Luca Tomassini

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Luca Tomassini is a leading voice at the intersection of law, technology, and medicine, whose work critically examines the legal and ethical frameworks governing emerging healthcare technologies. His primary research areas include medical malpractice liability, European regulatory policy, and the governance of artificial intelligence and robotics in clinical settings. Tomassini’s most impactful contribution, the highly cited 2024 paper “Robotics and AI into healthcare from the perspective of European regulation: who is responsible for medical malpractice?” (18 citations), tackles the pressing question of accountability when autonomous systems cause patient harm. He systematically dissects the gaps in current EU liability regimes, arguing that the diffusion of responsibility among developers, clinicians, and institutions creates dangerous legal ambiguities. This work has become essential reading for policymakers and legal scholars navigating the rapid integration of AI-driven diagnostics and robotic surgery into everyday practice. By bridging technical innovation with regulatory reality, Tomassini provides a crucial roadmap for ensuring patient safety without stifling progress. His scholarship is particularly notable for its timeliness, arriving as European lawmakers debate the AI Act and its implications for healthcare. For students and researchers, Tomassini offers a clear, rigorous lens on one of modern medicine’s most urgent legal challenges.