IngBiomedical and Bio engineersingegneri
Functions in a working context:
The main tasks that the master's graduate in IngBiomedical engineering can usually carry out:
- the advanced design of devices, machines, systems and services for biomedical applications,
- the management of innovation and the production of goods and services in companies in the biomedical sector,
- the planning, programming and management of technological systems to support the provision of health and social-health services.
In detail, the curricula in which the master's degree course is organized allow guidance to the world of work towards the following main professional outlets:
- in the Bio areaingElectronics and IT engineering, graduates will be able to work as designers and analysts of software applications for medical applications, of hospital information systems, including telematics, of IT platforms and process automation systems to support the production of medical devices and the provision of services health and social-healthcare;
- in the Bio areaingIndustrial engineering, graduates will be able to work as designers and developers of mechanical, electromedical, mechatronic and robotic components, machines and systems for applications in basic and clinical medicine and for medical-biological research; graduates will also be able to work as product specialists and product managers in companies in the biomedical sector;
- in the area ofIngClinical engineering, graduates will be able to work in the units of ingclinical engineering present within healthcare facilities for continuous innovation, testing, maintenance and management of the technological park available for the production of the healthcare services of the facility itself.
In particular, the main professional profiles that the CdS aims to train include:
- designer of devices and services related to the biomedical sector;
- coordinator of interdisciplinary project groups for the development of new medical devices and services;
- manager or member of service units for theingclinical engineering;
- consultant on all aspects concerning the use of technology in the medical and biological fields;
- researcher in the biomedical sector in the academic or industrial field;
- ingclinical engineer, with possible coordination roles;
- ingengineer responsible for the testing and maintenance sector of biomedical equipment in manufacturing or service companies, or in public and private healthcare companies;
- ingengineer responsible for running hospital facilities;
- ingengineer responsible for health information systems.
Master's graduates in IngBiomedical engineers will be able to interact with all stakeholders in the healthcare sector, including medical staff, technical and commercial profiles, as well as with policy makers and management of public and private companies.
Skills associated with the function:
The didactic offer, articulated on a set of basic teachings, which constitute a common educational trunk, and on various curricula, in part which can be further customized by the student through elective exams, is designed to provide solid methodological and knowledge bases, supporting at the same time the inclinations and aspirations of each student.
In this way, the Course of Study provides a broad range of skills, both in type ingengineering and medical/scientific, which allow the Graduate to be able to conduct, evaluate and direct professional activities which may involve different professional figures relating to both the medical and ingengineering. This is thanks to the acquisition of knowledge on the principles of biomechatronics, biomedical robotics, micro- and nano-ingengineering, materials science, electronics, information technology, medical instrumentation and hospital systems. The interdisciplinary nature of the training allows the graduate to participate in or manage concurrent project activities, typically conducted by working groups in which professionals of various profiles participate.
The educational offer allows the student to acquire basic skills, common to all students, through the teachings of the common trunk:
- Know how to apply mechanical, IT and electronic tools to the solution of manufacturing problemsingbiomedical engineering;
- Knowing how to design and develop integrated systems related to the fields of rehabilitation,ingclinical engineering and biomedical research, applying the fundamental knowledge ofingbiomedical engineering and also proposing innovative solutions for machine components or systems;
- Knowing how to propose modifications to the components of a biomedical system in order to improve its performance;
- Knowing how to evaluate the performance of measurement systems, IT and mechanical, isolated or integrated, oriented towards industrial and research contexts;
It also allows you to acquire specific skills in each of the three areas (IngClinical engineering, Bioingengineering, Inginformation engineering). In particular:
Skills in the Area ofIngClinical engineering:
- Ability to manage biomedical equipment and systems safely and economically;
- Knowing how to evaluate the impact of intervention projects on biomedical equipment and systems in the healthcare and, more generally, social context;
- Knowing how to evaluate the impact of risk analysis through safety management with particular reference to hospitals and human health.
Skills in the Bio Areaingengineering:
- Ability to apply reverse engineering methodsing and critical analysis of biomedical devices, machines and systems;
- Knowing how to design systems integrating mechanical, electronic and computer/telematic components in a concurrent manner, pursuing the optimal allocation of functions between the various components and the human component;
- Knowing how to manage systems for the acquisition and processing of multimodal data flows both relating to the state of the machine and its interaction with the human component;
- Ability to analyze miniaturized systems for biomedical use through multi-physics modeling, including aspects of mechanics, electromagnetism, electrokinetics and electrostatics;
- Knowing how to perform a functional design and sizing of microsystems;
- Knowing how to design microfabrication processes, taking into account the technologies typically available in a clean room;
- Knowing how to understand the properties of materials at the nanoscale and their potential applications in the theranostic field;
- Knowing how to design, develop, control and manage a robotic or mechatronic system for biomedical applications;
- Knowing how to analyze and develop man-machine interfaces;
- Knowing how to apply HTA methods to existing or advanced-stage biomedical devices and systems to analyze the impact of these technologies on healthcare organizations and the social-health system as a whole.
Skills in the Area ofIngInformation engineering
- Ability to develop complex systems, equipped with control logic, sensinging and communication skills, applying ICT methodologies and technologies in the biomedical field;
- Knowing how to design IoT systems in the industrial, management and research fields, for applications related to control and communication services in the medical field (eHealth);
- Ability to evaluate the performance in terms of power, consumption, efficiency and usability of hardware/software systems in contexts of eHealth applications.
The CdS also intends to develop and enable students to acquire skills related to the sphere of soft-skills, such as the ability to work in a team and the ability to communicate and relate through a didactic approach that promotes the conduct of training projects carried out in small groups within within various teaching courses.
Finally, the course of study provides the student with the ability to criticize, analyze and evaluate indispensable to be able to undertake self-training and self-learning paths, useful in a dynamic and rapidly evolving sector such as that ofIngBiomedical engineering.
