Biomechanical Engineer, PhD

Researcher

2018: Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering (curriculum Biomechanics) – University of Brescia

2022: PhD in Technology of Health – University of Brescia
Doctoral research: “Multibody modelling and motion tracking technologies to understand, monitor and assess the risk of developing joint degenerative pathologies”.

• 2023-present: Researcher at the Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Functional Evaluation of Prosthesis, IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna.
• 2022-2023: Research fellow at the Laboratory of Surgical Sciences and Technologies, IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna.
• 2022: Research fellow at the Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia.
• 2018-2022: PhD student in Technology for Health at the University of Brescia.
• 2017-2018: Contract researcher at the Laboratory of Biomechanics and Technology Innovation – IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna – employed in the projects “Multi-Scale Modeling for Predictive Characterization of ligaments and Grafts Behavior in ACL Reconstruction", and “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Biomechanical Modeling for Treatment Selection to Prevent Osteoarthritis”.

Italian: native   
English: excellent
Modern Greek: fluent

• Operative systems: Windows.
• Productivity packages: Microsoft Office, LibreOffice.
• Programming languages: Visual Basic, Matlab.
• CAD software: Solidworks, Autodesk Simulation Mechanical.
• FEA software: Comsol multiphysics.
• Image analysis and segmentation software: Mimics, 3DSlicer, microDicom, ImageJ.
• Biomechanical simulation software: OpenSim, nmsBuilder.
• Quantitative histomorphometry analysis software: Bioquant Osteo.
• Mechanical and structural investigation techniques on biomaterials and articular biological tissues.
• Development of multibody subject-specific biomechanical models for joint kinematic and kinetic analysis.
• Gait analysis instrumentation: optoelectronic systems, stereophotogrammetric systems, inertial measurement units, force platforms.

• Author and co-author of scientific papers published on international journals.
• Occasional scientific reviewer activities (Hindawi, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology)
• Design activities and participation to regional and national research projects.

Biomechanical modelling of lower limb articulations. Sport Biomechanics. Multi-instrumental Motion Analysis in clinics. 3D printing in biomedical field.