Leandro Pecchia

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VP for External Affairs @ EAMBES
Rome, IT
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Leandro Pecchia is Chair of Biomedical Engineering at the University Campus Bio-Medico (UCBM) in Rome, Italy, which according to the Times High Education World University Ranking (THE WUR) is among the top 15% for Research . At UCBM, he is the Rector Delegate for Internationalization and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and directs the “Intelligent technologies for health and wellbeing”. Since December 2021, the Italian Minister of Health appointed Prof Leandro Pecchia as one of the three medical device experts of the Technical and Clinical Committee of the Ministry of Health.From 2020 to September 2023, he worked as Innovation Manager for the World Health Organization (WHO), Emergency program (WHE) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) unit.Since September 2013, he has been professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Warwick, UK, where he still co-direct the Applied Biomedical Signal Processing and Intelligent eHealth Lab (ABSPIE). From 2010 to 2013, he worked with the University of Sheffield and the University of Nottingham, in the UK.Prof Pecchia is a leading partner in several European research projects focusing on IA and IoT for healthcare remote monitoring (e.g., Large Scale Pilot Manager of the GATEKEEPEP project) and the use of AI and robots to improve hospital efficiency and safety (e.g., Pilot Manager of the ODIN project). Since he moved in Italy in 2022, he was involved in National projects on medical robots (Fit4MedRob) and on the use of AI for rare diseases (heart, eye and cancer).Prof Pecchia authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers on journals, books and conferences in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, medical devices, biomedical signal processing, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Internet of Things and machine learning applied to active and healthy ageing and management of chronic diseases.Prof Pecchia is the Secretary General of the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE), and NGO in official relations with the WHO, and the Past President of the European scientific society of biomedical engineering (EAMBES). In the past, he served the international community of biomedical engineers as Secretary General (2018-22) of the International scientific society of medical physics and biomedical engineering (IUPESM), Treasurer (2018-25) of the IFMBE Clinical Engineering Division, and IFMBE Healthcare Technology Assessment Division Chair (2015-18) and Treasurer (2012-15).

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  • Eambes
    Vp For External Affairs
    Eambes
    Rome, It
  • Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma
    Director Of Studies (Presidente Corso Di Laurea Magistrale) Ingegneria Biomedica
    Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma Oct 2024 - Present
    Rome, Latium, Italy
    Listens to students to improve their learning experience, supervises the activities of the Degree Course and represents it in all uny bodies, interacts with stakeholders for the continuous improvement of the Degree Course, supports all lecturers and tutors in continuously improving teaching and in adopting pedagogical methodologies responding to the needs of students in their life.
  • Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma
    Director Iot & Ai For Frugal Innovation Bootcamp 2024
    Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma Jun 2023 - Present
    Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
    An intensive 3-week programme for learning how to be generative and sustainible, combining AI, IoT and Frugal Innovation following #SDG2030 vision and state of the art desing methods, in collaboration with top scholars and manufacturers.Who can participate?Designed for young professionals and student (UG, PG and PhD) that want to have an international experience and learn how to combine innovative IoT and AI with sustainability.For eligibility requirements and scholarship application procedure, please refer to the Scholarship Guidelines from the link below. Please note, the scholarship application deadline is 30 May 2024.We particularly welcome applications from international participants and women in STEM.ProgrammeDesigned in collaboration with academics and professionals, this is a short and effective 3 week course based on experiential learning and practical activities:- week 1: Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals;- week 2: IoT Fundamentals and Enabling Technologies;- week 3: HackathonThe 120 hour programme includes: Tech Lectures (IoT & AI), Tech Labs with tutors, Team Project Work, Transferable Skills Training, Business Lectures, AI and Ethics. Integrated in the programme to complementthe technical teachings.
  • Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma
    Professor Of Biomedical Engineering
    Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma Feb 2022 - Present
    Italy
    Drive research and research-driven teaching activities in the fields of:1) Artificial Intelligence (AI) for enhancing medical device efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness;2) Medical devices, AI and digital health for global health and for the continuity of care in later life; 3) Support MedTech manufacturers;4) trialing and assessment of innovative medical devices and MedTech.Promote multi-disciplinary activities among the UCBM School of Engineering, School of Medicine and Surgery and the School of Science and Technology for Human and Environment, by exploring how biomedical engineering methods and tools can be translated to other domains, such as nutrition, food production, environmental protection and wellbeing, for advancing global health and prosperity.Foster fundamental research, translational research and clinical innovation.Promote international collaborations of the School of Engineering.
  • Ifmbe - International Federation For Medical And Biological Engineering.
