Full Professor
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)
- Member of Interdepartmental Center PolitoBIOMed Lab - Biomedical Engineering Lab
- Member of Open Access Commission
Profile
Research interests
Biography
Francesca Vipiana is a Full Professor of Electromagnetic Fields at the Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunications of the Politecnico di Torino (POLITO). Her main research activities concern the modeling, design, realization and testing of microwave imaging systems for medical and industrial applications. Moreover, her research interests include numerical techniques based on the integral equation and method of moment approaches, with a focus on multiresolution and hierarchical schemes, domain decomposition, preconditioning and fast solution methods, and advanced quadrature integration schemes. She is involved in the analysis, synthesis, and optimization of multiband reconfigurable compact antennas. Currently, Prof. Vipiana coordinates the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, Innovative Training Network "EMERALD - ElectroMagnetic imaging for a novel genERation of medicAL Devices", funded by the H2020 Research and Innovation Program and the Proof of Concept Program “FastFood - Focusing microwAve Sensing Technology for Food in-line quality control”, funded by Venture Factory. She is also the Principal Investigator for the POLITO research unit in the National PRIN project "BEST-Food, Broadband Electromagnetic Sensing Technologies for Food quality and security assessment". She has 20 years full time equivalent research experience. Since 2007 she has been an instructor at European School of Antennas (ESoA) courses and since 2008 the teaching professor of the course “Advanced Computational EM for antenna analysis” at the POLITO Doctoral School where she is part of the Ph.D. advisors board. Prof. Vipiana received the Lot Shafai Mid-Career Distinguished Award from the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society in 2017 and she is an Associate Editor of IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation and of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, where, in 2020, she was also Guest Editor for the Special Issue “Electromagnetic Imaging and Sensing for Food Quality and Safety Assessment”.
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Skills
ERC sectors
Awards and Honors
- URSI Young Scientist Award conferred by International Union of Radio Science, Belgium (2005)
- IEEE WiEM best poster award conferred by IEEE Women in Electromagnetics (WiEM) Workshop, Italy (2009)
- ISMB Best Paper Award conferred by Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB), Italy (2011)
- Lot Shafai Mid-Career Distinguished Achievement Award conferred by IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (2017)
Teaching
PhD Boards
- INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI, 2020/2021 (37. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI, 2019/2020 (36. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI, 2018/2019 (35. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI, 2017/2018 (34. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI, 2016/2017 (33. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI, 2015/2016 (32. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI, 2014/2015 (31. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI, 2013/2014 (30. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA, 2012/2013 (29. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO
Courses of Study Boards
- Collegio di Ingegneria Biomedica. Componente invitato
- Collegio di Ingegneria Elettronica, delle Telecomunicazioni e Fisica (ETF). Componente
Teachings
PhD
- Lens antennas: Fundamentals and present applications. (didattica di eccellenza). A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
- COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS: A REVIEW AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS FOR FINITE ELEMENT METHODS (didattica di eccellenza). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
- Tecniche numeriche avanzate per l'analisi ed il progetto di antenne. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
- Tecniche numeriche avanzate per l'analisi ed il progetto di antenne. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
- Tecniche numeriche avanzate per l'analisi ed il progetto di antenne. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
Master of Science
- Advanced antenna engineering. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Electromagnetic fields and biological tissues: effects and medical applications. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Electromagnetic fields and biological tissues: effects and medical applications. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Electromagnetic fields and biological tissues: effects and medical applications. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Electromagnetic fields and biological tissues: effects and medical applications. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Electromagnetic fields and biological tissues: effects and medical applications. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Electromagnetic fields and biological tissues: effects and medical applications. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Applicazioni biomedicali dei campi elettromagnetici. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Applicazioni biomedicali dei campi elettromagnetici. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Applicazioni biomedicali dei campi elettromagnetici. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Applicazioni biomedicali dei campi elettromagnetici. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Applicazioni biomedicali dei campi elettromagnetici. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Applicazioni biomedicali dei campi elettromagnetici. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Electromagnetic waves and antennas. A.A. 2017/18, ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Titolare del corso
- Electromagnetic waves and antennas. A.A. 2018/19, ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Titolare del corso
- Electromagnetic waves and antennas. A.A. 2019/20, ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Titolare del corso
- Electromagnetic waves and antennas. A.A. 2020/21, ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Titolare del corso
- Electromagnetic waves and antennas. A.A. 2021/22, ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Titolare del corso
- Electromagnetic waves and antennas. A.A. 2022/23, ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Titolare del corso
