About
Professional SummaryRocco Furferi is currently working as an Lecturer for the courses "mechanical drafting" and "computational graphics" since 2008 at University of Florence. He received his PhD in Machine Design and Construction in 2005 from University of Florence, Italy. He graduated with an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Florence. He also worked as a Post-doctoral Researcher at the Department of Mechanics and Industrial Technologies of the University of Florence. His main scientific interests include development of artificial vision systems for industrial and textile control, artificial neural networks, colorimetry, reverse engineering and rapid prototyping. He is author and co-author of many publications printed in journals and presented on international conferences. Some latest publications described methods for color assessment of textiles, algorithms for 3D reconstruction of objects from orthographic views and ANN-based systems for industrial process.
Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. University of Florence, Italy Machine Design and Construction | Completed: 2005
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M.Phil. University of Florence, Italy Mechanical Engineering | Completed: 2001
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P.E. Albo degli Ingegneri di Firenze, Italy Mechanical Engineering | Completed: 2001
Editorial Services
Editorial & Publishing Roles
Editorial Board Member
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Asian Journal of Scientific Research.
Editorial Board Member
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Journal of Applied Sciences.
Editorial Board Member
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Asian Journal of Textile.
Editorial Board Member
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Journal of Artificial Intelligence.
Publications (159)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Integrating color classification and circularity metrics in wool fabric recycling
2026
2POS-3D: a two-phase optimization strategy for interactive 3D container placement
2026
Comparing Deterministic and AI-Based Approaches for 3D Reconstruction of Painted Scenes and Subjects
2026
A Technological Renaissance in Cultural Heritage: Findings from Florence Heritech
2026
Oltre la vista: il ruolo del gruppo di Disegno e Metodi dell’Ingegneria Industriale nel settore dei Beni Culturali
2026
2026
Towards a Predictive Model for Objective Burn Scar Assessment Based on Colour
2026
2026
Laboratori, Laboratori Congiunti e Unità Interdipartimentali del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale
2026
From Interest to Enrollment: A Study on Orientation Effectiveness for First-Year Engineering Students
2026
2026
Beyond Sight: Strategies to Aid Blind and Visually Impaired People in Perceiving 2D Images
2026
2026
Ricerca, innovazione e sviluppo: la missione scientifica del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale
2026
Il contributo del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale alla didattica della Scuola di Ingegneria: cenni storici
2026
2026
Il contributo del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale alla didattica della Scuola di Ingegneria: oggi
2026
Characterization of soft tissue-mimicking materials for ultrasound training phantoms
2026
From Casting to Printing: Rheological Modification of General-Purpose RTV-2 Silicones for Material Extrusion
2026
Computer-Aided Design in Mechanical Engineering: Insights and Future Directions from a Special Issue
2026
Automated defect detection in ultrasound probes using patch-based machine learning algorithm
2025
Towards Precision Extraction: Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Oil and Water Content in Olive Paste and Pomace
2025
2025
Study of a Simulator for Surgical Training in Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedure
2025
Machine Learning-Based Grading of ccRCC Using Convolutional Neural Networks on CT Scans
2025
Integrating Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing with Additive Manufacturing: A Perspective
2025
Advancing Circular Economy Practices Using AI-Powered Colour Classification of Textile Fabrics: Overview and Roadmap
2025
Towards Scalable Production of Liquid Crystal Elastomers: A Low-Cost Automated Manufacturing Framework
2025
Preliminary Study of a 3D-Printed High-Fidelity Simulator for the Training on the EBUS TBNA Procedure
2024
2024
Comparative Evaluation of Intel RealSense D415, D435i, D455, and Microsoft Azure Kinect DK Sensors for 3D Vision Applications
2024
2024
Clearances Assessment in the Volkswagen Crafter Chassis by Means of the 3D Scan
2024
Automatic Strategy for Objective Evaluation of Burn Scars Roughness on 3D Scans
2024
Enhancing traditional museum fruition: current state and emerging tendencies
2024
Acoustic velocity and stability of tissue-mimicking echogenic materials for ultrasound training phantoms
2024
2024
Deep Learning Approaches for 3D Model Generation from 2D Artworks to Aid Blind People with Tactile Exploration
2024
A Semiautomatic Procedure to Assist Physicians in Paediatric Airway Stenting
2023