    Secretary General Ifmbe
    Ifmbe - International Federation For Medical And Biological Engineering. Jun 2022 - Present
    Global
    Founded in the UNESCO Building, Paris, France in 1959, the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) is the global federation of national and transnational scientific societies of biomedical and clinical engineering.The IFMBE is an NGO in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). Together with the International Organization for Medical Physicists (IOMP), the global society of medical physicists, in 1980 the IFMBE created a Union called the International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM). These organizations coordinate the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering every three years, and the IUPESM is a member of the International Science Council (ISC), which is the main organization supporting United Nations for science.
  • Ifmbe - International Federation For Medical And Biological Engineering.
    Secretary General Ifmbe
    Ifmbe - International Federation For Medical And Biological Engineering. Jun 2022 - Present
    Global
    Founded in the UNESCO Building, Paris, France in 1959, the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) is the global federation of national and transnational scientific societies of biomedical and clinical engineering.The IFMBE is an NGO in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). Together with the International Organization for Medical Physicists (IOMP), the global society of medical physicists, in 1980 the IFMBE created a Union called the International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM). These organizations coordinate the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering every three years, and the IUPESM is a member of the International Science Council (ISC), which is the main organization supporting United Nations for science.
  • Ministero Della Salute
    Comitato Tecnico Sanitario (Cts), Sezione Per I Dispositivi Medici
    Ministero Della Salute Feb 2022 - Present
    Rome, Latium, Italy
    Nell’ambito del CTS, la sezione F provvede all’approvazione degli aggiornamenti della Classificazione nazionale dei dispositivi medici (CND), formula i pareri richiesti dall’Amministrazione su temi particolari e su determinate sperimentazioni cliniche o attività di vigilanza correlate all’impiego di dispositivi medici e, più in generale, fornisce supporto su casi particolari che richiedono il parere di esperti specifici per una determinata branca specialistica.
  • University Of Warwick
    Professor Of Biomedical Engineeirng
    University Of Warwick Aug 2021 - Present
    Coventry, England, United Kingdom
    Research and Teaching around global health and medical technology design, manufacturing and assessment
  • University Of Warwick
    Reader
    University Of Warwick Jun 2020 - Jul 2021
    Coventry, England, United Kingdom
  • University Of Warwick
    Associate Professor
    University Of Warwick Sep 2018 - May 2020
    Coventry, United Kingdom
    Research in the field of biomedical engineering and research-based teaching.Main research interests are- biomedical signal processing,- eHealth and telemedicine, and- Health Technology Assessment (HTA) applied to healthy ageing, chronic cardiovascular diseases and falls in the early.
  • University Of Warwick
    Assistant Professor
    University Of Warwick Sep 2013 - Aug 2018
    Coventry, England, United Kingdom
  • Gatekeeper Project
    Large Scale Pilot Manager For The Gatekeeper H2020 Project
    Gatekeeper Project Oct 2019 - Present
    GATEKEEPER is a €23 millions Horizon 2020 Project connecting healthcare providers, businesses, entrepreneurs, elderly citizens and the communities they live in, in order to originate an open, trust-based arena for validating early risk assessment tools for later life conditions (health and social) basing on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data.The GATEKEEPER Large Scale Pilots will involve 40,000 citizens and patients from 8 European Regions.The Large Scale Pilot Manager is the responsible for the design, monitoring and assessment of the pilots and their enabling healthcare technology.We are excited, but we know we have a great team!
  • Ifmbe Clinical Engineering Division
    Treasurer - Ifmbe Clinical Engineering Division
    Ifmbe Clinical Engineering Division Jun 2018 - Present
    The IFMBE CED is the global federation of Clinical Engineers and allied professionals dedicated to the advancement of safe and effective health technology (particularly medical device) design, deployment and management programs.https://ced.ifmbe.org/
  • World Health Organization
    Project Innovation Manager Ppe R&D
    World Health Organization Nov 2020 - Oct 2023
    Geneva, Switzerland
  • European Alliance For Medical And Biological Engineering & Science (Eambes)
    President
    European Alliance For Medical And Biological Engineering & Science (Eambes) Mar 2021 - Mar 2023
  • European Alliance For Medical And Biological Engineering & Science (Eambes)
    President Elect- Eambes
    European Alliance For Medical And Biological Engineering & Science (Eambes) Mar 2019 - Mar 2021
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    EAMBES is the European scientific society of BME, representing 24 national and 5 transnational scientific societies, as well as 26 academic and research institutions. Through its member organisations, EAMBES represents approximately 8000 European experts in the domain of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science, and experts of medical devices.
  • Iupesm: International Union For Physical And Engineering Sciences In Medicine
    Secretary General - Iupesm
    Iupesm: International Union For Physical And Engineering Sciences In Medicine Jun 2018 - Jun 2022
    Ottawa, Canada Area
    The Secretary-General is responsible for all matters concerning the administration of IUPESM and, in particular, for the conduct of correspondence, the preparation and distribution of publications and the safe keeping of the archives of IUPESM.The IUPESM represents the combined efforts of more than 40,000 medical physicists and biomedical engineers working on the physical and engineering science of medicine. The IUPESM is member of the International Science Council (ISC), the NGO generated by the merging of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC).
