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Neri Niccolò Dei

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Neri Niccolò Dei

PhD

Neri Niccolò Dei, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary, where he contributes to the ERC Synergy Grant EndoTheranostics project, developing next-generation robotic technologies for minimally invasive diagnosis and intervention.

Prior to joining QMUL, he obtained his PhD in BioRobotics from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and conducted research at University College London focusing on surgical robotics and computer-assisted intervention.

His research lies at the intersection of surgical robotics, soft robotics, and medical device design, with a particular focus on endoluminal robotic systems.

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Selected publications

  1. Design and Performance Evaluation of a Modular Mobile Robot for Autonomous Hospital Logistics

    Dei NN, Gandah S, Spreafico G, Firrincieli A, Juliá Ros R, Solaz Estevan V, Soriano Á, Scotto Di Luzio F, Tagliamonte NL, Papakostas L, Karamousadakis M, Medrano-Gil A, Río-Martín J, Lolis V, Votis K, Sala Soriano P, Rovira Simón J, Kardas P, Lewek P, Timler D, Llorente Sanz L, Nieto De Vicente-Arche J, Haitjema S, Hoefer I, Guillen S, Gutierrez G, Pecchia L, Zollo L, Fico G, Chiurazzi M, Ciuti G

    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering · 2026

    Neri Niccolò Dei Neri Niccolò Dei
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  2. Enabling High-Curvature Navigation in Eversion Robots through Buckle-Inducing Constrictive Bands

    Suulker C, Haimus MA, Mack T, Sheikhsofla M, Dei NN, Kashef R, Sadati H, Barontini F, Ficuciello F, Arezzo A, Siciliano B, Althoefer K

    arXiv preprint · 2026

    Cem Süülker Cem Süülker Thomas Christopher Mack Thomas Christopher Mack Mohammad Sheikhsofla Mohammad Sheikhsofla Neri Niccolò Dei Neri Niccolò Dei Reza Kashef Reza Kashef Kaspar Althoefer Kaspar Althoefer
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  3. Layered e-skin for Shear Sensing

    Cong Q, Devillard A, Dawood AB, Zhang X, Fan W, Dei NN, Suulker C, Althoefer K, Burdet E, Zhang D

    arXiv preprint · 2026

    Qingzheng Cong Qingzheng Cong Abu Bakar Dawood Abu Bakar Dawood Neri Niccolò Dei Neri Niccolò Dei Cem Süülker Cem Süülker Kaspar Althoefer Kaspar Althoefer
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  4. Soft Eversion Robots for Colonoscopy: Challenges, Open Problems, and Emerging Solutions

    Suulker C, Mack T, Cong Q, Dei NN, Kashef R, Sheikhsofla M, Althoefer K

    arXiv preprint · 2026

    Cem Süülker Cem Süülker Thomas Christopher Mack Thomas Christopher Mack Qingzheng Cong Qingzheng Cong Neri Niccolò Dei Neri Niccolò Dei Reza Kashef Reza Kashef Mohammad Sheikhsofla Mohammad Sheikhsofla Kaspar Althoefer Kaspar Althoefer
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  5. Soft robotic phantoms for ethical and multimodal surgical simulation

    Migliorini L, Dei NN, Menciassi A, Milani P

    Nature Reviews Bioengineering · 2026

    Neri Niccolò Dei Neri Niccolò Dei
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  6. A Novel Assistive Imaging Device for Colon Map Reconstruction

    Dei NN, Bano S, Vasconcelos F, Consumi V, Stoyanov D, Stilli A, Ciuti G

    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2024

    Neri Niccolò Dei Neri Niccolò Dei
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