy resolution of human arm movements

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2015 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

Stratifying robot-assisted gait training based on functional brain connectivity analysis

2015 | Journal article
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Damiano Zanotto

A new Constant Pushing Force Device for human walking analysis

Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
2014 | Conference paper
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Damiano Zanotto

Adaptive assist-as-needed controller to improve gait symmetry in robot-assisted gait training

Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
2014 | Conference paper
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Damiano Zanotto

Directed neural connectivity changes in robot-assisted gait training: A partial Granger causality analysis

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
2014 | Conference paper
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Damiano Zanotto

Muscle Synergies of Untrained Subjects during 6 min Maximal Rowing on Slides and Fixed Ergometer

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
2014 | Journal article
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Muscle Synergies of Untrained Subjects during 6 min Maximal Rowing on Slides and Fixed Ergometer

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
2014 | Journal article
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