Giuseppe Turini, Ph.D.

Giuseppe Turini received the M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Pisa (Italy) in 2004, and in the same year he joined to the Visual Computing Lab of the CNR-ISTI in Pisa (Italy). Then in 2005, he started working as a research fellow at the EndoCAS Research Center in Computer Assisted Surgery of the University of Pisa, and in 2011 he received the Ph.D. in Health Technologies (Comp. Eng.) from the University of Pisa.

In 2012 he started working as a faculty at Kettering University (Flint, Michigan, USA), where now he is a Full Professor of Computer Science.

Nevertheless, he continues the collaboration with the EndoCAS Research Center as a visiting research associate.

His main research interests are: computer graphics visualization, interactive physics simulation, virtual and augmented reality, computer vision, and serious game development. All these research activities are carried out in the fields of computer-assisted and robotic surgery, medical imaging, surgical training, pre-operative planning, and intra-operative navigation.

 

Dr. Turini’s teaching philosophy is focused on learning the content of his courses while fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills. All of his courses include a mix of theory and practice designed to make the classroom an active learning environment, with frequent open discussions and brainstorming sessions.

Students are usually involved in both individual and team projects, to encourage them to become both independent thinkers/learners and team players, with good work ethics.