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Academic Biography | Daniele Grosso
Contents
Education
- PhD in Physics (2005-2008), University of Genoa
- Dissertation: "Algorithms and tools for image processing with applications in medical imaging"
- Specialization in Medical Physics (2000-2004), University of Genoa
- Teaching Qualification in Physics (2000), Italian Ministry of Education
- MSc in Physics (1997), University of Genoa
Current Position
Contract Professor and Technologist (Physicist) at the Department of Physics, University of Genoa (2014-present)
Professional Experience
- Contract Professor and Technologist (Physicist), Department of Physics, University of Genoa (2014-present)
- Medical Physicist, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste (2013-2014)
- ICT Manager, Department of Physics, University of Genoa (2006-2013)
- Physics and Computer Science Teacher, Secondary School (2000-2002)
Research Areas
Applied Physics, Signal, Imaging,data analysis, modeling, Simulation, Robotics, big data,ML, AI
- Digital Health: AI/ML for medical imaging, predictive diagnostics, clinical NLP, healthcare data interoperability
- Environmental Physics: Marine acoustic monitoring, marine species conservation (ARION, WhaleSafe projects)
- materials/nanofabrications/detectors: Superconducting sensors, TES detectors, superconductivity
- Astrophysics/Cosmology: Detector development for space missions (LSPE, Athena/XIFU)
- Particles/Nuclear Physics: (HOLMES)
- Science/Engineering and Education: Innovative methodologies for STEM teaching, educational robotics
Teaching
Professional lifelong education, Postgraduate, Master, University level,secondary school, STEAM culture
- Contract Professor: Software Architecture of Embedded Systems (Mechanical Engineering)
- Contract Professor: Physics with Laboratory (Electrical Engineering)
- Contract Professor: EPICT Master for teachers (international training)
- Teaching Support: Electronics Laboratory, Experimental Physics, Computer Science
Selected Publications
Publications in peer-reviewed international journals, including:
- Current-Dependent Resistance in TES Wiring Superimposed Nb Striplines (2024)
- Structural and Morphological Characterization of Iridium and Ir/Au Films for Transition Edge Sensors (2024)
- Automatic Passenger Counting on the Edge via Unsupervised Clustering (Sensors, 2023)
- The large scale polarization explorer (LSPE) for CMB measurements (Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2021)
- An automated passive acoustic monitoring system for real time sperm whale threat prevention in the Mediterranean Sea (Applied Acoustics, 2021)
- Real-Time Tele-Mentored Low Cost "Point-of-Care US" in the Hands of Paediatricians in the Emergency Department: Diagnostic Accuracy Compared to Expert Radiologists (PLoS ONE, 2016)
- Standardised normal distribution analysis on SPECT datasets before and donepezil in Alzheimer's disease (NeuroImage, 2001)
Technical Skills
- Modeling & Simulation: Numerical methods, Monte Carlo simulations, finite element analysis
- Data Acquisition Systems: Signal processing, sensor integration, real-time monitoring
- Data Analysis: Statistical methods, time series analysis, image processing
- Scientific Computing: MATLAB, CERN ROOT, Geant4, SPSS, R
- Programming Languages: C, C++, Python, LabVIEW
- Embedded Systems: Arduino, Raspberry Pi
- AI/ML Development: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn
Funded Projects
Participation in international and national projects with funding exceeding €3M (ARION, WhaleSafe, LSPE) and coordination of educational projects at the national level.
Professional Affiliations
- INFN Associate (National Institute for Nuclear Physics)
- AIF Regional Secretary (Italian Physics Teachers Association)
- Member of Italian Society of Physics (SIF)
Languages
English (C1), Spanish (Good), French (Basic), Italian (Native)
