Università degli Studi di Genova

University of Genova: The Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering – DIBRIS (www.dibris.unige.it) has a total of 82 faculty, 38 post-docs and 155 PhD students. The main areas of expertise include biomedical engineering, robotics and computer science (AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, human-computer interaction). The Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI) is a Department particularly active in research and teaching, as well as assistance, in the various sectors of neurosciences and related areas, such as, ophthalmology and medical genetics.

Within GESTUS, UniGe will coordinate the user board and the field test activities. The study of biomechanics and the behaviour of the human body are topics that benefit from direct contact with all these end users. This background brings an in-depth knowledge of the languages and mental approaches of the world of end users, itself rather articulated, complex and heterogeneous.