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VPH-CaSE:

Virtual Physiological Human –

Cardiovascular Simulation and

Experimentation for Personalised Medical

Devices

ITN-ETN 642612

Horizon 2020:

The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

MSCA-ITN-2014-ETN:

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN-ETN)

Work Package: WP5

Training

Deliverable: D5.6

Report on Training Activity 5

Version: 2v5

Date: 23-Oct-18

MSCA-ITN-2014-ETN:– 642612, VPH-CaSE

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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

IST Project Num MSCA-ITN-2014-ETN: – 642612 Acronym VPH-CaSE

Full title Virtual Physiological Human –

Cardiovascular Simulation and Experimentation for Personalised Medical Devices

Project URL http://www.vph-case.eu

EU Project officer Stanka Miteva

Work package Number 5 Title Training

Deliverable Number 5.6 Title Report on TA5

Date of delivery Contractual 31 Aug 2018 Actual 31 Aug 2018

Status Version 2v4 Final

Nature Prototype Report Dissemination Other

Dissemination Level

Public (PU) Restricted to other Programme Participants (PP)

Consortium (CO) Restricted to specified group (RE)

Authors (Partner) UCL

Responsible Author

Vanessa Diaz Email [email protected]

Partner UCL Phone

Abstract (for dissemination) This document reports the delivery and outcomes of Training Activity 5 held in London, UK from

19th -to 20th July 2018.

Keywords Training, Skills, Early Stage Researchers, PDP, Conference

The information in this document is provided as is and no guarantee or warranty is given that the information is fit for any

particular purpose. The user thereof uses the information at its sole risk and liability. Its owner is not liable for damages

resulting from the use of erroneous or incomplete confidential information.

Version Log

Issue Date Version Author Change

23 Jul 2018 1v0 K El-Arifi Initial document template

13 Aug 2018 2v0 V. Diaz Content - draft

16 Aug 2018 2v1 K El-Arifi Formatting

20 Aug 2018 2v2 K El-Arifi Formatting

21 Aug 2018 2v3 K El-Arifi Edits from G Dubini incorporated

31 Aug 2018 2v4 A Narracott Final review and minor changes


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Contents

Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 4

1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 5

2 Agenda and Attendees - training activity 5 ........................................................................ 7

3 Call for abstracts ................................................................................................................. 8

Awards ......................................................................................................................... 9

Titles of talks ............................................................................................................... 9

4 Speakers ........................................................................................................................... 11

Plenary Speakers........................................................................................................ 11

Industry Session Speakers ......................................................................................... 11

Conference Programme - Young Scientist Speakers ................................................. 12

5 Details of each session ..................................................................................................... 13

6 Outreach ........................................................................................................................... 15

Competition ............................................................................................................... 17

7 Publicity ........................................................................................................................... 18

8 Sponsors ........................................................................................................................... 19

9 Scientific committee ......................................................................................................... 19

Local Organising Committee ..................................................................................... 20

10 Discussion ........................................................................................................................ 21

11 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 21

12 Appendices ....................................................................................................................... 22

Conference Flyer .................................................................................................... 22

List of Attendees .................................................................................................... 22


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The VPH-CaSE Marie Curie European Training Network delivers a network-wide training

programme to Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) hosted in academic and industry centres throughout

Europe.

This report focuses on Training Activity 5, which was held in London on 19th to 20th July 2018, hosted

by UCL. This training activity took the form of a conference entitled: “Frontiers of Simulation and

Experimentation for Personalized Cardiovascular Management and Treatment”. The event

was well-publicised and was designed to showcase the achievements of VPH-CaSE and its

ESRs.

This deliverable reports the outcomes of the TA5 VPH-CaSE network-wide training event,

including details of the training delivered to the ESRs, participation of partners and external

experts in the training events and evaluation of ESR feedback of the impact of the training.


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1 INTRODUCTION

The VPH-CaSE Marie Curie European Training Network delivers a network-wide training

programme to 14 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) hosted in academic and industry centres throughout

Europe. The training programme was driven by a commitment to equip the ESR cohort with skills

as defined in Deliverable D5.1, which was developed by the project Steering Committee and reviewed

by the Supervisory Board. Overall, five Training Activities were planned, and their delivery schedule

was reported in D5.1.

This report focuses on Training Activity 5, held in London from 19th – 20th July 2018, hosted by UCL.

This training activity took the form of a conference entitled: “Frontiers of Simulation and

Experimentation for Personalized Cardiovascular Management and Treatment”.

