Assistant Professor, Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Genova.

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1 Alberto Sorrentino Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Genova Genova H T B sorrentino@dima.unige.it Position 1/2013 to date Assistant Professor, Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Genova. Research Experience 9/ /2012 9/2010 8/2012 1/2009 8/2010 1/ /2008 Post Doc, Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Genova, supervisor: Prof. Michele Piana, development of Bayesian methods for imaging in astronomy. Marie Curie Research Fellow, Department of Statistics, University of Warwick, UK, work with Prof. Wilfrid Kendall, Dr. Adam Johansen, Dr. John Aston and Dr. Tom Nichols under EU FP7 grant, development of particle filtering for inference on dynamic multiple sets, with application in magnetoencephalography. Post Doc, Department of Mathematics, University of Genoa, Italy, work with Prof. Michele Piana, development of Bayesian algorithms for magnetoencephalography. Post Doc, National Research Council, Italy, work with Dr. Anna Massone and Paramed S.r.L., development of correction algorithms for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Education 1/ / /1998 9/2003 PhD in Physics, University of Genoa, Italy, Title: Particle filters for magnetoencephalography. Supervisor: Prof. Michele Piana. MSc in Theoretical Physics, University of Genoa, Italy, Title: Stochastic resonance in the human visual system, 110/110 cum laude. Prizes and Awards 1/2010 Marie Curie Fellowship, European Funded fellowship for internationally recognised young researchers. 11/2007 Finalist at ECCOMAS PhD Prize, Award for best PhD Thesis, from the European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering. 8/2006 Young Investigator Award, Biomag International Conference on Biomagnetism, Vancouver, Canada, August Projects and Grants 1/6

2 2014 Progetto di Ricerca di Ateneo, 4,500 Euro GNCS Grant (PI Vittoria Bruni), 4,000 Euro Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship, 170,000 Euro GNCS Young Researcher Grant, 1,000 Euro GNCS Young Researcher Grant, 1,200 Euro. Software 2010 Highly Automated Dipole EStimation (HADES), Open source Matlab package with Graphical User Interface, implementing particle filtering for estimation of current dipoles from MEG data Geometric correction for MRI, C++ software developed for Paramed SrL, implementing correction of geometric distortion arising in Magnetic Resonance images due to field inhomogeneties.. Publications 2014 S. Sommariva and A. Sorrentino, Sequential Monte Carlo samplers for semi linear inverse problems and application to Magnetoencephalography, Inverse Problems 30, A. Sorrentino, G. Luria and R. Aramini, Bayesian Multi-Dipole Modeling of a Single Topography in MEG by Adaptive Sequential Monte Carlo Samplers, Inverse Problems 30, A. Sorrentino, A.M. Johansen, J.A.D. Aston, T.E. Nichols and W.S. Kendall, Dynamic filtering of static dipoles in magnetoencephalography, Annals of Applied Statistics 7, , doi:/ /12-aoas A. Pascarella and A. Sorrentino, Statistical Methods for the solution of the MEG inverse problem, in Magnetoencephalography C. Campi, A. Pascarella, A. Sorrentino and M. Piana, Highly Automated Dipole EStimation, Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, doi: /2011/ S. Pursiainen, A. Sorrentino, C. Campi and M. Piana, Forward simulation and inverse dipole localization with lowest order Raviart-Thomas elements for electroencephalography, Inverse Problems 27, , doi: / /27/4/ A. Sorrentino, Particle Filters for Magnetoencephalography, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering 17, A. Pascarella, A. Sorrentino, C. Campi and M. Piana, Particle filters, beamformers and multiple signal classification for the analysis of magnetoencephalographic time series: a comparison of algorithms, Inverse Problems and Imaging 4, 169: A. Sorrentino, L. Parkkonen, A. Pascarella, C. Campi and M. Piana, Dynamical MEG source modeling with multi-target Bayesian tracking, Human Brain Mapping /6

3 2008 C. Campi, A. Pascarella, A. Sorrentino, M. Piana, Bayesian tracking of neural activity in biomagnetic data, Communications to SIMAI Congress, vol. 3, doi: /csc A. Sorrentino, A. Pascarella, C. Campi and M. Piana, A comparative analysis of algorithms for the magnetoencephalography inverse problem, Journal of Physics: Conference Series A.M. Massone, A. Sorrentino and M. Piana, Ottimizzazione della procedura di acquisizione di immagini whole-body in risonanza magnetica: aspetti software e hardware, Matematica e Impresa A. Sorrentino, A. Pascarella, C. Campi and M. Piana, Particle filters for the magnetoencephalography inverse problem: increasing the efficiency through a semianalytic approach (Rao-Blackwellization), Journal of Physics: Conference Series C. Campi, A. Pascarella, A. Sorrentino and M. Piana, A Rao-Blackwellized particle filter for magnetoencephalography, Inverse Problems A. Sorrentino, L. Parkkonen and M. Piana, Particle filters: a new method for reconstructing multiple current dipoles from MEG data, International Congress Series 1300, A. Pascarella, A. Sorrentino, M. Piana and L. Parkkonen, Particle filters and RAP-MUSIC in MEG source modelling: a comparison, International Congress Series 1300, A. Sorrentino, L. Parkkonen, M. Piana, A.M. Massone, L. Narici, S. Carozzo, M. Riani and W.G. Sannita, Modulation of brain and behavioural responses to cognitive visual stimuli with varying signal-to-noise ratio, Clinical Neurophysiology 117, Conferences and seminars 2014 Statistical Challenges in Neuroscience, Warwick University, United Kingdom, oral presentation BIOMAG International Conference on Biomagnetism, Halifax, Canada, poster SIMAI 2014, Taormina, Italy, oral presentation Human Brain Mapping, Hamburg, Germany, poster th RHESSI Workshop, Windisch, Switzerland, oral presentation Dagli atomi al cervello, Milano, Italy, poster Inverse Days 2013, Inari, Finland, oral presentation International Conference on Basic and Multimodal Imaging, Geneva, Switzerland, poster. 3/6

