Silvestro Roatta received a degree in Electrical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino (1993) and a Ph.D in Physiology from the University of Torino (1997). Currently, he is Associate Professor of Physiology and head of the Integrative Physiology Lab, at the Dept of Neuroscience, University of Torino. His research interests include motor control, hemodynamic measurements, muscle blood flow and perfomance, and human-computer interfaces. He teaches Human Physiology at the School of Dentistry, and of Biomedical Engineering He published over 70 articles on peer-reviewed journals.