Research
Research fields
Research groups
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- Glide-symmetric mEtamaterials for iNnovative radIo-frequency CommUnication and Sensing, (2023-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - HE - Excellent Science - MSCA - An innovative microwave sensing system for the evaluation and monitoring of food quality and safety, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
National Research - Broadband Electromagnetic Sensing Technologies for Food quality and security assessment, (2020-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN - EMERALD - ElectroMagnetic imaging for a novel genERation of medicAL Devices, (2018-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Excellent Science - Marie Curie - Microwave Imaging Technology for Food Contamination Monitoring, (2017-2019) - Responsabile Scientifico
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research - Microwave Brain Scanner for Cerebrovascular Diseases Monitoring, (2017-2020) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN - ARROW-AIRCRAFT LIGHTENING THREATH REDUCTION THROUGH WIRING OPTIMIZATION , (2013-2015) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - JTI ARTEMIS - UN APPROCCIO A MICROONDE COMBINATO PER LA DIAGNOSTICA PRECOCE DEL TUMORE AL SENO - MICENEA, (2013-2018) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - FIRB - STRUCTURES-STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC ATTACKS, (2012-2015) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - VII PQ - COOPERATION - Security
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- “RGBI shift-routing metamaterials - DS1”, (2022-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - RGBI shift-routing metamaterials JP2, (2022-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - “RGBI shift-routing metamaterials”, (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Near-infrarred metasurfaces design - part II - The study of other wavelengths related to RGB imaging, (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - “Near-infrarred metasurfaces design”, (2021-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Verificazione TAR Liguria, (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Consulting - “Fast-food” nell'ambito del programma “Proof of Concept 2020” , (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Participation in expenses for research activity - “Integration Schemes”, (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Consolidamento delle tecniche MoM di compressione multi-livello per l’analisi elettromagnetica di oggetti complessi ed elettricamente grandi. Upgrade 2015, (2015-2015) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - CONSOLIDAMENTO DELLE TECNICHE MOM PER L'ANALISI DI MODELLI DIELETTRICI, (2013-2013) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - TECNICHE MOM DI COMPRESIONE MULTI-LIVELLO PER L'ANALISI ELETTROMAGNETICA DI OGGETTI COMPLESSI ED ELETTRICAMENTE GRANDI, (2012-2012) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Leonardo Cardinali. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 38, 2022-in progress)
Research subject: Microwave imaging for Alzheimer's Disease detection
Antennas, electromagnetic devices, propagation and radars Biomedical devices and applications Computational Electromagnetics (CEM) and EM simulation Radio frequency and microwave electronics - Ali Darwish. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 37, 2021-in progress)
- Cristina Origlia. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 37, 2021-in progress)
- Martin Petek. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 37, 2021-in progress)
- Valeria Mariano. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 35, 2019-in progress)
Research subject: Microwave imaging algorithms for biomedical applications
Biomedical devices and applications - Marco Ricci. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 34, 2018-2022)
Thesis: Design and Validation of a Microwave Device for Food Contamination Real-time Sensing and Imaging
Antennas, electromagnetic devices, propagation and radars Radio frequency and microwave electronics - David Orlando Rodriguez Duarte. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 34, 2018-2022)
Thesis: EM Device for Cerebrovascular Diseases Imaging
Biomedical devices and applications
Publications
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Mariano, Valeria; Banting, Lucas; Tobon Vasquez, Jorge A.; Jeffrey, Ian; Lovetri, Joe; ... (2023)
Brain Stroke Microwave Imaging via an Efficient Implementation of the CSI-FEM Algorithm. In: 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Firenze, 26-31 March 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Origlia, C.; Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Gugliermino, M.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Scapaticci, ... (2023)
Experimental validation of a microwave scanner for bain stroke monitoring in realistic head models. In: 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI), Portland, Oregon, USA, 23-28 July 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Origlia, Cristina; Gugliermino, Martina; RODRIGUEZ DUARTE, DAVID ORLANDO; TOBON VASQUEZ, ... (2023)
Anthropomorphic multi-tissue head phantom for microwave imaging devices testing. In: 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Firenze, Italia, 26 - 31 Marzo 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Savazzi, Matteo; Karadima, Olympia; Rodriguez Duarte, David O.; Jorge, Tobon; Vipiana, ... (2023)
Experimental Assessment of Axillary Lymph Node Microwave Tomography Using Anthropomorphic Phantoms. In: IEEE JOURNAL OF ELECTROMAGNETICS, RF AND MICROWAVES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY., pp. 1-8. ISSN 2469-7249
Contributo su Rivista - Origlia, Cristina; Rodriguez-Duarte, David O.; Tobon Vasquez, Jorge A.; Vipiana, ... (2022)
Hybrid imaging kernel calibration applied on microwave scanner for brain stroke monitoring. In: 2022 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications (CAMA), Guangzhou, China, 14-17 December 2022, pp. 1-3. ISBN: 978-1-6654-9037-5
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Society and Enterprise
Patents and other intellectual properties
- UN'UNITÀ PIXEL CON ASSORBITORE A INFRAROSSI, UN ARRAY DI PIXEL E UNA TELECAMERA CHE IMPLEMENTA UN TALE ARRAY DI PIXEL. international Patent - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - DISPOSITIVO DI IMAGING A MICROONDE PER IL MONITORAGGIO DI DEVIAZIONI DIELETTRICHE IN UN MEZZO. national and international Patent - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research