Faculty
Postdoctoral And Postgraduated Fellows
PhD Students/Candidates
Master Students
Antonella Giorgio
π Thesis: TBD
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Cinzia Soresina and Valeria Giunta
ποΈ Visiting: Swansea University, UK
Beatrice Podini
π Thesis: TBD
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Uyen Nguyen, Roel Meiburg
ποΈ Visiting: CARIM, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
Carlo Aleotti
π Thesis: Assessing Fall Risk in Healthy Older Adults Using Triaxial Accelerometer Data: A Machine Learning Approach
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Mario Lauria, Alessandra Dodich
ποΈ Visiting: Centro di Riabilitazione Neurocognitiva (CeRiN) in Rovereto, Universita' di Trento
Daniele Capelli
π Thesis: TBD
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Cinzia Soresina, Simone Baroncini, Massimiliano Germani
ποΈ Visiting: Chiesi Farmaceutici
Francesco Pacenza
π Thesis: TBD
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Mario Lauria
ποΈ Visiting: Centro di Ricerca Sport Montagna e Salute (CeRiSM) in Rovereto, Universita' di Verona
Giovanna Elena Gagliardi
π Thesis: TBD
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Sylvie Lorthois
ποΈ Visiting: Institute of Fluid Mechanics, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Toulouse
Laura Valvassori
π Thesis: TBD
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Leonid Goubergrits
ποΈ Visiting: Institute of Computer-assisted Cardiovascular Medicine, CharitΓ© - UniversitΓ€tsmedizin Berlin
Marianna Vaona
π Thesis: A lumped-parameter model of the rat cardiovascular system for in silico hemodynamic studies
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller, Gonzalo Maso Talou
ποΈ Visiting: Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Auckland (New Zealand)
Paolo Ferrari
π Thesis: TBD
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Roel Meiburg, Uyen Nguyen
ποΈ Visiting: CARIM, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
Riccardo Ferlauto
π Thesis: TBD
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller, Francesca Susin
ποΈ Visiting: University of Padova, Padova (Italy)
Sara Bonacina
π Thesis: TBD
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Cinzia Soresina, Annalisa Iuorio, Francesco Giannino
ποΈ Visiting: UniversitΓ di Napoli
Tommaso Davì
π Thesis: A fully coupled mechanochemical model for tumor growth: mathematical formulation and numerical discretization
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Cinzia Soresina, Giovanni Cappello
ποΈ Visiting: Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique, CNRS, Grenoble (France)
Simone Baroncini
π Thesis: Population pharmacokinetic modelling and simulations for phase III dose selection and paediatric extrapolation
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Cinzia Soresina, Massimiliano Germani
ποΈ Visiting: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. (Italy)
Lejdi Lusha
π Thesis: Mathematical approaches to structured populations: theory and application to Drosophila suzukii
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Rachele Nieri, Andrea Pugliese, Cinzia Soresina
Enrico Rizzardi
π Thesis: A computational approach for the geometric and functional reconstruction of the cardiac Purkinje network from electrical recordings
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Edward Vigmond
ποΈ Visiting: Lyric, Bordeaux (France)
Davide Navarri
π Thesis: Shape-informed neural operators for partial differential equations on diffeomorphic families of domains
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Adrian Tepole
ποΈ Visiting: University of Austin, TX (USA)
Cecilia Torboli
π Thesis: From equations to oncology: capturing tumor dynamics through mathematical modeling of PROTAC mechanisms
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Cinzia Soresina, JΓ‘n EliaΕ‘
ποΈ Visiting: Boehringer Ingelheim, Vienna (Austria)
Anna Bernardi D'Agostini
π Thesis: Starvation-driven cells patterning: integrating lab experiments and a mathematical model
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Cinzia Soresina, Giovanni Cappello, Simone Pezzuto
ποΈ Visiting: Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique, CNRS, Grenoble (France)
Martina Chiesa
π Thesis: A Bistable Model for Cancer Cell Population Dynamics and Steady State Phenomena: From in Vitro Experiments to Equations
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Giulia Pozzi, Giovanni Cappello
ποΈ Visiting: Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique, CNRS, Grenoble (France)
Gaia Fumagalli
