Associate Professor (L. 240)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)
- Member of Interdepartmental Center PolitoBIOMed Lab - Biomedical Engineering Lab
Profile
Research interests
Biography
After his Phd in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and Scuola Interpolitecnica di Dottorato, he was granted a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellowship from the European Research Council to work at the Biomedical Simulation Laboratory of the University of Toronto (Canada). He is currently an Associate Professor in Industrial Bioengineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the PoliToBIOMed Lab of Politecnico di Torino. He served as Guest Editor for the Annals of Biomedical Engineering (Springer-Nature) and he is currently an Associate Editor in Pediatric Cardiology - Frontiers in Pediatrics and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Frontiers), an Associate Editor for Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology (Springer-Nature) and a Topic Editor for Fluids (MDPI). He served for two terms in the Executive Board of the Italian Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB-ITA). His current research focuses on elucidating the associations between blood fluid mechanics, vascular morphometry and cardiovascular disease development, diagnosis and treatment; the clinical translation of these associations; the design and optimization of cardiovascular devices and surgical techniques. He is author of 4 patents and 120+ publications, 80+ of them in peer-reviewed international scientific journals. He was the recipient of the 2018 Jack Perkins Prize for the best scientific paper published in 2017 in Medical Engineering & Physics (Springer-Nature).
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Awards and Honors
- ESB Travel Award conferred by ESB (European Society of Biomechanics), United kingdom (2012)
- Miglior Presentazione Orale conferred by Capitolo Italiano della European Society of Biomechanics, Italy (2012)
- TERMIS Travel Award conferred by Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society, United States (2012)
- Premio di Dottorato "Enzo Belardinelli" conferred by Gruppo Nazionale di Bioingegneria (GNB), Italy (2012)
- ISMRM Stipend Trainee Award conferred by International Society for Magnetic resonance in Medicine, United States (2014)
- ISMRM Magna cum Laude Merit Award conferred by International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, United States (2014)
- Elsevier Highly Cited Research conferred by Elsevier, Netherlands (2016)
- Fondo di Finanziamento delle Attività Base di Ricerca (FFABR) 2017 conferred by Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), Italy (2017)
- Jack Perkins Prize conferred by Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, United kingdom (2018)
Fellowships
- Executive Committee member - Capitolo Italiano della European Society of Biomechanics, Italia (2013-2017)
Editorial boards
- CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (2021-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series
- FLUIDS (2020-), Editorial board member
- FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS (2015-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series
- FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE (2015-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series
- ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (2014-2015), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series
Teaching
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Biomedica. Componente
Teachings
PhD
- Biomeccanica dei fluidi e processamento di bioimmagini come ausilio per la diagnostica, il processo decisionale e la definizione di strategie chirurgiche cardiovascolari. A.A. 2022/23, BIOINGEGNERIA E SCIENZE MEDICO-CHIRURGICHE. Teaching assistant
- Biomeccanica dei fluidi e processamento di bioimmagini come ausilio per la diagnostica, il processo decisionale e la definizione di strategie chirurgiche cardiovascolari. A.A. 2020/21, BIOINGEGNERIA E SCIENZE MEDICO-CHIRURGICHE. Main teacher
Master of Science
- Innovations in cardiovascular and respiratory engineering. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica e biodinamica sperimentale/Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare (modulo di Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica e biodinamica sperimentale/Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare (modulo di Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica e biodinamica sperimentale/Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare (modulo di Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica e biodinamica sperimentale/Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare (modulo di Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica e biodinamica sperimentale/Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare (modulo di Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare). A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Laboratory of Tissues and Physiological Processes' Models. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- New advances in alternative preclinical trials. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica e biodinamica sperimentale/Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare (modulo di Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare). A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei fluidi). A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica e biodinamica sperimentale/Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare (modulo di Biomeccanica del sistema cardiovascolare). A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Medicina digitale - Intraprendenti. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Medicina digitale - Intraprendenti. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
Research
Research groups
