(Last update: September 2024)

Giulia Sedda is currently non-tenure Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering (SSD ING-INF/06) at the Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Italy. She is also a research team memeber of the MeDSP, Medical Devices and Signal Processing Lab, at the Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Italy.

Her research activity is focused on medical devices, biomedical signal processing, and machine learning. In particular, neuromotor (tele)rehabilitation, and the interplay between perception and movement by means of the design and development of perceptual stimuli and experimental setups, supported by computational models.

EDUCATION
Jul 2020 - Engineering license (Section A, Information Engineering), University of Cagliari (Italy)
Nov 2016 / May 2020 - PhD in Bioengineering and Robotics, University of Genoa (Italy)
Nov 2018 / Jun 2019 - Research Internship, McGill University (Montreal, Canada)
Sep 2014 / Sep 2016 - MSc (magna cum laude) in Biomedical Engineering, University of Genoa (Italy)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
01/07/2024 - present - Non-tenure assistant professor in Biomedical Engineering (art. 24 c.3-a L. 240/10), SSD ING-INF/06, University of Cagliari
03/02/2021 - 30/06/2024 - Postdoctoral fellow in Biomedical Engineering (art. 22 L. 240/2010), SSD ING-INF/06, University of Cagliari
01/11/2020 - 31/01/2021 - Postdoctoral fellow in Biomedical Engineering (art. 22 L. 240/2010), SSD ING-INF/06, University of Genoa
01/11/2019 - 30/10/2020 - Research fellow in Biomedical Engineering (art. 22 L. 240/2010), SSD ING-INF/06, University of Genoa

AFFILIATIONS
IEEE Member, IEEE EMBS, IEEE Sensors Council, GNB. Member of the Engineers Association of the Province of Cagliari

TEACHING ACTIVITY
AY 2022/2023 to present - Professor of Matlab Fundamentals Lab for Bioengineers for the BSc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Cagliari
AY 2022/2023 to present - Professor of Advanced Matlab Lab for Bioengineers for the BSc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Cagliari
AY 2024/2025 - Professor of Virtual Reality and Neurorehabilitation Models for the MSc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Cagliari

AY 2020/2021 to 2021/2022 - Teaching assistant of Biomedical Instrumentation for the BSc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Cagliari
AY 2017/2018 to 2020/2021 - Teaching assistant of Analysis of Biomedical Data and Signals for the MSc in Bioengineering, University of Genoa
AY 2017/2018 to 2020/2021 - Teaching assistant of Perceptual Systems and Interaction for the MSc in Bioengineering, University of Genoa
AY 2017/2018 to 2020/2021 - Teaching assistant of Neuromorphic Computing and Integrative Cognitive Systems for the MSc in Bioengineering, University of Genoa

REVIEWING ACTIVITY
Reviewer for several journals and conferences (see HERE), and reviewer of BIOCAS.

SCIENTIFIC EVENTS ORGANIZATION
2025 Local Organizer of the SIAMOC 2025 conference

AWARDS
2024 AIIC AWARDS - Digital Health and Telemedicine: “Progetto RiPARTO: tele-riabilitazione mediante perturbazioni del feedback visivo per l’arto superiore” – Giulia Sedda, Danilo Pani, Giulia Olla, Enrico Ariu, Matilde Farci
2024 AIIC AWARDS - Digital Health and Telemedicine – GIURIA POPOLARE: “Progetto RiPARTO: tele-riabilitazione mediante perturbazioni del feedback visivo per l’arto superiore” – Giulia Sedda, Danilo Pani, Giulia Olla, Enrico Ariu, Matilde Farci
2023 BIODEVICES 2023 - Best poster award for "A Modular BLE-Based Body Area Network Embedded into a Smart Garment for Rescuers Real-Time Monitoring in Emergency Scenarios"
2021 Best Abstract Award, International Summer School on Wearable Sensors in Sport
2018 Best Poster Award, "Active movements bias perceptual judgments of moving plaids", 7th Summer School of Neuroengineering "Massimo Grattarola"

RESEARCH PROJECTS
Involved in the following projects as principal investigator (PI) or research team member (RM)
RM PNRR Project "STOPme - Supporting Termination Of stereotyPies in patients with Rett syndrome by advanced ambient intelligence" (Call RAISE Ecosystem 2024)
RM PRIN 2022 "VISIONARY – Advanced VISual feedback for neurorehabilitatION systems based on virtuAl RealitY" (MIUR, bando 2022)
RM Horizon Europe "MYRTUS - Multi-layer 360° dYnamic orchestrion and interopeRable design environmenT for compute-continUum Systems" (Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027))
PI "RiPARTO – Tele-rehabilitation by visual feedback perturbations for the upper limb" (funded by Sardegna Ricerche - Proof of Concept - Valorization of research results in biomedicine) – starting on June 29, 2022 
RM H2020 "Search and Rescue - Emerging technologies for the Early location of Entrapped victims under Collapsed Structures and Advanced Wearables for risk assessment and First Responders Safety in SAR operations" (H2020-EU.3.7.5.) - July 1, 2020

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
You can find my scientific publications HERE (ORCID: 0000-0002-9662-7697)

PATENTS
Pani D, Sedda G., Olla G., Zedda A. “METODO E APPARATO PER LA RIABILITAZIONE NEUROMOTORIA” Application number 102023000013161