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  1. Atypical gait cycles from pressure insoles in real-life scenarios in people with gait disorders

    Article • Gait & Posture, October 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  2. Delayed muscle onset in athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction during unplanned change-of-directions

    Article • Gait & Posture, October 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  3. ML-STIM: Machine learning for subthalamic nucleus intraoperative mapping

    Article • Journal of Neural Engineering, July 2025, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  4. A toolbox for the identification of foot-floor contact sequences to analyze atypical gait cycles in a real-life scenario: application on patients after proximal femur fracture and healthy elderly

    Article • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  5. Atypical Gait Cycles Measured in Free-Living Conditions for Fall Prevention of Frail Subjects

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

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  6. Incident changes of the 1 mg-overnight dexamethasone suppression test correlate with long-term clinical outcomes in patients with adrenal incidentalomas: results from the multi-centre DEX-AI and CORTEX-AI ENSAT studies

    Article • Endocrine Abstracts, February 2025, Bioscientifica

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  7. Advancing Deep Brain Stimulation: Machine Learning for Intraoperative SubThalamic Nucleus Targeting from MicroElectrode Recordings

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  8. Improved Dual-Task Interference in Parkinson’s Disease following Deep Brain Stimulation

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, January 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  9. Comparison analysis between standard polysomnographic data and in-ear-EEG signals:A preliminary study

    Article • SLEEP Advances, November 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  10. G.A.I.T: gait analysis interactive tool a pipeline for automatic detection of gait events across different motor impairments

    Article • Signal Image and Video Processing, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  11. Foot–Floor Contact Sequences: A Metric for Gait Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease after Deep Brain Stimulation

    Article • Sensors, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  12. Muscle pre-activation prior to landing in athletes with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: detection of EMG onset using artificial intelligence

    Article • Gait & Posture, October 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  13. A graph-based approach to study motor coordination in Parkinson’s Disease gait: a longitudinal study to assess the effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation neurosurgery

    Article • Gait & Posture, October 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  14. An open-source toolbox for enhancing the assessment of muscle activation patterns during cyclical movements

    Article • Physiological Measurement, September 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  15. Foot-Floor Contact Sequences: A Metric for Gait Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease after Deep Brain Stimulation

    Article • September 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  16. A comparative study of muscle activity and synergies during walking in baboons and humans

    Article • Journal of Human Evolution, April 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  17. Straight-path and U-turn gait biomarkers in PD patients before and after deep-brain stimulation

    Article • Gait & Posture, October 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  18. Muscle synergies in Parkinson’s disease before and after the deep brain stimulation of the bilateral subthalamic nucleus

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  19. Editorial: Fatigue assessment in sport

    Article • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, February 2023, Frontiers

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  20. Multi-Scored Sleep Databases: How to Exploit the Multiple-Labels in Automated Sleep Scoring

    Article • SLEEP, February 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  21. Deep Learning for Real-Time Neural Decoding of Grasp

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  22. Balance and Muscle Synergies during a Single-Limb Stance Task in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, January 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  23. Comparison of IMU set-ups for the estimation of gait spatio-temporal parameters in an elderly population

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine, November 2022, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  24. Biomechanical Assessment of Throwing Gesture and Performance in Female Water-Polo Players

    Article • Applied Sciences, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  25. U-Turn Detection during Walking

    Article • June 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  26. Medicine-Based Informatics and Engineering

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  27. Clinical gait analysis: a gender medicine perspective

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

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  28. Statistical Gait Analysis Based on Surface Electromyography

    Article • December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  29. Muscle synergies for the control of single-limb stance with and without visual information in young individuals

    Article • BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  30. The Effect of Number of Gait Cycles on Principal Activation Extraction

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

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  31. Evaluation of Muscle Function by Means of a Muscle-Specific and a Global Index

    Article • Sensors, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  32. Long short-term memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network for muscle activity detection

    Article • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  33. Muscle activations during functional tasks in individuals with chronic ankle instability: a systematic review of electromyographical studies

    Article • Gait & Posture, October 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  34. Atypical Gait Cycles in Parkinson’s Disease

    Article • Sensors, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  35. Gait Parameters of Elderly Subjects in Single-task and Dual-task with three different MIMU set-ups

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

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  36. Influence of Gait Cycle Normalization on Principal Activations

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

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  37. An Algorithm for Choosing the Optimal Number of Muscle Synergies during Walking

    Article • Sensors, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  38. Gait Phases Detection in Elderly using Trunk-MIMU System

    Article • January 2021, Scitepress

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  39. Machine-Learning-Based Prediction of Gait Events From EMG in Cerebral Palsy Children

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, January 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  40. Muscle Synergy Assessment During Single-Leg Stance

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, December 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  41. Variability of Muscular Recruitment in Hemiplegic Walking Assessed by EMG Analysis

    Article • Electronics, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  42. Surface Electromyography Applied to Gait Analysis: How to Improve Its Impact in Clinics?

