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Veronica Penza

Researcher
Advanced Robotics
Research center
CRIS@SanQuirico
Education

Title: Master in Biomedical Engineer
Institute: Politecnico di Milano
Location: Milan
Country: Italy
From: 2010 To: 2013

Title: Ph.D. in Bioengineering
Institute: Politecnico di Milano and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Location: Genova
Country: Italy
From: 2013 To: 2017

Experience External

Title: Visiting PhD Student
Institute: University College London, Surgical Robot Vision group
Location: London
Country: UK
From: 2016 To: 2016

Skills

Computer Vision

Augmented/ Virtual Reality

Machine Learning

Robotics and System Integration

All Publications
2025
Ricci S., Penza V., Neri F.
Editorial: VR, AR, MR in healthcare: the role of immersive technologies in medical training
Frontiers in Digital Health, vol. 7
DOI 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1669899
Editorial Journal
2025
Penza V., Soriero D., Sperotto B., Neri A., Ortiz J., Pertile D., Epis L., Carganico G., Amisano M., Scabini S., Caldwell D.G., Mattos L.S.
Evaluating the EVA surgical navigation system for ureteral identification in an in vivo porcine model
Scientific Reports, vol. 15, (no. 1)
DOI 10.1038/s41598-025-00138-8
Article Journal
2025
Neri A., Penza V., Baldini C., Mattos L.S.
Surgical augmented reality registration methods: A review from traditional to deep learning approaches
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, vol. 124
DOI 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2025.102616
Review Journal
2025
Neri A., Fehrentz M., Penza V., Mattos L.S., Haouchine N.
Surgical neural radiance fields from one image
Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery
DOI 10.1007/s11548-025-03447-5
2025
Neri A., Haouchine N., Penza V., Mattos L. S.
Towards Patient-Specific Deformable Registration in Laparoscopic Surgery
Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention : MICCAI ... International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention
Conference Paper Conference
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Dissemination
2023
De Mattos L., Penza V., Barresi G.
La medicina intelligente: l’intelligenza artificiale a servizio della sanità
Ciclo di Incontri UniGeSenior - Intelligenza artificiale e IT: sviluppo e prospettive della comunicazione tra passato e futuro
Public Event
2021
Penza V.
APSurg: Abdominal Positioning Surgical System
Digital Edition Rectal Cancer: Today ... ready for the future, Interactive Surgery.
Public Event
2018
Penza V.
Tecnologia e Chirurgia: un Duo Vincente
Single Port e Microlaparoscopia - Update in Chirurgia Mininvasiva
Public Event
2018
Penza V.
Tecnologie Innovative per la Chirurgia Robotica
Festival Internazionale della Robotica - La Robotica nella Formazione dei Giovani Chirurghi
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Scientific Talks
2022
Mattos L.S., Penza V., Koskinopoulou M., Azam M. A., Casella A.
Applications of sensors, AI and Deep Learning for enhanced awareness during medical procedures
Hamlyn Symposium 2022 - WS on Recent Advances in Autonomous Surgery: emerging AI technologies towards machine consciousness and robotic awareness in the surgical field, June 26, 2022
Workshop/Symposium
2019
Penza V.
Vital Dyes: what are these?
9th CRAS + 30th SPIGC joint conference
Workshop/Symposium
2016
Enayati N., Penza V., Moccia S., Mattos L. S., De Momi E., Ferrigno G.
Constrained Minimally Invasive Surgery
Workshop on Frontiers of Endoluminal Robotic Surgery, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Workshop/Symposium
2016
Penza V.
La robotica in sala operatoria
Workshop NEXUS. L’incontro tra macchina e umano nell’immaginario, nella tecnica e nella scienza contemporanei
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Awards and Achievements
2020
Penza V., Cheng Z., Koskinopoulou M., Acemoglu A., Caldwell D. G., Mattos L. S.
"Best Session Paper Award" for the work Vision-guided Autonomous Robotic Elec- trical Bio-Impedance Scanning System for Abnormal Tissue Detection and Tracking
2020
Cheng Z., Penza V., Ortiz J., Caldwell D., Mattos L.
BEST SESSION PAPER AWARD: "Vision guided Autonomous Robotic Electrical Bio-Impedance Scanning System for Abnormal Tissue Detection and Tracking"
2019
Penza V., Mattos L.
"New Surgical Technologies Competition Finalist" APSurg: Abdomnial Positioning Surgical System.
2018
Penza V., Mattos L. S.
Finalist in Life Sciences category with the start-up project APSurg: Abdomnial Posi- tioning Surgical System
2018
Penza V.
"Istituto di BioRobotica" PhD Thesis Award with Study of Computer Vision Al- gorithm to Enhance the Surgeon’s Capabilities in Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery.
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Organized Events
2022
Penza V., Koskinopoulou M., Mattos L., Nguyen A., Zhou X., Huang B.
Recent Advances in Autonomous Surgery: emerging AI technologies towards machine consciousness and robotic awareness in the surgical field
2022
Penza V., Koskinopoulou M., Mattos L., Nguyen A., Zhou X., Huang B.
Recent Advances in Autonomous Surgery: emerging AI technologies towards machine consciousness and robotic awareness in the surgical field
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Colleagues of Advanced Robotics
Maria Lazzaroni Post Doc Advanced Robotics
Christian Di Natali Researcher Advanced Robotics
Vasco Fanti PhD Student Advanced Robotics
Sergio Leggieri Post Doc Advanced Robotics
Carlo Canali Technologist Advanced Robotics
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