Prof. Demi's CV
Associate Professor
University: University of Trento, Italy
Department: Information Engineering and Computer Science
Starting date: 16 April 2021
Main field of research: Signal Processing, Image Formation and Image Analysis
Visiting Professor
University: KAIST, Republic of Korea
Department: NanoFab Center
Date: April 2023
Lecture series on Lung Ultrasound
Visiting Professor
University: Stanford University, USA
Department: Radiology
Date: April-May 2022
Lecture series on Lung Ultrasound
Assistant Professor (RtdB)
University: University of Trento, Italy
Department: Information Engineering and Computer Science
Starting date: 15 April 2018
Main field of research: Signal Processing, Image Formation and Image Analysis
University Researcher
University: Twente University, the Netherlands
Faculty: Applied Physics
Starting date: 15 Feb 2018
Main field of research: Breast multimodality (photoacoustics/ultrasound) ultrasound tomography
Ultrasound R&D Engineer & Ultrasound Consultant
Research Institute: Imec, Belgium
Department: Life Science and Imaging
High-Tech company: TMC, Belgium
Starting date: 5 Dec 2016
Main field of research: MEMS sensor design and image-formation-algorithm development for life science applications
Post Doctorate
University: Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Faculty: Electrical Engineering
Starting date: 15 July 2012
Main field of research: Quantitative-ultrasound imaging for prostate cancer localisation
Doctorate
University: Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
Faculty: Applied Physics
Department: Imaging Science and Technology
Starting date: 1 July 2008
Date of PhD award: March 2013
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ir. A. Gisolf, Dr. M.D. Verweij
Title of thesis: Modeling nonlinear propagation of ultrasound through inhomogeneous biomedical media
Research Assistant
University: University of Pisa, Italy
Faculty: Information Engineering
Subject: research on automatic target recognition algorithm
Starting date: 19 Feb 2008
Visiting Researcher
University: Adelaide University, Australia
Period: Sept-Dec 2007
Research topic: automatic target recognition algorithms development, polarimetric ISAR data acquisition
Master Degree
University: University of Pisa, Italy
Date of award: February 2008, cum laude
Subject: telecommunication engineering,
specialization in signal processing and remote sensing
Title of the thesis: automatic target recognition based on Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) images with applications to real data acquired in an anechoic chamber
Bachelor Degree
University: University of Pisa, Italy
Date of award: March 2006
Subject: telecommunication engineering
Title of the thesis: development of data analysis software for synthetic speckle
Main areas of expertise
Signal processing, array technology, beam forming, sensor design, ultrasound imaging and image formation, image analysis, ultrasound propagation modeling and simulations, nonlinear acoustics, ultrasound physics, ultrasound contrast agents, medical ultrasound, prostate cancer imaging, lung ultrasonography, programming (Matlab, Fortran)
Academic staff supervised (before ULTRa)
PhDs: 6 ( David Thompson, Stefan Schalk, Ruud van Sloun, Erik Duisterwinkel, Rogier Wildeboer, Anastasiia Panfilova)
Master students: 7 (two of which graduated cum laude)
Others: 5 trainee students, 3 bachelor students
Other academic activities
Lecturer of the course “Medical Imaging and Diagnostics" at the University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (since academic year 2021/22)
Lecturer of the course “Digital Signal Processing" at the University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (since academic year 2018/19)
Lecturer of the course “Ultrasound Technologies for Medical Applications" at the University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (since academic year 2018/19)
Lecturer of the course “Medical Ultrasound” at the Eindhoven University of Technology faculty of Electrical Engineering (academic year 2014/15 and 2015/16).
Lecturer assistant of the course “Biomedical Sensing Technology” at the Eindhoven University of Technology (academic year 2013/14 and 2015/16).
Lecturer assistant of the course “Introduction to Technical Physics” at the Delft University of Technology, faculty of Applied Physics (academic year 2009/10 and 2010/11).
Board member and ultrasound-lab responsible of the biomedical diagnostics group, Eindhoven University of Technology (2013-2016)
Advisory Committee member of the Technology for Global Development (TGD/e) organisation at the Eindhoven University of Technology (2014-16).