Simona Celi

Simona Celi is a senior scientist at Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio and holds academic roles as Adjunct Professor at the Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, and Lecturer at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. She directs the Bioengineering Unit and BioCardioLab, founded in 2008, and has led multiple national/international research projects as technical PI. Her research focuses on integrating in-vivo/ex-vivo data with in-silico models using advanced image processing and finite element analysis.

• Education: PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pisa (2008).
• Affiliations: Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, University of Pisa, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.

Research interests include biomedical data correlation, uncertainty quantification in simulations, and computational modeling of biological systems. She has supervised 7 PhD students and 25 Master’s theses.

Awards:

• Best Master Thesis Award (ESB-ITA 2023)
• Finalist (ESB-ITA 2022)
• Finalist (ESB 2021)

Grants & Leadership: Technical PI of three national grants. Served as executive board member of the Italian Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics (2017–2023).

Labs/Teams: Director of BioCardioLab, leading projects in 3D in-silico modeling and experimental biomechanics.