PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
Co-Investigator of the project STREP “Virtual Pathological Heart of the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH2)”, European Union FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2008-2011 (PI Dr. M. Carenini, Noemalife)
National Coordinator of the project “SurgAid: New methods for diagnosis and support in mitral valve surgery repair procedures based on the integration of finite element modelling and 4D echocardiographic advanced image processing”, PRIN 2008-2010, Italian Ministry of Research and University.
Co-Principal Investigator of the project “AEQUAM: Automated Echocardiographic QUAntification in Microgravity”, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France, 2007-08
Co-Investigator of the project “Evaluation of myocardial perfusion by real-time 3D echocardiography”, American Society of Echocardiography, USA, 2007-2009 (PI Prof. V. Mor-Avi)
Co-Investigator of the project “Development of methods and algorithms for the quantitative evaluation of right ventricualr function by real-time 3D echocardiography”, MIUR-INTERLINK, 2006-2007 (PI: Prof. S. Cerutti)
Co-Principal Investigator of the project “Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography during parabolic flight”, European Space Agency, 2005-2006
Co-Investigator of the project “PROJET ASTROCARD: développement d’un système automatique d’interprétation du vectocardiogramme (Decarto). Adaptations circulatoires lors des variations de pesanteur (Echo-Doppler)”, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France, 2002-2004 (PI: Prof. P. Vaida)
Co-Investigator of the project “DRESH – Development and Research on the Electrocardiographic Signal Holter”, European Union, Eureka, 2002-2003 (PI: Prof. S. Cerutti)
Co-Investigator of the project “Effect of the Lower Body Negative Pressure on the cardiac electrical activity and the hemodynamical parameters”,Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France, 2001-2002 (PI: Prof. P. Vaida)
Co-Investigator of the project “Methodology and technology for the evaluation of the structural and functional relations between autonomic and central nervous systems”, PRIN-MURST, 2000-2002 (Coordinator: Prof. S. Cerutti)
Co-Investigator of the project “Development of quantitative procedures for the objective assessment of regional myocardial perfusion and function”, American Heart Association, 2000-2001 (PI Prof. V Mor-Avi)
Principal Investigator of the project “Development of new methods for the evaluation of left ventricular function by signal and image processing applied to echocardiographic data”, “Young Researchers Project”,Politecnico di Milano, 1999-2000