The aim of the VIVA project is to develop tools for the modern hemodynamicist and cardiovascular surgeon to study and interpret the constantly increasing amount of information being produced by non-invasive imaging equipment. In particular, we are developing a system that will be able to process and visualize 3D medical data, reconstruct the geometry of arteries of specific patients and to simulate blood flow in them. The initial applications of the system will be for clinical research and training purposes. In a later stage we will explore the application of the system to surgical planning. 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He holds a Laurea (MSc) degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the \"Politecnico di Torino\" (1993). Afterwards he worked in the Italian Air Force as officer to ground equipment aircraft maintenance. He joined the CRS4 in 1996. He has worked in many different fields: algorithms and codes for mesh generation, sail aerodynamics, boat hydrodynamics, combustion, dynamic structural calculations on artificial heart valves, rocket for Mars exploration (Prof. Rubbia). He worked also in the renewable energy area, specifically on concentrated solar power (CSP) systems. Then he worked on \"Big Data\" problems. Presently he is working on digital healthcare solutions. In 2017 got his PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies jointly awarded by University of Cagliari (UNICA), University of Aveiro (UAVR), Portugal, Pushchino State Institute of Life Sciences, (PSILS), Pushchino, Russia and ENIM Ecole Nationale de l'Industrie Minerale, Morocco with a thesis in the field of Biomedical Informatics. 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