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  1. Identifying the most comfortable interpersonal distances for autonomous vehicles’ passengers

    Article • Applied Ergonomics, January 2027, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  2. Human Digital Biomechanical Twin-Driven Ergonomic Optimization of Bass-Guitar Support Systems: Predictive Design and Experimental Validation

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2026, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  3. Enjoy First, Buy Later: Modeling the Role of Biophilic Design in Shaping Behavioral Intention Toward Automated Vehicles

    Article • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, April 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Alessandro Naddeo

  4. Musculoskeletal and Ergonomic Demands of the Pumping Maneuver in Laser-Class Sailing: An Integrated Biomechanical Analysis

    Article • Sports, March 2026, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  5. Musculoskeletal and Ergonomic Demands of the Pumping Maneuver in Laser-Class Sailing: An Integrated Biomechanical Analysis

    Article • January 2026, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  6. Age-Related Ergonomic Risks Assessment in Automotive Control Operations: Focus on Seatbelts and Reverse Gear Maneuvers

    Article • January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  7. Comparative FEM Analysis of Pressure Absorption and Diffusion in Polyurethane and Memory Foams

    Article • January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  8. Driving into Nature or Driving with Nature: Biophilic Automated Vehicles for a Trustworthy Ride – State of the Art and Future Pathways

    Article • January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  9. Comfort Prediction Model for Sports Car Seats

    Article • Designs, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  10. Advanced 3D-Printed Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration in Orthodontics: A CBCT-Based Approach for Reconstruction

    Article • November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  11. How Does the Anthropomorphism of Automated Vehicles Shape Human Trust? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • October 2025, Center for Open Science

    Alessandro Naddeo

  12. New frontiers in comfort research: Integrating human needs and design in future mobility

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, October 2025, SAGE Publications

    Alessandro Naddeo

  13. Towards more trustworthy automated driving: comparing Anthropomorphic and Biophilic interfaces

    Article • October 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Alessandro Naddeo

  14. A systematic review and meta-analysis of trust in automated vehicles: The role of anthropomorphism

    Article • September 2025, Center for Open Science

    Alessandro Naddeo

  15. Validation of a virtual reality-based surgical training for pedicle screw placement using vertebral templates

    Article • Virtual Reality, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  16. Biomechanical and Physiological Implications of the Hiking Position in Laser Class Sailing

    Article • Applied Sciences, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  17. Passenger Seating Behavior and Discomfort in the Middle Rear Seat: A Pilot Study

    Article • Applied Sciences, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  18. Passenger Seating Behavior and Discomfort in Middle Rear Seat: A Pilot Study

    Article • July 2025, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  19. Shaping Affective Trust in Automated Vehicles: The Interplay of Initial Trust, Gender, and Biophilic Design

    Article • June 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Alessandro Naddeo

  20. Dive into a trustworthy trip: Developing a multi-dimensional questionnaire to evaluate trust in autonomous vehicles

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, April 2025, SAGE Publications

    Alessandro Naddeo

  21. AV-TLX for Measuring (Mental) Workload While Driving Avs: Born from NASA-TLX but Developed for the Era of Automated Vehicles

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  22. Beat Trustfully: The Correlation Between Heart Rate and a Multi-dimensional Trust Questionnaire

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  23. Ergonomic Risk and Discomfort Assessment of Hairdressers’ Tasks: The Case of Shampoo Assistant Job

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  24. Evolved Comfort in the Era of Autonomous Driving: Emic/Etic Approach to Reformulate It

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  25. Reconfiguring the Interior of a Tesla Model 3 for Autonomous Driving Purposes

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  26. Unlock Your Trust: Experiencing a Biophilic Autonomous Driving Through Gamification

    Article • December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  27. A Perspective on Rehabilitation Through Open-Source Low-Cost 3D-Printed Distal to the Wrist Joint Transitional Prosthetics: Towards Autonomous Hybrid Devices

