Cardiovascular
Topic Coordinators: José Felix Rodriguez Matas, Emiliano Votta
TR01: Cardiovascular mechanics
Track chairs: Giulia LURAGHI (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Frank GIJSEN (Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
TR02: Implants and devices for cardiovascular applications
Track chairs: Zhao LIGUO (Loughborough University, UK), Elisa LIEHN (Aachen University Hospital, Germany)
TR03: Imaging for cardiovascular applications
Track chairs: Henk MARQUERING (Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Patrick SEGERS (Gent University, Belgium)
TR04: Computational methods for cardiovascular applications
Track chairs: Frans VAN DE VOSSE (Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands), Irene VIGNON-CLEMENTEL (INRIA, France)
Cell and molecular
Topic Coordinator: Marco Rasponi, Monica Soncini
TR05: Cellular and molecular biomechanics
Track chairs: Gwendolen REILLY (University of Sheffield, UK), Laoise McNAMARA (NUI Galway, Ireland), Marco DERIU (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
TR06: Mechanobiology
Track chairs: Jose Manuel GARCIA-AZNAR (University of Zaragoza, Spain), Liesbet GERIS (Univeristy of Liege, Belgium)
TR07: Tissue engineering
Track chairs: Matteo MORETTI (Galeazzi Hospital, Milan, Italy), Andrea REMUZZI (Università di Bergamo, Italy)
Muscoloskeletal and Orthopaedics
Topic Coordinators: Carlo Frigo, Manuela Galli
TR08: Musculoskeletal biomechanics
Track chairs: Claudia MAZZÀ (University of Sheffield, UK), Massimo SARTORI (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
TR09: Spine
Track chairs: Luigi LA BARBERA (Polytechnique Montreal, Canada), Fabio GALBUSERA (IRCCS Galeazzi Milano, Italy)
TR10: Imaging for muscoloskeletal applications
Track chairs: Luca CRISTOFOLINI (University of Bologna, Italy), Zimi SAWACHA (University of Padova, Italy)
(endorsed by International Society of Biomechanics)
TR11: Implants and devices for orthopaedic applications
Track chairs: Bernardo INNOCENTI (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium), Nico VERDONSCHOT (University of Twente, The Netherlands), Luca CRISTOFOLINI (University of Bologna, Italy)
TR12: Impact/injury biomechanics
Track chairs: Peter ZIOUPOS (Cranfield University, UK), Christophe BASTIEN (Coventry University, UK)
TR13: Computational methods for orthopaedic applications
Track chairs: Ilse JONKERS (KU Leuven Belgium), Luca MODENESE (Imperial College London, UK)
Tissue Mechanics
Topic Coordinators: Pasquale Vena, Dario Gastaldi
TR14: Hard tissue biomechanics
Track chairs: Enrico DALL’ARA (University of Sheffield UK), Uwe WOLFRAM (Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK), Jérôme NOAILLY (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain)
TR15: Soft tissue mechanics
Track chairs: Rosaire MONGRAIN (McGill University, Montreal, Canada), Marie Christine HO-BA THO (University of Technology Compiegne, France)
TR16: Computational methods in tissue mechanics
Track chairs: Javier MARTINEZ REINA (Univesidad Sevilla, Spain), Peter PIVONKA (Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia)
Locomotion and Rehabilitation
Topic Coordinators: Veronica Cimolin, Manuela Galli
TR17: Human movement
Track chairs: Reinald BRUNNER (University of Basel, Switzerland), Manuela GALLI (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
TR18: Orthotics & prosthetics
Track chairs: Jaap ΗΑRLAAR (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands), Alberto LEARDINI (IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy)
TR19: Sport biomechanics
Track chairs: Laura-Anne FURLONG (Loughborough University, UK), Amanda SILVATTI (Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil)
(endorsed by International Society of Biomechanics in Sports)
TR20: Ergonomics/Occupational biomechanics/Rehabilitation
Track chairs: Ugo DELLA CROCE (Università degli studi di Sassari, Italy), Andrea CEREATTI (Università degli studi di Sassari, Italy)
(endorsed by International Society of Biomechanics)
Emerging Topics in Biomechanics
Topic Coordinators: Tomaso Villa, Sara Mantero
TR21: In silico trials and clinical biomechanics
Track chairs: Marco VICECONTI (University of Bologna, Italy), Richie GILL (University of Bath, UK)
(endorsed by VPH Institute)
TR22: Verification, validation and uncertainties quantification
Track chairs: Leif HELLEVIK (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway), Keefe MANNING (The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
TR23: Computational biology
Track chairs: Alfons HOEKSTRA (University of Amsterdam), Paul WATTON (University of Sheffield, UK)
TR24: Additive manufacturing for biomedical applications and bioprinting
Track chairs: Claudio CAPELLI (University College of London, UK), Michele CONTI (University of Pavia, Italy)
Other Topics in Biomechanics
Topic Coordinators: Federica Boschetti, Giancarlo Pennati
TR25: Animal and plant biomechanics
Track chairs: Mauro MALVÉ (Public University of Navarra, Spain), Alessia DI GIANCAMILLO (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
TR26: Biofluid and respiratory mechanics
Track chairs: Sean McGINTY (University of Glasgow, UK), Abdul BARAKAT (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France), Andrea Aliverti (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
TR27: Biomaterials
Track chairs: Silvia FARE’ (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Guangyin YUAN (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China)
(endorsed by the European Society for Biomaterials)
TR28: Dental biomechanics
Track chairs: Christoph BOURAUEL (University of Bonn, Germany), Istabrak DÖRSAM (University of Bonn, Germany)
TR29: Ocular biomechanics
Track chairs: Anna PANDOLFI (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Miguel Ángel ARIZA GRACIA (University of Bern, Switzerland)
TR30: Reproductive biomechanics
Track chairs: Séverine LE GAC (MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, TechMed Center, The Netherlands), Renato NATAL JORGE (University of Porto, Portugal)
