GIANLUCA BORGHINI

● ORCID: 0000-0001-8560-5671
● Google scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iIK-QqgAAAAJ&hl=en
● Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36145850800

Sex M | Date of birth 24/08/1983 | Nationality Italian

WORK EXPERIENCE

June 2025 - Present Associate Professor in Physiology and Bioelectronics Engineering
University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy (www.uniroma1.lt)

June 2022 - Present Assistan Professor (Tenure Track, RTD - B)
University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy (www.uniroma1.lt)

September 2015 – May 2025 Permanent Research Scientist
Brainsigns srl, Rome, Italy (www.brainsigns.com)

July 2014 – December 2021 Post-Doctoral Fellow
University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy (www.uniroma1.lt)

January 2010 – June 2013 Fixed term contract as Research Scientist
IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy (www.hsantalucia.it/en)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

July 2021 National Scientific Abilitation in Physiology
Instruction, University and Research Italian Ministry (Rome, Italy)
▪ Qualified as Associate Professor in Physiology
May 2019 National Scientific Abilitation in Bioengineering
Instruction, University and Research Italian Ministry (Rome, Italy)
▪ Qualified as Associate Professor in Bioengineering
May 2016 PhD in Bioengineering
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)

June 2013 – September 2013 Research collaboration
SINAPSE Lab, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

June 2012 Research collaboration
Institute of Cognitive & Intelligent Computation, Hangzhou Dianzi University (Hangzhou, China)

December 2011 Flight Safety Officer
National Air Force Ministry (Rome, Italy)

March 2009 Master Degree in Electrical Engineering
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)

January 2006 Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)

July 2002 Electrical and Telecommunication Technitian
Technical and Industrial Institute (ITIS) “Leonardo da Vinci” (Rimini, Italy)

AWARDS

- since 2021 enlisted in the 2% of the World Best Scientists in the area Neuroscience / Biomedical Engineering.
- 2019: Scientific Award “Italian Best Awards”, Chamber of Deputies, Rome, Italy.
- 2016: Scientific Award “Massimo Grattarola” for the best PhD thesis, National Bioenginnering Group (Gruppo Nazionale di Bioingegneria – GNB), Brixen, Italy
- 2016: Scientific Award “I Guidoniani” for the best research work in Aviation and Aerospace Medicine, Italian Air Force, Trieste, Italy.
- 2013: Travel Award, Standing Steering Committee of the 1st IEEE EMBS international summer school on neural engineering (ISSNE’13), Shanghai, China.
- 2012: Scientific Award “I Guidoniani” for the best research work in Aviation and Aerospace Medicine, Italian Air Force, Bari, Italy

PATENTS

Gianluca Borghini has been granted the following EU patent related to the estimation of the mental workload measured by cerebral activities:

EU patent n. EP3143933A1. Aricò P, Borghini G, Di Flumeri G, Babiloni F. Method for estimating a mental state, in particular workload, and related apparatus.

TEACHING COURSES

- Human Physiology @ Medicine
- Human Physiology @ Physioterapy
- Human Physiology @ Nurse
- Aerospace Physiology @Aerospace Engineering
- Electronic Bioengineering and Clinical Applications @Biomedical Technology
- Mental states measurement and Brain Computer Interfaces @Biomedical Technology