    Article • Machines, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  28. Correction: Califano et al. Critical Ergonomics and (Dis)Comfort Factors While Performing Tasks with Hand Tools on a Ladder: A Pilot Study. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 2398

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  29. A New Method to Design and Manufacture a Low-Cost Custom-Made Template for Mandible Cut and Repositioning Using Standard Plates in BSSO Surgery

    Article • Bioengineering, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  30. Human-Centered Design and Manufacturing of a Pressure-Profile-Based Pad for Better Car Seat Comfort

    Article • Machines, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  31. Critical Ergonomics and (Dis)Comfort Factors While Performing Tasks with Hand Tools on a Ladder: A Pilot Study

    Article • Applied Sciences, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  32. Critical Ergonomics and (Dis)comfort Factors While Performing Tasks with Hand Tools on a Ladder

    Article • February 2024, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  33. A user-friendly system for identifying the optimal insertion direction and to choose the best pedicle screws for patient-specific spine surgery

    Article • Heliyon, February 2024, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  34. Creation of the Digital Twin of the Cabo de Palos Lighthouse by Reverse Engineering

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  35. Shed Light on the Path of Human-Machine Interaction in Autonomous Vehicles: Where Did We Come from, Where We Are Going? Part I, State of the Art

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  36. Shed Light on the Path of Human-Machine Interaction in Autonomous Vehicles: Where Did We Come from? Part II, Search Strategy, Findings and Perspectives

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  37. Low-power CNN for real-time driver posture monitoring by image processing

    Article • June 2023, SPIE

    Alessandro Naddeo, Gian Domenico Licciardo

  38. Computer-Aided Design, Multibody Dynamic Modeling, and Motion Control Analysis of a Quadcopter System for Delivery Applications

    Article • Machines, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  39. Reachability Simulation of Car Dashboard Commands: A Comparison Between Delmia™ v5 and Unreal Engine™ v4

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  40. Performance Evaluation of an Immersive Measurement Instrument for Automotive Field Applications

    Article • September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  41. Computer Aided Orthognathic Surgery: A General Method for Designing and Manufacturing Personalized Cutting/Repositioning Templates

    Article • Applied Sciences, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  42. Virtual human centered design: an affordable and accurate tool for motion capture in mixed reality

    Article • January 2022, AHFE International

    Alessandro Naddeo

  43. The New Ergonomic Paradigm for Academic Learning Environments During Covid-19 Lockdown

    Article • December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  44. DESIGNING A SHAPED SEAT-PAN CUSHION TO IMPROVE POSTURAL (DIS)COMFORT REDUCING PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION AND INCREASING CONTACT AREA AT THE INTERFACE

    Article • Proceedings of the Design Society, July 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Alessandro Naddeo

  45. Quantized Fully Convolution Neural Network for HW Implementation of Human Posture Recognition

    Article • June 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Alessandro Naddeo, Gian Domenico Licciardo

  46. A Resource Constrained Neural Network for the Design of Embedded Human Posture Recognition Systems

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo, Gian Domenico Licciardo

  47. Design for comfort and social interaction in future vehicles: A study on the leg space between facing-seats configuration

    Article • International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, May 2021, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  48. Identifying factors that influenced wellbeing and learning effectiveness during the sudden transition into eLearning due to the COVID-19 lockdown

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, January 2021, IOS Press

    Alessandro Naddeo

  49. Introduction to the special issue on comfort: A review of 26 papers from the International Comfort Congress 2019

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, January 2021, IOS Press

    Alessandro Naddeo

  50. PCQ: Preferred Comfort Questionnaires for product design

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, January 2021, IOS Press

    Alessandro Naddeo

  51. A method for postural critical factors checking: The case of library chairs

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, January 2021, IOS Press

    Iolanda Fiorillo, Alessandro Naddeo

  52. A body-shaped lumbar-sacral support for improving car-seat comfort

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, January 2021, IOS Press

    Alessandro Naddeo

  53. Comfort driven design of innovative products: A personalized mattress case study

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, January 2021, IOS Press

    Alessandro Naddeo

  54. School combo-desk comfort assessment: A method for weighing postural factors that affect the overall perceived comfort

