CV

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Education

B.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Italy, 2009
M.S. in Mechatronics Engineering, University of Trento, Italy, 2011
Ph.D. in Science of Physical Exercise and Human Movement, University of Verona, Italy, 2016

Current positions

Data scientist at Supersapiens
Data scientist at Athletica

Work experience

Winter 2021- Ongoing: Self-employed engineer
- Duties include: Modelling and data process
Fall 2017- Fall 2021: Post-doctoral Researcher
- University of Trento, Italy
- Duties included: Modelling multiple aspects of human sport peformance
- Supervisor: Professor F. Biral, PhD; Professor P. Bosetti, PhD
Fall 2016- Summer 2017: Post-doctoral Researcher
- University of Yokohama, Japan
- Duties included: Design of rehabilitation robots
- Supervisor: Professor T. Shimono, PhD
Spring 2012- Summer 2016: Research Assistant, Doctoral Fellowship
- University of Verona, Italy
- Duties included: Data collection, data analysis and functional evaluation
- Supervisor: B. Pellegrini, PhD
Spring 2011- Fall 2011: Post-graduate research Assistant
- University of Trento, Italy
- Duties included: Modelling driver behaviour
- Supervisor: Professor F. Biral, PhD

Skills

Data collection
- Cardiopulmnary exercising test
- Electromyography
- Cycling power
- Motion capture
- Strain gauges
Data processing
- Basic: frequency-domain analysis
- Basic: image processing
- Advanced: time-domain analysis
Modelling
- Basic: statistics and machine learnign
- Intermediate: deep learning (LSTM, CNN with Tensorflow)
- Advanced: First principle models
Deployment
- Basic: Shiny
- Basic: Docker
- Basic: AWS
Software
- Basic: R
- Basic/Intermediate: Maple
- Intermediate: Python
- Advanced: Matlab

Publications

Application to cycling of a bioenergetic model: Towards a multi-level biomechanical model for global cyclist performance analysis

A Zignoli, A Savoldelli, F Biral, B Pellegrini, F Schena, "Application to cycling of a bioenergetic model: Towards a multi-level biomechanical model for global cyclist performance analysis." Journal of Science and Cycling, 2014.

Influence of the world’s most challenging mountain ultra-marathon on energy cost and running mechanics

Gianluca Vernillo, Aldo Savoldelli, Andrea Zignoli, Pietro Trabucchi, Barbara Pellegrini, Gr{\'e}goire Millet, Federico Schena, "Influence of the world’s most challenging mountain ultra-marathon on energy cost and running mechanics." European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2014.

Energy cost and kinematics of level, uphill and downhill running: fatigue-induced changes after a mountain ultramarathon

Gianluca Vernillo, Aldo Savoldelli, Andrea Zignoli, Spyros Skafidas, Alessandro Fornasiero, Antonio La, Lorenzo Bortolan, Barbara Pellegrini, Federico Schena, "Energy cost and kinematics of level, uphill and downhill running: fatigue-induced changes after a mountain ultramarathon." Journal of sports sciences, 2015.

An extreme mountain ultra-marathon decreases the cost of uphill walking and running

Gianluca Vernillo, Aldo Savoldelli, Spyros Skafidas, Andrea Zignoli, Antonio La, Barbara Pellegrini, Guido Giardini, Pietro Trabucchi, Gr{\'e}goire Millet, Federico Schena, "An extreme mountain ultra-marathon decreases the cost of uphill walking and running." Frontiers in physiology, 2016.

An optimal control approach to the high intensity interval training design

A Zignoli, A Fornasiero, A Savoldelli, M Morelli, E Bertolazzi, F Biral, B Pellegrini, "An optimal control approach to the high intensity interval training design." Journal of Science and Cycling, 2016.

An optimal control solution to the predictive dynamics of cycling

Andrea Zignoli, Francesco Biral, Barbara Pellegrini, Azim Jinha, Walter Herzog, Federico Schena, "An optimal control solution to the predictive dynamics of cycling." Sport Sciences for Health, 2017.

Variable compliance control for transfer support robot

Kouta Yokoyama, Tomoyuki Shimono, Takahiro Mizoguchi, Andrea Zignoli, Kohei Ohnishi, "Variable compliance control for transfer support robot." In the proceedings of 2017 IEEE 26th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), 2017.

Analysis of Assistive Strategies for Electric Bikes That Include Rider’s Physiological Characteristics

Andrea Zignoli, Lorenzo Beatrici, Francesco Biral, "Analysis of Assistive Strategies for Electric Bikes That Include Rider’s Physiological Characteristics." In the proceedings of International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2018.

Delayed parasympathetic reactivation and sympathetic withdrawal following maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in hypoxia

Alessandro Fornasiero, Aldo Savoldelli, Spyros Skafidas, Federico Stella, Lorenzo Bortolan, Gennaro Boccia, Andrea Zignoli, Federico Schena, Laurent Mourot, Barbara Pellegrini, "Delayed parasympathetic reactivation and sympathetic withdrawal following maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in hypoxia." European journal of applied physiology, 2018.

