Diego Gallo

Diego Gallo is an Associate Professor in Industrial Bioengineering at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS), Politecnico di Torino, and a member of the PolitoBIOMed Lab - Biomedical Engineering Lab. With a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino and a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellowship at the University of Toronto's Biomedical Simulation Laboratory, Gallo focuses on the interplay between blood fluid mechanics, vascular morphometry, and cardiovascular disease development/diagnosis. He has authored 120+ publications and holds 4 patents in cardiovascular device optimization.

• Editorial Roles: Associate Editor for Frontiers in Pediatrics and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Associate Editor for Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, Topic Editor for Fluids (MDPI).
• Research Themes: Computational hemodynamics, digital twins, vascular biomechanics, helical flow analysis, and clinical translation of cardiovascular devices/surgical techniques.

Scientific Awards:

• Jack Perkins Prize (2018)
• Elsevier Highly Cited Research (2016)
• ISMRM Awards (2014)
• TERMIS Travel Award (2012)
• Premio Enzo Belardinelli (2012)

Teaching Activities: Courses in fluid biomechanics, bioimaging processing, and cardiovascular surgical strategies for Bioengineering programs. Supervises PhD students in cardiovascular device design, hemodynamic modeling, and computational medical technology.