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- TALìA - inTelligent vocAl biomarkers for phatology early detectIon and follow-up Assessment, (2024-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
PNRR – Complementary Plan - ASSOCIATE - Artificial intelligence-powered Support System fOr asCendIng AorTa anEurysms, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN - DIVOC - Dispositivo per la ventilazione non invasiva a basso consumo di ossigeno in assenza di contaminazione ambientale, (2021-2023) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
Regionally funded research - NITILIERA - Nitiliera - Creazione nuova filiera Nitinol, (2021-2023) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
Regionally funded research - Piattaforme Tecnologiche
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- "Post processamento di risultati numerici da simulazioni fluido-struttura sul funzionamento della bioprotesi mitrale Epygon", (2022-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial contracts for the provision of services - SIMULAZIONE FLUIDODINAMICA DEL COMPORTAMENTO DI STENT MULTILAYER NELTRATTAMENTO DELL'ANEURISMA AORTICA, (2017-2018) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Sabrina Nocerino. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (39th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Mariachiara Arminio. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
Research subject: Cardiovascular engineering tools, with a focus on novel in silico approaches
Cardiovascular Engineering Cardiovascular Engineering Cardiovascular Engineering - Graziana Maria Ragonese. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
- Sara Zambon. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
Research subject: Tools for cardiovascular in silico medicine
Cardiovascular Engineering Cardiovascular Engineering Cardiovascular Engineering - Elena Torta. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
Publications
Last years publications
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- Calo', Karol; Gallo, Diego; Guala, Andrea; LODI RIZZINI, Maurizio; Dux-Santoy, Lydia; ... (2023)
Network-Based Characterization of Blood Large-Scale Coherent Motion in the Healthy Human Aorta With 4D Flow MRI. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 70, pp. 1095-1104. ISSN 0018-9294
Contributo su Rivista - Calo, Karol; Capellini, Katia; DE NISCO, Giuseppe; Mazzi, Valentina; Gasparotti, ... (2023)
Modelling aortic flows: impact of wall displacements on large-scale hemodynamic coherence in ascending aorta. In: 28th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Maastricht (NL), July 9-12, 2023, pp. 136-136
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Chiastra, Claudio; Zuin, Marco; Rigatelli, Gianluca; D’Ascenzo, Fabrizio; De Ferrari, ... (2023)
Computational fluid dynamics as supporting technology for coronary artery disease diagnosis and treatment: an international survey. In: FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, vol. 10. ISSN 2297-055X
Contributo su Rivista - Carbonaro, Dario; Mezzadri, Francesco; Ferro, Nicola; DE NISCO, Giuseppe; Audenino, ... (2023)
Design of innovative self-expandable femoral stents using inverse homogenization topology optimization. In: COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING. ISSN 0045-7825
Contributo su Rivista - Calo, Karol; Capellini, Katia; De Nisco, Giuseppe; Mazzi, Valentina; Gasparotti, ... (2023)
Impact of wall displacements on the large-scale flow coherence in ascending aorta. In: JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, vol. 154. ISSN 0021-9290
Contributo su Rivista - Russo, Giulio; Pedicino, Daniela; Chiastra, Claudio; Vinci, Ramona; Rizzini, Maurizio ... (2023)
Coronary artery plaque rupture and erosion: Role of wall shear stress profiling and biological patterns in acute coronary syndromes. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol. 370, pp. 356-365. ISSN 0167-5273
Contributo su Rivista - DE NISCO, Giuseppe; Hartman, Eline M.; Mazzi, Valentina; Gallo, Diego; Chiastra, ... (2023)
Wall shear stress topological skeleton variability predicts plaque growth in human coronary arteries. In: European Symposium on Vascular Biomaterials (ESVB) 2023, Strasbourg, France, 19-22 April 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - De Nisco, Giuseppe; Lodi Rizzini, Maurizio; Verardi, Roberto; Chiastra, Claudio; ... (2023)
Modelling blood flow in coronary arteries: Newtonian or shear-thinning non-Newtonian rheology?. In: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE, vol. 242. ISSN 0169-2607
Contributo su Rivista - Candreva, Alessandro; Lodi Rizzini, Maurizio; Schweiger, Victor; Gallo, Diego; Montone, ... (2023)
Is spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) related to local anatomy and hemodynamics? An exploratory study. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol. 386, pp. 1-7. ISSN 0167-5273
Contributo su Rivista - Carbonaro, Dario; Zambon, Sara; Corti, Anna; Gallo, Diego; Morbiducci, Umberto; ... (2023)
Impact of nickel–titanium super-elastic material properties on the mechanical performance of self-expandable transcatheter aortic valves. In: JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, vol. 138. ISSN 1751-6161
Contributo su Rivista - Chiastra, C.; Mazzi, V.; Lodi Rizzini, M.; Calo', K.; Corti, A.; Acquasanta, A.; De ... (2022)
Coronary Artery Stenting Affects Wall Shear Stress Topological Skeleton. In: JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 144, pp. 1-11. ISSN 0148-0731
Contributo su Rivista - Rizzini, Maurizio Lodi; Candreva, Alessandro; Chiastra, Claudio; Mizukami, Takuya; ... (2022)
Wall Shear Stress Topological Skeleton Variability Predicts Myocardial Infarction. In: The European Symposium on Vascular Biomaterials 12th Edition 2021, Strasburgo, 04/11/2021-06/11/2021, pp. e39-e40. ISSN 1078-5884
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Candreva, Alessandro; Pagnoni, Mattia; Rizzini, Maurizio Lodi; Mizukami, Takuya; ... (2022)