π Thesis: Sensitivity Analysis of Complex Cardiovascular System Dynamics Using Gaussian Process Emulator: A Proof of Principle
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Joost Lumens
ποΈ Visiting: CARIM, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
Gabriele Caresia
π Thesis: Impact of Leaky Vessels in Wall Shear Stress Computation for Model-Based Fractional Flow Reserve Prediction
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller
ποΈ Visiting: Deparment of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)
Enia Ottavi
π Thesis: Rule-Based Modelling of Cardiac Fibers in Complex Atrial Geometries with Applications to Electrophysiology Simulations
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Ulrich Schotten
ποΈ Visiting: CARIM, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
Camilla Pera
π Thesis: Towards a Sex-Specific Action Potential Model for Rabbit Atrial Cells: Mathematical Modeling and Analysis
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Katja Odening
ποΈ Visiting: Department of Physiology, U. Bern (Switzerland)
Beatrice Vincenzi
π Thesis: Impact of the ERAS protocol on complications and costs of patients undergoing colorectal surgery
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Mario Lauria, Massimo Guerriero
ποΈ Visiting: Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria in Negrar (VR)
Sarah Sanvido
π Thesis: Mechanical Coupling of One-Dimensional Vessel Networks and Elastic Three Dimensional Tissues
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller
ποΈ Visiting: Deparment of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)
Sara Vardanega
π Thesis: Virtual Population Database Generation Using a Closed-Loop Model of the Cardiovascular System
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Jordi Alastruey
ποΈ Visiting: Department of Biomedical Engineering, King's College, London (UK)
Lorenza Sanfilippo
π Thesis: Analysing adherence to perioperative care in colorectal surgery in patients using the iColon smartphone application
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Mario Lauria, Massimo Guerriero
ποΈ Visiting: Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria in Negrar (VR)
Ismaele Bailo
π Thesis: Hybrid Multi-Scale Stochastic Agent-Based Mathematical Models to Describe Drug Penetration and Evolution in Tuberculosis Target Sites
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Federico Reali, Andrea Pugliese and Anna Fochesato
Ester Bergantin
π Thesis: In Silico Validation of Transluminal Attenuation Gradient-Based Flow Distribution for Model-Based Fractional Flow Reserve Prediction
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller
ποΈ Visiting: Deparment of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)
Elena Bernardelli
π Thesis: Investigating Brain Clearance Mechanisms: A Mathematical Approach to Diffusion Coefficient and Boundary Conditions Estimation
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Kent-Andre Mardal
ποΈ Visiting: Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo (Norway)
Alessandro Gatti
π Thesis: 2D and 3D Numerical Simulations of Action Potential Propagation: A Comparative Study in Myelinated and Unmyelinated Axons
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Simone Pezzuto, Marie Rognes
ποΈ Visiting: Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo (Norway)
Jacopo Collini
π Thesis: Lumped Parameter Inflow Model for 1-D Blood Flow Simulations, Comparison with Prescribed Aortic Waveforms
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Jordi Alastruey
ποΈ Visiting: Department of Biomedical Engineering, King's College, London (UK)
Giulia Monopoli
π Thesis: In Silico Validation of Coronary Blood Flow Prediction Using 3D Ultrasound-Acquired Velocity and Neural Networks
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Fredrik Eikeland Fossan
ποΈ Visiting: Deparment of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)
Federica Mengo
π Thesis: Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis for Non-Invasive Model-Based Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio Prediction
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Fredrik Eikeland Fossan
ποΈ Visiting: Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento (Italy)
Eleonora Chiti
π Thesis: Coronary Blood Flow Distribution Methods for Model-Based Fractional Flow Reserve Prediction
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller
ποΈ Visiting: Deparment of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)
Caterina Dalmaso
