Andrea Zignoli

Andrea Zignoli

I create mathematical models for sport performance analysis

Publications

Moderate heart rate-matched hypoxic exercise: autonomic and cardiovascular responses to different degrees of hypoxic stress

Published in European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2025

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Recommended citation: Alessandro Fornasiero, Alicia Gonz{\'a}lez, Andrea Zignoli, Federico Stella, Mark Rakobowchuk, Laurent Mourot, "Moderate heart rate-matched hypoxic exercise: autonomic and cardiovascular responses to different degrees of hypoxic stress." European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2025.

A preliminary study on NLP-based personalized support for type 1 diabetes management

Published in In the proceedings of Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Patient-Oriented Language Processing (CL4Health), 2025

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Recommended citation: Sandra Mitrovi{\'c}, Federico Fontana, Andrea Zignoli, Felipe Maturana, Christian Berchtold, Daniele Malpetti, Sam Scott, Laura Azzimonti, "A preliminary study on NLP-based personalized support for type 1 diabetes management." In the proceedings of Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Patient-Oriented Language Processing (CL4Health), 2025.

Variations of interstitial glucose is associated with the P300 component of cognitive-evoked potentials in healthy well-trained athletes

Published in In the proceedings of DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, 2024

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Recommended citation: Kristina Skroce, Andrea Zignoli, Ivana Persic, Dijana Samsa, Adriana Prunk-Drmic, Viktor Persic, David Lipman, Michael Riddell, Howard Zisser, "Variations of interstitial glucose is associated with the P300 component of cognitive-evoked potentials in healthy well-trained athletes." In the proceedings of DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, 2024.

Personalized nutrition and machine-learning: exploring the scope of continuous glucose monitoring in healthy individuals in uncontrolled settings

Published in Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2024

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Recommended citation: Andrea Zignoli, Kristina Skroce, David Lipman, Howard Zisser, "Personalized nutrition and machine-learning: exploring the scope of continuous glucose monitoring in healthy individuals in uncontrolled settings." Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2024.

Minimum overnight interstitial glucose concentration in professional cyclists during two consecutive annual training camps: the limited impact of daily exercise energy expenditure

Published in International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 2024

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Recommended citation: Andrea Zignoli, Borja Martinez-Gonzalez, Kristina Skroce, David Lipman, Howard Zisser, Andrea Giorgi, "Minimum overnight interstitial glucose concentration in professional cyclists during two consecutive annual training camps: the limited impact of daily exercise energy expenditure." International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 2024.

Glucose monitoring profiles in professional football players without diabetes: match analysis and comparison with an active population

Published in In the proceedings of DIABETOLOGIA, 2024

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Recommended citation: Kristina Skroce, Andrea Zignoli, Nikola Mihic, David Lipman, Michael Riddell, Howard Zisser, "Glucose monitoring profiles in professional football players without diabetes: match analysis and comparison with an active population." In the proceedings of DIABETOLOGIA, 2024.

Gender differences in glycemic profiles using interstitial continuous glucose monitoring in a group of active healthy subjects, in a real-world setting, during exercise, food and sleep

Published in In the proceedings of DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, 2024

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Recommended citation: Kristina Skroce, Andrea Zignoli, David Lipman, Michael Riddell, Howard Zisser, "Gender differences in glycemic profiles using interstitial continuous glucose monitoring in a group of active healthy subjects, in a real-world setting, during exercise, food and sleep." In the proceedings of DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, 2024.

Design and development of a feedback system for automatic treadmill speed adaptation

Published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 2024

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Recommended citation: Damiano Fruet, Andrea Zignoli, Roberto Modena, Barbara Pellegrini, Laura Gastaldi, Lorenzo Bortolan, "Design and development of a feedback system for automatic treadmill speed adaptation." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 2024.

Assessing energy availability and glucose dynamics in adolescent cyclists: implications for nutritional interventions during the competitive season

Published in Nutrients, 2024

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Recommended citation: Matteo Tarocchi, Alessio Pellegrino, Kristina Skroce, Andrea Zignoli, Letizia Cavadini, Chiara Bodini, Giuditta Pagliai, Loira Toncelli, Laura Stefani, Simone Vanni, "Assessing energy availability and glucose dynamics in adolescent cyclists: implications for nutritional interventions during the competitive season." Nutrients, 2024.

Greater number of cardio sessions, protein for breakfast, and reducing fatigue can minimize glucose variability: 2330

Published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2023

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Recommended citation: Jinger Gottschall, Neal Henderson, C Mac, Bryce Hastings, Andrea Zignoli, Kristina Skroce, David Lipman, Howard Zisser, "Greater number of cardio sessions, protein for breakfast, and reducing fatigue can minimize glucose variability: 2330." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2023.

Eager to set a record in a vertical race? Test your VO2max first!

Published in Journal of Sports Sciences, 2023

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Recommended citation: Alessandro Fornasiero, Aldo Savoldelli, Andrea Zignoli, Alexa Callovini, Marco Decet, Lorenzo Bortolan, Federico Schena, Barbara Pellegrini, "Eager to set a record in a vertical race? Test your VO2max first!." Journal of Sports Sciences, 2023.

