E U R O P A S S C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
C
ASCIARO, S
ERGIOAddress 18,VIA RAFFAELLO SANZIO,73100,LECCE,ITALIA Telephone +39 349 25 35 183
Fax +39 0832 422 341
E-mail sergio.casciaro@cnr.it
Nationality Italian Date of Birth
Gender Degree
Doctorate
Work Experience as Expert Evaluator
14th of October 1971 Male
Laurea Degree in Nuclear Engineering at “Politecnico di Torino”, Turin, Italy.
Doctorate in Bioengineering, Robotics and Industrial Automation – Faculty of Engineering of Pisa University, Pisa, Italy.
Expert Evaluator of European Union, Italian Ministry of Research, Apulia Region, Lazio Region.
Summary of Research Products
1. International Publications: 110 2. National and International Patents: 5
3. International Text books: 6
4. Spin-off of CNR: 2
5. Prizes and International Awards: 19
6. Research Projects: 9 (5 ys: 4,7 Mln)
7. Academic and Master Lectures: 9 8. Tutor of PhD Students: 7 9. Tutor of Laurea Master Thesis: 11
W
ORKE
XPERIENCE• Dates (From 2011) Founder and President of AMOLAB s.r.l. – Spin-off of the National Council of Research
• Name and address of employer Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italia
• Type of business or sector New Biomedical Technologies in the automatic non-invasive echographic monitoring of labor childbirth
• Occupation or position held President
• Main activities and responsibilities Fund Raising and scientific leader of experimental clinical activities and R&D of the new medical devices
• Dates (From 2010) Founder and President of ECHOLIGHT s.r.l. – Spin-off of the National Council of Research
• Name and address of employer Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italia
• Type of business or sector New Biomedical Technologies in the early diagnosis of osteoporosis through ultrasound
• Occupation or position held President
• Main activities and responsibilities Fund Raising and scientific leader of experimental clinical activities and R&D of the new medical devices
• Dates (From 2011) Editorial Board Member of the International Journal on Measurement Technologies and Instrumentation Engineering (IJMTIE)
• Name and address of employer IGI Global – 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey PA 17033-1240 USA
• Type of business or sector International Journal in the field of New Biomedical Technologies and Measurements
• Occupation or position held Editorial Board Member, Expert Evaluator and Reviewer of Scientific publications
• Main activities and responsibilities Scientific and Technological Evaluations of paper submitted for publication
• Dates (From 2011) Editorial Board Member of the International Journal Micro & Nano Sensing Journal (MNSJ)
• Name and address of employer Global Research Publications - 4830/24 , Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi- 110 002, India
• Type of business or sector International Journal in the field of New Biomedical Nano-Technologies
• Occupation or position held Editorial Board Member, Expert Evaluator and Reviewer of Scientific publications
• Main activities and responsibilities Scientific and Technological Evaluations of paper submitted for publication
• Dates (From 2010) Member admitted after evaluation to the Expert Evaluator National Register of Ministry of Research and University for technical and scientific evaluation of research projects and activities (Decreto Dir. N.79/Ric del 1 Aprile 10)
• Name and address of employer Ministry of Research and Università - Ufficio VI - Piazzale 1. F. Kennedy, 20 - 00144
• Type of business or sector Research and Industrial Technology Transfer
• Occupation or position held Expert Evaluator of research projects and monitoring of implemented undergoing activities
• Main activities and responsibilities Evaluation of submitted research projects and monitoring of implemented undergoing activities
• Dates (From 2010) Member admitted after evaluation to the Expert Evaluator Regional Register of “RST” for the evaluations of Research and Development Projects and Technology Transfer of Apulia Region – Regional Agency for Innovation and TEchnology (ARTI)
• Name and address of employer ARTI – Strada Provinciale per Casamassima, km 3 – 70010 Valenzano (BA), Italia
• Type of business or sector Research, Development and Industrial Technology Transfer
• Occupation or position held Expert Evaluator of research projects and monitoring of implemented undergoing activities
• Main activities and responsibilities Evaluation of submitted research projects and monitoring of implemented undergoing activities
• Dates (From 2009) Scientific Leader of the CNR-IFC Research Module: Nanoimaging in Imaging and New Technologies
• Name and address of employer Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italia
• Type of business or sector Technological and Scientific Research