Optimizing Galvanic Process: Wet Surface Estimation for Small Metal Parts to Avoid Material Waste
2023
ARTE – Augmented Readability Tactile Exploration: The Tactile Bas-Relief of Piazza San Francesco Painting
2023
From Waste to Resource: A Patent Classification Analysis for End of Life Mosquito Nets Alternative Uses Identification
2023
2023
A step-by-step method for predicting the spectrophotometric response of a carded fabric composed by differently colored raw materials
2023
A Machine Vision-Based Algorithm for Color Classification of Recycled Wool Fabrics
2023
2023
2023
2022
A CAD-Based Tool for Tissue-Mimicking Replica of Human Costal Cartilage
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
A computational method for the investigation of burn scars topology based on 3D optical scan
2022
Application of a Computational Method Based on 3D Scans for Burn Scar Topology Characterisation
2022
Reverse engineering by CAD template fitting: study of a fast and robust template-fitting strategy
2021
Home physiotherapy rehabilitation based on RGB-D sensors: a hybrid approach to the joints angular range of motion estimation
2021
2021
2021
2021
Additive Manufacturing and Reverse Engineering in Cranioplasty: A Personalized Approach to Minimize Skin Flap Complications
2021
Development of a process based on coagulation of polyurethane in aqueous solution for manu-facturing leather-like products
2021
A rapid prototyping approach for custom training of autologous ear reconstruction
2021
Metrological Characterization and Comparison of D415, D455, L515 RealSense Devices in the Close Range
2021
A Semi-Automatic CAD Procedure to Design Custom-made Surgical Cutting Guides
2021
RGB-D-Based Method for Measuring the Angular Range of Hip and Knee Joints during Home Care Rehabilitation
2021
Towards a Non-invasive Pectus Excavatum Severity Assessment Tool Using a Linear Discriminant Analysis on 3D Optical Data
2020
2020
2020
3D Printing-Based Pediatric Trainer for Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Venous Access
2020
3D Acquisition of the Ear Anatomy: A Low-Cost Set up Suitable for the Clinical Practice
2020
Current Practice in Preoperative Virtual and Physical Simulation in Neurosurgery
2020
2020
Scene Acquisition with Multiple 2D and 3D Optical Sensors: A PSO-Based Visibility Optimization
2020
Automatic CAD modeling of ventilation holes for 3D printed wrist orthoses.
Rocco Furferi
2020
2019
2019
Machine Vision System for Counting Small Metal Parts in Electro-Deposition Industry
2019
Automatic CAD Modeling of Ventilation Holes for 3D Printed Wrist Orthoses
2019
Design and Production of Innovative Turbomachinery Components via Topology Optimization and Additive Manufacturing
2019
Customized cutting template to assist sternotomy in pectus arcuatum.
Rocco Furferi
2019
Toward the integration of lattice structure-based topology optimization and additive manufacturing for the design of turbomachinery components.
Rocco Furferi
2019
Pectus Carinatum: a non- invasive and objective measurement of severity.
Rocco Furferi
2019
Towards a CAD-based automatic procedure for patient specific cutting guides to assist sternal osteotomies in pectus arcuatum surgical correction.
Rocco Furferi
2019
A semi-automatic hybrid approach for defective skulls reconstruction.
Rocco Furferi
2019
A CAD-based procedure for designing 3D printable arm-wrist-hand cast.
Rocco Furferi
2019
A Survey of Methods for Symmetry Detection on 3D High Point Density Models in Biomedicine
2018
2018
Reverse Engineering Techniques for Virtual Reconstruction of Defective Skulls: an Overview of Existing Approaches
2018
Specific Cutting Forces of Isotropic and Orthotropic Engineered Wood Products by Round Shape Machining
2018
2018
Surgery of complex craniofacial defects: A single-step AM-based methodology.
Rocco Furferi
2018
Optimizing fabrication outcome in low-cost FDM machines. Part 1-metrics.
Rocco Furferi
2018
Optimizing fabrication outcome in low-cost FDM machines. Part 2-tests.
Rocco Furferi
2018
Reverse engineering techniques for virtual reconstruction of defective skulls: An overview of existing approaches.
Rocco Furferi
2018
Design impact of acceptability and dependability in assisted living robotic applications.
Rocco Furferi
2018
A novel objective approach to the external measurement of pectus excavatum severity by means of an optical device.
Rocco Furferi
2018
Reverse engineering of mechanical parts: A template-based approach.
Rocco Furferi
2018
The role of additive technologies in the prototyping issues of design.
Rocco Furferi
2018
Reverse engineering modeling methods and tools: A survey.
Rocco Furferi
2018
A semi-automatic computer-aided method for personalized Vacuum Bell design.
Rocco Furferi
2018
3D printing of cardiac structures from medical images: An overview of methods and interactive tools.
Rocco Furferi
2018
Computer-aided design tool for GT ventilation system ductworks.
Rocco Furferi
2018
Original strategy for avoiding over-smoothing in SFS problem resolution.
Rocco Furferi
2018
3D geometry reconstruction from orthographic views: An improved method exploiting shading information.
Rocco Furferi
2017
On the performance of the Intel SR300 depth camera: Metrological and critical characterization.
