After diverting from an intense and passionate path in classical music (piano), in 2002 Edoardo Sinibaldi received a BSc/MSc in Aerospace Engineering (with Honors) from the University of Pisa (Pisa, Italy), once completed an internship at Rolls-Royce plc (Derby, UK) for which he had been individually selected, and during which he studied computational geometry methods for air-breathing engines. In 2006, Edoardo obtained a Ph.D. in Mathematics for Technology and Industry (with Honors) from Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa), where he developed numerical schemes for computational fluid dynamics, with application to cavitating flows in liquid-propellant rocket engines. Then he moved to Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa; The BioRobotics Institute), where his post-doctoral fellowship was capitalized for competitive fundraising and project technical management, with funding obtained for both national and European projects. At the end of 2009, upon passing to the Italian Institute of Technology (iit; Genoa, Italy), he deliberately switched back to research. Edoardo Sinibaldi is a scientifically solid and creative researcher (framed at iit with fixed-term contracts as senior post-doc/researcher until 2018, then with a permanent contract as chief technician in the Bioinspired Soft Robotics research line), and his research activity strategically bridges modeling (at large, and in particular for biomedical applications), model-based design (in particular for flexible/biomedical tools) and (bioinspired) soft robotics, with growing interest in magnetics and physical artificial intelligence. Since 2017, Edoardo also holds two national scientific qualifications as Associate Professor (namely for Applied Mechanics, and for Bioengineering), also stemming from his continuous dedication to complementary academic teaching and mentoring of students and young researchers/innovators.
Edoardo Sinibaldi authored nearly 60 papers on international journals (all of them being research papers, with the only exception of just 1 review) and 20 papers on international conferences, 7 patents, 1 book and 3 book chapters (plus 1 popular science book, as editor and co-author). He serves as reviewer for 65 international journals, besides international conferences and research proposals (European Research Council, Swiss National Science Foundation, Dutch Research Council, Hong Kong Research Grants Council), and as editorial board member (associate/academic editor) for international journals, such as Scientific Reports (Nature Research), Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology and PLOS ONE.
Edoardo strongly believes that respect, ethics, trust, fairness and solidarity intrinsically overstep any (professional) performances/achievements, and he is committed to share them, and transmit them intact, through his personal conduct, also in professional pathways.
For any additional details/contacts, you can reach Edoardo by email at edoardo.sinibaldi[AT]iit.it. Yet, please, feel free to also reach him “in person”, because he is keen on fostering “physical” (before than/besides “virtual”) interactions for building and developing human and professional relationships.
