de’Sperati Claudio Professore AssociatoPsychologyPSIC-01/B

Claudio de'Sperati (Milan, 1962) graduated in Biological Sciences (Turin, 1985) and obtained a PhD in Neurological Sciences (Turin, 1993). He carried out research at the Department of Neuroscience of the University of Turin (1985-1995), the Department of Psychology of the University of Munich (2004-2005) and the Laboratory of Action, Perception and Cognition (LAPCO) at UniSR, where he is currently director. Claudio de'Sperati is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Psychology of the UniSR, where he teaches Methods of Psychophysiology and Neurophenomenology of perception. His current research interests mainly concern perceptual technologies.

 

RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS

1996-current: Laboratory of Action, Perception, Cognition, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano (UniSR), currently Director

2015-2019: Experimental Psychology Unit, Neuroscience Division of the San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Group leader

2004-2005: Department of Psychology, LMU, Munich, Germany, Visiting Professor

1985-1995: Department of Neurosciences, Università di Torino, PhD and postdoc

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2000-current: Associate Professor of Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, UniSR

2010-2011: Laboratoire de Psychologie et Neurocognition, CNRS, Grenoble, France, Visiting Professor

2008-2017: Coordinator of the Psychology curriculum of PhD program in “Philosophy of mind”, San Raffaele University

2005-2006: “Mercator” professorship, Dept. of Psychology, LMU, Munich, Germany

1996-1999: Adjunct professor, Faculty of Psychology, UniSR

 

TEACHING

2018-current: Neurophenomenology of perception, Faculty of Psychology, UniSR

2015-current: Methods in psychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology, UniSR

2006-2018: Psychobiology of consciousness, Faculty of Psychology, UniSR

2006-2014: Methods in experimental psychology, Faculty of Psychology, UniSR

2006: Mind and brain, Neuro-Cognitive Psychology Program, LMU, Munich, Germany

2000-2006: Neurophysiology, Faculty of Psychology, UniSR

2003: Basic statistics, PhD program in Neurosciences, University of Turin, Italy

1996-2003: Research methods and data analysis, Faculty of Psychology, UniSR

 

REFEREE/EVALUATION ACTIVITY

Journals: Experimental Brain Research; Cognition; Cognitive Brain Research; Memory and Cognition; Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung; Vision Research; Spatial Vision; Cognitive Psychology; Cognitive Neuropsychology; Giornale Italiano di Psicologia; The Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research; Cortex; Journal of Vision; Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology; PLoS One; Psychonomic Bulletin and Review; Psychological Reports; Phenomenology and Mind; Memory and Cognition; Journal of Eye Movements Research; Acta Psychologica; Journal of Mental Health & Clinical Psychology; Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience; Brain Sciences; Frontiers in Psychiatry; Perception

Conferences: WorldHaptics 2011; ETRA 2012, 2014, 2016; CARE 2020; ECVP 2006, 2010, 2012, 2021

Institutions/Agencies/Organizations (grant evaluation): FP6, European Commission (FET Actions, “Bio-Inspired Intelligent Information Systems”); Telethon Italy; The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development; FP7, European Commission (FET-Proactive, “Brain-Inspired Information and Communication Technology”); Italian Ministry of University (Prin and Firb programs); Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France; DAAD, Germany; Estonian Research Council

 

SCIENTIFIC AND EDITORIAL BOARDS

Journals: Phenomenology and Mind (Scientific board); Journal of Eye Movement Research (Associate Editor); Scientific Reports (Associate Editor); Frontiers in Psychology (Associate Editor)

Other: Studi Cognitivi – Scuola di Specializzazione in Psicoterapia cognitivo-comportamentale, Milano, IT (Scientific board, Trustee).

 

GRANTS

2023-2027 “Get grandparents on bikes: The Telecyclette project” (PI, funded by Velux Stiftung, Zuerich, Switzerland)

2023-2024 “How do attentional training programs improve reading skills?” (Local unit coordinator, funded by PRIN, Italian Ministry of Research)

2018-2022 “Stairway to Elders: Bridging Space, Time and Emotions in Their Social Environment for Wellbeing” (Local unit coordinator, funded by Fondazione Cariplo, Milano, Italy)

2017-2019 “Beyond eye movements” (Partner, funded by Compagnia di San Paolo, Torino, Italy)

2010-2012 “Visuomotor responses and the emergence of conscious vision” (Local unit coordinator, funded by PRIN, Italian Ministry of Research)

2006-2007 “Passive and active observer: the importance of voluntary movement in perceptual synchronization of visual stimuli” (Local unit coordinator, funded by PRIN, Italian Ministry of Research)

2004-2005 “Motion extrapolation in imagery” (Local unit coordinator, funded by PRIN, Italian Ministry of Research)

2001-2002 “Motion prediction: the role of stimulus’ geometry and kinematics” (Partner, funded by PRIN, Italian Ministry of Research)

 

PATENTS

DE’SPERATI C (2024). System for physical activity, and related method. Published by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization on 25/01/2024, number WO2024/018419. Submission date: 20/07/2023, number PCT/IB2023/057415.

DE’SPERATI C (2022). Sistema per svolgere attività fisica, e relativo procedimento. Richiesta inviata al Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico il 22/07/2022, numero 102022000015501.

ROATTA S, DE’SPERATI C, MESIN L, PASIAN V, PONZIO F. (2020). Method for detecting binary responses by analyzing the pupil diameter of a subject. Published on the European Patent Bulletin (39/2020).