People

Marco Knaflitz is actually a Full Professor at Politecnico di Torino. He has been active since 1985 in the fields of design of biomedical instrumentation and biomedical signal analysis. Specifically, his research interests are mainly focused on the detection and analysis of the myoelectric signal for research and clinical applications.

Filippo Molinari is currently a Full Professor at Politecnico di Torino and Vice Rector for the PoliTO Strategic Plan. His main research activities are: atherosclerosis and artery plaque assessment, non-invasive characterization of tumor vascularization, neuroimaging for the advanced assessment of neurodegenerative disorders, neurovascular and metabolic assessment of cerebral autoregulation.

Valentina Agostini is currently an Associate Professor. Her current research interests are in statistical gait analysis and static posturography.

Since 1993 Gabriella Balestra has been on the Faculty of Politecnico di Torino, where she teaches decision support systems. Her research interests include biomedical signal interpretation, decision support systems, medical informatics, and telemedicine.

Samanta Rosati is currently an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Her research is focused on biomedical data interpretation and signal processing.

Kristen M. Meiburger is currently an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. She is mainly active in the field of biomedical image processing, with a main focus on ultrasound and biomedical optical imaging methods (i.e., photoacoustics and optical coherence tomography angiography), and radiomics and deep learning applications. She is also active in the field of biomedical signal processing and, particularly, in ultrasound and photoacoustic image reconstruction.

Massimo Salvi is currently an Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Torino. In addition to his work in biomedical signal and image processing, Massimo Salvi is also actively engaged in the field of artificial intelligence and deep learning. He has experience in the development of hybrid techniques that combine AI-based methods and mathematical-statistical techniques to address complex problems in biomedical research.

Marco Ghislieri is currently a Assistant Professor with time contract at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is mainly active in the field of biomedical signal processing, with a main focus on surface electromyographic signal analysis during cyclical movements in healthy and pathological conditions. He is also active in the field of neuro-engineering and, particularly, in motor control strategy assessment through the analysis of the muscle synergies.

Silvia Seoni is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Her research interests lie in the analysis of biomedical signals and images, particularly biomedical signals. Her work primarily focuses on the development of automated AI-based models for signal and image analysis, including the design of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) methods and uncertainty quantification (UQ) techniques.

Giulia Rotunno is a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Her research is mainly focused on image processing and in particular on the acquisition, reconstruction and processing of OCT/OCTA volumes.

He is currently a PhD student in Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. His research is mainly focused on the use of machine learning techniques for the development of a digital twin associated with a telemedicine platform with applications in cardiology.

Fabrizio Sciscenti is currently a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering and Medical and Surgical Sciences at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. His research is mainly focused on biomedical signal processing with a particular emphasis on surface electromyographic signal analysis during gait and motor-cognitive dual tasks, to support clinicians in the management of PD patients undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation neurosurgery.

Andrea Ferraris is currently a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering and Medical and Surgical Sciences at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. His research is mainly focused on synthetic image generation, ultrasound simulator design, and the development of innovative AI evaluation metrics, alongside advancements in computer vision models for image segmentation.

Bruna Cotrufo is currently a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering and Medical and Surgical Sciences at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. Her research is mainly focused on photoacoustic imaging, particularly on simulation, acquisition and processing of photoacoustic images.

Alen Shahini is currently a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering and Medical and Surgical Sciences at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. His main area of expertise includes the development and validation of monomodal and multimodal artificial intelligence techniques, for the analysis and processing of medical data and images, in the field of precision oncology and digital pathology, for classification, segmentation, prediction and simulation purposes.

Silvia Cannone is a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Her research is mainly focusing on signal processing of data acquired through a wearable multi-sensor array developed within her research group.

Lorenzo Locoratolo is currently a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering and Medical and Surgical Sciences at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. His research interests include biomedical signal acquisition and processing, with a particular emphasis on physiological monitoring in real-world and workplace environments, as well as surface electromyographic signal analysis during gait and motor-cognitive dual tasks.

Alessandra Introvaia is currently a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering and Medical and Surgical Sciences at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. Her research interests focus on the development of artificial intelligence pipelines for microscopy image analysis of in vitro models and regenerative medicine. She is also involved in clinical data modeling and software development for periodontal patient management systems.

Giulio Carmassi is currently a research scholarship holder in Biomedical Engineering at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. His research interests mainly focus on biomedical images and signals, in particular in the development of software solutions for optical imaging methods.