About
Irene Vignon-Clementel is a Researcher at Inria, affiliated with the REO joint project team (Inria, Sorbonne University, CNRS). She was awarded the 2019 ERC Consolidator Grant for her groundbreaking work in numerical simulation applied to biomedical challenges. Her career bridges computational science and clinical medicine, with a focus on blood flow modeling in organs and congenital heart defects.
- Education: Master's in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (University of Cambridge), PhD in Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Laboratory (Stanford University)
Her research develops multiscale numerical simulators to predict blood flow evolution preoperatively, targeting applications in cardiovascular surgery, liver regeneration, and aerosol deposition in lungs. She collaborates with hospitals like AP-HP and Oslo University Hospital to translate computational models into clinical tools.
Scientific Awards:
- ERC Consolidator Grant (2019) for digital simulation in surgery
She leads interdisciplinary projects integrating patient imaging data and computational fluid dynamics, aiming to create clinically actionable tools for surgical planning. Her work emphasizes translational research through hospital-industry partnerships and Inria's innovation ecosystem.
