Claudia Pecorella

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Claudia Pecorella’s research bridges two seemingly distinct fields: robotic control and biomedical sensing, with a unifying focus on precision and safety in dynamic environments. Her work in robotics centers on task-prioritized control strategies, where she introduced a coordinate-invariant index for detecting and geometrically interpreting multiple task conflicts—a critical advance for robots operating in unpredictable settings. This foundational paper has garnered 9 citations and provides a rigorous mathematical framework for ensuring adaptive, collision-free behavior in real-time path replanning. In parallel, Pecorella has made significant contributions to prostate cancer diagnostics. She developed a miniaturized optical fiber probe that quantifies tissue elasticity, a key biomarker for malignancy, offering a non-invasive alternative to digital rectal examinations. Her validation studies on phantoms and ex-vivo tissues (4 citations) demonstrate the probe’s potential for robot-aided diagnosis, reducing the need for painful biopsies. By integrating fiber optic sensing with robotic manipulation, Pecorella’s work exemplifies how engineering innovation can directly improve clinical outcomes. Her interdisciplinary approach—combining control theory with biomedical device design—positions her as a rising leader in both medical robotics and smart sensing technologies.