Professor Marco Viceconti
Professor of Biomechanics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 114 222 7788
Fax: +44 (0) 114 222 7890
Email: m.viceconti@sheffield.ac.uk
Profile
Marco Viceconti is full Professor of Biomechanics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield and Scientific Director of the Insigneo/Sheffield Research Institute. Before this he was the Technical Director of the Medical Technology Lab at the Rizzoli Orthapaedic Institute in Bologna, Italy.
Prof. Viceconti has a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Bologna and a PhD from the University of Firenze. He started his research career under the guidance of Prof. Alì Seireg, first at the University of Florida-Gainesville, and then at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
His main research interests are related to the development and validation of medical technology, especially that involving simulation, and primarily in relation to musculoskeletal diseases. He has published over 200 papers, mostly indexed in Medline, and serves as reviewer for many international funding agencies and peer-reviewed journals.
Marco Viceconti is one of the key figures in the emerging Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) community. Co-author of the first white paper on VPH, scientific co-ordinator of the seminal VPH research roadmap, "VPH ambassador" for the VPH Network of Excellence, Co-ordinator of one the VPHOP integrated projects, he is also currently chairing the Board of Directors of the VPH Institute.
Other Professional Activities and Achievements
- Chartered Engineering with the Italian Professional Order of Engineers
- President of the European Society of Biomechanics, 2006-2008
- President of European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (EAMBES)
- Executive Director, Virtual Physiological Human Institute for Integrative Biomedical Research
Research Interests
- Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
- Technology for health
- Virtual Physiological Human
Teaching
Although Prof. Viceconti is not currently involved in any formal teaching activity, throughout the 2011-12 academic year he will provide a number of seminars for students and researchers.
Current Research Grants
| Year | Source | Grant Type | Title | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2012 | European Commission | ICT eHealth FP7 | VPHOP: The Osteoporatic Virtual Physiological Human | FP7-ICT-2008-223865 |
| 2009-2012 | European Commission | ICT eHealth FP7 | VPH NoE: Virtual Physiological Human Network of Excellence | FP7-ICT-2008-223920 |
| 2010-2012 | European Commission | ICT eHealth FP7 | NMS Physiome: Tools to Develop the NeuroMusculoSkeletal Physiome | FP7-ICT-2010-248189 |
| 2010-2013 | European Commission | ICT eHealth FP7 | Discipulus: Digitally Integrated Scientific Data for Patients and Populations in User-Specific Simulations | FP7-ICT-2011-288143 |
Publications
Full list of publications indexed on Pub Med
Selected Publications
- A tentative taxonomy for predictive models in relation to their falsifiability,
Viceconti, M. (2011),
Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science, 369(1954), pp. 4149-61. - Effect of sub-optimal neuromotor control on the hip joint load during level walking,
Martelli, S., Taddei, F., Cappello, A., van Sint Jan, S., Leardini, A. & Viceconti, M. (2011),
Journal of Biomechanics, 44(9), pp. 1716-21. - Reduced tissue hardness of trabecular bone is associated with severe osteoarthritis,
Dall'Ara, E., Ohman, C., Baleani, M. & Viceconti, M. (2011),
Journal of Biomechanics, 44(8), pp. 1593-8. - Extensive risk analysis of mechanical failure for an epiphyseal hip prothesis: A combined numerical-experimental approach,
Martelli, S., Taddei, F., Cristofolini, L., Gill, H. S. & Viceconti, M. (2011),
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 225(2), pp. 126-40. - Multimodal fusion of biomedical data at different temporal and dimensional scales,
Viceconti, M., Clapworthy, G., Testi, D., Taddei, F. & McFarlane, N. (2011),
Computational Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 102(3), pp. 227-37. - Policy needs and options for a common approach towards modelling and simulation of human physiology and diseases with a focus on the Virtual Physiological Human,
Viceconti, M. & McCulloch, A. D. (2011),
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 170, pp. 49-82. - The virtual physiological human: computer simulation for integrative biomedicine I,
Viceconti, M. & Kohl, P. (2010),
Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science, 268(1920), pp. 2591-4. - Pre-clinical validation of joint prostheses: a systematic approach,
Viceconti, M., Affatato, S., Baleani, M., Bordini, B., Cristofolini, L. & Taddei, F. (2009),
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2(1), pp. 120-7. - Multiscale modelling of the skeleton for the prediction of the risk of fracture,
Viceconti, M., Taddei, F., Van Sint Jan, S., Leardini, A., Cristofolini, L., Stea, S., Baruffaldi, F. & Baleani M. (2008),
Clinical Biomechanics, 23(7), pp. 845-52. - The Virtual Physiological Human - a European initiative for in silico human modelling,
Viceconti, M., Clapworthy, G. & Van Sint Jan, S. (2008),
Journal of Physiological Sciences, 58(7), pp. 441-6