Alessandro Ramalli was born in Prato, Italy, in 1983. He received the master’s degree in electronics engineering from the University of Florence, Florence, Italy, in 2008; the joint Ph.D. degree in electronics system engineering and in automation, systems and images from the University of Florence and the University of Lyon, Lyon, France, respectively, in 2012. From 2012 to 2017, he was involved in the development of the imaging section of a programmable open ultrasound system by the University of Florence. From 2017 to 2019, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Researcher with the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Imaging and Dynamics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, granted by the European Commission through a “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships”. Here, he developed high frame rate imaging techniques for echocardiography. From 2020 to 2022, he worked as a research fellow at the University of Florence, where currently he is an assistant professor. His research interests include medical imaging, echocardiography, beamforming methods, ultrasound simulation, arrays and systems design.
Personal Information
Name and Surname
Alessandro Ovidio Paris RAMALLI
Researcher unique identifiers
ORCID 0000-0003-4358-3739;
Researcher ID H-6025-2012;
SCOPUS-ID 43461781400
Date and place of birth
21 October 1983, Prato (Italy)
Citizenship
Italian
Current position
03/2022 →
Assistant Professor (RTDB)
Department of Information Engineering - University of Florence (Italy)
Previous positions
03/2020 →02/2022
Research Fellow (RTDA)
10/2018 →02/2020
Adjunct professor
05/2018 →11/2019
Postdoctoral fellow with EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships
10/2017 →04/2018
Postdoctoral fellow
02/2012 → 09/2017
Academic Qualifications
28/11/2017
Italian Academic Qualification (ASN) for Associate Professor in Electronics (09/E3)
18/11/2020
Italian Academic Qualification (ASN) for Associate Professor in Bioengineering (09/G2)
Education
02/2009 → 04/2012
Philosophiæ Doctor (Ph.D.) in cotutelle and with “Doctor Europæus” certification
07/2009 → 08/2009
Visiting Scholar
Institute for Diagnostic Imaging Research at the University of Windsor (Canada) - Supervisor: Prof. Roman Maev
04/2006 → 07/2008
Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering - University of Florence (Italy)
09/2002 → 04/2006
Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering - University of Florence (Italy)
Awards
2012
Best Ph.D. thesis award 2012 – Technological research field
Firenze University Press – University of Florence (Italy)
2009
“Renato Mariani 2009” for remarkable study career
AEIT – Sezione Toscana e Umbria Nord (Italy)
Supervision, teaching, and examiner activities
05/2023
Lecture series on “Ultrasound medical imaging: an engineer’s perspective” for the Ph.D. Program in Information Engineering, University of Florence (Italy)
03/2023→
Teaching for the yearly course in "Sensors for Biomedical Instrumentation" for the bachelor students in "Biomedical Engineering" of the University of Florence (Italy)
03/2021→09/2021
Mentor for the Professional Networking & Mentorship Program of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society
03/2020→06/2022
Teaching for the yearly course in "Electronic bioengineering laboratory" for the bachelor students in "Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering" of the University of Florence (Italy)
22/07/2020→
Lecture on “Standard and advanced modes for biomedical ultrasound imaging” at the “International Summer School on Ultrasonic and Piezoelectric Sensors”, organized by the IEEE Italy Sensors Chapter in Florence (Italy)
10/2018→
Teaching for the yearly course in "Digital processing of biometric signals - Electronics" for the bachelor students in "Neurophysiopathology techniques" of the University of Florence (Italy)
2018→
Jury member, examiner, and thesis reviewer for national and international Ph.D. candidates
2012→
Mentoring and coaching of Ph.D. students, early career academic researchers, and technical staff
2009→
Supervision/co-supervision of bachelor and master students on topics related to ultrasound imaging, signal processing, and electronics
2018→2019
Co-teaching for the yearly course in “Medical imaging and Analysis” by the school of Biomedical Engineering of KU Leuven (Belgium)
02/2017
Lectures on “Basics of Medical Ultrasound Imaging” and “Basics of Ultrasound Doppler Imaging” for the PhD course in “Imaging for Cardiovascular Biomechanics” by the Ph.D. school in Bioengineering of the Polytechnic University of Milan (Italy)
2014 →2017
Co-teaching for the yearly course in “Digital Systems Electronics” by the school of Electronics Engineering of the University of Florence (Italy)
Invited seminars, workshops, and talks
05/09/2023
Invited talk on “Design and 3-D medical applications of 2-D ultrasound sparse arrays” at the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS 2023), Montreal (Canada)
25/08/2023
Invited talk on “Design and 3-D medical applications of 2-D ultrasound sparse arrays” at the 10th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2023), Tokyo (Japan)
30/04/2021
Seminar on “High frame rate imaging towards clinical application” for the CREATIS Laboratory of the University of Lyon (France)
26/04/2021
Seminar on “Advanced 2-D and 3-D ultrasound techniques for biomedical applications” for the master course “Electronic sensors, detectors and devices” of the University of Basilicata (Italy)
27/11/2020
Seminar on “2D ultrasound sparse arrays for 3D cardiovascular imaging” and on “High frame rate cardiovascular imaging towards clinical applications” for the master course “Ultrasound Technologies for Medical Applications” of the University of Trento (Italy)
30/11/2018
Workshop on “The use of an advanced research ultrasound system for high frame rate cardiac imaging” for the Bioengineering laboratory of the University of Pavia (Italy)
21/11/2018
Seminar on “2D ultrasound sparse arrays and real-time high frame rate systems for cardiovascular imaging” for the employees of Esaote S.p.A. (Italy)
16/11/2018
Workshop on “The practical use of an advanced research ultrasound system” for the master course “Ultrasound Technologies for Medical Applications” of the University of Trento (Italy)
Conferences organization and steering activities
06/2023
General chair of “The 2023 Artimino Conference on Medical Ultrasound Technology” (Artimino, Italy)
2023 →
Member of the Program Committee for the International Conference on Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society (Applepies)
2022 →
