PERSONAL INFORMATION
Irene Mannari
91, Via B. Buontalenti, Rosignano M.mo, Livorno, 57016, Italy 0039 339 860 6074
irene.mannari@gmail.com or i.mannari@sssup.it http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382
Skype irene.mannari VAT number: 01603430495
SexF| Date of birth26/11/1981| NationalityItalian
JOB APPLIED FOR POSITION PREFERRED JOB STUDIES APPLIED FOR
I'm working with The BioRobotics Institute on several national and european projects and my main activity is focused on aesthetical features of robots and mechatronic systems with particular attention to the acceptability via an user-centered approach.
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2013 – Oct. 2014
Contract collaboration at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy - http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382I'm working on Robot-Era project: Implementation and integration of advanced Robotic system and intelligent Environments in real scenarios for the ageing population. Main activities: design of aesthetical features of robots for elderly people from the point of view of acceptability.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design May 2012 – Mar. 2013
May 2013 – Oct. 2014
Contract collaboration at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy - http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382I'm working on CareToy project: A Modular Smart System for Infants’ Rehabilitation
At Home based on Mechatronic Toys. Main activities: design of aesthetical features of sensorized devices for paediatric rehabilitation from the point of view of acceptability.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design
Jan. 2013 – Mar. 2013
Contract collaboration at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy - http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382I collaborated on EARLYREHAB project: Design, development and clinical assessment of therapeutic and prognostic method and technology for the rehabilitation of the upper limb of stroke survivors in acute and sub-acute phases. Main activities: development of covers of the devices for rehabilitation of the upper limb from the point of view of acceptability.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design
Jul. 2011 – Apr. 2012
Contract collaboration at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy - http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382I worked on ASTROMOBILE project: Assistive SmarT RObotic platform for indoor environments: MOBILity and intEraction. Main activities: design of aesthetical features of robots for elderly people from the point of view of acceptability.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design Feb. 2011 – Jun. 2011
Jul.2011 – Sep. 2011
Contract collaboration at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy - http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382I worked on RIGEPLAST project: Rigenerazione mediante processi sostenibili di plastomeri post-uso per applicazioni predeterminate con valore aggiunto. Main activities: engineering of the bodies of the DustCart robot (designed within the european project DustBot) for their manufacture by injection molding of post-consumer plastic derived from PET.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design
Jun. 2010 – Dec. 2010
Contract collaboration at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy - http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382I collaborated on OCTOPUS project: Novel Design Principles and Technologies for a New Generation of High Dexterity Soft-bodied Robots Inspired by the Morphology and Behaviour of the Octopus. Main activities: development of mock-up of hydrostatic artificial muscle.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design
Oct. 2009 – Mar. 2010
Contract collaboration at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy - http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382I collaborated on the HydroNet project: Floating Sensorised Networked Robots for Water Monitoring. Main activities: development of devices and staging demonstration sites.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design Apr. 2007– Sep. 2007
Jan. 2008 – Jun. 2008 Jul. 2008 – Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 – Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 – Sep. 2009
Contract collaboration at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy - http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382I worked on DustBot project: Networked and Cooperating Robots for Urban Hygiene. Main activities: design of aesthetical features of robots from the point of view of acceptability; organisation and integration of robotic systems in real scenarios.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design
Oct. 2006 – Mar. 2007
Contract collaboration at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy - http://sssa.bioroboticsinstitute.it/user/382I worked on VECTOR project: Versatile Endoscopic Capsule for Gastrointestinal Tumor Recognition and Therapy. Main activities: valuation of the psychological components and acceptability in order to refine the shape of the endoscopic capsule. Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design
2008 – present
Freelance Graphic Designer
I created the graphic design for several companies: logos, website, business card, brochure etc.
Business or sector Graphic Design
2007 – 2009
Sales Manager and Mechanical Engineer
Grado Zero Espace S.r.l., Empoli (FIRENZE), ItalyI worked as sales manager and researcher in innovative materials. Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design
2007
Internship at Design Innovation S.r.l.
Design Innovation S.r.l., Milano, ItalyI studied in detail the evolution of Vespa design during its history, in order to conceive a further stylistic evolution.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design 2006 – 2007
Internship at Piaggio Style Center
Piaggio & C. S.p.a., Pontedera (PISA), Italy
I worked on the redesign project of Piaggio Mp3 scooter to make it more appealing to a female audience; I also created some graphics for Gilera Stalker, Vespa PX and Piaggio NRG Power scooters; eventually I worked on a new restyling of Piaggio Ape Passenger.
Business or sector Research ING-IND/34, Industrial Design
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
06/2005 – 09/2006
Professional Course in Industrial Design
Promoting Institutions:
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento
Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy
ISIA Firenze, Italy
Piaggio & C. S.p.a. Final Mark: 100/100The course concluded with an internship in Piaggio Style Center, working on a concept motorcycle for Gilera brand.
February, 2006
State exam for the Italian engineering profession qualification
Università di Pisa, Italy Industrial Engineer, Section B
2000 – 2004
Bachelor's Degree (BSc) in Mechanical Engineering
EQF 6Università di Pisa, Italy Final Mark: 101/110
Thesis argument: Reverse Engineering techniques analysis and 3D scan data processing software.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue Italian
Other language UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication and Organisational / managerial skills
Good communication skills. Able to plan and manage her work independently with focus on the result. Team-working skills and relationship capabilities.
