Bonci, Tecla, Dr

Dr Tecla Bonci

PhD CEng FHEA

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Lecturer in Biomechanics

t.bonci@sheffield.ac.uk

Room F111d, F floor, Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)

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Dr Tecla Bonci
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Room F111d, F floor
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
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Profile: I am a Lecturer in Biomechanics in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MAC) and in the Insigneo Institute at the University of ��«Ӱҵ. I am Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an IMechE member.

After obtaining my undergraduate (BEng) and postgraduate (MEng) degrees from the Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona, Italy) in Biomedical Engineering, I received my PhD in Bioengineering as a joint cotutelle between the Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna and the University of Lyon under the supervision of Prof. Aurelio Cappozzo and Prof. Laurence Chèze (“The reconstruction of skeletal movement: the soft tissue artefact issue”). I held postdoctoral positions at the University of Rome “Foro italico” and at the Università degli Studi di Sassari working on human movement-related projects. Then I joined Aston University as a Teaching Fellow where I was module leader of three subjects (Biomechanics, Biomaterials, and Kinematics and Prosthetics) within the Biomedical Engineering BEng and MEng courses. At Aston, I managed the motion capture laboratory, co-supervised a PhD student and established an independent collaboration with the University of Sassari. Before being promoted to my lecturer position, I joined the University of ��«Ӱҵ in 2019 as a Research Associate to work with Prof. Claudia Mazzà and exploit the unique opportunity to join , one of the most important international partnership projects in the field of mobility monitoring. I am currently the Communications Committee lead within ECR Working Group.

Since my PhD studies, my research interest has focused on measuring and modelling human movement. My research interest spans from increasing the resolution of human movement analysis, performed using either wearable devices or stereophotogrammetry, to advancing state of the art techniques to measure and understand real-world gait and mobility. This will enable addressing highly relevant clinical questions, such as objective disease progression, with a special focus on neurodegenerative diseases.

Research interests

Digital Health
Wearable Technology
Digital Outcomes
Biomedical Engineering
Neurodegenerative diseases
Ageing
Biomedical signal processing
Human movement analysis
Stereophotogrammetry
Soft tissue artefact/soft tissue deformation
Modelling

