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Biomedical Engineer & Computational/Translational Neuroscientist | PET, MRI, Genetics | Clinical Trials, Digital Biomark

Profile Summary

I am a Biomedical Engineer and Translational Neuroscientist with hands-on experience in neuroimaging (PET, MRI, fMRI, MEG, EEG, in-ear EEG), genetics, and digital biomarkers for neurological and psychiatric disorders. My research spans multiple sclerosis, depression, anxiety, dyslexia, and neurodevelopmental disorders, with a strong translational focus on clinical trials and applied health technology. My work includes: (1) Developing AI-driven conversational agents that use speech as biomarkers of mental health. (2) Designing VR and interactive storytelling platforms to support pediatric speech therapy. (3) Coordinating werable EEG studies to indentify biomarkers of narcolepsy. (4) Applying machine learning and baysian statistics to fMRI data to predict risk for depression. (5) Leading biomarker projects in chronic inflammation in MS using PET, MRI, and genetic data. (6) Creating game-based screening tools for detecting reading disabilities and track executive function in children.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Human-Computer Interactions (HCI)
• ☆ Clinical Trials

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing

Research User Research, Feasibility Study

Consulting Healthcare Consulting

Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Graduate Research

Politecnico di Milano

October 2022 - July 2023

Neuroscience and testing researcher

IDUN Technologies

February 2022 - June 2022

Reserach assistant

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

March 2019 - January 2020

Education

PhD in Translational Neuroscience

University of Edinburgh

September 2023 - Present

BSc Information Technology and Biomedical Engineering

Univeristy of Padova

September 2015 - July 2018

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

PREPRINT

Francesca Pentimalli, Gianpaolo Palo, Luigi Fiorillo, Giuliana Monachino, Michal Bechny, Michel Walti, Elias Meier, Mark Melnykowycz, Athina Tzovara, Valentina Agostini, et al. (2024). Comparison analysis between standard polysomnographic data and in-ear-EEG signals: A preliminary study . arXiv Accessibility Forum 2024.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Franca Garzotto, Mattia Gianotti, Alberto Patti, Francesca Pentimalli, Francesco Vona (2024). Empowering Persons with Autism Through Cross-Reality and Conversational Agents . IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.

Franca Garzotto, Mattia Gianotti, Alberto Patti, Francesca Pentimalli, Francesco Vona (2024). Empowering Persons with Autism through Cross-Reality and Conversational Agents . IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Francesco Vona, Francesca Pentimalli, Fabio Catania, Alberto Patti, Franca Garzotto (2023). Speak in Public: an Innovative Tool for the Treatment of Stuttering through Virtual Reality, Biosensors, and Speech Emotion Recognition .

BOOK CHAPTER

Mattia Gianotti, Alberto Patti, Francesco Vona, Francesca Pentimalli, Jessica Barbieri, Franca Garzotto (2023). Multimodal Interaction for Persons with Autism: The 5A Case Study .