  • Elsevier
    Assistan Editor, Biomedical Signal Processing And Control
    Elsevier Apr 2017 - Mar 2021
  • Ifmbe - International Federation For Medical And Biological Engineering.
    Chair Of The Ifmbe Health Technology Assessment Division (Htad)
    Ifmbe - International Federation For Medical And Biological Engineering. Jun 2015 - Jun 2018
    The IFMBE HTAD is the house of those biomedical and clinical engineers interested in HTA.When I was appointed as IFMBE HTAD Chair, the main requests I had were:1) rise the profile of BME in HTA2) produce training events and material on HTA easy to be digested by engineers3) Create a space where BME and Clinical Engineears interested in HTA can discuss and learn.Now, this is all real... :-) https://htad.ifmbe.org/
  • Ifmbe - International Federation For Medical And Biological Engineering.
    Treasurer - Ifmbe Health Technology Assessment Division (Htad)
    Ifmbe - International Federation For Medical And Biological Engineering. Jun 2012 - Jun 2015
    The IFMBE HTAD is the house of those biomedical and clinical engineers interested in HTA.In 2012, I was appointed as Treasurer of the IFMBE HTAD to support Prof Nicolas Pallikarakis in revamping this Division, which had been dormient for several years... https://htad.ifmbe.org/
  • University Of Nottingham
    Research Fellow - Biomedical Engineer/Health Technology Assessment
    University Of Nottingham Oct 2011 - Sep 2013
    Nottingham, United Kingdom
    This position was founded by EPSRC’s Healthcare Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre. The main objective of this project was to study/propose scientific methods for HTA.Personal key Responsibilities are:• Investigation through case studies into the application of methods development within MATCH by the medical devices community including industry, patients and clinical decision makers.• Case studies in the use of medical devices within the home, conducting evaluation of and training in the technologies, fieldwork visits to industry sites, healthcare sites and patient homes, data storage and analysis• Application and evaluation of MATCH user needs assessment and health economic evaluation tools by the medical devices industry.
  • University Federico Ii Of Naples
    Research Associate - Mental Stress Assessment Project
    University Federico Ii Of Naples Jul 2010 - Oct 2011
    Naples Area, Italy
    This position was founded by Department of Biomedical, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering. The main objective of this project was to study/propose scientific methods for the quantitative measure of stress work-related, basing on the study of biomedical signals.Personal key Responsibilities are:• Health Technology Assessment of existing technologies for the measure of stress work-related;• To design, to plan and to carry out research in collaboration with members of the department and with physicians of the Medical School;• Development of methods of signal processing, data-mining and pattern recognition applied to biomedical signals;• Development of a DB and a software in Matlab for the processing of acquired signals;• In addition to research, assist with teaching duties and the supervision of undergraduate, MSc projects, and Ph.D. students as required.
  • Scuola Siesto
    Director
    Scuola Siesto Jun 1999 - Sep 2009
    The School Siesto, is a privet school whose core business is Career and Technical Education. Director’s mansions cover didactic programming, relations with Regional Government, strategic management. Actually, I am one of the stockholders.
  • Mosaico Monitoraggio Integrato
    Project Manager
    Mosaico Monitoraggio Integrato Sep 2003 - Jun 2009
    Project manager, systems integrator.
  • Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico Ii
    Ph.D. In Biomedical Engineering, Economy And Management Of Healthcare Services And Organizations.
    Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico Ii Nov 2005 - Jan 2009
    Naples, Italy
    The main research activities focused on:1) Telemedicine, Home monitoring, remote/pervasive monitoring;2) Health Technologies Assessment (HTA) of new healthcare services, with a special focus on Telemedicine and Home Monitoring;3) Design and Economical Evaluations of health care services and technologies;4) Signal processing, Data mining and Pattern Recognition applied to remote/pervasive monitoring;5) Mathematical modelling for: Signal processing, pattern recognition, scientific methods for HTA, Healthcare management and Economical Evaluations.Particularly, my Ph.D. thesis focused on HTA and design of advanced services of Home Monitoring for the Continuity of Care.During the Ph.D., I spent 8 months in UK under the supervision of Prof. Peter Bath, at the University of Sheffield.During the three years of Ph.D., I also supervised 41 works of thesis for B.Sc. and M.Sc. in several field of Biomedical Engineering, Signal Processing, data-mining, Health Technology Assessment and Telemedicine.

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Signal Processing Matlab Medical Devices Telemedicine Pattern Recognition Hta Biomedical Engineering Healthcare Medicine Clinical Research Medical Imaging Programming R&d Mathematical Modeling Image Processing Research Science Research And Development

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