    Article • Frontiers in Neurology, September 2020, Frontiers

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  43. Personalized Sleep Spindle Detection in Whole Night Polysomnography

    Article • July 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  44. Methodological issues in the assessment of motor control during single-leg stance

    Article • June 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  45. Postural data from Stargardt's syndrome patients

    Article • Data in Brief, March 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  46. Muscle Synergies Extracted Using Principal Activations: Improvement of Robustness and Interpretability

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, February 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  47. Influence of BMI on Gait Characteristics of Young Adults: 3D Evaluation Using Inertial Sensors

    Article • Sensors, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  48. Wearable Inertial Sensors to Assess Standing Balance: A Systematic Review

    Article • Sensors, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  49. How to Improve Robustness in Muscle Synergy Extraction

    Article • July 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  50. EMG-Based Characterization of Walking Asymmetry in Children with Mild Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

    Article • Biosensors, June 2019, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  51. A wearable device to assess postural sway

    Article • June 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  52. Asymmetry Index in Muscle Activations

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, April 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  53. Muscle Synergies: Use and Validation in Clinics, Robotics, and Sports

    Article • Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, December 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  54. KNEE PROPRIOCEPTION MAY BE ALTERED BY TREATMENT IN ATHLETES SUFFERING FROM DELAYED ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS

    Article • Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, November 2018, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  55. EMG Asymmetry Index in Cyclic Movements

    Article • October 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  56. The Effect of Signal-to-Noise Ratio on Muscle Synergy Extraction

    Article • October 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  57. Comparison of Different Motion Capture Setups for Gait Analysis : Validation of spatio-temporal parameters estimation

    Article • June 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  58. Human Activity Recognition by Wearable Sensors : Comparison of different classifiers for real-time applications

    Article • June 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  59. Longitudinal assessment of muscle function after Total Hip Arthroplasty : Use of clustering to extract principal activations from EMG signals

    Article • June 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  60. Muscle synergies in patients with low back pain : A statistical gait analysis study pre- and post-rehabilitation

    Article • June 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  61. Surface EMG patterns for quantification of thigh muscle co-contraction in school-age children: Normative data during walking

    Article • Gait & Posture, March 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  62. An Approach Based on Process Modeling for Implementing a Health Information Technology in Clinical Practice

    Article • Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, March 2018, American Scientific Publishers

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  63. Feasibility of Muscle Synergy Outcomes in Clinics, Robotics, and Sports: A Systematic Review

    Article • Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof. Valentina Agostini, Marco Ghislieri

  64. Intra-Subject Consistency during Locomotion: Similarity in Shared and Subject-Specific Muscle Synergies

    Article • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, December 2017, Frontiers

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  65. A Wearable Magneto-Inertial System for Gait Analysis (H-Gait): Validation on Normal Weight and Overweight/Obese Young Healthy Adults

    Article • Sensors, October 2017, MDPI AG

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  66. A new parameter for quantifying the variability of surface electromyographic signals during gait: The occurrence frequency

    Article • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  67. Ankle muscles co-activation during walking: A gender comparison in adults and children

    Article • October 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  68. Muscle contractions in cyclic movements: Optimization of CIMAP algorithm

    Article • July 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  69. Estimation of joint position error

    Article • July 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  70. Influence of pre-processing in the extraction of muscle synergies during human locomotion

    Article • July 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  71. Gait asymmetry in Winters’ group I hemiplegic children

    Article • June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  72. Clustering analysis of EMG cyclic patterns: A validation study across multiple locomotion pathologies

    Article • May 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  73. Evaluation of muscle synergies stability in human locomotion: A comparison between normal and fast walking speed

    Article • May 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  74. Gait measurements in the transverse plane using a wearable system: An experimental study of test-retest reliability

    Article • May 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  75. Is child walking conditioned by gender? Surface EMG patterns in female and male children

    Article • Gait & Posture, March 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  76. Muscle activation patterns during gait: A hierarchical clustering analysis

    Article • Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, January 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  77. Surface-EMG analysis for the quantification of thigh muscle dynamic co-contractions during normal gait

    Article • Gait & Posture, January 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  78. Dynamic knee muscle co-contraction quantified during walking

    Article • August 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  79. Frequency-of-occurrence of myoelectric patterns to evaluate gait motor control strategies after hip replacement surgery

    Article • August 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  80. Normative EMG patterns of ankle muscle co-contractions in school-age children during gait

    Article • Gait & Posture, May 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  81. Technical challenges using magneto-inertial sensors for gait analysis

    Article • May 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  82. The role of central vision in posture: Postural sway adaptations in Stargardt patients

    Article • Gait & Posture, January 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  83. Multiple gait patterns within the same Winters class in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

    Article • Clinical Biomechanics, November 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  84. Does texting while walking really affect gait in young adults?