Publications

Journal articles

Albites-Sanabria J, Palumbo P, D’Ascanio I, Bonci T, Caruso M, Salis F, Cereatti A, Din SD, Alcock L, Kuederle A , Paraschiv-Ionescu A et al (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 1-1.
Marcianò V, Cereatti A, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Alcock L, Gazit E, Ireson N, Bevilacqua A, Mazzà C, Ciravegna F , Din SD et al (2024) . IEEE Sensors Journal, 1-1.
Kluge F, Brand YE, Micó-Amigo ME, Bertuletti S, D'Ascanio I, Gazit E, Bonci T, Kirk C, Küderle A, Palmerini L , Paraschiv-Ionescu A et al (2024) . JMIR Formative Research, 8.
Kirk C, Küderle A, Micó-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Soltani A, Gazit E, Salis F, Alcock L , Aminian K et al (2024) . Scientific Reports, 14(1).
Romijnders R, Salis F, Hansen C, Küderle A, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Cereatti A, Alcock L, Aminian K, Becker C, Bertuletti S , Bonci T et al (2023) . Frontiers in Neurology, 14.
Buekers J, Megaritis D, Koch S, Alcock L, Ammour N, Becker C, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Brown P, Buckley E , Buttery SC et al (2023) . ERJ Open Research, 9(5).
van Gelder LMA, Bonci T, Buckley EE, Price K, Salis F, Hadjivassiliou M, Mazzà C & Hewamadduma C (2023) . Sensors, 23(14).
Micó-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Kirk C, Soltani A, Küderle A, Gazit E, Salis F, Alcock L , Aminian K et al (2023) . Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 20.
Salis F, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Caruso M, Scott K, Alcock L, Buckley E, Gazit E, Hansen C, Schwickert L , Aminian K et al (2023) . Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11.
Palmerini L, Reggi L, Bonci T & Del Din S (2023) . Scientific Data, 10.
Scott K, Bonci T, Salis F, Alcock L, Buckley E, Gazit E, Hansen C, Schwickert L, Aminian K, Bertuletti S , Caruso M et al (2022) . Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 19.
Salis F, Bonci T, Bertuletti S, Caruso M, Scott K, Buckley E, Alcock L, Del Din S, Rochester L, Gazit E , Hausdorff JM et al (2022) . Gait & Posture, 97, 13-13.
Marcianò V, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Mazzà C, Ireson N, Ciravegna F, Del Din S, Gazit E & Cereatti A (2022) . Gait & Posture, 97, 5-5.
Bonci T, Salis F, Scott K, Alcock L, Becker C, Bertuletti S, Buckley E, Caruso M, Cereatti A, Del Din S , Gazit E et al (2022) . Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10.
Rigoni I, Bonci T, Bifulco P & Fratini A (2022) . Scientific Reports, 12(1).
Scott K, Bonci T, Alcock L, Buckley E, Hansen C, Gazit E, Schwickert L, Cereatti A & Mazzà C (2021) . Sensors, 21(24).
Mazzà C, Alcock L, Aminian K, Becker C, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Brown P, Brozgol M, Buckley E, Carsin A-E , Caruso M et al (2021) . BMJ Open, 11(12).
Salis F, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Della Croce U, Mazzà C & Cereatti A (2021) . Journal of Biomechanics, 127.
Soltani A, Aminian K, Mazza C, Cereatti A, Palmerini L, Bonci T & Paraschiv-Ionescu A (2021) . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 29, 1955-1964.
Rigoni I, Bonci T, Bifulco P & Fratini A (2021) .
Angelini L, Buckley E, Bonci T, Radford A, Sharrack B, Paling D, Nair KPS & Mazza C (2021) . IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 68(11), 3196-3204.
Bonci T, Keogh A, Del Din S, Scott K & Mazzà C (2020) . Sensors, 20(22).
Camomilla V & Bonci T (2020) . Journal of Biomechanics, 111, 109998-109998.
Bonci T, Cereatti A & Croce UD (2018) . Gait & Posture, 66, S6-S6.
Caruso M, Bonci T, Knaflitz M, Croce UD & Cereatti A (2018) . Gait & Posture, 66, S9-S10.
Cereatti A, Bonci T, Akbarshahi M, Aminian K, Barré A, Begon M, Benoit DL, Charbonnier C, Dal Maso F, Fantozzi S , Lin C-C et al (2017) . Journal of Biomechanics, 62, 5-13.
Camomilla V, Bonci T & Cappozzo A (2017) . Journal of Biomechanics, 62, 14-20.
Fratini A, Bonci T & Bull AMJ (2016) . PLOS ONE, 11(12).
Camomilla V, Bonci T & Cappozzo A (2015) . Gait & Posture, 42, S36-S37.
Bonci T, Camomilla V, Dumas R, Chèze L & Cappozzo A (2015) . Journal of Biomechanics, 48(15), 4166-4172.
Camomilla V, Bonci T, Dumas R, Chèze L & Cappozzo A (2015) . Journal of Biomechanics, 48(10), 1752-1759.
Dumas R, Camomilla V, Bonci T, Chèze L & Cappozzo A (2015) . Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 137(6).
Dumas R, Camomilla V, Bonci T, Cheze L & Cappozzo A (2014) . Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 17(sup1), 124-125.
Bonci T, Camomilla V, Dumas R & Cappozzo A (2014) . Gait & Posture, 39, S72-S73.
Bonci T, Camomilla V, Dumas R, Chèze L & Cappozzo A (2014) . Journal of Biomechanics, 47(10), 2354-2361.
Dumas R, Camomilla V, Bonci T, Cheze L & Cappozzo A (2014) . Journal of Biomechanics, 47(2), 476-481.
Savini M, Bonci T & Fioretti S (2012) . Gait & Posture, 35, S32-S33.
Kirk C, Küderle A, Micó-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Soltani A, Gazit E, Salis F, Alcock L , Aminian K et al () . Scientific Reports, 14(1).
Micó-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Kirk C, Soltani A, Küderle A, Gazit E, Salis F, Alcock L , Aminian K et al () . Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 21(1).
Prigent G, Aminian K, Cereatti A, Salis F, Bonci T, Scott K, Mazzà C, Alcock L, Del Din S, Gazit E , Hansen C et al () . Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing.

