Guido Pagnacco

Guido Pagnacco

Adjunct Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Office: EN 5068
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Department of Electrical& Computer Engineering[BROKEN LINK]
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
gpagnacc [@] uwyo.edu(anti-spam version: humans should remove brackets and extra space)

Education:

Laurea Mechanical Engineering (summa cum laude), Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 1992
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), The Ohio State University, 2000

Areas of Expertise: Signal Processing, Software Design, Biomedical Instrumentation

Related Experience:

Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Wyoming, 2010-present
Professor of Biomechanical Engineering, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, 2014-present
Visiting Scholar – Università degli Studi di Udine, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Architettura, Udine, Italy, Nov-Dec 2011
Visiting Professor – Università degli Studi di Udine, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Udine, Italy, May 2011
Associate Professor of Biomechanical Engineering, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, 2005-2014
V/P Engineering, Vestibular Technologies, LLC, Cheyenne, WY, 2003-present
V/P Engineering, Vestibular Technologies, Inc., Tampa, FL, 2001-2003
Technical director, Human Performance Laboratory, division of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Medical Professions – The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2001-2003
Technical co-director, Gait Analysis Laboratory – The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1997-1998
Visiting Scholar, The Ohio State University, 1993-1996

Research area of interest are focused in the following areas:

Biomechanics (human locomotion and postural control)
Physiology (neuromuscular control)
Computer Science (software design and engineering, data acquisition, signal analysis, numerical methods, mathematical modeling of biological systems)
Biomedical Instrumentation (hardware and firmware design and optimization)

Publications and Presentations: see listing here

Professional Affiliations and Activities:

Jan '17 - today: Founding member, CAPS® Research Network
May '16 – today: Member of the Review Board for the journal: Neuroscience Letters
Sept '14 – today: Member of the Review Board for the journal: Gait & Posture (2015 outstanding reviewer)
June '14 – today: Member of the Review Board for the journal: Journal of Biomechanics (2014 recognized reviewer)
Oct '10 – today: Member of the Review Board for the journal: IEEE Sensors Journal
Aug ’09 – today: Member of the Board of Examiners of the American Board of Vestibular Rehabilitation – American College of Functional Neurology, Cocoa, FL
Nov '07 – today: Member of the Review Board for the journal: Biomedical Signal Processing and Control
June '05 – today: Member of the Review Board for the journal: Medical Engineering & Physics
Apr ’02 – today: Chair Student Contest, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium Inc. (the Symposium has been held annually since 1964, making RMBS the oldest continually held biomedical engineering conference in North America)
Oct ’01 – Oct '03: Consultant and Collaborating Investigator, School of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Apr. ’01 – today: Member of the Board of Directors, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Inc.
Mar. ’01 – today: Abstracts and Papers Reviewer, Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation - Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Inc.
June ‘02 – Oct. '03: Member of the Tampa Movement Analysis Society (TMAS)
Jan ’97 - Dec. ’00: Research collaboration, TNO-MADYMO North America, Northville, MI
July 8-12, ’96: Lecturer in the course “Modelling and Simulation of Human and Walking Machines Locomotion” - Advanced School Coordinated by A. Morecki and K. J. Waldron - C.I.S.M., Udine, Italy
Nov. ’93 - Dec. ’00: Research collaboration, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
June ’93: Licensed Professional Engineer, Italy and European Union

Honors and Awards:

President's Award for significant contributions to the RMBS - Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 18, 2009
K.C. Rock Student Contest - First Place Poster, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 16, 2000
K.C. Rock Student Contest - Second Place Poster, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 18, 1999
K.C. Rock Student Contest - Travel Award, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 17, 1998
University Fellowship – The Ohio State University, Sept. ’96 – Aug. '97
Thesis Award, Associazione Tecnica dell’Automobile (ATA), Italy, 1993
Borsa di studio al merito (Honor Student Fellowship Award), Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 1989

Patents:

G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero “Force platform”, U.S. Patent D447,968
G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero, A.B. Henderson “Apparatus and methods for measuring physical disorders”, U.S. Patent 6,461,297
G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero “Force measuring apparatus”, U.S. Patent 6,510,749
G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero, A.B. Henderson “Patient data collection system and methods”, U.S. Patent 7,163,516

Invited Keynote Presentations:

Apr 8-10, 2016: 53rd Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium - 53rd International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium
Dec 10-13, 2015: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience 2015
Oct 16-19, 2014: 5th Annual Conference – International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation