Silvia Conforto received her Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering in 1999. She is currently a Full Professor of Bioengineering at the Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Rome. Her main research interests include signal and image processing in the biomedical field, human motion analysis, and motor control. She has devoted special attention to surface myoelectric signal processing techniques under static and dynamic conditions. Since 2004, she has worked in the development of devices for sports performance assessment.