Principal Investigator
Carlotta Mummolo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics, and Management of Polyechnic of Bari, in Italy. Before moving back to her hometown in Italy in 2020, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.
Her research is based on a multidisciplinary approach that integrates fundamental biological and mechanical principles into robotics research platforms to investigate how legged systems move and interact with their environment.
Dr. Mummolo received her bachelor and master degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic of Bari (Italy) in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and a second master degree in Mechanical Engineering from New York University (NYU) in 2011. In January 2016, she received two doctoral degrees through a joint Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering between Polytechnic of Bari and NYU. Since 2016, Dr. Mummolo has mentored more than 30 students (undergraduate and master) with their thesis dissertations and research activities and had teaching experience in the topics of robot mechanics, robot mobility, simulation tools for robotics, automatic control, system dynamics.
Collaborators
Andrea Lucchese, PhD. Senior Researcher. Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Kübra Akbaş, PhD. Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers University School of Health Professions
Kübra obtained their B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2018) and M.S. in Mechatronics and Robotics (2019) from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. They then completed their Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering (2023) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which was part of a joint program with Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Their dissertation was focused on quantifying postural balance in humans and bipedal systems through analytical, computational, and experimental approaches.
STUDENTS and RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Francesca Rita Paglialonga
MS Thesis in Biomechanics
Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Erika Vuolo
Research Assistant Politecnico di Bari, Italy
PAST VISITING SCHOLARS AT NJIT
Dr. Ilaria Mileti
Visiting Postdoc
University of Rome, La Sapienza
Stefano Pescosolido
Master Student
University of Rome, La Sapienza
LAB ALUMNI
Martina Suglia, University of Rome La Sapienza - 09/2018 - 12/2018
Verdiana Valente, University of Rome La Sapienza - 09/2018 - 12/2018
Giulia Vicentini, University of Rome La Sapienza - 09/2018 - 12/2018
Karen Ayoub, B.S. Biomedical Engineering - 09/2018 - 12/2019
Karina Dsouza, B.S. Biomedical Engineering - 09/2018 - 12/2019
Swathi Pavuluri, B.S. Biomedical Engineering - 09/2018 -12/2019
Mahenoor Shaikh, B.S. Biomedical Engineering - 04/2019 - 08/2019
Brian Mcgrath, B.S. Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology - 04/2019 - 08/2019
Darshan Patel, Middlesex Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences - 06/2019 - 08/2019