Rocco Furferi
2017
Fast and low cost acquisition and reconstruction system for human hand-wrist-arm anatomy.
Rocco Furferi
2017
Enhancing porcelain whiteware quality assessment by means of reverse engineering-based procedures.
Rocco Furferi
2017
Designing the architecture of a preliminary system for assisting tactile exploration of bas-reliefs.
Rocco Furferi
2017
Color matching of fabric blends: hybrid Kubelka-Munk + artificial neural network based method
2016
Are We Ready to Build a System for Assisting Blind People in Tactile Exploration of Bas-Reliefs?
2016
2016
Nanomaterials-based heating devices for cultural heritage application: A patent survey.
Rocco Furferi
2016
Two simple yet effective strategies for avoiding over-smoothing in sfs problem.
Rocco Furferi
2016
Machine vision-based pilling assessment: A review.
Rocco Furferi
2015
A computational model for early assessment of padded furniture comfort performance.
Rocco Furferi
2015
Computer-aided design of new service doors for recreational vehicles.
Rocco Furferi
2015
2014
Digital bas-relief design: A novel shape from shading-based method.
Rocco Furferi
2014
2014
Towards the development of a novel CNTs-based flexible mild heater for art conservation.
Rocco Furferi
2014
Tactile 3D bas-relief from single-point perspective paintings: A computer based method.
Rocco Furferi
2014
Improved interactive method for reco-vering 2.5D models from single images.
Rocco Furferi
2014
A practical approach based on shape from shading and fast marching for 3D geometry recovery under oblique illumination.
Rocco Furferi
2014
Computer-based methodologies for semi-automatic 3D model generation from paintings.
Rocco Furferi
2014
Carbon nanotubes in art conservation.
Rocco Furferi
2013
Image processing-based method for glass tiles colour matching.
Rocco Furferi
2013
Detecting intersection zones in thread-like 3D voxel clouds: A novel algorithm based on neighbourhood tracing.
Rocco Furferi
2013
2013
Improving surface reconstruction in shape from shading using easy-to-set boundary conditions.
Rocco Furferi
2013
3D geometry reconstruction from orthographic views: A method based on 3D image processing and data fitting.
Rocco Furferi
2013
Flexible mild heaters in structural conservation of paintings: state of the art and conceptual design of a new carbon nanotubes-based heater.
Rocco Furferi
2012
Modelling and simulation of an innovative fabric coating process using artificial neural networks.
Rocco Furferi
2012
A novel method for ring spinning performance evaluation based on computer aided analysis of yarn geometry.
Rocco Furferi
2012
A genetic algorithms-based procedure for automatic tolerance allocation integrated in a commercial variation analysis software.
Rocco Furferi
2012
2011
Technical textiles based on regenerated wool: Process and test of a new generation of fabrics.
Rocco Furferi
2011
Neural Network based classification of car seat fabrics.
Rocco Furferi
2011
Multiple Incident Splines (MISs) algorithm for topological reconstruction of 2D unordered point clouds.
Rocco Furferi
2011
The reconstruction problem: Integrating different approaches into a systematic procedure for pseudo wireframe retrieval.
Rocco Furferi
2011
3D model retrieval from mechanical drawings analysis.
Rocco Furferi
2011
Prediction of the spectrophotometric response of a carded fiber composed by different kinds of coloured raw materials: An artificial neural network-based approach.
Rocco Furferi
2011
An as-short-as-possible mathematical assessment of spectrophotometric color matching.
Rocco Furferi
2010
Prediction of the color and of the color solidity of a jigger-dyed cellulose-based fabric: A cascade neural network approach.
Rocco Furferi
2010
2010
From 2D orthographic views to 3D Pseudo-wireframe: An automatic procedure.
Rocco Furferi
2010
ANN-based method for olive Ripening Index automatic prediction.
Rocco Furferi
2010
A machine vision system for real-time and automatic assessment of olives colour and surface defects.
Rocco Furferi
2009
Real-time estimation of peroxides and acidity level of extra-virgin olive oil: An integrated approach.
Rocco Furferi
2008
Machine vision tool for real-time detection of defects on textile raw fabrics.
Rocco Furferi
2008
The recycling of wool clothes: An artificial neural network colour classification tool.
Rocco Furferi
2008
Artificial neural network software for real-time estimation of olive oil qualitative parameters during continuous extraction.
Rocco Furferi
2007
The colorimetric measurement of melange woollen yarns: A new optical tool.
Rocco Furferi
2007
A modelling approach to extra virgin olive oil extraction.
Rocco Furferi
2007
Development of an artificial vision inspection system for real-time defect detection and classification on circular knitting machines.
Rocco Furferi
2006
A real-time machine-vision system for monitoring the textile raising process.
Rocco Furferi
2005
Measuring pile depth in real time.
Rocco Furferi
2005