Daria Dinacci
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About
Daria Dinacci is a rehabilitation robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, human-robot interaction, and stroke recovery. Her research focuses primarily on robot-assisted rehabilitation of upper limb and hand function following stroke, with a particular emphasis on making robotic therapy more intelligent, personalized, and accessible. Dinacci's most influential contributions include a randomized controlled trial on neurocognitive robot-assisted hand rehabilitation in subacute stroke patients, which has garnered over 100 citations and demonstrated meaningful motor recovery outcomes. Her early work on assessment-driven adaptation of exercise difficulty — also with over 100 citations — addressed a critical clinical challenge: keeping robotic therapy appropriately challenging without constant therapist oversight. A defining thread in Dinacci's research is the push toward unsupervised robot-assisted rehabilitation, exploring how autonomous systems can increase therapy dose without overburdening healthcare resources. This includes developing algorithms for automatic, personalized parameter adaptation and designing structured protocols for transitioning patients from supervised to independent robotic therapy. Her user-centered approach is further reflected in mixed-methods studies identifying patient needs for assistive technology. With a growing citation record and clinically grounded methodology, Dinacci's work is shaping the future of scalable, patient-tailored stroke rehabilitation.
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