Michele Conti Curriculum Vitæ

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1 Michele Conti Curriculum Vitæ (last update: September 2014) 1 Personal data - Born in Scicli (RG) on 08 April Address: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture - structural division, Università degli Studi di Pavia, via Ferrata 3, Pavia (PV) - Office phone number: (+39) Mobile number: (+39) Fax: (+39) [email protected] - Web-page: Studies - September July 2001: Diploma di Maturità Classica (High School Degree) at the Liceo Scientifico Q. Cataudella in Scicli (RG) with the grade of 95/ September November 2004: Bachelor degree in Biomedical engineering at Università degli Studi di Pavia with the grade of 104/110. Thesis title: Design and development of a system for management of in-vivo Pharmacokinetics data in-vivo. Promoter: Prof. P. Magni. - September July 2007: Master Degree in Biomedical engineering at Università degli Studi di Pavia with the grade of 109/110. Thesis title: Finite Element Analysis of self-expanding braided wirestent. Promoters: Prof. P. Verdonck (Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium), Prof. F. Auricchio (Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy). - November November 2010 (Graduation 11/02/2011): PhD in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at Università degli Studi di Pavia - (Joint diploma with Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium). Thesis title: Finite Element Analysis of carotid artery stenting. Supervisor: Prof. F. Auricchio (Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy) Accademic position - November currently: Assistant Professor at Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (ex Dept. of Structural Mechanics), Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia. - November October 2012: Post-doc fellow at Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (ex Dept. of Structural Mechanics), Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia.. - November October 2011: Post-doc fellow at Dept. of Structural Mechanics, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia. - May November 2010: (Joint) PhD student in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. - November November 2010: PhD student in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.

2 Abroad research period - February 2013: Institute: UCSD (University of California at San Diego), San Diego, USA; topic: Computational fluid-dynamics of carotid arteries. - September 2011: Institute: KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology), Thuwal, South Arabia; topic: generation of multi-patch domains for patient-specific iso-geometric analysis. - June September 2009/June September 2010: Institute: IBiTech (Institute Biomedical Technology), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; topic: numerical simulation of carotid stenting. - December May 2008/September 2008: Institute: IBiTech (Institute Biomedical Technology), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; topic: finite element analysis of carotid embolic filters. - September April 2007: Institute: IBiTech (Institute Biomedical Technology), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; topic: finite element analysis of braided wirestent. Work experience - May 2004-October 2004: Internship at Nerviano Medical Sciences, Nerviano (MI), Italy focused on the project and development JSP (Java Server Pages) data management system about in vivo pharmakocinetics. 2 Awards and Honors 2010: PhD thesis selected as the Italian candidate for the ECCOMAS (European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences) Award for the Best PhD Theses September 2013-actually. President of Italian Chapter of European Society of Biomechanics (ESB-ITA) [ 3 Scientific activity Main research topics a. Numerical simulation of minimally-invasive cardiovascular devices: using the computational mechanics methods (e.g. finite element method), the research aims to define a computational framework able to support the pre-operative planning of minimally-invasive interventions like stenting. b. Development of informatic tools for medical imaging analysis (TAC, MRI): starting from medical images currently used in the clinical practice, the research aims to develop informatic tools to generate automatically 3D geometrical models to support both clinical analysis and mesh generation for computational mechanics analysis. c. Experimental set-up for in-vitro tests of endovascular devices: exploiting rapid-prototyping, advanced medical imaging, and mock circulatory systems, the research aims at evaluate the performance of (endo-)grafts under realistic working conditions (see compmech/beta-lab.html). Such measurements can be exploited to validate the corresponding numerical simulations. d. Isogeometric analysis for biomechanics: exploiting basis function commonly adopted in CAD systems (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines), isogeometric analysis represents a valuable counterpart to classical finite element analysis, providing high accuracy and less computational cost. The research activity aims at using such advantages with the field of computational biomechanics. 2

