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About Giuseppe Turini

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.
Since 2012 he is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Kettering University (Flint, Michigan, USA), but
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.

Positions

Present Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Kettering University ‐ Department of Computer Science
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Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2017 - 2017 SAE-GM AutoDrive Challenge
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF MRI Grant
$138,000
2014 - 2014 4G LTE and WiMax Wireless System
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF MRI Grant
$143,920
2014 - 2014 Kettering Internal KEEN Topical Grant
Kettering University and the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN)
Kettering Internal KEEN Topical Grant
$7,920
2014 - 2014 Markerless Gesture Identification
Kettering University
Kettering Faculty Research Fellowship
$6,000
2014 - 2014 Software Control-display Parameters
Office of Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC)
OERC Grant
$13,335
2013 - 2013 KEEN City
Office of Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC)
KEEN Topical Grant
$20,616
2013 - 2013 Motion Capture System
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF MRI Grant
$114,039
2013 - 2013 Touchless Gestural Controls
Office of Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC)
OERC Grant
$20,616
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2019 - Present Reviewer, "Virtual Reality and Intelligent Hardware" (VRIH) Journal
2019 - Present Reviewer, "Virtual Reality" (VIRE) Journal
2018 - Present Reviewer, "REPRISE: the web-based database of expert reviewers"
2018 - Present Associate Editor, "SCIREA Journal of Computer"
2018 - Present Reviewer, Various Journals published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2016 - Present Reviewer, "Java Illuminated, 4th ed., "Learning Java with Games", "Java Illuminated" 5th ed.
2014 - Present Associate Editor, "American Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering" (AASCIT)
2014 - Present Associate Editor, "Journal of Green Computing and Sustainability', "Journal of Computer Games and Communications" ILCS
2014 - Present Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon - International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines
2013 - Present Reviewer, "Computer-Aided Design" Journal
2013 - Present Associate Editor, "Transactions on Computer Science Engineering and its Applications" (CSEA)
2013 - 2013 Reviewer, "Creating e-Learning Games with Unity" Book
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Courses

Education

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2011 Ph.D. in Health Technologies, University of Pisa
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2004 M.S. in Computer Science, University of Pisa
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Links

Contact Information

Computer Science
AB 2-300B
810-762- 9706
gturini@kettering.edu

Grants (5)

Publications (17)