Physiological factors associated with ski-mountaineering vertical race performance

Alessandro Fornasiero, Aldo Savoldelli, Gennaro Boccia, Andrea Zignoli, Lorenzo Bortolan, Federico Schena, Barbara Pellegrini, "Physiological factors associated with ski-mountaineering vertical race performance." Sport Sciences for Health, 2018.

Rationale for researching in dob/oc-based rehabilitation robots: Simulation results

Andrea Zignoli, Tomoyuki Shimono, Francesco Biral, "Rationale for researching in dob/oc-based rehabilitation robots: Simulation results." In the proceedings of IECON 2018-44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2018.

Cardiac autonomic and physiological responses to moderate-intensity exercise in hypoxia

Alessandro Fornasiero, Spyros Skafidas, Federico Stella, Andrea Zignoli, Aldo Savoldelli, Mark Rakobowchuk, Barbara Pellegrini, Federico Schena, Laurent Mourot, "Cardiac autonomic and physiological responses to moderate-intensity exercise in hypoxia." International journal of sports medicine, 2019.

Expert-level classification of ventilatory thresholds from cardiopulmonary exercising test data with recurrent neural networks

Andrea Zignoli, Alessandro Fornasiero, Federico Stella, Barbara Pellegrini, Federico Schena, Francesco Biral, Paul Laursen, "Expert-level classification of ventilatory thresholds from cardiopulmonary exercising test data with recurrent neural networks." European journal of sport science, 2019.

Including a musculoskeletal model in the control loop of an assistive robot for the design of optimal target forces

Andrea Zignoli, Francesco Biral, Kouta Yokoyama, Tomoyuki Shimono, "Including a musculoskeletal model in the control loop of an assistive robot for the design of optimal target forces." In the proceedings of IECON 2019-45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2019.

State-of-the art concepts and future directions in modelling oxygen consumption and lactate concentration in cycling exercise

Andrea Zignoli, Alessandro Fornasiero, Enrico Bertolazzi, Barbara Pellegrini, Federico Schena, Francesco Biral, Paul Laursen, "State-of-the art concepts and future directions in modelling oxygen consumption and lactate concentration in cycling exercise." Sport Sciences for Health, 2019.

Estimating an individual’s oxygen uptake during cycling exercise with a recurrent neural network trained from easy-to-obtain inputs: A pilot study

Andrea Zignoli, Alessandro Fornasiero, Matteo Ragni, Barbara Pellegrini, Federico Schena, Francesco Biral, Paul Laursen, "Estimating an individual’s oxygen uptake during cycling exercise with a recurrent neural network trained from easy-to-obtain inputs: A pilot study." PloS one, 2020.

Post-exercise hypotension and reduced cardiac baroreflex after half-marathon run: In men, but not in women

Laurent Mourot, Alessandro Fornasiero, Mark Rakobowchuk, Laurie Isacco, Alfredo Brighenti, Federico Stella, Andrea Zignoli, Barbara Pellegrini, Cantor Tarperi, Federico Schena, "Post-exercise hypotension and reduced cardiac baroreflex after half-marathon run: In men, but not in women." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020.

Prediction of pacing and cornering strategies during cycling individual time trials with optimal control

Andrea Zignoli, Francesco Biral, "Prediction of pacing and cornering strategies during cycling individual time trials with optimal control." Sports Engineering, 2020.

Shortening Work-Rest Durations Reduces Physiological and Perceptual Load During Uphill Walking in Simulated Cold High-Altitude Conditions

Alessandro Fornasiero, Aldo Savoldelli, Federico Stella, Alexa Callovini, Lorenzo Bortolan, Andrea Zignoli, David Low, Laurent Mourot, Federico Schena, Barbara Pellegrini, "Shortening Work-Rest Durations Reduces Physiological and Perceptual Load During Uphill Walking in Simulated Cold High-Altitude Conditions." High altitude medicine & biology, 2020.

Similar cardiovascular and autonomic responses in trained type 1 diabetes mellitus and healthy participants in response to half marathon

Laurent Mourot, Alessandro Fornasiero, Mark Rakobowchuk, Spyros Skafidas, Alfredo Brighenti, Federico Stella, Andrea Zignoli, Aldo Savoldelli, Barbara Pellegrini, Elisa Danese, "Similar cardiovascular and autonomic responses in trained type 1 diabetes mellitus and healthy participants in response to half marathon." Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2020.

An intelligent curve warning system for road cycling races

Andrea Zignoli, "An intelligent curve warning system for road cycling races." Sports Engineering, 2021.

Assessment of bike handling during cycling individual time trials with a novel analytical technique adapted from motorcycle racing

Andrea Zignoli, Francesco Biral, Alessandro Fornasiero, Dajo Sanders, Teun Erp, Manuel Mateo-March, Federico Fontana, Paolo Artuso, Paolo Menaspà, Marc Quod, "Assessment of bike handling during cycling individual time trials with a novel analytical technique adapted from motorcycle racing." European journal of sport science, 2021.