• Occupation or position held Researcher
• Main activities and responsibilities Scientific Director of Research Activities in the field of Nanomedicine and Industrial Medical Devices
• Dates (From 2009) Academic Board Member of Life Science Medical University
• Name and address of employer Life Science Medical University – International Medical School, Berlin, Germany
• Type of business or sector European University and Excellence Research Center in the Advanced Medical Research
• Occupation or position held Member of the Academic and Curriculum Board
• Main activities and responsibilities Scientific Director of the sector New Medical Technologies
• Dates (From 2009) Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Radiology
• Name and address of employer Beijing Baishideng BioMed Scientific Co., Ltd., Room 903, Building D, Ocean International Center, No.62 Dongsihuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100025, China
• Type of business or sector International Journal in the field of Biomedical Diagnostic Imaging
• Occupation or position held Editorial Board Member, Expert Evaluator and Reviewer of Scientific publications
• Main activities and responsibilities Scientific and Technological Evaluations of paper submitted for publication
• Dates (From 2008) Expert Evaluator of the European Commission
• Name and address of employer European Commission, Research Directorate-General, Directorate G - Industrial Technologies, Office CDMA 06/147, B-1049 Brussels
• Type of business or sector Research Directorate of the European Union
• Occupation or position held Expert Evaluator of european research proposals and of undergoing research activities
• Main activities and responsibilities Remote and Panel Evaluations on Brussels of european research proposals and of undergoing research activities
• Dates (From 2005 to 2008) Scientific Director and Coordinator of the International School on “New Technologies for Minimally Invasive Surgery” of the ARISER European Consortium
• Name and address of employer ARISER (Augmented Reality in Surgery) European Consortium for the research and development of new technologies for minimally invasive therapies
• Type of business or sector Research and Development of Technologies for Medical Applications (Imaging, Robotics, etc)
• Occupation or position held Scientific Director
• Main activities and responsibilities Scientific Coordination and Planning of the Summer School
• Date (From 2004) Reviewer of the following scientific international Journals: 1. Inves Radiology, 2.
European Radiology, 3. Radiology, 4. World Journal of Rad, 5. Biomaterials, 6. Magn Res Imaging, 7. Neuroimage, 8. BMC Bioinformatics, 9. IEEE TMI, 10. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 11. EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing, 12. Int. J. Of Nanomedicine, 13. Biotechnology Progress, 14. Therapeutic Delivery, 15. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 16. Nanomedicine.
• Name and address of employer Please, visit the Journal web sites for address details
• Type of business or sector Scientific Editorial Societies for Specialized Publications in Biomedical Research
• Occupation or position held Scientific Review
• Main activities and responsibilities Review of submitted scientific papers
• Dates (dal 2004) Director of the Biomedical Engineering Science and Technology Division and Nanomedicine and Cellular Imagign LAB of the National Council of Research
• Name and address of employer Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italia
• Type of business or sector Technological and Scientific Research
• Occupation or position held Industrial Research and Development
• Main activities and responsibilities Scientific Director of Research Activities in the field of Advanced Medical Imaging, Nanomedicine and Industrial Medical Devices for Medical Early Diagnosis
• Dates (From 2002) RESEARCHER
• Name and address of employer Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italia
• Type of business or sector Technological and Scientific Research
• Occupation or position held Industrial Research and Development
• Main activities and responsibilities Research Activities in the field of Advanced Medical Imaging, Nanomedicine and Industrial Medical Devices for Medical Early Diagnosis
• Dates (2001 – 2002) VISITING SCIENTIST
• Name and address of employer National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
• Type of business or sector National Research in the field of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Occupation or position held Visiting Scientist
• Main activities and responsibilities Research Activities in the field of high resolution anatomical and functional imaging of human brain at 1,5 and 3 Tesla scanners investigating the BOLD effect.