The Conference aimed to bring together young researchers working at the frontier of

cardiovascular research and to provide them with a platform to showcase their results and to

discuss with experienced scientists, engineers, educators and other young investigators about

the latest ideas in cardiovascular engineering for personalised Cardiovascular Management and

Treatment.

The focus of the Conference was on research working towards translation of the tools, methods

and approaches presented in the context of cardiovascular disease. Industrial and Clinical

panels were part of the Conference, providing a truly multi-disciplinary and dynamic

environment.

The best work presented was invited to submit full papers for a special issue on the reputed

journal ‘Medical Engineering and Physics’ and the journal ASME Journal of Engineering and

Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy. There were also a number of awards.

The venue for the conference was the Engineering Building of University College London,

London, UK.

The conference session showcased the results of the project and provided the ESRs with the

opportunity to present their work to the VPH community and provided a platform to the young

researchers to expose their work. Other VPH-CaSE partners were also invited to contribute

along with external experts from the VPH community.

TA5: Summer school 5

Description: This event took place in London between 19-20th of July

2018.

A two-day conference on Frontiers of Simulation and

Experimentation for Personalised Cardiovascular Management and

Treatment hosted at UCL.

Primary skills

addressed:

Presentation skills

and interpersonal

skills for networking

and engagement

inside and outside

academia.

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/medical-engineering-and-physics


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The VPH CaSE conference brought together Early Career

Researchers (ECRs) who are currently working at the frontier of

cardiovascular research. VPH-CaSE focuses on state-of-the-art

developments in personalised cardiovascular support, underpinned by

simulation and experimentation. The conference’s focus was on

bringing together young researchers in the field and galvanising them

at this early stage of their careers. The event featured both industry

and clinical panels, providing a truly multi-disciplinary and dynamic

environment and a fantastic opportunity for networking and

engagement.

The conference aimed to provide attendees with a platform to

showcase their research results and to discuss with experienced

scientists, engineers, educators and other young investigators about

their latest ideas in cardiovascular engineering for personalised

Cardiovascular Management and Treatment. There was also an

invitation for the best work from the conference to submit full papers

for a special issue of Medical Engineering and Physics from the

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) and the new

ASME Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics

and Therapy.

The conference was organised with the support and collaboration of

UCL Engineering, UCL Mechanical Engineering, UCL Institute of

Healthcare Engineering, Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional

and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), Leeds Test Objects, Insigneo, Ansys

and CERTARA.

In total, the Conference hosted 68 researchers/scientists (including

presenters and general attendance). More details below.


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2 AGENDA AND ATTENDEES - TRAINING ACTIVITY 5

This section provides the VPH-CaSE participant list and agenda for Training Activity 5.

VPH-Case Delegates and Participants

Delegates Steering Committee John Fenner Coordinator USFD JWF Andrew Narracott Coordinator USFD AJN Vanessa Diaz PI UCL VD Gabriele Dubini PI POLIMI GD Denis Friboulet PI CNRS DF Adrian Walker PI LTO AW Marco Stijnen PI Lifetec MS Valery Morgenthaler PI Ansys VM Francesco Migliavacca POLIMI FM Karen El-Arifi Project Manager USFD KE

Delegates Supervisory Board

Marco Piccinini Supervisory Board Sorin Group (livaNova)

Herve Liebgott Supervisory Board University Claude Bernard Lyon 1

ESRs Participants: Paolo Ferraiuoli ESR01 USFD PF Simone Ferrari ESR02 USFD SF Louis Fixsen ESR03 TU/e LF Eric Chen ESR04 TU/e EC Carlos Ledezma ESR05 UCL CL Mirko Bonfanti ESR06 UCL MB Susanna Migliori ESR07 POLIMI SM Ricardo Gómez Bardón ESR08 POLIMI RG Emilia Badescu ESR09 CNRS EB Gerardo Kenny Rumindo ESR10 CNRS GR Massimiliano Mercuri ESR11 Therevna MM Simone Ambrogio ESR12 LTO SA Jeroen Feher ESR13 Ansys JF Benjamin Kappler ESR14 LifeTec BK

Speakers: Speakers 4 Industry Presenters 3 Presenters 28 Other 13


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Agenda

3 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The conference considered research concerning translational tools, methods and approaches in

the context of cardiovascular disease. Industrial and Clinical panels were part of the

Conference, providing a truly multi-disciplinary and dynamic environment.