    Article • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  85. Dependence of gait parameters on height in typically developing children

    Article • August 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  86. The occurrence frequency: A suitable parameter for the evaluation of the myoelectric activity during walking

    Article • August 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  87. Instrumented Gait Analysis for an Objective Pre-/Postassessment of Tap Test in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, July 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  88. Wearable sensors for gait analysis

    Article • May 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  89. NIRS assessment of brain hemodynamics

    Article • May 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  90. Comparison of time-series registration methods in breast dynamic infrared imaging

    Article • Opto-Electronics Review, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  91. Segmentation and Classification of Gait Cycles

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, September 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  92. Gait Parameters and Muscle Activation Patterns at 3, 6 and 12 Months After Total Hip Arthroplasty

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, June 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  93. Gait measurements in hemiplegic children: An automatic analysis of foot-floor contact sequences and electromyographic patterns

    Article • June 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  94. Basographic gait impairment score: A fuzzy classifier based on foot-floor contact parameters

    Article • June 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  95. Automatic classification of time-frequency plots applied to the center-of-pressure rotational components

    Article • July 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  96. Postural sway in volleyball players

    Article • Human Movement Science, June 2013, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  97. REDUCTION OF GAIT ABNORMALITIES IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS DUE TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: A QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION BASED ON STATISTICAL GAIT ANALYSIS

    Article • Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, December 2012, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  98. Muscle Activation Patterns During Level Walking and Stair Ambulation

    Article • January 2012, IntechOpen

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  99. Self-reported gait unsteadiness in mildly impaired neurological patients: an objective assessment through statistical gait analysis

    Article • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Valentina Agostini, roberto piperno

  100. An Algorithm for the Estimation of the Signal-To-Noise Ratio in Surface Myoelectric Signals Generated During Cyclic Movements

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, January 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  101. Rotary spectra analysis applied to static stabilometry

    Article • August 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  102. Postural control after traumatic brain injury in patients with neuro-ophthalmic deficits

    Article • Gait & Posture, June 2011, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  103. Normative EMG activation patterns of school-age children during gait

    Article • Gait & Posture, July 2010, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  104. Physiological Electromyographic Activations Patterns of Lower Limb Muscle in Children

    Article • The Open Rehabilitation Journal, January 2010, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  105. Gait characteristics of persons with chronic low back pain

    Article • Gait & Posture, October 2009, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  106. Lower limb muscle activation patterns during gait: Normative data for children

    Article • Gait & Posture, October 2009, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  107. Outcome evaluation of total hip arthroplasty by means of statistical gait analysis

    Article • Gait & Posture, October 2009, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  108. Motion Artifact Reduction in Breast Dynamic Infrared Imaging

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, March 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Filippo Molinari, Prof. Valentina Agostini

  109. Noise Estimation in Infrared Image Sequences: A Tool for the Quantitative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Registration Algorithms

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, July 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Filippo Molinari, Prof. Valentina Agostini

  110. Evaluation of different marker sets for motion artifact reduction in breast dynamic infrared imaging

    Article • August 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Filippo Molinari, Prof. Valentina Agostini

  111. Evaluation of feature-based registration in dynamic infrared imaging for breast cancer diagnosis

    Article • August 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Filippo Molinari, Prof. Valentina Agostini

  112. Fuzzy Classifier based on Muscle Fatigue Parameters

    Article • January 2005, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  113. Local interaction simulation approach to modelling nonclassical, nonlinear elastic behavior in solids

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, May 2003, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  114. Simulation of Lamb wave propagation for the characterization of complex structures

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, April 2003, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  115. SIMULATION OF THE PROPAGATION OF ULTRASONIC PULSES IN NONLINEAR AND/OR ATTENUATIVE MEDIA

    Article • Journal of Computational Acoustics, September 2002, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  116. Modeling the propagation of ultrasonic waves in the interface region between two bonded elements

    Article • Ultrasonics, May 2002, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  117. Damage assessment in smart composite structures: the DAMASCOS program

    Article • August 2001, SPIE

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  118. Acoustoelastic effects of residual stress on the propagation of Lamb and Rayleigh waves

    Article • January 1999, American Institute of Physics

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  119. Application of Lamb waves for the characterization of composite plates

    Article • January 1999, American Institute of Physics

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  120. The spectrum of the 2 + 1-dimensional gauge Ising model

    Article • Nuclear Physics B, January 1997, Elsevier

    Prof. Valentina Agostini

  121. Dynamic infrared imaging for breast cancer diagnosis: a feature based registration approach

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Filippo Molinari, Prof. Valentina Agostini

  122. Characterization of adhesively bonded laminates using non-linear acoustics

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Valentina Agostini