Biography of Maria Chiara Carrozza
Maria Chiara Carrozza was born on 16 September 1965 in Pisa. After graduating from the University of Pisa in 1990 and obtained a PhD in engineering at the Sant'Anna School of advanced studies in 1994, in 2001 is guest editor for the magazine published by IOS Press Technology and Health Care "," Special Issue on Actuators for Artificial Limbs ".
Since 2002 is responsible for school Sant'Anna, internationalization programmes, of the agreements entered into with France's Ecole Normale Superiéeure 4 for the definition of educational programs of common interest and the exchange of teachers and students; In addition, it is also responsible for the Convention with the Scuola Normale Superiore on the internationalization of the curriculum of the students.
Following is a Visiting Professor at the University of Vienna in 2003: in Austria teaches courses related to Biomechanics (as will the following year in Rome at the university biomedical Campus); in the same year, at the Sant'Anna School of advanced studies and the University of Pisa teaches fundamentals of humanoid robotics, artificial hands design criteria, bioengineering of neuro-Robotics and biomechatronics and rehabilitation, is guest editor for the scientific journal "Journal of Autonomous Robots" of "Special Issue on Rehabilitation Robotics".
In 2004, the year he was associate editor of the journal "International Journal of Human-friendly Welfare Robotic Systems", she was elected member of the Board of Directors of the national group of Bioengineering, representing the associate professors: will retain office until 2007. In 2005, however, Maria Chiara Carrozza becomes a member of the Scientific Committee of the Centro di Ricerca Matematica "Ennio De Giorgi", and becomes part of the Scientific Committee of the "Limonaia" Association for the diffusion of scientific and technological culture; as Director of the Research Division also becomes President of the Commission the Commission's Research and patents. The following year he was guest editor, international journal "IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering", the "Special Issue on Therapeutic Robotics", and in "Advanced Robotics", "Special Issue on Robotic Platform for Research in Neuroscience; also works with the Organization of the "International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Cell" of Pisa and the "International Conference of Robotics and Automation".
In 2007 is part of the scientific organization of the "International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics" from Noordwijk, the Netherlands, and of the "International Conference on Robotics Systems IROS" of San Diego, in the United States. On 1 November of that year, Maria Chiara Carrozza was named Rector of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. On 12 September 2008 she is awarded the prize "the Balearics-Warrior pisano", which aims to honour personalities who are dedicated to the enhancement of the traditions and the growth of the city of Pisa. In 2009 is part of the Scientific Committee of the National Conference "Neurorehabilitation and Robotics" of Genoa, while the Palazzo Vecchio is awarded "Florence Woman", 18th Edition, to be the youngest Rector Italy but also manager, Coordinator and researcher; two years later his pupil Nicholas van Rooyen wins "Massimo Grattarola. In 2012 Maria Chiara Carrozza receives in Milan in December, the "Eureka", obtained thanks to activity in the development of exoskeletons and prosthesis for personal assistance and rehabilitation.
In 2013 chooses to attempt the political adventure, and was elected mp in the ranks of the Democratic Party (leaders in Tuscany) after the elections of February 24 and 25. On 28 April, she was appointed Minister for education, University and research in the new Government of Enrico Letta. Coordinator of numerous projects relating to upper and lower limb prostheses financed by the region of Tuscany, by the Ministry of education and the European Commission, is responsible, within the Institute of Robotics of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Neuro-robotics.
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