One-page abstracts following the conference template were peer-reviewed by at least 2

members of the Scientific Committee. 45 abstracts from young researchers were submitted,

including submissions from all over the UK, Europe and Canada and 42 were deemed

acceptable for oral presentation. The minimum threshold for acceptance was an average score

of 10/20 with both reviewers agreeing on the overall score.

Researchers were invited to submit abstracts in one, or several, of the following areas:

1. Cardiac and vascular disease modelling (management and treatment).

2. Cardiac and vascular experimentation.


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3. Medical devices.

4. Patient-specific modelling.

5. In-vitro experimental platforms for personalised treatment, device testing, surgical

planning and disease diagnosis.

6. Other relevant topics in cardiovascular modelling and experimentation for

personalised treatment.

Awards

The prizes awarded during the conference were the following:

1. Best Experimental Work

2. Best Simulation Work – heart, valves, coronaries, cardiac function

3. Best Simulation Work – vascular

Titles of talks

# Name Title

1 Fernando Campos Optimization of a Novel Activation-Repolatisation Metric to Identify Targets for Catheter Ablation

2 Emily Manchester Comparison of Laminar and large Eddy Simulations of Flow in a Patient-Specific Aorta with Severe Aortic Stenosis

3 Hector Martinez-Navarro

Arrhythmogenic Mechanisms in Silent Acute Myocardial Ischemia

4 Anna Maria Tango Fluid-Structure-Interaction Model of a Prosthetic Aortic Valve Implantation Configuration: Full 3D Flow

5 Yu Zhu A Pilot Study on Aortic Flow before and after Endovascular Repair with a Novel Branched Stent-Graft for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

6 Susanna Migliori A Computational Investigation on the Influence of Wall Shear Stress after Stent Deployment

7 Thore Bucking Using Laser Light to Listen to Blood Flow: Towards Clinical Microvascular Perfusion Imaging

8 Ashton Paul D'Souza Simulation of Antihypertensive Therapy with Beta-Blockers for the Management of Type-B Aortic Dissection with a MultiScale Compliant Model

9 Mikaela Webster The Potential of Director Theory for Modelling Blood Flow in the Cardiovascular System

10 Eric Chen Effects of Contractility on Strain in LVAD-Supported Hearts

11 Froso Sophocleous Shape Variability in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients

12 Giacomo Annio Enhanced MRI Imaging (EMRI)

13 Peter Trung Mai Can Multi-Scale and Multifactorial Metrics Predict Atheroschlerotic Plaque Location? : Patient-Specific Analyses of a Small Patient Cohort

14 Boram Gu A computational Model of Thrombolysis for Ischaemic Stroke Treatment

15 Mirko Bonfanti An in silico Study of the Haemodynamics in a cohort of Type-B Aortic Dissections to improve Clinical Understanding

16 Louis Fixsen Imaging the Contraction of Mechanically Supported ex vivo Beating Hearts

17 Ricardo Gomez Bardon Blood Flow and Hematocrit Distribution in Oxygenating Fibre Bundles - Microfluidic Experiments and CFD Analysis

18 Paolo Ferraiuoli Optical Strain Measurements in a Passive Heart Simulator Loaded with Different Haemodynamic Conditions

19 Andrea Palombi Sensing the Diameter of Idealised Aortic Annular Phantoms with a Robotised Balloon Catheter

20 Gaia Franzetti Patient-Specific in vitro Study of a Chronic Type-B Aortic Dissection

21 Benedetta Biffi Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of the Left Heart and Mitral Valve: A Semi-Automatic, Image-Derived Patient Specific Study

22 Ernest Lo Integrating PET Into the Computation of CT-Based FFR

23 Carlos Ledezma Neural Networks to Classify Ischaemic ECG Signals: A Computational Study Including Variability

24 Gerardo Rumindo Personalized Left Ventricle Model: Preliminary Evaluation on Healthy Volunteers


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25 Ryo Torii Prediction of Thrombosis Risk by Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulations in the Left Atrial Appendage

26 Maciej Marciniak An Anatomical Surrogate of Wall Compliance in the Infant Heart

27 Andrea Passos Microscale FLOW behaviour of stiffened erythrocyte Suspensions

28 Thomas Peach Disturbed Flow in Cerebral Aneurysms is linked with Endothelial Cell Misalignment

29 Yuqian Mei Intracranial Aneurysms: A Patient-Specific Fluid-Solid-Growth (FSG) Framework with Modelling of Endothelial Response

