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Ilaria Fagioli is a rising researcher in the field of wearable robotics and assistive technologies, with a primary focus on advancing lower limb prosthetics. Her work centers on the design and control of robotic ankle-foot and transfemoral prostheses that restore natural gait dynamics for individuals with limb loss. Fagioli’s major contributions include developing a low-power ankle-foot prosthesis capable of enhancing push-off during walking—a critical function for replicating biological gait—and pioneering an underactuated active transfemoral prosthesis with series elastic actuators that supports multiple locomotion tasks. Her systematic review on advancements and challenges in robotic lower limb prostheses has garnered 20 citations, reflecting its importance as a foundational reference in the field. Additionally, she has explored synergies in upper limb motion and model-based frameworks for mechatronic component selection, demonstrating a broad expertise in human movement analysis and device design. Fagioli’s work on continuous gait phase estimation using adaptive dynamic movement primitives further highlights her commitment to real-time control systems for wearable robots. With over 60 cumulative citations across her most-cited papers, Fagioli is establishing herself as a key contributor to next-generation prosthetic technologies that promise to improve mobility and quality of life for amputees.