Mario Merone

Mario earned a PhD in Bioengineering and Biosciences from theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, specializing in Biomedical Engineering. He currently holds a Tenure Track position in Biomedical Engineering at the IHT Laboratory, with research interests spanning Artificial Intelligence methods and applications. Over the past decade, this has included methodological contributions and healthcare applications of Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Decision Support Systems, the Internet of Things, and GenAI. Mario has applied these methodologies to a wide range of data and signals, from genetics to cancer, from diabetic conditions to COPD, from cardiovascular to neurological and musculoskeletal diseases. He has supervised numerous undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate student projects, and has taught for many years in deep learning, healthcare information systems, and biomedical signal processing. He is an assistant editor for top-tier biomedical engineering journals and has published more than 80 peer-reviewed scientific articles in these fields. Mario has been Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator or Unit Leader in several research projects funded by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Research, private companies and the European Community.