Full Professor (L. 240)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)
- Vice Coordinator Collegio di Ingegneria Biomedica
- Member of Interdepartmental Center PolitoBIOMed Lab - Biomedical Engineering Lab
Profile
Keywords
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico
- Ricercatore/Ricercatrice, presso University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland - (SUPSI) (1/4/2016-27/12/2018)
Teaching
Collegi of the PhD programmes
- BIOINGEGNERIA E SCIENZE MEDICO-CHIRURGICHE, 2025/2026 (41. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - BIOINGEGNERIA E SCIENZE MEDICO-CHIRURGICHE, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Biomedica. Componente
Teachings
PhD
- Mechanobiology: A new frontier field in biomedical research for advanced clinical strategies. A.A. 2025/26, BIOINGEGNERIA E SCIENZE MEDICO-CHIRURGICHE. Teaching assistant
- Large Language Models for Bioengineering (insegnamento su invito). A.A. 2025/26, BIOINGEGNERIA E SCIENZE MEDICO-CHIRURGICHE. Main teacher
- Mechanobiology: A new frontier field in biomedical research for advanced clinical strategies. A.A. 2024/25, BIOINGEGNERIA E SCIENZE MEDICO-CHIRURGICHE. Teaching assistant
- Meccanobiologia: Un nuovo campo di frontiera nella ricerca biomedica per strategie cliniche avanzate. A.A. 2023/24, BIOINGEGNERIA E SCIENZE MEDICO-CHIRURGICHE. Teaching assistant
- Sistemi biomimetici e bioispirati: applicazioni nell'ingegneria biomedica. A.A. 2012/13, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Teaching assistant
- Sistemi biomimetici e bioispirati: applicazioni nell'ingegneria biom. A.A. 2011/12, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Teaching assistant
Master of Science
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2026/27, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2026/27, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Rational Drug Design: Principles and Applications. A.A. 2026/27, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Molecular Biomechanics. A.A. 2026/27, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Molecular Biomechanics. A.A. 2026/27, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Rational Drug Design: Principles and Applications. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Rational Drug Design: Principles and Applications. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Rational Drug Design: Principles and Applications. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Rational Drug Design: Principles and Applications. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Rational Drug Design: Principles and Applications. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- New advances in alternative preclinical trials. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomeccanica multiscala. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Modelli biomeccanici multiscala. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Rational Drug Design: Principles and Applications. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- New advances in alternative preclinical trials. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Modelli biomeccanici multiscala. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Biomechanical design. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Modelli biomeccanici multiscala. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Modelli biomeccanici multiscala. A.A. 2016/17, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Modelli biomeccanici multiscala. A.A. 2014/15, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Progettazione di protesi e organi artificiali. A.A. 2012/13, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Modelli biomeccanici multiscala. A.A. 2012/13, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
Research
Research Areas/Fields/Groups
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- BNMF - Bioingegneria della Nutrizione: Dalla Molecola alla Forchetta, (2026-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research - LANGMOL - Unlocking chemical design with molecular language modelling, (2025-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
National Research - DGDMF2 - Supporto Tecnico-Scientifico alla Valutazione di Dispositivi Medici oggetto di Indagine Clinica e di Tipologie di Dispositivi Medici, (2024-2026) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
National Research - AIFood - Bioingegneria della nutrizione:Dalla molecola alla forchetta., (2024-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research - GALATEA - diGitAL twin frAmework for TailorEd infAnt nutrition, (2024-2028) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - HE - Excellent Science - MSCA - PARENT - PremAtuRe nEwborn motor and cogNitive impairmenTs: Early diagnosis, (2020-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Excellent Science - Marie Curie - CRYSTAL - eluCidating the alsin stRucture to function relationships toward a better understanding of infantile-onset ascending hereditarY SpasTic pAraLysis and possible therapeutic strategies, (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research - VIRTUOUS - MSCA-RISE-2019, (2019-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Excellent Science - Marie Curie
Supervised PhD students
- Chiara Cambini. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (41st cycle, 2025-in progress)
Research subject: Studying brain function and dysfunction from a mechanobiological perspective, linking neuron mechanics, structure, and cellular properties to cognition, memory, and vulnerability.
Multiscale Modelling Methods in Biomechanics - Silvia Godio. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
Research subject: The project aims to improve the efficiency, accessibility and safety of telemedicine, exploring advanced technologies that can enable a growing adoption.