Chapters

Alcock L, Micó-Amigo E, Bonci T & Del Din S (2025) , Gait, Balance, and Mobility Analysis (pp. 277-321). Elsevier

Conference proceedings papers

Buekers J, Chernova J, Marchena J, Koch S, Lemos J, Becker C, Bonci T, Braun J, Caulfield B, Del Din S , Demeyer H et al (2024) . M-Health/e-health (pp PA791-PA791)
Megaritis D, Buekers J, Delgado-Ortiz L, Bonci T, Hume E, Buckley C, Alcock L, Mico Amigo E, Brown P, Del Din S , Echevarria C et al (2024) . M-Health/e-health (pp OA2765-OA2765)
Buekers J, Marchena J, Koch S, Lemos J, Cherdova J, Becker C, Bonci T, Braun J, Caulfield B, Frei A , Gazit E et al (2024) Reliability of real-world walking activity and gait assessment in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) - how many hours and days are needed?. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Vol. 39 (pp S570-S571)
Buekers J, Megaritis D, Koch S, Alcock L, Becker C, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Brown P, Buckley E, Buttery SC , Caulfield B et al (2023) . M-Health/e-health (pp OA3185-OA3185)
Megaritis D, Buekers J, Bonci T, Hume E, Alcock L, Yarnall A, Amigo EM, Brown P, Buckley C, Del Din S , Echevarria C et al (2023) . M-Health/e-health (pp PA1592-PA1592)
Koch S, Buekers J, Cobo I, Lemos J, Marchena J, Bonci T, Caulfield B, Del Din S, Demeyer H, Frei A , Hausdorff JM et al (2023) . M-Health/e-health (pp PA1595-PA1595)
Salis F, Bertuletti S, Scott K, Caruso M, Bonci T, Buckley E, Della Croce U, Mazza C & Cereatti A (2021) . 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) (pp 7020-7023). Virtual conference, 1 November 2021 - 1 November 2021.
Paling D, Angelini L, Buckley E, Bonci T, Radford A, Sharrack B, Nair S & Mazza C (2020) Can gait modelling predict disease progression in ms? A study using small body worn sensors in a clincial setting. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, Vol. 26(3_SUPPL) (pp 135-135)
Salis F, Bertuletti S, Caruso M, Bonci T, Scott K, Rossanigo R, Croce UD, Mazzà C & Cereatti A (2020) A novel multi-sensor system for gait assessment in real-world conditions: preliminary results. Convegno Nazionale di Bioingegneria (pp 472-475)

Preprints

Lumsdon J, Wilson C, Alcock L, Becker C, Benvenuti F, Bonci T, van den Brande K, Brittain G, Brown P, Buckley E , Caruso M et al (2024) , JMIR Publications Inc..
Marcianò V, Bertuletti S, Caruso M, Bonci T, Alcock L, Gazit E, Ireson N, Bevilacqua A, Mazzà C, Ciravegna F , Din SD et al (2024) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Kluge F, Brand YE, Micó-Amigo ME, Bertuletti S, D'Ascanio I, Gazit E, Bonci T, Kirk C, Küderle A, Palmerini L , Paraschiv-Ionescu A et al (2023) , JMIR Publications Inc..
Kirk C, Kuederle A, Mico-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Soltani A, Gazit E, Salis F, Alcock L , Aminian K et al (2023) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Salis F, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Caruso M, Scott K, Alcock L, Buckley E, Gazit E, Hansen C, Schwickert L , Aminian K et al (2023) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Micó-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Kirk C, Soltani A, Küderle A, Gazit E, Salis F, Alcock L , Aminian K et al (2022) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Scott K, Bonci T, Francesca S, Alcock L, Buckley E, Gazit E, Hansen C, Schwickert L, Aminian K, Bertuletti S , Caruso M et al (2022) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Rigoni I, Bonci T, Bifulco P & Fratini A (2021) , Research Square Platform LLC.

Teaching interests: BIE6436 – Human Movement Biomechanics

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Dr Tecla Bonci

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