4 2013 MIDA Seminar, Dipartimento di Matematica, Genova, Italy, invited seminar CIMAB Workshop on Theoretical Approaches and Related Mathematical Methods in Biology, Medicine and Environment, Milano, Italy, oral presentation HESPE Meeting, Graz, Austria, seminar Workshop Recent Advances in Sequential Monte Carlo, Warwick, UK, poster BIOMAG International Conference on Biomagnetism, Paris, France, poster ISBA 2012 World Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, poster Human Brain Mapping, Beijing, China, poster Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita di Trento, Trento, Italy, invited seminar CRiSM (Center for Research in Statistical Methods) Seminar series, University of Warwick, Uk, invited seminar Inverse Days 2010, Oulu, Finland, oral presentation Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita di Genova, Genova, Italy, invited seminar Human Brain Mapping, Barcelona, Spain, poster Inverse Problems: modeling and simulation, Antalya, Turkey, oral presentation Human Brain Mapping, Barcelona, Spain, poster Inverse Problems: modeling and simulation, Antalya, Turkey, oral presentation Workshop "Matematica, forme, immagini", Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Genova, oral presentation BIOMAG 2010 International Conference on Biomagnetism, Dubrovnik, Croatia, poster Workshop "Prospettive di sviluppo della matematica applicata in Italia", Roma, Italy, oral presentation Applied Inverse Problems 2009, Wien, Austria, oral presentation Bayesian Inference in stochastic processes, Bressanone, Italy, poster Human Brain Mapping 2009, San Francisco, CA, USA, poster annual meeting of GNCS (National Group for Scientific Computation), Montecatini, Italy, oral presentation. 4/6

5 2008 BIOMAG 2008 International Conference on Biomagnetism, Sapporo, Japan, poster Human Brain Mapping 2008, Melbourne, Australia, poster Applied Inverse Problems 2007, Vancouver, BC Canada, oral presentation Bayesian Inference in Stochastic Processes, Valencia, Spain, poster Human Brain Mapping 2007, Chicago, USA, poster Neuroscience today: neuronal functional diversity and collective behaviors, Florence, Italy, poster BIOMAG 2006 International Conference on Biomagnetism, Vancouver, BC Canada, oral presentation Workshop GNCS - INDAM, Applied Inverse problems, medical imaging and astronomy, Ischia, Italy, oral presentation Workshop "Integrazione di Sistemi Complessi in Biomedicina: modelli, simulazioni, rappresentazioni, Bergamo, Italy, oral presentation VII Congresso SIMAI, Venezia, Italy, oral presentation. Teaching 2014/5 Applied Mathematics, Department of Architecture, lectures and excercises. 2014/5 Numerical Analysis, Department of Mathematics, lab exercises. 2013/4 Applied Mathematics, Department of Architecture, lectures and excercises Stochastic Processes, Department of Mathematics Genova, Italy, Responsible for class exercises Physics, Department of Physics, Genova, Italy, Tutoring first and second year students Physics, Department of Physics, Genova, Italy, Tutoring first and second year students Physics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Genova, Italy, Responsible for class exercises Physics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Genova, Italy, Responsible for class exercises. Supervision PhD Thesis in Mathematics, Mrs. Sara Sommariva MSc Thesis in Mathematics, Mrs. Sara Sommariva MSc Thesis in Mathematics, Mrs. Chiara Todaro MSc Thesis in Mathematics, Mr. Fabio Carniglia MSc Thesis in Computer Science, Mr. Fabio Vignola. 5/6

6 2006 MSc Thesis in Mathematics, Dr. Cristina Campi. Research Visits 09/2011 Lounasmaa Laboratory, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. 10/2008 Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Boston, US. 12/2007, 06/2005, 06/2003 Brain Research Unit, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland. membership reviewer Other Currently member of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping and of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis. Reviewing activity for several international journals, including NeuroImage, Inverse Problems, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Statistics and its Interfaces, Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, The Journal of Signal Processing Systems.. 6/6