Medical Innovation and Technology - Alexandra Tsipourakis. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
Research subject: Cutting-edge bioengineering solutions for advancing organ transplants
Biomedical signal and image processing Medical Innovation and Technology Computer Science - Anastasia Urbanelli. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Karim Kassem. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Syed Adil Hussain Shah. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (38th cycle, 2022-2026)
Thesis: AI-Driven, Interpretable Pattern Recognition for Multimodal Medical Data in Clinical Applications
Biomedical signal and image processing ICT and smart sensors for eHealth Medical Innovation and Technology Computer Science - Marco Cannariato. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (37th cycle, 2021-2025)
Thesis: Molecular modeling of subcellular biological filaments: in silico approaches tailored to filament biomechanics
Multiscale Modelling Methods in Biomechanics - Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (37th cycle, 2021-2025)
Thesis: Bioinformatics and Machine Learning Approaches for Biomarker Discovery and Predictive Modelling
Computer Science - Enrico Piccinelli. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (37th cycle, 2021-2025)
Thesis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Guided Cardiac Catheterization in Children and Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiovascular Engineering Cardiac and Vascular Surgery - Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah. Programme in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche (37th cycle, 2021-2025)
Thesis: Multimodal AI Tools for Predicting Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Trajectories
Biomedical signal and image processing Medical Innovation and Technology Computer Science
Publications
PoliTO co-authors
Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Zizzi, Eric Adriano; Cannariato, Marco; Miceli, Marcello; Morbiducci, Umberto; Deriu, ... (2026)
Structural Determinants of Microtubule Mechanics: A Computational Analysis of Protofilament Architectures. In: 10th World Congress of Biomechanics, Vancouver (CAN), 11-15 Luglio 2026, pp. 1070-1072
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Iqbal Khan, Iqra; Shah, Syed Adil Hussain; Tsipourakis, Alexandra; Malavolta, Marta; ... (2026)
Artificial intelligence in breast cancer imaging: a systematic review of detection, segmentation, explainability, and clinical translation. In: FRONTIERS IN IMAGING, vol. 5, pp. 1-25. ISSN 2813-3315
Contributo su Rivista - Baqir Hussain Shah, Syed; Wajid, Musfarah; Shah, Syed Adil Hussain; Buccoliero, Andrea; ... (2026)
Explainable Deep Learning for Shoulder Fracture Detection: EfficientNet-Based Evaluation on the MURA Dataset. In: 2026 6th International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET), Rome (ITA), 06-09 July 2026, pp. 1-6. ISBN: 979-8-3195-0598-9
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Shah, Syed Taimoor Hussain; Shah, Syed Adil Hussain; Godio, Silvia; Kassem, Karim; Ahmad ... (2026)
Explainable AI-based two-stage Swin transformer for grapevine leaf-based variety and disease classification. In: INFORMATION PROCESSING IN AGRICULTURE. ISSN 2214-3173
Contributo su Rivista - Khaled, Roa’A; Pizarro, Joaquín; Benavente-Fernández, Isabel; Lubián-López, Simón P.; ... (2026)
Automated Brain Segmentation in 3D Cranial Ultrasound Using Deep Learning: Toward Scalable Bedside Monitoring of Neonatal Neurodevelopment. In: MACHINE LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION, vol. 8, pp. 1-30. ISSN 2504-4990
Contributo su Rivista
Knowledge Valorisation
Public engagement
- Progetto Diderot - Bioingegneria della Nutrizione e del Gusto: AI per Decifrare le Percezioni Sensoriali (2026)
Engagement and interaction activities with the school system (e.g. experiments, simulations, educational games and other laboratory activities, citizenship education, etc.)
Other people involved: Giuseppe Cicero, Silvia Godio, Marta Malavolta, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah, Alexandra Tsipourakis, Eric Adriano Zizzi
- JUST THE WOMAN I AM (2025)
Products dedicated to non-academic audiences, radio and television programmes
Other people involved: Silvia Godio, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah, Alexandra Tsipourakis
- Progetto DIDEROT - Linea Progettuale: Bioingegneria della Nutrizione: Dalla Molecola alla Forchetta (2025)
Engagement and interaction activities with the school system (e.g. experiments, simulations, educational games and other laboratory activities, citizenship education, etc.)
Other people involved: Silvia Godio, Marta Malavolta, Lorenzo Pallante, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah, Michela Sperti, Alexandra Tsipourakis, Eric Adriano Zizzi
- Progetto Diderot - Bioingegneria della Nutrizione e del Gusto: AI per Decifrare le Percezioni Sensoriali (2026)
Engagement and interaction activities with the school system (e.g. experiments, simulations, educational games and other laboratory activities, citizenship education, etc.)
Other people involved: Giuseppe Cicero, Silvia Godio, Marta Malavolta, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah, Alexandra Tsipourakis, Eric Adriano Zizzi
- Progetto DIDEROT - Linea Progettuale: Bioingegneria della Nutrizione: Dalla Molecola alla Forchetta (2025)
Engagement and interaction activities with the school system (e.g. experiments, simulations, educational games and other laboratory activities, citizenship education, etc.)
Other people involved: Silvia Godio, Marta Malavolta, Lorenzo Pallante, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah, Michela Sperti, Alexandra Tsipourakis, Eric Adriano Zizzi
- JUST THE WOMAN I AM (2025)
Debates, science festivals and science cafés, online consultations, citizen science, legal clinics, etc., aimed at the proactive involvement of citizens in research and/or innovation
Other people involved: Silvia Godio, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah, Alexandra Tsipourakis