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      Prof. Dr. Giovanni Bertolini

      Giovanni Bertolini

      Activities at FHNW

      • Head of applied research and development at the FHNW Institute of Optometry
      • Lecturer

      Teaching

      • General and Physiological Optic

      Research

      • Eye-tracking
      • Perception
      • Virtual und Augmented Reality
      • Cybersickness

      Profile

      Biography

      Work experience

      05/2006 – 09/2006     University of Pavia (Italy), Dept. of Information and Communication Systems

                                  Function: Graduate researcher

      10/2006 – 02/2011     University of Pavia (Italy), Dept. of Information and Communication Systems

                                  Function: Ph.D. student

      03/2011 – 02/2015     University of Zurich (Switzerland), Dept. of Neurology

                                  Function: Postdoc researcher

      03/2015 – 09/2015     German Aerospace Center (DLR) - Cologne (Germany), Institute of

                                  Aerospace Medicine

                                  Function: SNF APM fellow/visiting researcher

      12/2015 – 02/2016     TNO - Soesterberg, (Netherland), Dept. of Human Factor

                             Function: SNF APM fellow/visiting researcher

      09/2015 – 11/2015     University of Antwerp (Belgium), AUREA

                                  Function: SNF APM fellow/visiting researcher

      03/2016 – 02/2017     University of Zurich (Switzerland), Dept. of Neurology

                                  Function: SNF APM fellow (Return Grant)

      03/2017 – 03/2021     Swiss Concussion Center (Switzerland)

                                  Function: Researcher

      10/2016 – 01/2021     University of Zurich (Switzerland), Dept. of Neurology

                                  Function: ZNZ Junior Group Leader

      01/2021 – current       Aeromedical Institute (Switzerland)

                                  Function: Researcher

      02/2021 – current       Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW, Institute of Optometry

                              Function: Professor

      Education

      25/09/2003          Bachelor Deg. cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Pavia, Italy

      28/04/2006          Master Deg. cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Pavia, Italy

      11/02/2011           Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Pavia, Italy

      Publications

      Google Scholar

      Projects

      01/2015-12/2015       Schweizerische Stiftung für Alkoholforschung (SSA),  Project title: The effect of alcohol on gaze holding in healthy human subjects as a model of gaze evoked nystagmus and rebound nystagmus induced by impairment of cerebellar function

      03/2015-02/2017       Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF): Disentanglement of perceived gravity direction and self-rotation perception

      03/2016-12/2021       Aeromedical Institute (FAI): Establishing an advanced desensitization protocol for motion sensitive airplane pilots

      01/2017-12/2017       Betty and David Koetser Foundation for Brain Research: Establishing a non-pharmacological treatment method for cerebellar nystagmus by altering the adaptability of the eye null-position

      01/2017-12/2017        Schweizerische Stiftung für Alkoholforschung (SSA): Impact of alcohol on self-motion perception and reflexive eye movements: a human model to investigate the role of cerebellar impairment in visuo-vestibular integration

      06/2017-12/2017        German Aerospace Center (DLR) - Institute of Aerospace Medicine Impact and adaptation of alternating gravity condition on human performance

      06/2017-02/2018       Hartmann Müller Foundation: A novel outlook for cerebellar patients: Boosting the performance of the gaze holding system

      01/2019-12/2019       Betty and David Koetser Foundation for Brain Research: CBD/THC nose spray to reduce vestibular motion sickness

      01/2021–12/2021      Betty and David Koetser Foundation for Brain Research: Artificial manipulation of self-motion perception to control multi-sensory adaptation: Building the tools to design novel, patient-specific rehabilitation protocols for persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD)

      09/2021–09/2024      European Space Agency - Open Space innovation platform (OSIP): A wearable-based system to reduce space motion sickness by multi- sensory pre-habituation

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      Prof. Dr. Giovanni Bertolini

      Prof. Dr. Giovanni Bertolini

      Head of applied research and development, Lecturer

      Telephone

      +41 62 957 25 86 (undefined)

      E-mail

      giovanni.bertolini@fhnw.ch

      Address

      Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW Hochschule für Technik und Umwelt Riggenbachstrasse 16 4600 Olten

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