3 Review actvities 1. Journal of Biomechanics 2. Medical Engineering & Physics 3. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 4. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 5. IEEE-Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 6. Journal of Endovascular Therapy 7. Scientia-iranica 8. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 9. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 10. BioMedical Engineering OnLine 11. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology (CVET) 12. International Journal of Artificial Organs (IJAO) 13. Journal of Fluids and Structures 14. Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics 15. Acta Mechanica et Automatica 16. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (CMAME) 17. PLOS ONE Scientific/scholarly publications 24 Journal Articles 3 Book Chapter 16 International conference proceedings 2 National conference proceedings Journal Articles: 1. G. H. W. van Bogerijen, F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Lefieux, A. Reali, A. Veneziani, J. L. Tolenaar, F. L. Moll, V. Rampoldi, S. Trimarchi, Aortic hemodynamics after thoracic endovascular aortic repair with the role of bird-beak. Accepted for publication on Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Ferrara, E. Lanzarone. A clinically applicable stochastic approach for non-invasive estimation of aortic stiffness using computed tomography data. Accepted for publication on IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 3. S. Morganti, M. Conti, M. Aiello, A. Valentini, A. Mazzola, A. Reali, F. Auricchio. Simulation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation through patient-specific finite element analysis: two clinical cases. Journal of Biomechanics; 47(11): (2014). 4. G.H.W. van Bogerijen, J.A. van Herwaarden, M. Conti, F. Auricchio, S. Trimarchi, F.L. Moll. Importance of dynamic aortic evaluation in planning TEVAR. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Special Issue Type B Aortic Dissection), available on-line. 5. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Lefieux, S. Morganti, A. Reali, F. Sardanelli, F. Secchi, S. Trimarchi, A. Veneziani. Patient-specific analysis of post-operative aortic hemodynamics: a focus on Thoracic Endovascular Repair (TEVAR). Computational Mechanics, 54(4): (2014). 3

4 6. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, C. Ferrazzano, G. Sgueglia. A simple framework to generate 3D patient-specific model of coronary artery bifurcation from single-plane angiographic images. Computers in Biology and Medicine (2014) 44: F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Ferrara. How constitutive model complexity can affect the capability to fit experimental data: a focus on human carotid arteries and extension/inflation data. Accepted for publication in Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering (ARCME) 8. G. van Bogerijen, J. L. Tolenaar, M. Conti, F. Auricchio, F. Secchi, F. Sardanelli, F. L. Moll, J. A. van Herwaarden, V. Rampoldi, S. Trimarchi. Contemporary role of computational analysis in thoracic aortic disease. Aorta 2013;1(3): DOI: 9. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Marconi, A. Reali, J. Tolenaar, S. Trimarchi. Patient-specific aortic endografting simulation: from diagnosis to prediction. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 43(4): (2013) 10. G. De Santis, B. Trachet, M. Conti, M. De Beule, U. Morbiducci, P. Mortier, P. Segers, P. Verdonck, B. Verhegghe. A computational study of the hemodynamic impact of open vs. closed stent cell design in carotid artery stenting. Artificial Organs 2013 Jul;37(7):E doi: /aor Epub 2013 Apr F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Simulation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a patient-specific finite element approach. Accepted for publication in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. DOI / F. Auricchio, M. Conti, M. Ferraro, A. Reali. Evaluation of carotid stent scaffolding through patient-specific finite element analysis. International Journal of Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 28(10): (2012) 13. H.A.F. Argente dos Santos, F. Auricchio, M. Conti. Fatigue Life Assessment of Cardiovascular Balloon-Expandable Stents - A Two-Scale Plasticity-Damage Model Approach. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 15: (2012) 14. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Ferrara, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Patient-specific finite element analysis of carotid artery stenting: a focus on vessel modeling. International Journal of Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 29(6): (2013). 15. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Ferrara, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Patient-specific simulation of a stentless aortic valve implant: the impact of fibers on leaflet performance. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 17(3): (2014) (doi: / ). 16. G. De Santis, M. Conti, B. Trachet, T. De Schryver, M. De Beule, J. Degroote, J. Vierendeels, F. Auricchio, P. Segers, P. Verdonck, B. Verhegghe, F. Auricchio. Hemodynamic impact of stentvessel (mal)apposition following carotid artery stenting: mind the gaps!. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, available online (doi: / ) 17. P. Totaro, S. Morganti, C. L. Ngo Yon, R. Dore, M. Conti, F. Auricchio, M. Viganò. Computational Finite Element Analyses To Optimize Graft Sizing During Aortic Valve Sparing Procedure. The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 21: (2012) 18. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, P. Totaro. A computational tool to support pre-operative planning of stentless aortic valve prosthesis. Medical Engineering & Physics, 33(10): (2011). 19. M. Conti, D. Van Loo, F. Auricchio, M. De Beule, G. De Santis, B. Verhegghe, S. Pirrelli, A. Odero. Impact of carotid stent cell design on vessel scaffolding: a case study comparing experimental investigation and numerical simulations. Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 18(3): (2011). 20. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, M. De Beule, G. De Santis, B. Verhegghe. Carotid Artery Stenting Simulation: from patient-specific images to Finite Element Analysis. Medical Engineering & Physics, 33(3): (2011). 4

5 21. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, S. Demertzis. Finite element analysis of aortic root dilation: a new procedure to reproduce pathology based on experimental data. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 14(10): (2011). doi: / M. De Beule, P. Mortier, G. De Santis, M. Conti, P. Segers, P. Verdonck, and B. Verhegghe.A virtual product development strategy for minimally invasive medical devices. Trends Biomater. Artif. Organs, 24(1): (2010). 23. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Shape Memory Alloy: from constitutive modelling to finite element analysis of stent deployment. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences (CMES), 57 (2010). 24. M. Conti, M. De Beule, P. Mortier, D. Van Loo, P. Verdonck, F. Vermassen, P. Segers, B. Verhegghe, F. Auricchio. Nitinol Embolic Protection Filters: Design Investigation By Computational Tools. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 18(5-6): (2009). Book chapters: 1. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti. Aortic biological prosthetic valve for open-surgery and percutaneous implant: procedure simulation and performance assessment. Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials (Springer book). 2. Auricchio Ferdinando, Boatti Elisa, Conti Michele - SMA biomedical applications - Book title: Shape memory alloy engineering: for aerospace, structural and other applications - Editors: Antonio Concilio, Leonardo Lecce, Vincenza Antonucci, Elio Sacco and Ferdinando Auricchio - Publisher: Elsevier - (in press) 3. Auricchio Ferdinando, Boatti Elisa, Conti Michele - Cardiovascular applications and computerbased design - Book title: Shape memory alloy engineering: for aerospace, structural and other applications - Editors: Antonio Concilio, Leonardo Lecce, Vincenza Antonucci, Elio Sacco and Ferdinando Auricchio - Publisher: Elsevier - (in press) International conference proceedings: 1. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, M. Ferraro, A. Reali. Evaluation of carotid stent scaffolding through patient-specific finite element analysis. Eccomas2012 (Vienna, Austria, September 2012). 2. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Reali. Carotid Artery Stenting simulation: from medical images to finite element analysis. YIC2012 (Aveiro, Portugal, April 2012). 3. G. De Santis, B. Trachet, M. De Beule, P. Segers, P. Verdonck, B. Verhegghe, M. Conti, F. Auricchio. Towards a Full-Scale Model of Carotid Artery Stenting: Virtual Stent Implantation and Its Hemodynamic Impact. SBC2011 (Nemacolin, Pennsylvania, USA, June, 2011) 4. M. Conti, D. Van Loo, F. Auricchio, M. De Beule, G. De Santis, B. Verhegghe, S. Pirrelli, A. Odero. Impact of carotid stent cell design on vessel scaffolding: a case study comparing experimental investigation and numerical simulations. ESVB (Strasburg, France, May 2011). 5. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Ferrara, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Patient-specific Finite Element Analysis of Carotid Artery Stenting: Impact of constitutive vessel modeling on vessel wall stress distribution. CMBE2011 (Washington D.C., USA, 30 March-1 April 2011). 6. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, P. Totaro, M. Viganò. Finite Element Analysis of Stentless Valve Implant in Patient-Specific Aortic Root Geometry. CMBE2011 (Washington D.C., USA, 30 March - 1 April 2011). 7. F. Auricchio, J. Arghavani, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali, U. Stefanelli, Shape-memory alloys: effective 3D modeling, computational aspects and analysis of actuator and biomedical devices, Proceedings of ACTUATOR10 - International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuators and Drive Systems (2010). 5

6 8. M. Conti, F. Auricchio, G. De Santis, M. De Beule, B. Verhegghe. Patient-specific finite element analysis of carotid artery stenting. SBC2010 (Grande Beach Resort, Naples, Florida, USA, June 2010). 9. M. De Beule, P. Mortier, G. De Santis, M. Conti, P. Segers, P. Verdonck, B. Verhegghe. Virtual scaffolding and radial strength testing of stents. Simulia Customer Conference (Rhode Island, USA, May 2010). 10. M. Conti, F. Auricchio, M. De Beule, B. Verhegghe. Numerical simulation of nitinol peripheral stents: from lasercutting to deployment in a patient specific anatomy. ESOMAT 2009 (Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 September 2009). Doi: /esomat/ F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali. A discussion of SMA beams under flexure exploiting the shape-memory effect. Complas X X International Conference on Computational Plasticity (Barcelona, Spain, 2-4 September 2009). 12. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali, U. Stefanelli. Shape Memory Alloys: Material Modeling and Device Finite Element Simulations. IUTAM Symposium on Multiscale Modelling of Fatigue, Damage and Fracture in Smart Materials Systems (Freiberg, Germany, 1-4 September, 2009). 13. M. Conti, F. Auricchio, M. De Beule, E. Calabrese, B. Verhegghe. Nitinol peripheral stents: a computational framework to investigate the stent design from lasercutting to deployment. SBC2009 (Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, June 2009). 14. M. De Beule, M. Conti, P. Mortier, D. Van Loo, P. Verdonck, F. Vermassen, P. Segers, F. Auricchio, B. Verhegghe. Finite Element Design of Nitinol Embolic Filters. SBC2009 (Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, June 2009). 15. M. De Beule, P. Mortier, G. De Santis, M. Conti, P. Segers, P. Verdonck, B. Verhegghe. A Virtual Product Development Strategy for Medical Devices. Simulia Customer Conference (London, UK, May 2009). 16. M. De Beule, B. Verhegghe, P. Mortier, M. Conti, R. Van Impe, P. Verdonck. Finite element stent design: modeling braided wirestent expansion. 5th European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials (Strasbourg, France, April 2007). National conference proceedings: 1. M. Conti. Peripheral stents: design investigation through computational tools. 10e UGent-Firw Doctoraatssymposiumposium (Ghent, Belgium, 9 December 2009). 2. S. Pugliese, M. Conti, F. Auricchio, S. Demertzis. Aortic valve mechanical behaviour through finite element analysis. Primo Congresso Nazionale di Bioingegneria (Congresso GNB2008) (Pisa, Italy, 3-5 July 2008). 4 Seminars and other conference contributions Seminars: 1. M. Conti, Simulation of Cardiovascular Implants: from Medical Images to Finite Element Analysis (KAUST, 28 September, 2011). 2. M. Conti, SMA and numerical simulations: a focus on biomedical applications (Pavia, Italy, 04 May 2010). 3. M. Conti, Analisi meccanica di alcuni dispositivi biomedicali, Leghe a memoria di forma: un esempio di materiale intelligente dalle 1001 applicazioni...con una tecnologia tutta Italiana (Pavia, Italy, October 2008). Contributions to international conferences: 6

7 1. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, M. Ferraro, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Isogeometric Analysis for the evaluation of Carotid Artery Stent performance 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI) 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V) 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI). July 20-25, 2014, Barcelona, Spain. 2. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, C. Ferrazzano, G.A. Sgueglia, Long coronary lesions treatment through a patient-specific stenting approach. 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI) 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V) 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI). July 20-25, 2014, Barcelona, Spain. Note: Co-organizer of a mini-symposium. 3. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Lefieux, A. Reali, A. Veneziani, T. Passerini, G. H. W. van Bogerijend, S. Trimarchi, Aortic hemodynamics post Thoracic Endovascular Repair (TEVAR): a focus on birdbeak drawback. CMBE2013 (Hong-Kong, December 2014). Note: Co-organizer of a mini-symposium. 4. M. Conti Patient-specific finite element analysis of popliteal stenting. ICBT2013 (Hannover, Germany, November 2014). 5. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Marconi, A. Reali., J.L. Tolenaar, S. Trimarchi Patient-specific aortic endografting simulation: from diagnosis to prediction. ESB2013 (Patras, Greece, August 2013). Note: chairman of a session. 6. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, M. Ferraro, A. Reali. ISOGEOMETRIC MODELING OF CAROTID ARTERY STENTING: A COMPARISON WITH CLASSIC FINITE ELEMENT APPROACH. SEECCM2013 (Kos, Greece, June 2013). 7. F. Auricchio, V. Calo, N. Collier, M. Conti, A. Reali. B-SPLINE SURFACE MAPPING TO DESCRIBE AORTA KINEMATICS DURING CARDIAC CYCLE. SEECCM2013 (Kos, Greece, June 2013). 8. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, M. Ferraro, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Patient-specific finite element analysis of SMA-based cardiovascular implants. SMST2013 (Prague, Check Republic, May 2013). Note: Co-organizer of a mini-symposium. 9. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, M. Ferraro, A. Reali. Patient-specific isogeometric analys for vascular biomechanics using FEAP. ACM/TH70 (San Diego, USA, February 2013). 10. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Numerical simulations for percutaneous vascular surgery: from diagnosis to prediction. Simai2012 (Turin, Italy, June 2012). 11. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, M. Ferraro, A. Reali. Evaluation of carotid stent scaffolding through patient-specific finite element analysis. Eccomas2012 (Vienna, Austria, September 2012). Note: Co-organizer of a mini-symposium. 12. M. Conti, F. Auricchio, A. Reali, Carotid Artery Stenting simulation: from medical images to finite element analysis, YIC2012 ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference (Aveiro, Aprile 2012). 13. F. Auricchio, E. Bonetti, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali, G. Scalet, M. Aiello, A.Valentini. Shape-Memory Alloys: 3D ConstitutiveModeling and Biomedical Device Investigation. ESMC 2012 (Graz, Austria, 9-13 July 2012). 14. P. Totaro, S. Morganti, M. Paris, M. Conti, F. Pagani, F. Auricchio. Computational CT-based patient-specific reconstruction of surgical field to optimize minimally invasive cardiac surgery approach. International Society for minimally inavsive cardiothoracic surgery 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting, 30 May - 2 June. L.A., California, USA. 15. S. Morganti, F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Reali. Finite element analysis of aortic valve surgery. YIC2012 (Aveiro, Portugal, April 2012). 16. F. Auricchio, J. Arghavani, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali, U. Stefanelli, Recent developments on the 3D modeling of SMA, 11th International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Como, 5-9 June 2011). 7

8 17. M. Conti, F. Auricchio, M. De Beule, B. Verhegghe. Finite Element Analysis of Carotid Artery Stenting. 1st ECCOMAS PhD Olympiad within 7th GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics (Athens, Greece, 30 June ñ 2 July 2011). 18. M. Conti, D. Van Loo, F. Auricchio, M. De Beule, G. De Santis, B. Verhegghe, S. Pirrelli, A. Odero. Impact of carotid stent cell design on vessel scaffolding: a case study comparing experimental investigation and numerical simulations. ESVB (Strasbourg, France, May 2011). 19. M. Conti, D. Van Loo, F. Auricchio, M. De Beule, G. De Santis, B. Verhegghe, S. Pirrelli, A. Odero. Impact of carotid stent cell design on vessel scaffolding: a case study comparing experimental investigation and numerical simulations. ISB2011 (Brussel, Belgium, 3-7 July 2011). 20. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti. Finite Element Analysis of the Edwards Sapien Valve Implant: Toward a Patient-Specific Application. ISB2011 (Brussel, Belgium, 3-7 July 2011). 21. M. De Beule, M. Conti, G. De Santis, P. Mortier, P. Segers, P. Verdonck, F. Vermassen, F. Auricchio, B. Verhegghe. Virtual Bench Testing of Carotid Wallstents: from Design to Clinical Practice. EUROPCR2011 (Paris, France, May 2011). 22. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, P. Totaro, M- Viganò. Finite Element Analysis of Stentless Valve Implant in Patient-Specific Aortic Root Geometry. SIMULIA RUM2010 (Turin, Italy, 27 October 2010). 23. M. De Beule, M. Conti, P. Mortier, F. Vermassen, F. Auricchio, P. Verdonck, P. Segers, B. Verhegghe. Virtual Bench Testing of Carotid Wallstents: from Design to Clinic. ICI2010 (Israel). 24. M. De Beule, M. Conti, P. Mortier, P. Verdonck, P. Segers, F. Auricchio, B. Verhegghe. Finite Element Analysis of self-expanding braided wire stents. AfriCOMP11 (Cape Town, South Africa, January 2011). 25. M. De Beule, M. Conti, P. Mortier, F. Vermassen, F. Auricchio, P. Verdonck, P. Segers, B. Verhegghe. Virtual Bench Testing of Peripheral Stents: from Design Tool towards Virtual Procedure Planning. ESVS2010 (Amsterdam, Holland, September 2010). 26. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, M. De Beule, G. De Santis, R. Dore, A. Odero, S. Pirrelli, B. Verhegghe. Finite Element Analysis of patient-specific carotid artery stenting. ESB2010 (Edinburgh, Scotland, 5-8 July 2010). 27. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, R. Dore, A. Ferrara, A. Odero, S. Pirrelli. Computer-based simulation of carotid artery stenting: a first step towards a virtual procedure planning. XV International Congress SO.PA.CHI.VA.LA.ME (Naples, Italy, June/1 July 2010). 28. P. Totaro, S. Morganti, C.L. Ngo Yon, N. Castiglione, M. Conti, A.M. D Armini, F. Auricchio, M. ViganÚ. Finite Element Model To Optimize Stentless Prosthesis Sizing During Aortic Valve Replacement. 45th ESSR (European Society for Surgical Research) Congress (Ginevra, Switzerland, 9-12 June 2010). 29. F. Auricchio, J. Arghavani, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali, U. Stefanelli. Shape-memory alloys: effective 3D modeling, computational aspects and biomedical device analysis. IV European Conference on Computational Mechanics (Paris, France, May 2010). 30. P. Totaro, S. Morganti, C.L. Ngo Yon, N. Castiglione, M. Conti, A.M. D Armini, F. Auricchio, M. ViganÚ. Finite Element Model To Optimize Graft Sizing During Aortic Valve Sparing Procedure. Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple VI (New York, USA, April 2010). 31. G. De Santis, M. Conti, M. De Beule, P. Mortier, P. Segers, P. Verdonck, B. Verhegghe. Hexahedral Mesh Generation for Patient-specific Computational Modelling of Carotid Artery Stenting. International Meeting of the French Society of Hypertension (Paris, France, December 2009). 8

9 32. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali, U. Stefanelli. Shape-memory alloys: effective 3D modeling, computational aspects and biomedical device analysis. SEECCM09 (Rhodes Island, Greece, June 2009). 33. M. De Beule, P. Mortier, G. De Santis, M. Conti, P. Segers, P. Verdonck, B. Verhegghe. Balloon folding pattern, an underestimated parameter in stent design. 4th international symposium on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and Cardiovascular Disease (Rotterdam, Holland, April 2009). 34. M. De Beule, P. Mortier, S. Van Cauter, M. Conti, G. De Santis and B. Verhegghe. pyformex: a free geometrical modeler for computational biomechanics. EMBEC 2008 (Antwerp, Belgium, November 2008). 35. M. De Beule, P. Mortier, S. Van Cauter, M. Conti, P. Segers, F. Auricchio, P. Verdonck, B. Verhegghe. Parametric design of nitinol wire stents with pyformex. SMST2008 (Stresa, Italy, September 2008). 36. M. Conti, M. De Beule, P. Mortier, D. Van Loo, P. Verdonck, F. Vermassen, P. Segers, B. Verhegghe, F. Auricchio. Nitinol Embolic Protection Filters: Design Investigation By Computational Tools. SMST2008 (Stresa, Italy, September 2008). 37. M. De Beule, B. Verhegghe, M. Conti, P. Mortier, R. Van Impe, F. Auricchio and P. Verdonck. A novel way to assess the mechanical response of self-expanding braided wire stents. ESAO 2008 (Ginevra, Switzerland, 3-6 September 2008). 9

10 Contributions to national conferences: 1. M. Conti, M. Conti, S. Trimarchi. Simulation of endovascular implants: a focus on the aortic repair. AIMETA2013 (Torino, Italy, September 2013). Note: Co-organizer of a minisymposium. 2. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Numerical simulations for percutaneous vascular surgery: from diagnosis to prediction. SIMAI 2012 (Torino, Italy, June 2012) 3. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Ferrara, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Patient-specific simulation of a stentless aortic valve implant: the impact of fibers on leaflet performance. GMA 2012 (Lucca, Italy, April 2012) 4. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Ferrara, S. Morganti, A. Reali. Finite Element Analysis of carotid artery stenting. GIMC2010 (Siracuse, Italy, September, 2010). 5. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali SMA Numerical Modeling versus Experimental Results, GMA10: IV Riunione del Gruppo Materiali AIMETA (Palermo, Italy, February 2010). 6. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, A. Ferrara, S. Morganti, A. Reali Patient-specific Simulation of Carotid Artery Stenting: Implementation of an Anisotropic Hyperelastic Model for Vessel Tissue, GMA10: IV Riunione del Gruppo Materiali AIMETA (Palermo, Italy, February 2010). 7. M. Conti. Peripheral stents: design investigation through computational tools. 10e UGent-Firw Doctoraatssymposiumposium (Ghent, Belgium, 9 December 2009). 8. M. Conti. Finite element analysis of patient specific carotid artery stenting. Belgian Day on Biomedical Engineering (Bruxelles, Belgium, 4 December 2009). 9. F. Auricchio, M. Conti, S. Morganti, A. Reali, U. Stefanelli, A Phenomenological Model for Shape Memory Alloys: Parameter Identification, Experimental Validation and Simulation of Devices, GMA09: III Riunione del Gruppo Materiali AIMETA (Milan, Italy, January 2009). 10. S. Pugliese, M. Conti, F. Auricchio, S. Demertzis. Aortic valve mechanical behaviour through finite element analysis. Primo Congresso Nazionale di Bioingegneria GNB2008 (Pisa, Italy, 3-5 July 2008). 10

11 5 Participation in research projects - November currently: FP7 Ideas ERC Starting Grant, ISOBIO-Isogeometric Methods for Biomechanics, coordinator: Prof. A. Reali. - June currently: Fondazione Cariplo, Aortic VAlve Sparing: toward an innovative PROsthesis design (through the exploitation of advanced materials and computational mechanics), coordinator: Prof. F. Auricchio. - July currently: CILEA, Bando L.I.S.A., BIO-FSI: fluid-structure interaction (FSI) to evaluate the impact of root compliance on valve physiology, coordinator: Prof. F. Auricchio. - Jan currently: Fondazione Cariplo, Regione Lombardia, icardiocloud: bringing cardiovascular vital reality to clinical bedside practice through cloud platform: implementation of a US excellence paradigm into Lombardia SSR., coordinator: Prof. F. Auricchio. 6 Post Lauream courses June 2012: CFM-FSI Computational Fluid Mechanics and FluidñStructure Interaction: A Short Course (Rome, Italy) November 2011: Course about VTK and Paraview for advanced visualization in technology and science (CILEA, Segrate (MI), Italy) July 2010: ESB2010 Tutorials on arterial mechanics (The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland) January 2010: Introduction to Python and Scripting in Abaqus (Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium) December 2008: basic course AIM: fatigue in metallic materials (Associazione Italiana Metallurgia, Milan, Italy) September 2008: smart wearable devices for human health and safety (XXVII Scuola Annuale di Bioingegneria, Bressanone (PD), Italy). 7 Teaching activity - March - July 2014: Professor for Biomeccanica e simulazione di dispositivi biomedici course held with Prof. F. Auricchio at the Faculty of Engineering of Università degli Studi di Pavia (II year bachelor degree). - March - July 2008/ 2010 / 2011/ 2012/2013: Tutor for Biomechanics course held by Prof. F. Auricchio at the Faculty of Engineering of Università degli Studi di Pavia. - March - July 2009 / 2010: Tutor for Mechanics of Biological Materials held by Prof. F. Auricchio at the Faculty of Engineering of Università degli Studi di Pavia. 11

12 8 Languages and computer knowledge Languages: - Italian (mother language). - English (oral: excellent, written: excellent). - Certification: Preliminary English Test (PET)-May Computer knowledge: - Operative systems: Windows, Linux. - Programming languages: Python, Java, JSP, MATLAB, SQL, HTML. - Softwares: L A TEX, MS Office, finite element solvers (FEAP, ABAQUS, ANSYS etc.). I hereby certify that the information given in my Curriculum Vitae is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and understand that any misleading statements, failure to disclose information or deliberate omissions will be regarded as grounds for withdrawal of offer or subsequent disciplinary action which may result in dismissal. 12