Experimental Neuroscience
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Institute of industrial technologies and automation (STIIMA), Milano
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Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gF-h4NwAAAAJ&hl=it
Dr. Alfonso Mastropietro has been a researcher at the Institute of Intelligent Industrial Systems and Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing (STIIMA) of the National Research Council (CNR) since 2023. Previously, he worked at the Institute of Bioimaging and Molecular Physiology (IBFM-CNR) from 2015 to 2019, and subsequently at the Institute of Biomedical Technologies (ITB-CNR) from 2019 to 2023, initially as a research fellow and later as a researcher.
He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in 2007 and 2009, respectively. In 2013, he obtained the title of European Doctor of Research in Bioengineering from the same university, defending a thesis titled “F MRI and Molecular Imaging: Optimization and Application in Multimodal In-Vivo Brain Cell-Tracking”.
From 2009 to 2015, Dr. Mastropietro conducted research at the Carlo Besta Neurological Institute in Milan, focusing on preclinical in vivo and ex vivo studies using high-field magnetic resonance imaging (7T) in animal models of neurological diseases. He also explored molecular imaging techniques employing fluorinated compounds for cell tracking via magnetic resonance. Between 2012 and 2013, he had a research stint at the in vivo NMR laboratory of the Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research in Cologne, where he worked on multimodal imaging (19F MRI, bioluminescence, optical microscopy) for tracking neural stem cells in preclinical studies.
Since 2022, he has been a research collaborator at the Department of Medicine of the University of Milano-Bicocca. In 2024, he became a member of the faculty board for the PhD program in Neurosciences at the same university.
Dr. Mastropietro has participated and continues to be engaged in numerous national and international conferences and research projects, often in leadership roles. He is the author and co-author of numerous publications in indexed international journals.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
His research interests center on developing and applying methods for processing and analyzing biomedical images, including the use of artificial intelligence. He has a particular focus on MRI image analysis to extract quantitative indices, using advanced imaging techniques such as DTI, IVIM, DIXON, relaxometry, and tractography, applied to both brain and muscle tissues. Additionally, he is involved in the development of EEG signal analysis approached to assess the effects of rehabilitation, in particular in stroke patients, and to evaluate cognitive load.
SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR PhD RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Development of AI-Based Algorithms for Quantitative MRI Analysis
- Integration of EEG Signals and Virtual Reality for Cognitive Load Assessment
- Development of Predictive Models for Motor Rehabilitation Outcomes