Past Faculty

Prof. Alessio Gizzi, now at TCBioMech, UCBM, full Professor in Solid & Structural Mechanics.

Since 2025, Head of the Theoretical and Computational Biomechanics Research Group, UCBM.

Research: mathematical modeling of multiphysics couplings in biological systems, multiscale mechanics, constitutive and computational modeling, finite element analysis, biomechanics & mechanobiology. Expert in active media electro-mechanics, fiber-distributed reinforced tissues, biomedical imaging modeling and simulation.

Dr. Daniele Bianchi – Researcher in Solid & Structural Mechanics, now at Medere s.r.l

Dr. Mattia Stefano – CNR Researcher, now at IIT Genova

Research: computational neuroengineering and computational neuroscience.

Past Post Doc Researchers

Dr. Anna Crispino now at TCBioMech, UCBM, post-doc researcher in the framework of the PRIN2022  QUASAR project. Research: modeling of cardiac electrophysiology.

Dr. Nicole Luchetti now at CNRS-IBPC, Paris, France, post-doc researcher in the framework of the PRIN2022 PNRR RNA2Fun project. Research: PPI networks, neurons electrophysiology, proteins and aggregates. orcid ID: 0000-0003-4438-5902

Dr.  Alessandro Barone

Dr. Lorenzo Zoboli, now Assistant Professor in Solid & Structural Mechanics at TCBioMech, UCBM, previously post-doc researcher in the framework of the PRIN COMBO. orcid ID: 0000-0003-0914-4310

Dr. Cristina Falcinelli, now Assistant Professor in Solid & Structural Mechanics at Università di Chieti-Pescara

Past Ph.D. Students

Ing. Dr. Margherita A. G. Matarrese, now Assistant Professor in Bioengineering at IHT, UCBM. Research: computational neuroengineering, multimodal neuroimaging, network theory, pediatric brain disfunctions, nucleic acid biophysics. orcid ID: 0000-0001-9833-9886

Dr. Federica Bianconi, now at TCBioMech, UCBM.

Ing. Maria Giuseppina Chiara Nestola

Ing. Edda Boccia