Biomedical Engineer · Wearable Medical Devices

Engineering medical technologies from concept to human evaluation.

I develop wearable medical devices by combining electronics, embedded systems, mechanical prototyping, physiological sensing, verification, data analysis, and clinical research.

10+custom PCB designs and iterations
3wearable medical platforms
30+participants across studies
2scientific publications
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Who am I?

Biomedical Engineer
specialized in wearable
medical devices.

I recently completed a double Master's degree between the University of Illinois Chicago and Politecnico di Milano, where I developed medical technologies from concept to clinical evaluation.

I enjoy turning clinical and user needs into functional systems that can be built, tested, and improved.

About

An international path through biomedical engineering.

My experience developed from flexible electronics and additive manufacturing to miniaturized intra-oral devices, embedded sensing, and clinical evaluation.

Engineering across the full device lifecycle

I work at the intersection of hardware, product development, biomedical research, and real-world testing. My projects span mixed-signal PCB design, sensor integration, firmware, CAD, prototyping, verification, data processing, and collaboration with clinical teams.

2020–23
Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio” di Chieti-Pescara
B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering · Aerosol Jet Printed flexible sEMG electrode array
2023–26
Politecnico di Milano
M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering · Cell and Tissue Engineering
2024–26
University of Illinois Chicago
M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering · Wearable Technologies and Sensory Enhancement Laboratory
Geographic map showing Lorenzo's academic journey from Pescara to Milan to Chicago

Pescara → Milan → Chicago. An academic path from flexible electronics and biomedical engineering in Italy to wearable-device development and clinical research in the United States.

Contact

Let’s connect around medical technology and engineering.

Open to engineering opportunities across medical devices.

My background is relevant to hardware development, product development, biomedical engineering, clinical engineering, manufacturing support, and verification.

Current base

Chicago, Illinois

Authorized to work in the United States under F-1 OPT and eligible to work across the European Union.

Experience

Hands-on engineering across devices, research, and clinical settings.

Graduate Research Assistant · WTSE Laboratory, UIC

Developed wearable medical-device hardware through PCB design, embedded electronics, capacitive sensing, BLE, mechanical integration, prototyping, testing, and iterative redesign.

Clinical Research Collaborator · Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Supported IRB-approved clinical evaluations, device operation, signal-integrity checks, on-site data collection, and quantitative analysis of rehabilitation outcomes.

Graduate Research Assistant · UIC & Politecnico di Milano

Conceived and developed a multimodal intra-oral monitoring platform integrating pressure, PPG, force, IMU sensing, BLE, haptics, battery management, and wireless charging.

Graduate Teaching Assistant · UIC

Mentored 95+ students from multiple disciplines through the development of wearable devices and user interfaces.

Biomedical Engineer Intern · Comec Innovative

Developed a flexible sEMG electrode array and characterized Aerosol Jet Printing parameters for biomedical flexible electronics.

Work

Selected engineering projects across wearable medical technology.

Every image shown is drawn from my real project work and theses. No AI-generated project imagery is used.

Tongue-Trackpad retaining system, intra-oral placement, and tongue movement visualization
Assessment and rehabilitation platform
Neurorehabilitation · Intra-oral sensing

Tongue-Trackpad

A wireless intra-oral wearable platform for quantitative tongue assessment and precision visual-feedback rehabilitation of neurologically impaired individuals following stroke and traumatic brain injury.

Flexible PCBCapacitive sensingBLEMATLAB/PythonHuman studies
Flexible ribbon Tongue-Trackpad PCB layout Flexible Tongue-Trackpad electronics layout
Intra-oral respirometer during experimental handling
Functional multimodal prototype
Physiological monitoring · Embedded systems

Intra-Oral Respirometer

A miniaturized multimodal intra-oral wearable designed for continuous respiratory and physiological monitoring during physical activity and clinical rehabilitation, integrating custom electronics, embedded firmware, and wireless biofeedback.

Mixed-signal PCBPressurePPGIMUWireless power
Intra-oral respirometer main board layout Rigid and flexible PPG boards
Aerosol Jet Printed flexible sEMG electrode array
Printed flexible electrode array
Flexible electronics · Additive manufacturing

Flexible sEMG Electrode Array

A flexible high-density electrode array fabricated using Aerosol Jet Printing technology to improve muscle activity monitoring in post-orthotic rehabilitation.

Aerosol Jet PrintingElectrode arrayDOEFlexible electronicsProcess characterization
CAD layout of the flexible sEMG electrode array Printed flexible sEMG electrodes
Document requests

Request selected technical material or a thesis copy.

Requests are reviewed individually. No documents or design files are distributed automatically.

Schematic or PCB layout

Thesis request

Proprietary or institution-owned technical material is shared only when permitted.

Publications

Research publications and conference presentations.

IEEE · 2026
Tongue-Yoga: Precision Visual Feedback Rehabilitation Improves Tongue Agility
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
DOI
Under review
Tongue exploratory movements reveal disorder-specific impairment
Quantitative characterization of tongue movement using intra-oral sensing
Conference presentations

Tongue Yoga: Preliminary Efficacy of Subject-Specific Visual-Feedback Intervention for Tongue Movement

L. Di Silverio, A. Scarpellini, A. R. Carroll, E. M. Babbitt, J. Patton, and H. Esmailbeigi

04/2025
7th Annual BME Symposium, University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL
05/2025
RehabWeek 2025, International Conference · Chicago, IL
06/2025
AIMBE Chicago Regional Event 2025, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering · Chicago, IL

A Multi-Modal Intra-Oral Respirometer for Real-Time Physiological Monitoring in Athletic and Clinical Settings

L. Di Silverio, D. Patel, U. Patel, and H. Esmailbeigi

04/2026
8th Annual BME Symposium, University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL