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PIERO TORTOLI si è laureato in Ingegneria Elettronica presso l'Università di Firenze, dove ha svolto la sua carriera ed è attualmente professore ordinario di Elettronica. Egli e' stato Coordinatore del Corso di Laurea in Ingegneria dell’Informazione, referente per la Laurea Magistrale in Elettronica, vice-Preside della Facoltà di Ingegneria e Direttore del Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni. Dal 2016 al 2020 è stato un membro del Senato Accademico dell'Università di Firenze.

L'attività di ricerca del prof. Tortoli ha principalmente riguardato lo sviluppo di tecniche e strumentazioni innovative in campo biomedicale. In particolare, nel campo della ecografia ultrasonica per diagnostica medica, con enfasi sulle tecniche per imaging e flussimetria Doppler. In questo campo, egli è stato responsabile di progetti di ricerca nazionali ed internazionali e supervisore di circa 30 tesi di dottorato.

Il prof. Tortoli è Fellow member di IEEE e di AIMBE. E’ inoltre “Docteur Honoris causa” dell’Università Claude Bernard Lyon 1 e Membro Onorario della Società Polacca di Ultrasuoni. Egli è autore di oltre 300 pubblicazioni scientifiche (H-index: 35). Ha fatto parte dell'Editorial Board delle riviste "Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology", Applied Sciences e "Archives of Acoustics". E' stato Editore Associato per le IEEE Transactions on UFFC, e guest editor di 3 numeri speciali per la stessa rivista. E' inoltre membro del Comitato scientifico di conferenze internazionali come lo IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. Piero Tortoli è stato Chairman del 22nd International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging (1995), e co-Chairman dello ICB Seminar on Ultrasound in Biomeasurements, Diagnostics and Therapy (1998). Egli ha inoltre organizzato la 12.ma edizione della New England Doppler Conference (2003), ed istituito la Artimino Conference on Medical Ultrasound Technology, curandone le edizioni 2011, 2017 e 2023.

PIERO TORTOLI si è laureato in Ingegneria Elettronica presso l'Università di Firenze nel 1978. Presso la stessa Università ha svolto la sua carriera ed è attualmente professore ordinario nel settore dell'ingegneria elettronica. Dal 1998 al 2004 egli è stato coordinatore del Diploma Universitario in Ingegneria Elettronica, poi convertito in Corso di Laurea in Ingegneria dell'Informazione. Successivamente, il prof. Tortoli è stato referente di Facoltà per la Laurea Magistrale in Elettronica, vice-Preside della Facoltà di Ingegneria e membro del Consiglio Scientifico del Centro di Ateneo per la Valorizzazione delle Ricerca. Egli è stato Direttore del Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni dal 2010 al 2012, Presidente del Comitato Laboratori Congiunti della sua Università e Presidente della Commissione Ricerca del suo Dipartimento dal 2012 al 2016. Dal 2016 al 2020 Piero Tortoli è stato membro del Senato Accademico dell'Università di Firenze.

L'attività di ricerca del prof. Tortoli ha principalmente riguardato lo sviluppo di tecniche e strumentazioni innovative in campo biomedicale. L'interesse scientifico è stato centrato sulla ecografia ultrasonica per diagnostica medica, con enfasi sulle tecniche di imaging e flussimetria Doppler. In questo campo, egli è stato responsabile di numerosi progetti di ricerca nazionali ed internazionali, supervisore di circa 30 tesi di dottorato, ed autore di oltre 300 pubblicazioni scientifiche su riviste ed atti di congressi internazionali (Scopus H-index: 35).

Il prof. Tortoli è Fellow member della IEEE e dell' American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Nel 2019 ha ricevuto il titolo di “Docteur Honoris causa” dall’Università Claude Bernard Lyon 1, e nel 2022 ha ricevuto l’Achievement award dalla IEEE Ultrasonics Society. Dal 2000, è Membro Onorario della Società Polacca di Ultrasuoni. E' inoltre membro della Società mondiale, Europea e Italiana di Ultrasuoni in Medicina e Biologia (WFUMB, EFSUMB, SIUMB). Egli ha fatto parte dello Editorial Board della rivista "Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology", è stato guest editor di 3 numeri speciali e Editore Associato per le IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control e membro degli Editorial Board di Applied Sciences e Archives of Acoustics. E' inoltre membro del Comitato scientifico di diverse conferenze internazionali, tra le quali lo IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. Il prof. Tortoli è stato Chairman del 22nd International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging, organizzato a Firenze nel 1995, e co-Chairman dello ICB Seminar on Ultrasound in Biomeasurements, Diagnostics and Therapy, tenuto a Varsavia nel 1998. Egli ha inoltre organizzato, in qualità di Chairman, la 12.ma edizione della New England Doppler Conference (2003), ed ha istituito la Artimino Conference on Medical Ultrasound Technology, curando l'organizzazione delle relative edizioni nel 2011, 2017 e 2023.

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PIERO TORTOLI received the laurea degree in Electronic Engineering in 1978 from the University of Florence. Since then he has worked at the same University as assistant, associate and finally full professor of Electronics. He was Coordinator of the Bachelor Degree in Electronics Engineering and didactic manager for the Master degree in Electronic Engineering, Vice-Dean of the School of Engineering, and Chair of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications from 2010 to 2012. In the years 2016-2020, Piero was a member of the Academic Senate of the University of Florence.