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, January 2021, IOS Press

    Alessandro Naddeo

  55. Comfort Driven Redesign: The Case of Library Chairs

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  56. Discomfort Threshold Evaluation for Hand and Elbow Regions: A Basis for Hand-Held Device Design

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  57. Flat Cushion vs Shaped Cushion: Comparison in Terms of Pressure Distribution and Postural Perceived Discomfort

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  58. “In Vivo” Validation of 3D-Printed Innovative Surgical Template for Lumbar Spinal Arthrodesis

    Article • Applied Sciences, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  59. Comfort seat design: Thermal sensitivity of human back and buttock

    Article • International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, July 2020, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  60. Integrating and applying models of comfort

    Article • Applied Ergonomics, January 2020, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  61. Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  62. Perceived Comfort and Muscular Activity: A Virtual Assessment of Possible Correlations

    Article • September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  63. Neck posture and muscle activity in a reclined business class aircraft seat watching IFE with and without head support

    Article • Applied Ergonomics, September 2019, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  64. Irregular Load Adapted Scaffold Optimization: A Computational Framework Based on Mechanobiological Criteria

    Article • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, August 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Alessandro Naddeo

  65. Future vehicles: the effect of seat configuration on posture and quality of conversation

    Article • Ergonomics, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Alessandro Naddeo, Iolanda Fiorillo

  66. Towards comfortable communication in future vehicles

    Article • Applied Ergonomics, July 2019, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  67. Assessment of ranges of rest postures of human lower limbs

    Article • WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, June 2019, IOS Press

    Alessandro Naddeo

  68. Novel design for a customized, 3D‐printed surgical template for thoracic spinal arthrodesis

    Article • International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, May 2019, Wiley

    Alessandro Naddeo

  69. A study of classroom seat (dis)comfort: Relationships between body movements, center of pressure on the seat, and lower limbs' sensations

    Article • Applied Ergonomics, January 2019, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  70. The effect of spine discomfort on the overall postural (dis)comfort

    Article • Applied Ergonomics, January 2019, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  71. Virtual prototyping for workplace analysis: the effect of expectation on perceived comfort while using office devices

    Article • International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  72. Effect of in-seat exercising on comfort perception of airplane passengers

    Article • Applied Ergonomics, November 2018, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  73. Finite element multiscale modelling of elastic behavior of cellulose acetate—Graphene oxide nanocomposites, produced using a SC-CO2 assisted technique

    Article • The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, October 2018, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  74. Range of Rest Posture of Human Lower Limbs

    Article • August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  75. Novel Procedure for Designing and 3D Printing a Customized Surgical Template for Arthrodesis Surgery on the Sacrum

    Article • Symmetry, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Alessandro Naddeo

  76. On methods to identify the symmetry line of human back

    Article • International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  77. “Ultima Dea”: A Laser Scanner Application for 3D Modelling

    Article • July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  78. The effect of posture, pressure and load distribution on (dis)comfort perceived by students seated on school chairs

    Article • International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  79. The Effect of Reachability on Global Comfort Perception: The Case of Front-seat Car Passengers

    Article • April 2018, SAE International

    Alessandro Naddeo

  80. Influence of Control Parameters on Consumer FDM 3D Printing

    Article • January 2018, IOS Press

    Alessandro Naddeo

  81. Task Analysis and Comfort Evaluation Through Simulations: Differences Between Subjective Perceptions and Simulated Data in the Case of Car-Hood Lifting

    Article • June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  82. Novel “load adaptive algorithm based” procedure for 3D printing of cancellous bone-inspired structures