Risk of myocardial infarction based on endothelial shear stress analysis using coronary angiography. In: ATHEROSCLEROSIS, vol. 342, pp. 28-35. ISSN 0021-9150
Contributo su Rivista - Candreva, Alessandro; De Nisco, Giuseppe; Lodi Rizzini, Maurizio; D’Ascenzo, Fabrizio; ... (2022)
Current and Future Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Coronary Artery Disease. In: REVIEWS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, vol. 23. ISSN 1530-6550
Contributo su Rivista - Lodi Rizzini, Maurizio; Candreva, Alessandro; Chiastra, Claudio; Gallinoro, Emanuele; ... (2022)
Modelling coronary flows: impact of differently measured inflow boundary conditions on vessel-specific computational hemodynamic profiles. In: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE, vol. 221. ISSN 0169-2607
Contributo su Rivista - Mazzi, Valentina; De Nisco, Giuseppe; Calo, Karol; Chiastra, Claudio; Daemen, Joost; ... (2022)
Divergence of the normalized wall shear stress as an effective computational template of low-density lipoprotein polarization at the arterial blood-vessel wall interface. In: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE, vol. 226. ISSN 0169-2607
Contributo su Rivista - DE NISCO, Giuseppe; Hartman, Eline M.; Mazzi, Valentina; Gallo, Diego; Chiastra, ... (2022)
The variability of wall shear stress topological skeleton predicts plaque growth in human coronary arteries. In: The 17th international symposium on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and Cardiovascular Disease, Rotterdam, The Nederlands, April 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Colombo, Monika; Corti, Anna; Gallo, Diego; Colombo, Andrea; Antognoli, Giacomo; ... (2022)
Superficial femoral artery stenting: Impact of stent design and overlapping on the local hemodynamics. In: COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, vol. 143. ISSN 0010-4825
Contributo su Rivista - DE NISCO, Giuseppe; Hartman, Eline; Mazzi, Valentina; Gallo, Diego; Chiastra, Claudio; ... (2022)
Wall shear stress topological skeleton variability predicts plaque growth in human coronary arteries. In: 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Porto (PT), 26 – 29 June 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - DE NISCO, Giuseppe; Hartman, Eline; Mazzi, Valentina; Gallo, Diego; Chiastra, Claudio; ... (2022)
WALL SHEAR STRESS TOPOLOGICAL SKELETON VARIABILITY PREDICTS ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE GROWTH IN HUMAN CORONARY ARTERIES. In: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference 2022, Eastern Shore, Maryland (USA), June 20-23, 2022, pp. 528-529. ISBN: 978-1-7351808-4-7
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Gallo, Diego; Morbiducci, Umberto; de Tullio, Marco Donato (2022)
On the unexplored relationship between kinetic energy and helicity in prosthetic heart valves hemodynamics. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE, vol. 177. ISSN 0020-7225
Contributo su Rivista - Dominguez-Rodriguez, Luis Manuel; Raposeiras-Roubin, Sergio; Abu-Assi, Emad; ... (2022)
Ischemic-hemorrhagic balance in diabetic and non-diabetic patients after acute coronary syndrome. In: REC: CARDIOCLINICS, vol. 57, pp. 203-211. ISSN 2605-1532
Contributo su Rivista - Calo, Karol; Guala, Andrea; Gallo, Diego; Rodriguez Palomares, Jose; Scarsoglio, ... (2022)
4D flow MRI study of large-scale hemodynamics correlation persistence in the healthy human aorta using network science. In: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference 2022, Eastern Shore, Maryland (USA), June 20-23, 2022, pp. 466-467. ISBN: 978-1-7351808-4-7
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Caridi, Giuseppe; Torta, Elena; Mazzi, Valentina; Chiastra, Claudio; Audenino, Alberto ... (2022)
Smartphone-based particle image velocimetry for cardiovascular flows applications: a focus on coronary arteries. In: FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 10. ISSN 2296-4185
Contributo su Rivista - Calo, Karol; Guala, Andrea; Gallo, Diego; Rodriguez Palomares, Jose; Scarsoglio, ... (2022)
4D flow MRI & network-based analysis of the hemodynamic correlation persistence length in the healthy aorta. In: 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Porto (PT), June 26-29, 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Calo, Karol; Capellini, Katia; DE NISCO, Giuseppe; Gallo, Diego; Celi, Simona; ... (2022)
Investigating the impact of wall distensibility on aortic flow using a network-based approach. In: ESB-ITA 2022 XI Annual Meeting, Massa (IT), October 6-7, 2022, pp. 18-18
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Calo, Karol; Gallo, Diego; Guala, Andrea; Scarsoglio, Stefania; Steinman, David A.; ... (2022)
Arterial flows as social networks: a novel approach to disentangle hemodynamic complexity. In: Virtual Physiological Human Conference 2022, Porto (PT), September 6-9, 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Society and Enterprise
Patents and other intellectual properties
- MEANS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING PATIENTS FOR IMPROVED PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS. international Patent
Inventors: Claudio Chiastra Diego Gallo Maurizio Lodi Rizzini Umberto Morbiducci - MODELLAZIONE DI TEST RADIALE PER VALVOLE TRANSCATETERE.
Inventors: Alberto Audenino Dario Carbonaro Claudio Chiastra Diego Gallo Umberto Morbiducci - Gruppo di supporto alla rotazione per cassette/campioni biologici/scaffold e metodo di trasporto di massa sfruttante detto gruppo. national and international Patent
Inventors: Cristina Bignardi Dario Carbonaro Stefano Gabetti Diego Gallo Diana Nada Caterina Massai Giovanni Putame Gianpaolo Serino - Sistema di generazione di microgravità privo di componenti rotanti in bireattori (biovortex). national and international Patent
Inventors: Diego Gallo Diana Nada Caterina Massai Umberto Morbiducci