Arturo Forner Cordero

Arturo Forner-Cordero is tenured Associate Professor at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (EP-USP) and the founder of the Biomechatronics Laboratory in the Department of Mechatronic Engineering and Mechanical Systems. He currently leads the Center for Assistive Technologies for Daily Life Activities (CTECVIDA), an initiative supported by FAPESP and formed by institutions such as the State Secretariat (SEDPcD), EP-USP, EESC-USP, IMREA HC, IPT, IMG, and Voltta Fitness. His research and innovation fields encompass Biomechatronics, Biomechanics, Biorobotics, Assistive Technologies, Motor Control, and Sleep.Between 2021 and 2022, he served as a Senior Visiting Professor (CAPES PRINT) at the BioRobotics Institute of the Scuola Superiore SantAnna in Pisa, Italy. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Thematic Editor for IEEE EMBC, Chair of IEEE EMBS South Brazil, and Vice-Chair of IEEE RAS South Brazil, in addition to having served as Chair of the Biorobotics Technical Committee at IEEE EMBS. His academic background includes a degree in Ingeniería Superior de Telecomunicaciones from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain, 1993), a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics) from Twente University of Technology (Netherlands, 2003), and a postdoctoral fellowship at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium, 2005). Between 2006 and 2010, he was awarded a prestigious Ramón y Cajal contract in Spain.He has published more than 65 articles in international journals, 85 conference papers, and is co-author of 11 books and two patents. He has participated in multiple conferences as a speaker, guest, and organizer. He was the scientific coordinator of the ESBiRRo European project, which developed gait control for a bipedal robot and a lower limb exoskeleton. In 2014, he chaired the organization of IEEE BioRob, the world's most important event on Biomechatronics and Biorobotics.Throughout his career, he has supervised undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students in studies on human motor control, robotics, and exoskeletons. He currently leads several projects focused on motor control of upper and lower limbs, funded both nationally and internationally, and is part of USPs Advanced Studies Center in Rehabilitation (NEAR). He also serves as Senior Editor for IEEE JTEHM and Associate Editor for IEEE TMR-B and Scientific Reports. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)