Silvia Puleo obtained a Master’s degree with honors in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in Biomechanics and Medical Devices, from the University of Palermo. During her graduation, Silvia had an intership at the RiMED lab at IRCCS ISMETT.

She is currently pursuing a PhD focused on integrating numerical and experimental approaches to evaluate the physiological conditions of blood vessels. Her research aims to develop a computational framework for Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) simulations of prosthetic heart valves. The objective is to virtually model valves with embedded sensors capable of measuring velocity, blood pressure, and vessel deformation—ultimately enabling the monitoring of prosthetic leaflet deterioration over time.

Silvia is currently conducting a research period abroad at ETH Zurich under the supervision of Marianne Schmid Daners

Expertise

• Computational fluid dynamic (XFlow)

• Mock loop

• Sensor development