Fixed-term assistant professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences (DISMA)
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Biography
CAREER I pursued my doctoral studies at the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (Bilbao, Spain) within the INPhINIT "la Caixa" / Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhD Fellowship program and obtained my Ph.D. in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of the Basque Country (Spain) in January 2021. Following my doctorate, I was awarded a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Granada (Spain). From July 2021 to May 2024, I worked as a research fellow in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Politecnico di Torino, contributing to the project "Nested Models in Biomedicine." After a subsequent postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Parma, I began my current appointment as a Junior Assistant Professor (RTD-a) at the Politecnico di Torino in April 2025. RESEARCH My research lies in the field of mathematical biology, with a focus on mathematical and computational modeling of biological and medical phenomena. My work centers on the development, analysis, and numerical simulation of deterministic multiscale models, as well as on the derivation of macroscopic descriptions from microscopic and more detailed representations. This approach enables the study of how diverse microscopic behaviors interact to generate emergent large-scale phenomena. My research is highly interdisciplinary and involves close collaborations with researchers in the natural and life sciences. A key aspect of my work is integrating biological and clinical data into theoretical frameworks to improve both model relevance and predictive power. Current research interests include modeling cell migration in heterogeneous environments, tumor invasion dynamics, and the analysis of novel therapeutic treatment protocols and tumor response.
Curriculum
Scientific branch
(Area 0001 - Mathematical and computer sciences)
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
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Awards and Honors
- Honour Mention - L’Oréal Italia per le Donne e la Scienza - conferred by L’Oréal Fundation, Italy (2021)
- The Reinhart Heinrich Award conferred by European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESMTB) (2021)
- Premio extraordinario de Doctorado conferred by Universidad del País Vasco, Spain (2023)
- Seal of Excellence for the MSCA post-doctoral fellowship conferred by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Italy (2024)
Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico
- Visiting Researcher, presso University of Oxford (17/1/2025-15/2/2025)
- Visiting Researcher, presso The Fields Institute is a centre for mathematical research activity (19/8/2024-22/9/2024)
- Titolare di contratto di ricerca, presso Università degli Studi di PARMA (16/5/2024-30/3/2025)
- Visiting Researcher, presso City of Hope (19/10/2022-22/2/2023)
- Visiting Researcher, presso University of Bonn (1/5/2022-31/5/2022)
Teaching
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Architettura e Design. Componente
- Collegio di Ingegneria Matematica. Componente invitato
Teachings
Bachelor of Science
- Atelier Città e Territorio E (modulo di Probabilità e statistica matematica). A.A. 2025/26, ARCHITETTURA. Titolare del corso
- Algebra lineare e geometria. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Theoretical mechanics. A.A. 2025/26, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
- Algebra lineare e geometria. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Analisi matematica I. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Algebra lineare e geometria. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Algebra lineare e geometria. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Analisi matematica I. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
Research
Research groups
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- IMTIDy - Integrated Mathematical approach to Tumor Interface Dynamics, (2025-2028) - Responsabile Scientifico
PNRR – Mission 4
Publications
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- Rockne, R. C.; Andersen, M.; Anderson, A. R. A.; Basanta, D.; Bentivegna, A.; Benzekry, ... (2026)
The future of mathematical oncology in the age of AI. In: NPJ SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS, vol. 12, pp. 1-7. ISSN 2056-7189
Contributo su Rivista - Bisi, Marzia; Conte, Martina; Groppi, Maria (2026)
Action Potential Dynamics on Heterogeneous Neural Networks: From Kinetic to Macroscopic Equations. In: Final Conference of the COST Action MAT-DYN-NET, Braga (Portugal) from 5 to 9 February 2024, from 5 to 9 February 2024, pp. 139-157. ISSN 2297-0215. ISBN: 9783032023254
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Thiessen, Ryan; Conte, Martina; Stepien, Tracy L.; Hillen, Thomas (2025)
Go-or-grow models in biology: a monster on a leash. In: JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY, vol. 91, pp. 1-45. ISSN 0303-6812
Contributo su Rivista - Conte, Martina; Travaglini, Romina (2025)
A kinetic derivation of spatial distributed models for tumor-immune system interactions. In: CHAOS, SOLITONS AND FRACTALS, vol. 200, pp. 1-24. ISSN 0960-0779
Contributo su Rivista - Conte, M.; Xella, A.; Woodall, R. T.; Cassady, K. A.; Branciamore, S.; Brown, C. E.; ... (2025)
CAR T-cell and oncolytic virus dynamics and determinants of combination therapy success for glioblastoma. In: MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES, vol. 389. ISSN 0025-5564
Contributo su Rivista