Computer skills ▪ Good knowledge of Adobe Suite CS5 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.) ▪ Good knowledge of Creo Parametric 2.0 and Rhinoceros
▪ Excellent knowledge of the Windows operating system ▪ Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office™ tools Driving licence B
PUBLICATIONS
International Journals, Conference Processing, Papers on International Symposium
▪Casiddu N., Cavallo F., Divano A., Mannari I., Micheli E., Porfirione C., Zallio M., Aquilano M., Dario P. Robot Interface Design of domestic and condominium robot for ageing population, Ambient Assisted Living (edited by Longhi S., Siciliano P., Germani M., Monteriù A.), Springer International Publishing, 2014, pp. 53-60
▪Casiddu N., Cavallo F., Divano A., Mannari I., Micheli E., Porfirione C., Zallio M., Aquilano M., Dario P. Robot Interface Design of domestic and condominium robot for ageing population, Ambient Assisted Living: Italian Forum 2013, Foritaal 2013, Ancona, Italy, October 23-25, 2013
▪Cavallo F., Aquilano M., Bonaccorsi M., Mannari I., Carrozza M.C., Dario P. On the design of ASTRO robot for assistance of elderly people, euRobotics Forum 2011, Workshop on “Assistance robots for the elderly”, Västeras, Sweden, April 08, 2011
▪Aquilano M., Cavallo F., Mannari I., Carrozza M.C., Dario P. Acceptability and User Centered Design of ASTRO: the assistant robot of elderly people, International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2011
▪Cavallo F., Aquilano M., Bonaccorsi M., Mannari I., Carrozza M.C., Dario P. Multidisciplinary approach for developing a new robotic system for domiciliary assistance to elderly people, Proc.33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2011, Boston, US. September 2011
▪Salvini P., Armato A., Mannari I., Mazzolai B., Laschi C., Dario P. A Methodology for Designing Acceptability in Relation to a Service Robot Physical Appearance, Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Human-friendly Welfare Robotic Systems, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, October 21-23, 2007.
PATENTS ▪ 01/08/2008
Irene Mannari, Pericle Salvini, Federica Pantaloni, Cecilia Laschi, Barbara Mazzolai, Virgilio Mattoli, Paolo Dario (2008). Progetto DustBot - Networked and Cooperating Robots for Urban Hygiene - aspetto estetico/formale di robot per la raccolta dell'immondizia porta a porta. EP000980966, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.
▪ 23/08/2013
Filippo Cavallo, Michela Aquilano, Paolo Dario, Irene Mannari, Niccolò Casiddu, Norbert Herda, Emanuele Micheli, Alessandro Divano, Claudia Porfirione, Matteo Zallio (2013).
Progetto Robot-Era - aspetto estetico/formale di robot per assistenza domiciliare e di robot con funzione di portierato e sorveglianza. N.002295857-0002, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Università degli Studi di Genova, MetraLabs GmbH Neue Technologien und Systeme Systeme.
ACTIVITY IN RESEARCH
PROJECTS
Personal contribution in the research activities of the following projects:
[2013–2015] RODDI: New Robotic Platform for Rehabilitation of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Cognitive Impairments, Progetti di Ricerca Giovani Ricercatori - 2010.
[2012–2015] Robot-Era: Implementation and integration of advanced Robotic system and intelligent Environments in real scenarios for the ageing population, FP7. [2012–2015] CYBERLEGs: The CYBERnetic LowEr-Limb CoGnitive Ortho-prosthesis, FP7.
[2012–2014] OMNIAROBOCARE: Sistema robotico per l'assistenza domiciliare e la socializzazione dell'anziano, Programma Operativo Regionale CReO Fesr 2007-2013, Regione Toscana.
[2012–2014] CareToy: A Modular Smart System for Infants’ Rehabilitation At Home based on Mechatronic Toys,FP7.
[2011–2013] EARLYREHAB: Design, development and clinical assessment of therapeutic and prognostic method and technology for the rehabilitation of the upper limb of stroke survivors in acute and sub-acute phases, Regione Toscana under the Regional Health Research Programme (2009).
[2009–2013] ASTROMOBILE: Assistive SmarT RObotic platform for indoor environments: MOBILity and intEraction, ECHORD - the European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development.
[2009–2013] OCTOPUS: Novel Design Principles and Technologies for a New Generation of High Dexterity Soft-bodied Robots Inspired by the Morphology and Behaviour of the Octopus,FP7.
[2009–2011]RIGEPLAST: Rigenerazione mediante processi sostenibili di plastomeri post-uso per applicazioni predeterminate con valore aggiunto, Bando POR-CREO, Regione Toscana.
[2008–2012] HydroNet: Floating Sensorised Networked Robots for Water Monitoring,FP7.
[2006–2009] DustBot: Networked and Cooperating Robots for Urban Hygiene,FP6. [2006–2010] VECTOR: Versatile Endoscopic Capsule for Gastrointestinal Tumor Recognition and Therapy,FP6.
ACCADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Supervision and Tutoring ▪ Thesis Supervisior – students: Marta Balloni and Linda Bolognesi, CONTatTiTu, gioco interattivo per la riabilitazione di bambini con disturbo dello spettro autistico, Bachelor's Thesis in Industrial Design, ISIA - Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche, 2014.
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