ROVATI Luigi

PRESENT POSITION:
Full Professor of Measurement Science and Instrumentation
at the Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari" dell'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Head of the Measurements, Instrumentation and Sensors Group (http://www.misure.unimore.it)
Scientific Director of the MS2 Lab
at the Tecnopolo di Mirandola “Mario Veronesi” (https://tpm.bio)
ICT Doctorate Coordinator
IMEKO TC2 Chair
IEEE Italy Section Chair of the IM - Instrumentation and Measurement

BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS (SCOPUS 05/2025): Documents by author 252, Citations 1653, h-index 21

RESEARCH INTERESTS: The scientific activity of Luigi Rovati was characterized by several stages all dedicated to the study, development, and characterization of innovative measurement instruments mainly devoted to biomedical applications. His activity includes theoretical aspects related to the detection of weak signals and analog processing to minimize the measurement uncertainty, and experimental aspects regarding the implementation of systems for the metrological characterization of devices developed. Good knowledge gained on electronic and optoelectronic technologies is implicit in these activities, with particular attention to biomedical applications.
The research of Prof. Rovati has led to many results of significant quality and originality; for example: (i) for the first time has been demonstrated the possibility to measure in-vivo the light scattering properties of the tissues in the posterior segment of the eye by means of a measuring instrument designed and realized by the applicant (1993-1996), (ii) Luigi Rovati has designed and demonstrated the feasibility of an optical sensor for non-invasive measurements of blood glucose level in diabetic patients (2002-2006), (iii) the applicant has designed and developed an innovative measurement system for measuring the gas Radon concentration (2008-2012), (iv) a new optoelectronic device for Hyperspectral for Human Iris Imaging has been developed (2014-2018) and (v) the PI developed a measuring instrument for in-line and real-time measurement of blood-pH and pCO2 in extracorporeal-circulation (2017-2022).

ACHIEVEMENT OF AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
2017: IEEE Certificate of Appreciation for the exceptional contribution to the organization of RTSI 2017.
2007: NASA Certificate of Recognition for the research carried out in collaboration with the Glenn Research Center (NASA) in Cleveland. The work was focused on the study of a measuring system for non-invasive blood glucose determination designed to be used in space environments.

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Coordination:
PNRR (NextGenerationEU) EcosistER 2022: Affiliate Spoke1 Coordinator: Materials for sustainability and ecological transition, ECOSYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA.
POR-FESR 2014-2020: Project Coordinator “Nanobiosensori su matrice polimerica funzionalizzata: dispositivi smart per il monitoraggio in line dei trattamenti extracorporei, respirazione assistita e ossigenoterapia” ricerca industriale strategica rivolta agli ambiti prioritari della strategia di specializzazione intelligente Regione Emilia Romagna
POR-FESR 2014-2020: WP Coordinator “Sostenibilità e Innovazione nella Filiera Vitivinicola” ricerca industriale strategica rivolta agli ambiti prioritari della strategia di specializzazione intelligente Regione Emilia Romagna
2005: Associated Investigator (UNIMORE) of the PRIN “Signal processing and characterization techniques for a novel Si-based-Fluxgate sensor” Principal Investigator: Daniele Marioli (UNIBS)
2000: Associate Investigator (UNIMORE) of the PRIN “Sviluppo e valutazione preclinica di un sistema per il monitoraggio non invasivo dell'emodinamica e del metabolismo ossidativo basato su una sorgente in continua e un rivelatore a dispersione cromatica nel vicino infrarosso” Principal Investigator: Rinaldo Cubeddu (POLIMI)
1995: Research post-doc position for the development of an innovative instrument for diagnostics in ophthalmology, Swiss federal project KLF-2885.1

Participation:
PNRR (NextGenerationEU) FIT4MEDROB 2023: fit for medical robotics (pnc0000007)
PNRR (NextGenerationEU) HEAL ITALIA 2023: Health Extended Alliance for Innovative Therapies, Advanced Lab-research, and Integrated Approaches of Precision Medicine
2020: EU project 5GMETA: H2020 Research and Innovation Programme (grant agreement No 957360)
2022: EU project HUMANE: European Institute of Innovation and Technology HEI Initiative (grant agreement No 10045)
2023: EU project A_IQ Ready: European Horizon KDT (grant agreement No 101096658)

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND RESEARCH EXPLOITATION
Several national and international patents
Several research projects in collaboration with industries
Founder and promoter of two university spin-offs: NIROX and Rsens
Participation in the Board of Directors of the spin-off DataRiver as delegate of the Rector
Participation in the Board of Directors of the spin-off Rsens
Participation in the Board of Directors of CRIT - Scouting your next technology srl

EVALUATOR IN RESEARCH PROGRAMS PROMOTED BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2000 -2005: External consultant to the evaluation of funding proposals for research projects submitted to INTAS (Association Agreement between the EU and NIS: NIS former USSR)
2010-present: Evaluator INCO "Measures to Attract Leading Scientists to Russian Educational Institutions" Call sponsored by the Russian Federation
2018-2023: Evaluator in the framework of “Fondo per la crescita sostenibile”, Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy

EDITORIAL COMMITTEES OF JOURNALS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
2017-2019: Associate Editor of JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY (OSA-IEEE joint special issues)
2022 Special Issue Editor “Advanced Sensor Fusion in Industry 4.0” a special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220), MDPI 2022.

2004: Organizer and Chairman of the Special Session "Optical Instrumentation and Measurement for
Biomedical Applications "IEEE INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, Como, Italy, 18-20 May 2004
2006: Organizer and Chairman of the Special Session "Optical I&M technology for biomedical applications", IEEE INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, Sorrento, Italy, 24-27 April
2007: Member of the Program Committee of the IX International Conference on Laser Applications in Life
Sciences (LALS-2007), and Chair of the Session "Laser Biomedical Diagnostics", Moscow, Russia, 11-14 June
1999-2022: Conference Committee of the SPIE PHOTONICS WEST-BIOS- OPHTHALMIC TECHNOLOGIES
2017: General Chair of the IEEE RTSI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
2021 General Chair “2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON Metrology for Automotive”
2022 General Chair “2022 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON Metrology for Automotive”
2023 General Chair “2023 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON Metrology for Automotive”

REFEREE FOR PEER-REVIEW JOURNALS:
IEEE Transactions on IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society
Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) journals
Optical Society of America (OSA) journals
Institute of Physics (IOP) journals
American Institute of Physics (AIP) journals