Member of the Technical Program Committee for the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (Group 1: Medical Ultrasonics) – Lead of the Systems and Device Design track since 2023
2018 →
Regular service as Session Chair for the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium
Institutional activities
Institutional coordinator of the international collaboration agreement between the University of Florence and the University of Lyon (France)
Faculty board member of the first degree in Biomedical Engineering, University of Florence (Italy)
2021 →
Institutional promoter and coordinator of the international collaboration agreement between the University of Florence and the University of Leuven (Belgium)
Faculty board member of the first and second degree in Electronic Engineering, University of Florence (Italy)
Member of the Doctoral committee for the Ph.D. Program in Information Engineering, University of Florence (Italy)
Editorial activities
Associate editor for “Ultrasonic Imaging” journal, published by "SAGE Publishing"
Editorial board member for the section “Acoustics and Vibrations” of the “Applied Sciences” journal, published by "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)"
Associate editor for “Medical physics” journal, published by "Wiley"
Guest editor for “Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control” journal, published by IEEE. Spotlight Issue on “Array Transducer Design: A Vibrant Research Theme in Medical Ultrasonics”
2019 →
Associate editor for “Applied Sciences” journal, published by "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)"
2019 →2022
Associate editor for the “Journal of Healthcare Engineering”, published by "Hindawi"
2020→2021
Guest editor for “Applied Sciences” journal, published by "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)". Special issue "3D Medical Ultrasound: Imaging and Hardware"
2017→2018
Guest editor for “Applied Sciences” journal, published by "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)". Special issue "Ultrasound B-mode Imaging: Beamforming and Image Formation Techniques"
Peer review activities
Peer review of grant funding applications for:
European Union expert for the evaluation of project proposals
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, The Netherlands
Foundation for Polish Science, Poland
2016 →
National Science Centre, Poland
2012 →
Peer review of articles for:
IEEE, Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control; Elsevier, Ultrasonics; Elsevier, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology; IEEE, Transactions on Biomedical Engineering; IEEE, Transactions on Medical Imaging; MDPI, Applied Sciences; MDPI, Sensors; Springer, The Journal of Signal Processing Systems; IEEE, Journal of Oceanic Engineering Society; IEEE, Open Journal of the Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control; IEEE, Transactions on Artificial Intelligence.
Metrics overview (Source WebOfScience, accessed on 02/12/2023):
Total reviews 148
Last 12 months14
Scientific societies
2020 →
Member of IEEE Sensors Council
Member of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control society
2013 →
Member of the Italian Electronics Society (SIE)
2010 →
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), with Senior Member grade since 2019
Grants and Fellowships
01/2023 →12/2025
Ultra-portable ultrasound: scanner and signal processing algorithms
Funded by the European Union - Next Generation EU, in the context of The National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Investment 1.3 Enlarged Partnership 8, Project AgeIt
12/2022 →11/2025
Innovative ultrasound probe technologies and ultrafast imaging techniques for prevention and early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases
Funded by the European Union - Next Generation EU, in the context of The National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Investment 1.5 Ecosystems of Innovation, Project Tuscany Health Ecosystem (THE)
09/2022 →08/2025
Development of high-performance ultrasound systems based on advanced processing devices
Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, in the context of The National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Mission 4 Component 2 - Investment 1.4 - National Center for HPC, Big Data And Quantum Computing
External fundings from different national and international companies/institutions for research activities on ultrasound imaging, signal and image processing, beamforming methods, transducers arrays development, and systems design
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships
EU H2020-MSCA-IF-2017 Proposal: 786027 — Project acronym: ACOUSTIC
11/2012 → 09/2017
Post-doc scholarship
POR CRO FSE 2007-2013 – Asse IV – Capitale umano UNIFI FSE 2012
Granted by Regione Toscana and University of Florence (Italy)
02/2012 → 11/2012
Department of electronics and telecommunication, University of Florence (Italy)
Major Collaborations
- P. Tortoli, E. Boni, S. Ricci, Dept. of Information Engineering, University of Florence (Italy) – Development of research system for ultrasound imaging, Development of innovative ultrasound methods, real-time applications.
- H. Liebgott, F. Varray, D. Garcia, Centre de Recherche en Imagerie Médicale, Lyon (France) – Design of 2D sparse array layouts, Ultrasound high frame rate vector Doppler.
- J. D’hooge, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven (Belgium) – High frame rate echocardiography, Assessment of cardiac fiber orientation.
- A. S. Savoia, Department of Engineering, Universita degli Studi Roma Tre (Italy) – Development of 2D CMUT ultrasound probes.
- A. Shore, K, Aizawa, School of Medicine, University of Exeter (United Kingdom) – Clinical translation of innovative ultrasound methods, flow mediated dilation.
- C. Palombo, Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular, and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa (Italy) – Clinical translation of innovative ultrasound methods, flow mediated dilation.
- G. Matrone, Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy – Innovative ultrasound beamforming methods for image quality enhancement.
- L. Demi, Dept of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento (Italy) – Innovative ultrasound beamforming methods for high frame rate, harmonic imaging.
- L. Peralta, J. Hajnal, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London (United Kingdom) – Multi-transducer ultrasound imaging.
Publications
Metrics overview (source Scopus, accessed on 02/12/2023):
Documents: 166; Citations: 1806; H-index: 23
The full list of publications can be found at:
https://www.unifi.it/p-doc2-2018-0-A-2c303c323230-0.html
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