Dr Tecla Bonci

PhD CEng FHEA

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Lecturer in Biomechanics

Tecla Bonci
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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
Sheffield
S1 3JD
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I am a Lecturer in Biomechanics in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MAC) and in the at the 爆料TV. I am Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an IMechE member.
 
After obtaining my undergraduate (BEng) and postgraduate (MEng) degrees from the Universit脿 Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona, Italy) in Biomedical Engineering, I received my PhD in Bioengineering as a joint cotutelle between the Alma Mater Studiorum 鈥 Universit脿 di Bologna and the University of Lyon under the supervision of Prof. Aurelio Cappozzo and Prof. Laurence Ch猫ze (鈥淭he reconstruction of skeletal movement: the soft tissue artefact issue鈥). I held postdoctoral positions at the University of Rome 鈥淔oro italico鈥 and at the Universit脿 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 爆料TV in 2019 as a Research Associate to work with Prof. Claudia Mazz脿 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

  • Buekers J, Chernova J, Koch S, Marchena J, Lemos J, Becker C, Bonci T, Braun J, Brittain G, Buckley E , Caulfield B et al (2025) . International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 22(1), 148.
  • 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 (2025) . JMIR Formative Research, 9.
  • Albites-Sanabria J, Palumbo P, D鈥橝scanio I, Bonci T, Caruso M, Salis F, Cereatti A, Del Din S, Alcock L, Kuederle A , Paraschiv-Ionescu A et al (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 33, 717-727.
  • Marcian貌 V, Cereatti A, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Alcock L, Gazit E, Ireson N, Bevilacqua A, Mazz脿 C, Ciravegna F , Del Din S et al (2025) . IEEE Sensors Journal, 25(1), 1507-1515.
  • Kluge F, Brand YE, Mic贸-Amigo ME, Bertuletti S, D'Ascanio I, Gazit E, Bonci T, Kirk C, K眉derle A, Palmerini L , Paraschiv-Ionescu A et al (2024) . JMIR Formative Research, 8.
  • Kirk C, K眉derle A, Mic贸-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, K眉derle 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, Mazz脿 C & Hewamadduma C (2023) . Sensors, 23(14).
  • Mic贸-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Kirk C, Soltani A, K眉derle 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.
  • Marcian貌 V, Bertuletti S, Bonci T, Mazz脿 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 & Mazz脿 C (2021) . Sensors, 21(24).
  • Mazz脿 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, Mazz脿 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 & Mazz脿 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, Barr茅 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, Ch猫ze L & Cappozzo A (2015) . Journal of Biomechanics, 48(15), 4166-4172.
  • Camomilla V, Bonci T, Dumas R, Ch猫ze L & Cappozzo A (2015) . Journal of Biomechanics, 48(10), 1752-1759.
  • Dumas R, Camomilla V, Bonci T, Ch猫ze 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, Ch猫ze 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, K眉derle A, Mic贸-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).
  • Mic贸-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Kirk C, Soltani A, K眉derle 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, Mazz脿 C, Alcock L, Del Din S, Gazit E , Hansen C et al () . Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing.

Book chapters

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

Conference proceedings

  • 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, Mazz脿 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..
  • Marcian貌 V, Bertuletti S, Caruso M, Bonci T, Alcock L, Gazit E, Ireson N, Bevilacqua A, Mazz脿 C, Ciravegna F , Din SD et al (2024) , Research Square Platform LLC.
  • Kluge F, Brand YE, Mic贸-Amigo ME, Bertuletti S, D'Ascanio I, Gazit E, Bonci T, Kirk C, K眉derle 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) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Mic贸-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Kirk C, Soltani A, K眉derle 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 鈥 Human Movement Biomechanics

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