30 Leslie Louvelle Computational Fluid Dynamics in Tetralogy of Fallot: A Method to Generate Pseudo Patient-Specific Geometries

31 Chloe Armour The Influence of False Lumen Side Branch Perfusion on the Progression of Type B Aortic Dissection

32 Emilia Badescu Time-Resolved Imaging of Vortex Rings with Ultrafast Ultrasound: An in vitro study

33 Simone Ambrogio A Novel Flow Phantom for Medical Imaging Scanners

34 Amisha Desai Real Time Fatigue Testing of Cellular and Decellularised Porcine Aortic Heart Valve Roots

35 Joao Filipe Fernandez Inaccuracies of Clinical Pressure Gradient: Qualtification of Pressure Recover in Aortic Valve Conditions

36 Aabith Saja High Resolution 3D Printing for Capacitive Pressure Sensors with Structured Dielectric Medium

37 Benjamin Kappler Prediction of Poststorage Cardiac Function

38 Francesca Donadoni Analysis of a Multiscale Patient-Specific Model for Locating Neointimal Hyperplasia Using Different Hemodynaic Conditions

39 Nasrul Johari The Influence of Carotid Stent Design on Hemodynamic Features in Patient-Specific Carotid Bifurcation

40 Jeroen Feher 3D Transient Reduced Order Modelling of a Vascular Constriction Model

41 Simone Ferrari POD-Based ROM for Flow Phantom Design

42 Massimiliano Mercuri Comparison Between Different 1D Haemodynamic Model Implementations in a Compliant Iliac Bifurcation

VPH CaSE ESRs are highlighted in bold font

KEY

Experimental Nominated for Awards for Best Experimental Work

Cardiac Nominated for Awards for Best Simulation Work - heart, valves, coronaries, cardiac function

Vascular Nominated for Awards for Best Simulation Work - vascular


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4 SPEAKERS

Plenary Speakers

Industry Session Speakers

Several Industry speakers presented an overview of recruitment in different areas pertinent to

VPH CaSE, such as modelling and simulation, medical devices development (from early design

stages to clinical trials) and experimental work, from a range of Industries (from large Industry

to SMEs).


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The Industry session was run by:

Conference Programme - Young Scientist Speakers

The ESRs and young scientist speakers at the conference were separated into 6 categories.

1. Experimental

2. Cardiac

3. Vascular

4. Nominated for awards for Best Experimental Work

5. Nominated for Awards for Best simulation work – heart, valves, coronaries, cardiac

function

6. Nominated for awards for Best simulation work - vascular

The presentation were arranged so that none of the ESRs were in parallel sessions at the same

time and all of them could be observed by the Steering Committee members. Also, all papers

considered for the Conference awards were presented in Plenary sessions to provide maximum

exposure and the greatest opportunities for networking.


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5 DETAILS OF EACH SESSION

This section provides details of the conference.

Day 1

Keynote speech Professor Alan Dardik

Title: Engineering vessel identity from bench to bedside: Eph to RADAR

Parallel talks on cardiac Parallel talks on vascular

Talks nominated for best simulation work - vascular

An Industry

career session

was held on Day

1 of the

conference.

This was led by Cesar Pichardo, Certara; Adrian Walker, Leeds Test Objects

Ltd; and Evangelos Emmanouil, Cambridge Consultants

Plenary talk Professor Blanca Rodriguez

Talks nominated for best experimental work

A dinner was held

on the evening of

Day 1 at the UCL

portico. This

allowed

networking

between the

ESRs, the

Steering

Committee and

the other

attendees of the

conference


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Day 2

Talks that were nominated for best simulation work – heart valves, coronaries, cardiac function

Plenary Talk Miss Janice Tsui

Title: The challenges of managing the diabetic foot: engineering potential

solutions

Parallel sessions in vascular Parallel sessions in

experimental work

Parallel sessions in vascular

Plenary Talk Professor Rod Hose

Prize giving

session

Industrial sponsors provided generous support to the

Conference and a contribution of £250 each for prizes

(£750 in total). ANSYS sponsored the ‘Prize for Best

Simulation Work – Cardiac’; CERTARA sponsored the

‘Prize for Best Simulation Work – Vascular’ and Leeds

TO sponsored the ‘Prize for Best Experimental Work’.

Certificates were given to all award winners and runner-

ups for each category and certificates will be provided to

all finalists and sent by post

John Fenner presenting Louis Fixsen with his prize.

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6 OUTREACH

An outreach event entitled: Hearts and How to Heal them: a scientific and engineering

adventure was held on the 18th July, prior to the conference. Thirteen out of the fourteen ESRs

attended and participated in the outreach event.

Figure 1 Outreach Flyer

Six stations demonstrated different activities:

Station 1 Introduction: An important tool for diagnosing the functioning status of the heart

is imaging. The virtual reality experience of this station places you at the centre of a 'Cath

Lab', expressly designed to image the heart. The patient has been injected with an X-Ray

opaque dye – can you manoeuvre the imaging system to obtain a picture of the heart?

Station 2 Images of the beating heart from the Cath Lab provide an excellent means of

assessing its health. Looking at the examples presented, can you identify a (partial)

blockage in the heart vessels? Numerous other technologies can also contribute valuable

images and information (eg Ultrasound imaging), but the images they produce don't always

look like a heart! Presented with diagnostic information about cardiac performance, what

should the doctor do, how should they proceed? Talk with our scientists at stations 3,4,5,6

to see how state-of-the-art technologies can help

Station 3 The heart under strain; devices for assistance

Station 4 Supporting the compromised heart with simulation

Station 5 Vessels stressing the heart; questions about vasculature

Station 6 Can the images be trusted?


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Figure 2

Outreach

visitors

Figure 3 Andrew Narracott presenting the competition first prize winner with her

prize


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Competition

A fun quiz was also held where participants had to identify the famous scientist from a

photograph and a few interesting facts. Visitors also had to guess the speed of the ring vortex

that was on display (see figure 4).

Figure 4 ESR Simone Ferrari discussing the ring vortex phantom which continuously operates creating vortices made

visible through the addition of ink to water. A countdown timer alerts visitors about the next vortex.


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7 PUBLICITY

The conference was publicised through several channels:

Websites: the UCL website, the VPH-Case website, the VPH Institute, the Insigneo

Institute in Sheffield and all the partner websites;

Twitter

Facebook

Posters and flyers

The Outreach event was publicised through:

Websites: the UCL website, the VPH-Case website, the VPH Institute, the Insigneo

Institute in Sheffield and all the partner websites;

Targetted websites: HelpmeIamaMedic, Generatiaonmedics.org.uk; TalkPhysics –

post16 forum page; STEM learning CPD; IPEM

Twitter – targetted to the Science Museum etc

What’s on London

Facebook

Posts to local Schools and Colleges

Posters and flyers


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8 SPONSORS

The conference was sponsored by UCL, Certara, Insigneo, ANSYS and Leeds Test Objects.

9 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

The scientific committee is in charge of reviewing and accepting abstracts and awarding the

prizes in the conference:

Dr Andrew Narracott – University of Sheffield

Dr John Fenner – University of Sheffield

Dr Marcel Rutten – Technical University of Eindhoven

Dr Vanessa Díaz – University College London

Prof Francesco Migliavacca – Politecnico di Milano

Prof Giancarlo Pennati – Politecnico di Milano

Prof Herve Liebgott – Université de Lyon

Prof Patrick Clarysse – Université de Lyon

Dr Cemil Goksu – Therenva

Prof Rod Hose – University Sheffield

Mr Adrian Walker – Leeds Test Objects

Dr Michel Rochette – ANSYS

Prof Gabriele Dubini – Politecnico di Milano


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Dr Marco Stijnen – University of Eindhoven

Prof Bas de Mol – University of Eindhoven

Prof Denis Friboulet – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Local Organising Committee

Members of the organising committee from University College London:

Dr Vanessa Díaz

Prof Stavroula Balabani

Mr Mirko Bonfanti

Miss Francesca Donadoni

Miss Gaia Franzetti

Mr Carlos Ledezma

Mr. Mykal Riley

Miss Georgina Cade


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10 DISCUSSION

This training activity was aligned with the overall focus of the VPH CaSE ESR training

programme, seeking to develop training activities from an initial structured approach,

dominated by lecture- and lab-based content, to a research driven focus where ESRs took a lead

in presenting their research outcomes. As the final formal training activity within VPH-CaSE

the research focus was consolidated by using a conference format to deliver the training activity.

Additional opportunities were identified to further develop ESR complementary skills through

further activities around the conference, including the delivery of an outreach event and the

opportunity to film video material to assist the ESRs in producing video content to disseminate

and promote their research activity.

The conference format was also used as an opportunity to ensure ESRs engaged with the wider

research community beyond the VPH-CaSE network, whilst providing an opportunity for the

Steering Committee and Supervisory Board members to receive an update on the progress of

the ESR Individual Research Projects in the form of their conference presentation. This was

considered to be very effective based on immediate feedback from both internal and external

participants. The degree of external participation was a clear indication of the continuing

relevance of VPH-CaSE research topics within the state-of-the-art in these research areas.

In addition, the event provided a very effective mechanism to promote continued networking

both within the VPH-CaSE consortium and beyond. At PI level this has led to identification of

future research topics and funding opportunities beyond the end of VPH-CaSE activity in

December 2018. At ESR level this provided a further opportunity for ESRs to consider the

current status of their career and to take forward appropriate plans to support career

development beyond the end of their contracts within the VPH-CaSE network. This was further

supported by the targetted inclusion of an Industry session within the conference to provide

both ESRs and external Early Stage Researchers with an insight into the diversity and

opportunities offered by careers outside acadaemia.

11 CONCLUSIONS

The VPH CaSE Conference was overwhelmingly succesful and the immediate feedback from

presenters and general attendees was tremendously positive. The success of the Conference

has prompted an internal discussion within UCL (currently on-going) in order to establish a bi-

annual Conference in the same spirit for young Researchers. Industry sponsors were equally

supportive. Young presenters appreciated the constructive feedback, the atmosphere and focus

of the Conference. As a result, many researchers have contacted the main organiser at UCL to

offer support for future events.


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12 APPENDICES

Conference Flyer

List of Attendees

Presenters

1 Simone Ambrogio Leeds Test Objects

2 Passos Andrea UCL

3 Giacomo Annio UCL

4 Chloe Armour Imperial College

5 Emilia Badescu CREATIS - INSA Lyon

6 Benedetta Biffi UCL

7 Mirko Bonfanti UCL

8 Fernando Campos King's College London

9 Eric Chen Technical University Eindhoven

10 Ashton Paul D'Souza UCL

11 Amisha Desai University of Leeds

12 Francesca Donadoni UCL

13 Jeroen Feher ANSYS

14 Joao Filipe Fernandez King's College London

15 Paolo Ferraiuoli University of Sheffield


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16 Simone Ferrari University of Sheffield

17 Louis Fixsen Technical University Eindhoven

18 Gaia Franzetti UCL

19 Ricardo Gomez Bardon Politecnico di Milano

20 Boram Gu Imperial College

21 Nasrul Johari Imperial College

22 Benjamin Kappler Lifetec Group

23 Carlos Ledezma UCL

24 Ernest Lo UCL

25 Leslie Louvelle University of Toronto

26 Emily Manchester Imperial College

27 Maciej Marciniak King's College London

28 Hector Martinez-Navarro University of Oxford

29 Yuqian Mei University of Sheffield

30 Massimiliano Mercuri Therenva

31 Susanna Migliori Politecnico di Milano

32 Andrea Palombi UCL

33 Thomas Peach UCL

34 Gerardo Rumindo CREATIS - INSA Lyon

35 Aabith Saja UCL

36 Froso Sophocleous University of Bristol

37 Anna Maria Tango UCL

38 Bucking Thore UCL

39 Ryo Torii UCL

40 Peter Trung Mai UCL

41 Mikaela Webster University of Bristol

42 Yu Zhu Imperial College

Speakers

1 Alan Dardik Yale University

2 Janice Tsui UCL - Royal Free Hospital

3 Blanca Rodriguez University of Oxford

4 Rod Hose University of Sheffield

Industry Presenters

1 Evangelos Emmanouil Cambridge Consultants

2 Cesar Pichardo CERTARA

3 Adrian Walker Leeds Test Objects

Other Attendees

1 Marco Piccini LivaNova

2 Karen El-Arifi University of Sheffield

3 Pat Lawford University of Sheffield

4 Andrew Narracott University of Sheffield

5 John Fenner University of Sheffield

6 Stavroula Balabani UCL


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7 Yasuyuki Shiraishi Tohoku University

8 Gabriele Dubini Politecnico di Milano

9 Matthew Doyle University of Toronto

10 Herve Liebgott CREATIS - INSA Lyon

11 Denis Friboulet CREATIS - INSA Lyon

12 Francesco Migliavacca Politecnico di Milano

13 Vanessa Diaz UCL

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