π Thesis: Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis for Non-Invasive Model-Based Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio Prediction
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Fredrik Eikeland Fossan
ποΈ Visiting: Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento (Italy)
Bianca Maria Laudenzi
π Thesis: Computational Modeling of Blood and CSF Flow Dynamics in Cerebral Vascular-Perivascular Networks
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Francesco Costanzo
ποΈ Visiting: Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University (USA)
Andrea Bizzotto
π Thesis: Modelling the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese and Ilaria Dorigatti
Alex De Nardi
π Thesis: Estimation of Avian West Nile Virus Antibody Seroprevalence Through a Bayesian Inference Approach
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese and Giovanni Marini
Michela D'Amario
π Thesis: Parameters Estimation for Modelling the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Sara Sottile and Andrea Pugliese
Giada Romitti
π Thesis: Coronary Blood Flow, Comparison Between in Silico and in Vitro Models
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller, Luigi Fraccarollo and Markus Holzner
ποΈ Visiting: Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH (Switzerland)
Francesco Menegale
π Thesis: A Model for West Nile Virus Transmission Among Mosquitoes and Birds in Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese
Francesca Brutti
π Thesis: 3D Automatic Segmentation of Thrombus in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using Convolutional Neural Networks
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Michele Conti and Lucas O. MΓΌller
ποΈ Visiting: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAr), University of Pavia (Italy)
Fabio Carrer
π Thesis: Evolution of Pathogens in Response to Vaccination
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese and Eva Kisdi
Chiara Colombo
π Thesis: Mathematical Properties-Preserving Parameter Estimation for a Blood Flow Model Using Ovine and Human in Vitro Data
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Eleuterio F. Toro
ποΈ Visiting: N/A
Alessia Casalucci
π Thesis: A Patient-Specific MRI and Computational Study of Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics Coupled to the Global Circulation
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Eleuterio F. Toro
Valentina Veronesi
π Thesis: Modeling the Influence of Malnutrition on Measles Epidemiology in Ethiopia
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese and Piero Poletti
Serena Cristellon
π Thesis: Hybrid Mathematical Modelling in Systems Computational Biology
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese, Giancluca Selvaggio, and Luca Marchetti
Giorgia Pase
π Thesis: An Image-Based Computational Hemodynamic Study of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller, Christian Vergara and Marco Fedele
ποΈ Visiting: MOX, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Alessia Lucca
π Thesis: Computational FFR Estimation in Stable Coronary Artery Disease with 1D and 3D Models
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Luigi Fraccarollo, Lucas O. MΓΌller and Eleuterio F. Toro
ποΈ Visiting: MOX, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Laura Di Domenico
π Thesis: A Novel Theoretical Framework to Account for Heterogeneous Infectious Periods in an SIS Epidemic Model
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese and Vittoria Colizza
Giovanni Maggi
π Thesis: Bordetella Pertussis: Modeling and Analysis of Epidemiological Models
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese
Francesca Scioletti
π Thesis: Models for West Nile Virus Infection
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese
Elisabetta Colosi
π Thesis: Bayesian Inference of Carbapenemase Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae Transmission from Nosocomial Data
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese and Giorgio Guzzetta
Anna Saini
π Thesis: Physiologically Structured Population Models Applied to Trapping Data of Drosophila Suzukii
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese
Alice Lusuardi
π Thesis: Infectious Disease: When a Host Population Goes Extinct
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Andrea Pugliese and Eva Kisdi
Alessandra Spilimbergo
π Thesis: Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Treatment of a One-Dimensional Blood Flow Model with Discontinuous Properties and Passive Scalar Transport Applied to Networks of Vessels
π¨βπ« Supervisors: Lucas O. MΓΌller and Eleuterio F. Toro
