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Ing. Matilde Antonj is a Post Doc - Fellow in the unit COgNiTive Architecture for Collaborative Technologies (CONTACT), carrying out her research on the perceptual and motor adaptation during human robot interaction. In 2025, she achieved the PhD in Bioengineering and Robotics with excellent cum laude at the University of Genoa and Italian Institute of Technology, presenting her PhD thesis "Investigating and Modeling Human Perceptual and Motor Mechanisms with Application in Rehabilitation through Human-Robot Interaction". In 2021, she developed her Master’s thesis on this interesting topic in IIT and she graduated with highest honors in Neuroengineering at the University of Genoa, receiving the publishing dignity. In 2019, she achieved her Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering with highest honors at the University of Genoa, studying the spatial perception during human-robot interaction during her thesis in IIT. She is convinced in the cross-contamination among different subjects: indeed, during her university career, she attended the extracurricular program at the Superior School of the University of Genoa (IANUA). Thanks to this possibility, she enriched her technical background and spread her knowledge in other fields such as economics and science, focusing also on soft skills. She is fascinated with coding: indeed, since 2020 she has been covering the role of MATLAB Student Ambassador at the University of Genoa, in order to organize and hold seminars to spread the use of MATLAB in the university.

Education

Title: Master's Degree in Neuroengineering
Institute: University of Genoa
Location: Genoa
Country: Italy
From: 2019 To: 2021

Title: Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Institute: University of Genoa
Location: Genoa
Country: Italy
From: 2016 To: 2019

Title: PhD in Bioengineering and Robotics
Institute: University of Genoa & Italian Institute of Technology
Location: Genoa
Country: Italy
From: 2021 To: 2025

All Publications
2025
Lúcny A., Antonj M., Mazzola C., Hornácková H., Farkas I.
Generating and Customizing Robotic Arm Trajectories Using Neural Networks
34th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, vol. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 16072, (no. 978-3-032-04552-2), pp. 124–135
Conference Paper Conference
2025
Antonj M., Corniani G., Piela K., Eusebi L., Casadio M., Sciutti A., Bonato P.
Implementing and Testing the Novel REHAB-PAL System on Unimpaired Population: Towards Rehabilitation Engagement at Home with a Socially Assistive Robot for Pediatric Adherence
2025 International Conference On Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), vol. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, (no. 979-835038068-2), pp. 1178 - 1184
Conference Paper Conference
2025
Antonj M.
Investigating and Modeling Human Perceptual and Motor Mechanisms with Application in Rehabilitation through Human-Robot Interaction
PhD Thesis Book
2023
Antonj M., Zonca J., Francesco R., Sciutti A.
A Controllable and Repeatable Method to Study Perceptual and Motor Adaptation in Human-Robot Interaction
HRI '23: Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 188–192
Conference Paper Conference
2022
Antonj M., Zonca J., Lastrico L., Casadio M., Sciutti A.
Modelling perceptual and motor adaptive mechanisms during human-robot interaction
HRI Winter School On Embodied AI
Poster Conference
Scientific Talks
2022
Antonj M.
ALUMNI Personal Experience at the Superior School IANUA
Superior School IANUA, University of Genoa
School (Summer school, ...)
Oral presentations
2025
Antonj M., Corniani G., Piela K., Eusebi L., Casadio M., Sciutti A., Bonato P.
Implementing and Testing the Novel REHAB-PAL System on Unimpaired Population: Towards Rehabilitation Engagement at Home with a Socially Assistive Robot for Pediatric Adherence
2025 International Conference On Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), vol. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, (no. 979-835038068-2), pp. 1178 - 1184
Conference
2023
Antonj M., Zonca J., Francesco R., Sciutti A.
A Controllable and Repeatable Method to Study Perceptual and Motor Adaptation in Human-Robot Interaction
HRI '23: Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 188–192
Conference
2022
Antonj M., Zonca J., Lastrico L., Casadio M., Sciutti A.
Modelling perceptual and motor adaptive mechanisms during human-robot interaction
HRI Winter School On Embodied AI
Conference
2022
Antonj M., Zonca J., Lastrico L., Casadio M., Sciutti A.
Modelling perceptual and motor adaptive mechanisms during human-robot interaction
8th International Summer School of Neuroengineering, Genoa, Italy
Conference
2021
Antonj M., Zonca J., Lastrico L., Casadio M., Sciutti A.
A pilot study towards the implementation of perceptual and motor adaptation in robots
3rd Italian Conference in Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM), pp. 146-148
Conference
Awards and Achievements
2025
Antonj M., Memeo M., Gallotti G., Ghozzi A., Mohammadian G., Azhadari Nosrati M.
First place in the High Tech Entrepreneurship Hackathon
2025
Antonj M.
PhD in Bioengineering and Robotics
2023
Antonj M.
Master in Change Management
2021
Antonj M.
Engineering State Exam
2021
Antonj M.
Superior School IANUA Certificate for the Master’s Degree
Organized Events
2023
Antonj M.
Introduction to Simulink
2023
Antonj M.
Machine Learning with MATLAB
2023
Antonj M.
MATLAB Fundamentals
2023
Antonj M.
Signal Processing with MATLAB
2022
Antonj M., Garello L.
Image Processing and Applications with MATLAB