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, April 2017, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  83. Novel “load adaptive algorithm based” procedure for 3D printing of lattice-based components showing parametric curved micro-beams

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, April 2017, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  84. An automatic and patient-specific algorithm to design the optimal insertion direction of pedicle screws for spine surgery templates

    Article • Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  85. The effect of human-mattress interface's temperature on perceived thermal comfort

    Article • Applied Ergonomics, January 2017, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  86. Fuzzy approach to measures correction on Coordinate Measuring Machines: The case of hole-diameter verification

    Article • Measurement, November 2016, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  87. A survey of methods to detect and represent the human symmetry line from 3D scanned human back

    Article • September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  88. Ergonomic-driven redesign of existing work cells: the “Oerlikon Friction System” case

    Article • September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  89. Using Axiomatic Design to Identify the Elements That Affect the Evaluation of Comfort/Discomfort Perception

    Article • July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  90. A Preventive Evaluation of Perceived Postural Comfort in Car-Cockpit Design: Differences between the Postural Approach and the Accurate Muscular Simulation under Different Load Conditions in the Case of Steering-Wheel Usage

    Article • April 2016, SAE International

    Alessandro Naddeo

  91. Finite elements/Taguchi method based procedure for the identification of the geometrical parameters significantly affecting the biomechanical behavior of a lumbar disc

    Article • Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering, December 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Alessandro Naddeo

  92. FEM modeling of the reinforcement mechanism of Hydroxyapatite in PLLA scaffolds produced by supercritical drying, for Tissue Engineering applications

    Article • Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, November 2015, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  93. Comfort Driven Redesign Methods: An Application to Mattresses Production Systems

    Article • The Open Mechanical Engineering Journal, July 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alessandro Naddeo

  94. Proposal of a new quantitative method for postural comfort evaluation

    Article • International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, July 2015, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  95. Comfort-Driven Design of Car Interiors: A Method to Trace Iso-Comfort Surfaces for P ositioning the Dashboard Commands

    Article • April 2015, SAE International

    Alessandro Naddeo

  96. The Role of Expectation in Comfort Perception: The Mattresses’ Evaluation Experience

    Article • Procedia Manufacturing, January 2015, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  97. Dashboard Reachability and Usability Tests: A Cheap and Effective Method for Drivers' Comfort Rating

    Article • April 2014, SAE International

    Alessandro Naddeo

  98. Automatic versatile parametric procedure for a complete FEM structural analysis of composites having cylinder-shaped reinforcing fibres

    Article • Computational Materials Science, January 2014, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  99. Manual Assembly Workstation Redesign Based on a New Quantitative Method for Postural Comfort Evaluation

    Article • Applied Mechanics and Materials, October 2013, Trans Tech Publications

    Alessandro Naddeo

  100. Postural comfort evaluation: experimental identification of Range of Rest Posture for human articular joints

    Article • International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo

  101. FEM and BEM Analysis of a Human Mandible with Added Temporomandibular Joints

    Article • The Open Mechanical Engineering Journal, October 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alessandro Naddeo

  102. Postural Comfort Inside a Car: Development of an Innovative Model to Evaluate the Discomfort Level

    Article • SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, April 2009, SAE International

    Alessandro Naddeo

  103. Methodology Development for Ergonomic Analysis of Work-Cells in Virtual Environment

    Article • April 2008, SAE International

    Alessandro Naddeo

  104. Design of experiment about foam CF45 for pedestrian safety in car design

    Article • Journal of Materials Processing Technology, June 2006, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  105. Failure mode analysis using axiomatic design and non-probabilistic information

    Article • Journal of Materials Processing Technology, May 2005, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  106. Fuzzy-logic application in the structural optimisation of a support plate for electrical accumulator in a motor vehicle

    Article • Journal of Materials Processing Technology, January 2002, Elsevier

    Alessandro Naddeo

  107. Methodology development of human task simulation as PLM solution related to OCRA ergonomic analysis

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Alessandro Naddeo