Full characterisation of knee extensors’ function in ageing: effect of sex and obesity

Valentina Muollo, Andrea Rossi, Andrea Zignoli, Massimo Teso, Chiara Milanese, Valentina Cavedon, Mauro Zamboni, Federico Schena, Carlo Capelli, Silvia Pogliaghi, "Full characterisation of knee extensors’ function in ageing: effect of sex and obesity." International Journal of Obesity, 2021.

Influence of corners and road conditions on cycling individual time trial performance and ‘optimal’pacing strategy: A simulation study

Andrea Zignoli, "Influence of corners and road conditions on cycling individual time trial performance and ‘optimal’pacing strategy: A simulation study." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 2021.

Knee flexor and extensor torque ratio in elderly men and women with and without obesity: a cross-sectional study

Valentina Muollo, Andrea Zignoli, Laura Ghiotto, Chiara Milanese, Mauro Zamboni, Federico Schena, Andrea Rossi, "Knee flexor and extensor torque ratio in elderly men and women with and without obesity: a cross-sectional study." Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2021.

Muscle and tendon stiffness and belly gearing positively correlate with rate of torque development during explosive fixed end contractions

Andrea Monte, Andrea Zignoli, "Muscle and tendon stiffness and belly gearing positively correlate with rate of torque development during explosive fixed end contractions." Journal of Biomechanics, 2021.

Oxynet: A collective intelligence that detects ventilatory thresholds in cardiopulmonary exercise tests

Andrea Zignoli, Alessandro Fornasiero, Paolo Rota, Valentina Muollo, LA Peyr{\'e}-Tartaruga, DA Low, FY Fontana, D Besson, Martin Pühringer, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou, "Oxynet: A collective intelligence that detects ventilatory thresholds in cardiopulmonary exercise tests." European Journal of Sport Science, 2021.

Post-exercise cardiac autonomic and cardiovascular responses to heart rate-matched and work rate-matched hypoxic exercise

Alessandro Fornasiero, Andrea Zignoli, Mark Rakobowchuk, Federico Stella, Aldo Savoldelli, Spyros Skafidas, Federico Schena, Barbara Pellegrini, Laurent Mourot, "Post-exercise cardiac autonomic and cardiovascular responses to heart rate-matched and work rate-matched hypoxic exercise." European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2021.

Real-Time Cross-Dataset Quality Production Assessment in Industrial Laser Cutting Machines

Nicola Peghini, Andrea Zignoli, Davide Gandolfi, Paolo Rota, Paolo Bosetti, "Real-Time Cross-Dataset Quality Production Assessment in Industrial Laser Cutting Machines." In the proceedings of International Conference on Pattern Recognition, 2021.

Response to Chaen and Trapellieni re:“Shortening Work-Rest Durations Reduces Physiological and Perceptual Load During Uphill Walking in Simulated Cold High-Altitude Conditions,” by Fornasiero et al.

Alessandro Fornasiero, Aldo Savoldelli, Federico Stella, Alexa Callovini, Lorenzo Bortolan, Andrea Zignoli, David Low, Laurent Mourot, Federico Schena, Barbara Pellegrini, "Response to Chaen and Trapellieni re:“Shortening Work-Rest Durations Reduces Physiological and Perceptual Load During Uphill Walking in Simulated Cold High-Altitude Conditions,” by Fornasiero et al.." High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2021.

Automatic Generation of Realistic Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Data With a Conditional Generative Adversarial Neural Network

Andrea Zignoli, Damiano Fruet, "Automatic Generation of Realistic Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Data With a Conditional Generative Adversarial Neural Network." In the proceedings of Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research, 2022.

Biomechanical Analysis and Modeling of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture Conditions: Focus on Female Soccer Players

Andrea Zignoli, Linda Tonelli, Damiano Fruet, Francesco Biral, Vigilio Fontanari, "Biomechanical Analysis and Modeling of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture Conditions: Focus on Female Soccer Players." In the proceedings of Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research, 2022.

Developing a Testing Protocol to Assess the Mechanical Properties of High-Level Cycling Shoes

Damiano Fruet, Andrea Zignoli, Vigilio Fontanari, Francesco Biral, Sunil Raghavendra, Mauro Pezzato, Eric Saeter, "Developing a Testing Protocol to Assess the Mechanical Properties of High-Level Cycling Shoes." In the proceedings of Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research, 2022.

Machine Learning Models for the Automatic Detection of Exercise Thresholds in Cardiopulmonary Exercising Tests: From Regression to Generation to Explanation

Andrea Zignoli, "Machine Learning Models for the Automatic Detection of Exercise Thresholds in Cardiopulmonary Exercising Tests: From Regression to Generation to Explanation." Sensors, 2023.

The “Development of Algorithms to obtain Reliable stride-by-stride running kinematic DAta in Real life conditions (DARDAR)” project

September 01, 2021

Talk at Remote, Remote

What AI Powered TRAINING IS & WHAT IT IS NOT

June 01, 2022

Podcast at Remote, Remote

Service

Assistant Editor at the Sports Engineering journal

Andrea Zignoli

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