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Michele Boldo is a researcher at the forefront of embedded systems and safe human-robot collaboration, with a focus on the intersection of hardware efficiency and operational safety in Industry 4.0. His work addresses critical challenges in two key areas: optimizing communication on embedded platforms and enhancing safety in human-robot interaction. Boldo’s most cited paper, “Efficient ROS-Compliant CPU-iGPU Communication on Embedded Platforms” (2021, 7 citations), introduces novel methods for leveraging unified memory architectures to improve data transfer between CPUs and integrated GPUs, a vital contribution for resource-constrained robotic systems. He further advances safety protocols through “Enhancing Safety and Privacy in Industry 4.0: The ICE Laboratory Case Study” (2024, 4 citations), which tackles emerging threats in connected manufacturing environments. Boldo’s innovative approach to risk assessment is showcased in “Risk Assessment and Prediction in Human-Robot Interaction Through Assertion Mining and Pose Estimation” (2022, 4 citations), where he develops run-time prediction methods to prevent accidents. His work on “Process-driven Collision Prediction in Human-Robot Work Environments” (2022, 3 citations) demonstrates how early collision forecasting can minimize downtime and injuries. With a growing citation record, Boldo is shaping safer, more efficient autonomous systems for the factories of tomorrow.