Laura Fusini

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Laura Fusini’s research lies at the intersection of biomedical engineering, rehabilitation robotics, and cardiovascular physiology. Her work focuses on understanding how robotic-assisted locomotion—such as gait training with powered orthoses—affects the human autonomic nervous system, particularly heart rate variability and cardiovascular regulation. In her most cited study (2009, 18 citations), she evaluated autonomic responses in healthy subjects during treadmill training with a robot-driven gait orthosis, providing foundational evidence that robotic assistance can modulate sympathetic and parasympathetic activity. Her 2008 paper (6 citations) advanced methodological rigor by comparing autoregressive spectral analysis with empirical mode decomposition for assessing short-term heart rate dynamics during robotic locomotion. Though modest in citation count, these contributions are significant for their early, careful characterization of physiological responses to human-robot interaction—a critical step for designing safe, effective rehabilitation protocols. Fusini’s work has helped bridge the gap between engineering design and clinical application, informing how robotic exoskeletons can be tailored to individual cardiovascular states. Her research remains relevant for scientists developing adaptive, patient-responsive rehabilitation technologies.