Piero’s main interests are in the area of signal processing systems and devices with application to biomedical instrumentation. He is involved in research on ultrasonics with emphasis on imaging and Doppler techniques. In this field, he was Principal Investigator for several research grants and supervisor of 30 PhD students. Professor Tortoli is Fellow member of the IEEE and of the AIMBE Societies, “Docteur Honoris causa” of the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and Honorary Member of the Polish Ultrasound Society.

He has published over 300 scientific papers (H-index: 35). He has served on the Editorial Board of Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, Applied Sciences and Archives of Acoustics, was Guest Editor for 3 Special Issues and Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on UFFC. He is member of the scientific steering committees of several international conferences, including the Technical Program Committee for the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. Piero was Chairman of the 22nd International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging (Florence, 1995), and co-Chairman of the ICB Seminar on Ultrasound in Biomeasurements, Diagnostics and Therapy (Warsaw, 1998). He also successfully organized the 12th edition of the New England Doppler Conference (2003), and the 2011, 2017 and 2023 editions of the Artimino Conference on Medical Ultrasound.

PIERO TORTOLI received the Laurea Degree in Electronic Engineering in 1978 from the University of Florence. Since then, he has worked at the same university as an Assistant, Associate, and Full professor of Electronic Engineering. From 1998 to 2010, Piero Tortoli was the Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Information Engineering and Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering. He was also appointed Vice-Dean of the School of Engineering in Florence (2008-2010) and a regular faculty member in the European School of Medical Physics, Archamps, France (2002-2012). Piero was the Chair of his Department (2010-2012) and has served as the Associate Chair (2004-2010; 2016-2020). In 2016, he was elected to the Academic Senate of his university, and the President of the National Committee in charge of evaluating the scientific qualifications (ASN) of faculty candidates in Electronic Engineering. Additionally, Piero was on the Technology Transfer Board at his university (2010-2016) and is the Founder of X-Phase (2012), a spin-off company that is a leader in custom ultrasound circuits and systems. He also regularly participates in International Expert Committees for bodies like CeLyA (Laboratoire d’Excellence in Lyon, France) (2013-present).

Piero’s main scientific interests are in signal processing systems and devices with application to biomedical instrumentation. He has dedicated most of his research work to the development of new methods and systems for ultrasound imaging, blood flow measurements and contrast agent characterization. In this field, he was the coordinator for several research grants, including four European Projects, one project granted by the Wellcome Trust (UK), and five Projects of Relevant National Interest (PRIN). Piero has introduced innovative approaches for the solution of classic Doppler investigation problems such as aliasing, transverse beam-to-flow orientation, and angle ambiguity. In one of his patents (licensed to a third party), he describes an approach that allows estimating the Doppler angle in real-time, so that blood velocities can be measured with clinically needed accuracy and repeatability. Results of particular interest were obtained with a unique multigate instrument, developed at his Microelectronics Systems Design (MSD) laboratory, which allows the retrieval of detailed blood velocity profiles from human arteries in real time. More recently, the MSD laboratory has also introduced, and made available to the international scientific community, a new ultrasound research scanner, the ULA-OP, which can be programmed to work in non-standard imaging and Doppler modes. The ULA-OP is considered by the ultrasound community as one of the pioneering designs in the field of open scanners. Its availability enhances ultrasound research by providing a platform for testing innovative imaging modes, exploration of new transmit/receive strategies, and for conducting clinical studies. The ULA-OP is currently used at such prestigious universities as Oxford, Cambridge, King’s College London, Eindhoven, Lund, Lyon, Lausanne, Windsor, Colorado, Kyoto, Beijing etc. The most recent version of the scanner, developed within the frame of a PRIN (2010-2011), is recognized as one of the most powerful scanners currently available worldwide, as it is capable of producing thousands of ultrasound images per second, as well as providing detailed 2-D vector Doppler maps of blood flow in real time.

Piero has collaborated with many internationally renowned institutions including, in addition to the Universities mentioned above, the Thorax Center in Rotterdam, the Institute for Fundamental Technological Research in Warsaw, Bracco Research in Geneva, and the Universities of Leicester, Leuven and Philadelphia, as documented by several joint publications. He mentored about 30 PhD students, some in joint supervision with professors of distinguished European universities, and was part of the evaluation committee for several international PhD candidates. Piero has published over 300 scientific papers, totaling about 5000 citations (Google Scholar). His H-index is 35 according to Scopus database, 40 according to Google Scholar. Professor Tortoli is member of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB). He has served for two decades on the editorial board of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (a top journal in biomedical ultrasound) and is now on the Editorial Boards of Applied Sciences and Archives of Acoustics. He has been Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. and Guest Editor for three Special Issues of the same journal. Piero is a member of the scientific steering committees of several international conferences and workshops. Since 1999 he has been part of the Technical Program Committee for the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium.

Piero is Fellow member of the IEEE society and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). In 2000, he was nominated as an Honorary Member of the Polish Ultrasound Society. He received the Acoustical Imaging Technical Achievement Award at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2012, and the IEEE UFFC Achievement Award in 2022. In 2019 he has been awarded with the title of “Docteur Honoris causa” by the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Piero was Chairman of the 22nd International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging (Florence, 1995), and co-Chairman of the ICB Seminar on Ultrasound in Biomeasurements, Diagnostics and Therapy (Warsaw, 1998). He also successfully organized the 12th edition of the New England Doppler Conference (2003). In 2011, Piero established the bi-annual Artimino Conference on Medical Ultrasound Technology, which is highly regarded in the field. After two successful editions held in Canada and Sweden, Piero organized this Conference again in Italy for the 2017 and 2023 Editions.

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