• Dates (2000 – 2002) COORDINATOR OF THE BIOENGINNERING GROUP
• Name and address of employer ISBEM - (Euro Mediterranean Scientific and Biomedical Institute), Brindisi, Italy
• Type of business or sector Research and Development Activities in the Field of New ICT Systems for Medical Radiation Oncology Healthcare and non-ionizing advanced medical imaging (MRI and Ultrasound studies)
• Occupation or position held Coordinator
• Main activities and responsibilities Coordinator of the Bioengineering group. Scientific head of Technologies division of the SIROIS project for advanced applications in Radiation Oncology and ICT Integration of Apulia
Radiotherapeutic Medical Centers. Head of the Medical Imaging Research Projects based on MRI and Ultrasound techniques.
• Dates (1999 - 2000) RESEARCHER AND PROJECT LEADER
• Name and address of employer SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY EPFL–LOSANNA,SVIZZERA
• Type of business or sector Academic and Research Center
• Occupation or position held Staff Scientist
• Main activities and responsibilities Asssistant Professor and Research in the Field of Heat and Mass Transfer
• Date (1996 – 1999) RESEARCHER
• Name and address of employer CERN – European Center for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland
• Type of business or sector International European Center for High Energy Physics and Particle Accelerators
• Occupation or position held Researcher
• Main activities and responsibilities Theoretical and Experimental Research on the Main Magnets and Superconductor of the Large Hadron Collider – LHC (FEM calculations and models, Experimental measurements and Tests).
E
DUCATION ANDT
RAININGDates 1999 – 2002
Title of qualification awarded “Dottore di Ricerca in Bioingegneria, Robotica ed Automazione industriale”
PhD in Bioengineering, Robotics and Industrial Automation (Public Defence on 15/12/2003)
Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered Medical Signal and Image Processing. Title of Thesis: “Image Processing And Functional MRI Methods – Pulse Sequences, High Resolution Venography, A.S.L. and B.O.L.D.”
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training University of Pisa – Faculty of Engineering, Pisa, Italy Level in national or international
classification ISCED Level: 6
Dates 1997
Title of qualification awarded Certificate allowing the Professional Engineer Registration Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered Industrial Professional Engineering Certification Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Turin Technical University, Turin, Italy
Dates 1990 – 1996
Title of qualification awarded Laurea Degree in Nuclear Enginering (Final Marks: 110/110) Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered Nuclear Engineering – Nuclear Plants with Final Thesis at CERN Geneva on High Physics Superconducting Particle Accelerator Design and Experimental testing (LHC Project) (Public Defense on 24/02/1997)
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Politecnico di Torino (Technical University of Turin), Turin, Italy Level in national or international
classification ISCED Level: 5A Dates 1985 – 1990
Title of qualification awarded Diploma di Maturità Scientifica Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered Educational program in all main scientific disciplines Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Liceo Scientifico Statale “Leonardo Da Vinci” – Maglie, Lecce, Italy
P
ERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCESMOTHER TONGUE ITALIAN
OTHER LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
• Understanding Proficient user (C2)
• Speaking Proficient user (C2)
• Writing Proficient user (C2) FRENCH
• Understanding Proficient user (C2)
• Speaking Proficient user (C2)
• Writing Indipendent user (B2)
O
THER SKILLS AND COMPETENCESOperating systems: MS DOS, UNIX, LINUX, Windows
Computer languages: PASCAL, FORTRAN, LabView, C, C++, EPIC, MatLab
Softwares: AFNI (Analysis of Functional Neuro Images), ANSYS R5, AutoCAD-13, MS Office Programs, Opera, MatLab
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RIVING LICENCE Italian Driving licenses: A and BInconferibilità Dichiaro di non incorrere in alcuna delle cause di inconferibilità previste dal decreto legislativo 8 aprile 2013, n. 39.
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