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Nikhil Deshpande

Head, VICARIOS Mixed Reality and Simulations Lab
Researcher
Advanced Robotics
Phone
+39 010 2898 273
Research center
CRIS@SanQuirico
About

As a Researcher in Advanced Robotics (ADVR), I lead the VICARIOS Mixed Reality and Simulations research lab, exploring MR for immersive telerobotics, training, and digital twin technologies. I currently lead the "Robot Teleoperativo 2" project on advanced collaborative telerobotics systems for operating in hazard-prone industries. I co-lead the "Caduta dall'Alto" (Falling from Heights) project on novel safety and immersive training systems for workers working at heights.

Previously, I was a postdoc in the Biomedical Robotics Lab with Dr. Leonardo Mattos, working on telesurgery, surgeon-robot interfaces, and holistic telesurgical skills assessment.

Check out our research at https://vicarios.github.io

All Publications
2022
Tefera Y., Mazzanti D., Anastasi S., Caldwell D. G., Fiorini P., Deshpande N.
Towards Foveated Rendering For Immersive Remote Telerobotics
HRI 2022 - International Workshop on Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed-Reality for Human-Robot Interactions
Poster Conference
2021
Barresi G., Marinelli A., Caserta G., de Zambotti M., Tessadori J., Angioletti L., Boccardo N., Freddolini M., Mazzanti D., Deshpande N., Frigo C.A., Balconi M., Gruppioni E., Laffranchi M., De Michieli L.
Exploring the Embodiment of a Virtual Hand in a Spatially Augmented Respiratory Biofeedback Setting
Frontiers in Neurorobotics, vol. 15
DOI 10.3389/fnbot.2021.683653
Article Journal
2021
Naceri A., Mazzanti D., Bimbo J., Tefera Y.T., Prattichizzo D., Caldwell D.G., Mattos L.S., Deshpande N.
The Vicarios Virtual Reality Interface for Remote Robotic Teleoperation: Teleporting for Intuitive Tele-manipulation
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications, vol. 101, (no. 4)
DOI 10.1007/s10846-021-01311-7
2021
Mattos L.S., Acemoglu A., Geraldes A., Laborai A., Schoob A., Tamadazte B., Davies B., Wacogne B., Pieralli C., Barbalata C., Caldwell D.G., Kundrat D., Pardo D., Grant E., Mora F., Barresi G., Peretti G., Ortiz J., Rabenorosoa K., Tavernier L., Pazart L., Fichera L., Guastini L., Kahrs L.A., Rakotondrabe M., Andreff N., Deshpande N., Gaiffe O., Renevier R., Moccia S., Lescano S., Ortmaier T., Penza V.
μRALP and Beyond: Micro-Technologies and Systems for Robot-Assisted Endoscopic Laser Microsurgery
Frontiers Robotics AI, vol. 8
DOI 10.3389/frobt.2021.664655
2020
Lee J., Deshpande N., Caldwell D.G., Mattos L.S.
Microscale Precision Control of a Computer-Assisted Transoral Laser Microsurgery System
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 25, (no. 2), pp. 604-615
DOI 10.1109/TMECH.2020.2973381
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Awards and Achievements
2019
Deshpande N., Acemoglu A., Peretti G., Mora F., Guastini L., Lee J., Barresi G., Caldwell D.G., Mattos L.S.
Winner of New Surgical Technologies Competition: "CALM - Computer Aided Laser Microsurgery"
2017
Chauhan M., Deshpande N., Mattos L. S.
Best Paper Award Finalist
2011
Deshpande N.
Mentored Teaching Assistantship
2005
Deshpande N.
Alumni Graduate Fellowship Award
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Colleagues of Advanced Robotics
Floriana Sardi Administrative Manager Advanced Robotics Industrial Robotics Facility Advanced Robotics Facility
Alperen Acemoglu Post Doc Advanced Robotics
Veronica Penza Post Doc Advanced Robotics
Antonios Emmanouil Gkikakis Post Doc Advanced Robotics
Leonardo De Mattos Technologist Advanced Robotics
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