Prof. Dr. Giovanni Bertolini
Prof. Dr. 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
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
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
Contact
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Prof. Dr. Giovanni Bertolini
- Head of applied research and development, Lecturer
- Telephone
- +41 62 957 25 86 (direct)
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- FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
School of Engineering
Riggenbachstrasse 16
CH-4600 Olten