Association between pre-exercise food ingestion timing and reactive hypoglycemia: insights from a large database of continuous glucose monitoring data

Published in European Journal of Sport Science, 2023

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Recommended citation: Andrea Zignoli, Federico Fontana, David Lipman, Kristina Skroce, Felipe Maturana, Howard Zisser, "Association between pre-exercise food ingestion timing and reactive hypoglycemia: insights from a large database of continuous glucose monitoring data." European Journal of Sport Science, 2023.

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

Published in European Journal of Sport Science, 2022

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Recommended citation: Andrea Zignoli, Alessandro Fornasiero, Paolo Rota, Valentina Muollo, Leonardo Peyr{\'e}-Tartaruga, David Low, Federico Fontana, Denis Besson, Martin P{\"u}hringer, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou, "Oxynet: a collective intelligence that detects ventilatory thresholds in cardiopulmonary exercise tests." European Journal of Sport Science, 2022.

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

Published in Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2022

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Recommended citation: 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, 2022.

Estimating running kinematics variability with an IMU sensor placed on the runner's thorax

Published in In the proceedings of 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research (STAR), 2022

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Recommended citation: Andrea Zignoli, Damiano Fruet, Laurent Mourot, "Estimating running kinematics variability with an IMU sensor placed on the runner's thorax." In the proceedings of 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research (STAR), 2022.

Eager to set a record in a vertical race? test your VO2max first!

Published in Journal of Sports Sciences, 2022

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Recommended citation: Alessandro Fornasiero, Aldo Savoldelli, Andrea Zignoli, Alexa Callovini, Marco Decet, Lorenzo Bortolan, Federico Schena, Barbara Pellegrini, "Eager to set a record in a vertical race? test your VO2max first!." Journal of Sports Sciences, 2022.

Developing a testing protocol to assess the mechanical properties of high-level cycling shoes

Published in In the proceedings of 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research (STAR), 2022

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Recommended citation: 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 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research (STAR), 2022.

Biomechanical analysis and modeling of anterior cruciate ligament rupture conditions: focus on female football (soccer) players

Published in In the proceedings of 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research (STAR), 2022

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Recommended citation: Linda Tonelli, Francesco Biral, Andrea Zignoli, Damiano Fruet, Vigilio Fontanari, "Biomechanical analysis and modeling of anterior cruciate ligament rupture conditions: focus on female football (soccer) players." In the proceedings of 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research (STAR), 2022.

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

Published in In the proceedings of Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research, 2022

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Recommended citation: 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.

Automatic generation of realistic cardiopulmonary exercise test data with a conditional generative adversarial neural network

Published in In the proceedings of 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research (STAR), 2022

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Recommended citation: Andrea Zignoli, Damiano Fruet, "Automatic generation of realistic cardiopulmonary exercise test data with a conditional generative adversarial neural network." In the proceedings of 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research (STAR), 2022.

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

Published in European Journal of Sport Science, 2022

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Recommended citation: Andrea Zignoli, Francesco Biral, Alessandro Fornasiero, Dajo Sanders, Teun Erp, Manuel Mateo-March, Federico Fontana, Paolo Artuso, Paolo Menasp{\`a}, 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, 2022.

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.

Published in High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2021

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2021

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2021

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in European Journal of Sport Science, 2021

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2021

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 2021

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Recommended citation: 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.

Influence of corners and road conditions on cycling individual time trial performance and 'optimal' pacing strategy: a simulation study

Published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 2021

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in European journal of sport science, 2021

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2020

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Recommended citation: 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.

Shortening work-rest durations reduces physiological and perceptual load during uphill walking in simulated cold high-altitude conditions

Published in High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2020

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in PLoS One, 2020

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in Sport Sciences for Health, 2019

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in In the proceedings of IECON 2019-45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2019

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in European Journal of Sport Science, 2019

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in In the proceedings of IECON 2018-44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2018

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2018

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Recommended citation: 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.

Analysis of assistive strategies for electric bikes that include rider’s physiological characteristics

Published in In the proceedings of Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, 2018

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Recommended citation: Andrea Zignoli, Lorenzo Beatrici, Francesco Biral, "Analysis of assistive strategies for electric bikes that include rider’s physiological characteristics." In the proceedings of Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, 2018.

Variable compliance control for transfer support robot

Published in In the proceedings of 2017 IEEE 26th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), 2017

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Recommended citation: 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.

What virtual modeling can tell us about bioenergetics and biomechanics of cycling

Published in In the proceedings of Proceedings of 6th International Congress Mountain, Sport & Health. Updating study and research from laboratory to field, 2015

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Recommended citation: Andrea Zignoli, Barbara Pellegrini, Francesco Biral, "What virtual modeling can tell us about bioenergetics and biomechanics of cycling." In the proceedings of Proceedings of 6th International Congress Mountain, Sport & Health. Updating study and research from laboratory to field, 2015.

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

Published in Journal of Sports Sciences, 2015

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Recommended citation: 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.

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

Published in European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2014

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Recommended citation: 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.