Research topics

  • Surgery

Topic Description:

  • Robotics & Automation, Artificial Intelligence applied to surgical disciplines
  • 3D reconstruction and modelling for surgical planning
  • Bioengineered prosthesis development for surgical application

I choose it if I am interested in:

  • improving technology applied to any surgical discipline in the fields of robotics, AI, 3D modelling, biomaterials, training & education

Job outlet:

  • surgeons of any discipline both academic and not
  • consultant for companies developing technology for surgery
  • start-upper

 

Odontostomatology

Topic Description:

  • Advanced therapy in dentistry and oral surgery 

I choose it if I am interested in:

  • digital work flow for rehabilitating dental and maxillofacial patients
  • personalised dentistry and medicine
  • bone and mineralised tissue engineering

Job outlet:

  • academic tenure track
  • higher specialisedprofessional activities
  • R&D in biomedical companies

 

Anesthesiology - Intensive Care

 

Imaging Diagnostics

Topic Description:

Advanced medical technologies are also applied to:

  • Anesthesiology - Intensive Care
  • Imaging Diagnostics

I choose it if I am interested in:

  • Improving technology applied to Intensive Care
  • Improving technology applied to Imaging Diagnostics

Job outlet:

  • Anesthesist and radiologist physicians
  • Consultant for companies developing technology for surgery
  • Start-upper

 

Mechanical Bioengineering

Topic Description:

Solid & Fluid Biomechanics Group activities are based on computational and experimental methodologies applied to medicine and health care. Fields of application include biological tissues / districts / organs mechanical characterization and engineering, research on diseases progressions from macro to nanoscales, devices design and testing.
More specific research areas include: biological materials and structures mechanics; engineering insurgery; cardio vascular biofluid mechanics; bioreactors for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and transport phenomena; multiscale and multiphysics modelling. 

I choose it if I am interested in:

  • Experimental testing for materials or devices characterization
  • Design of devices / experimental set-ups for custom tests
  • Computational approaches to investigate human districts / organs / tissues behaviour as well as disease effects and progression or pathological conditions

Job outlet:

  • Research centres & laboratories
  • Research & development sections of medical companies
  • Academic career

 

Biomaterialsand Bionanotechnology

Topic Description:

The “Biomaterial and Bionanotechnology” topic aims to develop enabling technologies for clinical challenges with high social burden and for unsolved clinical challenges.

I choose it if I am interested in:

  • Design of biomaterial, biosurfaceand smart interface for medical devices;
  • Design of integrated diagnosis system (e.g. lab-on chip);
  • Advance therapies development.
  • Design of biomimetic and smart platforms for clinical needs

Job outlet:

  • Implantable medical device companies;
  • Diagnosis systems companies;
  • Pharmaceutical companies;
  • Biotech spin-off and start up;
  • Research fields in public and private research centers.

 

Electronic Bioengineering

Topic Description:

This topic addresses the development of innovative devices and applications for diagnosis, therapy and patient monitoring. Activities range from the design of instrumentation to biosignals and medical images processing and interpretation.

I choose it if I am interested in:

  • Movement analysis
  • Design of innovative devices
  • Radiomics and medical imaging
  • Intelligent systems for diagnosis, therapy and patient monitoring
  • Telemedicine

Job outlet:

  • Research centres & laboratories
  • Biomedical companies and healthcare facilities
  • Academic career