Multi-disciplinary perspective for science and technology | Laura Margheri | TEDxBolognaWomen
Laura Margheri works for the Bioinspired Soft Robotics research line at the Center for Micro-BioRobotics of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, coordinated by Dr. Barbara Mazzolai.
With a Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering and a PhD in BioRobotics, she has a multi-disciplinary scientific and technological expertise in bioinspired robotic design, biomechanical modelling, biology and soft robotics. Technical skills are combined with a pluri-annual experience in research program management, project proposals writing, development of research networks and creation of cross-disciplinary partnerships.
Before joining the IIT Center for Micro-BioRobotics, she has been Research Associate, Programme Manager and Knowledge Transfer Fellow at Imperial College London, for the Aerial Robotics Lab (2016-2018), and Post Doc, project manager and scientific secretariat, at the BioRobotics Institute of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (2012-2016).
She has worked and collaborated with roboticists, biologists, mathematicians, neuroscientists, architects, material scientists, earth science engineers, industrial researchers, business managers and politicians, acting also as a bridge between different disciplines and cultures.
Member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) and past Chair of the RAS Women In Engineering Committee, in 2018 she has been nominated by RoboHub among the worldwide “25 women in robotics you need to know about”. Grazie alla laurea in Ingegneria Biomedica e al Dottorato in Biorobotica, conseguiti presso l’Istituto di Biorobotica della Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa. Dopo diversi anni di lavoro in Gran Bretagna, all’Imperial College di Londra, all’interno dell’Aerial Robotics Lab, Laura ora lavora al Centro di MicroBioRobotica dell’Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia svolgendo attività di ricerca nel campo della biorobotica. Ha inoltre portato in Italia questa nuova figura professionale di research proposal manager, che consiste nell’affiancare i ricercatori per quanto riguarda la scrittura di progetti, l’avvio di nuove collaborazioni e di partnership nazionali e interne. Membro attivo della IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (RAS) ed ex Coordinatrice del Women In Engineering Committee (2014-2015, 2016-2017), nel 2018, è stata nominata da RoboHub come una delle “25 donne del mondo della robotica che bisogna assolutamente conoscere”. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx