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Andrea Guala

Andrea Guala obtained a bachelor and a master degree in mechanical engineering at Polytechnic of Milan and Turin, respectively, and, in 2015, a Ph.D. at the Polytechnic of Turin. In 2016 he joined the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) in Barcelona as post-doctoral fellow. Andrea’s post-doctoral period officially ended in 2025, when, after the award of Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) tenure track call and the Miguel Servet contract, he became senior researcher at VHIR. Andrea now leads a team of researchers mostly dedicated to medical image analysis, artificial intelligence and big data in cardiology and cardiovascular diseases. By participating, most often representing VHIR, in 3 Horizon Europe projects, while being principal investigator in projects funded via the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and la Caixa Foundation, Andrea attracted substantial research funding.

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Andrea Guala

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Andrea Guala obtained a bachelor and a master degree in mechanical engineering at Polytechnic of Milan and Turin, respectively, and, in 2015, a Ph.D. at the Polytechnic of Turin. In 2016 he joined the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) in Barcelona as post-doctoral fellow. Andrea’s post-doctoral period officially ended in 2025, when, after the award of Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) tenure track call and the Miguel Servet contract, he became senior researcher at VHIR. Andrea now leads a team of researchers mostly dedicated to medical image analysis, artificial intelligence and big data in cardiology and cardiovascular diseases. By participating, most often representing VHIR, in 3 Horizon Europe projects, while being principal investigator in projects funded via the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and la Caixa Foundation, Andrea attracted substantial research funding.

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Projects

TACTIC: Explorando soluciones a los retos de salud mediante ciencia disruptiva, terapias avanzadas y medicina de sistemas

IP: Begoña Benito Villabriga
Collaborators: Carmen Escudero Iriarte, Laia Ventura i Expósito, Susana Otero Romero, Ignacio Ferreira González, José Antonio Barrabés Riu, Carlos Nos Llopis, Pablo Velasco Puyó, Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares, Belen Perez Dueñas, Jaume Sastre Garriga, Joan López Hellin, Antonia Sambola Ayala, Jordi Rio Izquierdo, Nuria Rivas Gandara, Jordi Perez Rodon, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Manuel Comabella Lopez, Antonio Rodríguez Sinovas, Gisela Teixido i Tura, Antonia Pijuan Domenech, Roser Ferrer Costa, Carmen Tur Gomez, Maria Cristina Díaz de Heredia Rubio, Laia Yañez Bisbe, Maria Jose Pérez García, Miguel Segura Ginard, TACTIC: Explorando soluciones a los retos de salud mediante ciencia disruptiva, terapias avanzadas y medicina de sistemas, Cristina Auger Acosta, Neus Bellera Gotarda, TACTIC: Explorando soluciones a los retos de salud mediante ciencia disruptiva, terapias avanzadas y medicina de sistemas, Herena Eixarch Ahufinger, M Mar Mañu Pereira, Deborah Pareto Onghena, Lorena Valero Arrese, Aitor Uribarri Gonzalez, Jordi Bañeras Rius, Alex Rovira Cañellas, Mar Tintore Subirana, Bruno Garcia del Blanco, Ana Vivancos Prellezo, Maria Teresa Salcedo Allende, Marisol Ruiz Meana, Ana Belén Méndez Fernández, Anna Llort Sales, Carmen Espejo Ruiz, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Sandra Mancilla Zamora, Ana Zabalza de Torres, Marc Miquel Moltó Abad, Javier Inserte Igual, Luciana Midaglia Fernandez, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza, David Gómez Andrés, Alvaro Cobo Calvo, Alvaro Calabuig Goena, Joaquin Castillo Justribo, Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo, Andres Miguez Gonzalez, Josep Roma Castanyer, Laura Dos Subirá, Jaume Capdevila Castillon, Nicolás Miguel Fissolo , Maria Nazarena Pizzi, Paolo Giovanni Nuciforo, Tian Tian, Andrea Guala , Juan Pablo Betancur Rengifo
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 2494527.53
Reference: FORT23/00034
Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027

(CHEAP-HEART) - Inteligencia artificial para un diagnóstico temprano y asequible de enfermedades cardíacas mediante la caracterización del tejido cardíaco en imágenes de ecocardiografía

IP: Andrea Guala
Collaborators: Pere López Gutierrez, Guillem Casas Masnou, Juan Garrido Oliver
Funding agency: Ministerio Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Funding: 152460
Reference: PID2021-128367OA-I00
Duration: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2025

Ministerio de Ciencia

AI4HF: Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Personalised Risk Assessment in Chronic Heart Failure

IP: Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares
Collaborators: Ignacio Ferreira González, Pere López Gutierrez, AI4HF: Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Personalised Risk Assessment in Chronic Heart Failure, AI4HF: Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Personalised Risk Assessment in Chronic Heart Failure, Gisela Teixido i Tura, Eduardo Ródenas Alesina, Alicia Fresno González, Toni Soriano Colomé, Garazi Urio Garmendia, Lydia Dux-Santoy Hurtado, Andrea Guala
Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Funding: 293125
Reference: AI4HF_HE-HLTH-STAYHLTH2022
Duration: 01/06/2023 - 31/05/2027

Millora de l'estratificació del risc en pacients amb reparació aòrtica endovascular utilitzant aplicacions d'aprenentatge profund en imatges d'angiografia per tomografia computaritzada

IP: Andrea Guala
Collaborators: Juan Garrido Oliver, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 73383.97
Reference: AGAUR/FI/2023/GARRIDO
Duration: 01/05/2023 - 30/04/2026

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