Silvana Quaglini

Silvana Quaglini is a Full Professor of Health Care Information Systems at the University of Pavia's Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, and serves as Director of the BMI Lab. She has held academic positions since 1989 and maintains active research and teaching roles including Medical Informatics and Decision Support in Medicine courses since 1992.

Education:

• 1981: Laurea cum laude in Electronic Engineering, University of Pavia
• 1987: PhD Bioengineering, Politecnico of Milan

Research Interests: Prof. Quaglini specializes in medical decision support systems with foundational expertise in decision theory, clinical process modeling, and probabilistic AI systems. Her work bridges telemedicine and chronic disease management, focusing on stroke care, cardiovascular risk assessment, and rehabilitation. Recent innovations target personalized medicine through context-aware home monitoring and shared decision-making frameworks for chronic conditions.

Scientific Awards:

• ECSC m-health app award 2015 (HeNeA cancer app)
• Swiss Bridge cancer research award 2013
• A. Liberati Poster Award 2012 (Strokeforum)
• M. Stefanelli Student Paper Award 2011 (AIME)
• Medinfo Best Poster 2010
• Hipponion Stroke Prize 2008
• MIE Best Paper Award 1999

Grants and Leadership: She led 15+ EU projects including GAMES (1992-2002), T-IDDM (1996-1999), HOMEY (2001-2003), MyHeart (2004-2008), and MobiGuide (2011-2015), plus national PRIN grants since 1994. As President of SIBIM (Italian Society of Biomedical Informatics) and member of AIME, she chairs scientific committees and advises Lombardia Region's Health Technology Assessment group.

Laboratory: She directs the BMI Lab (Medical Informatics Laboratory), which develops clinical decision support systems in collaboration with IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo and coordinates the Master’s Degree in Clinical Engineering since 2010.