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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

Personal Investigador para Grupo Cardiovascular

IP: Ignacio Ferreira González
Collaborators: Alba Santos Ortega, José Antonio Barrabés Riu, Maria Vidal Burdeus, Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares, Laura Gutierrez García-Moreno, Antonia Sambola Ayala, Nuria Rivas Gandara, Jordi Perez Rodon, Angeles Rojas Lopez, Antonio Rodríguez Sinovas, Teresa González Alujas, Begoña Benito Villabriga, Gisela Teixido i Tura, Antonia Pijuan Domenech, Enric Domingo Ribas, Victor Gonzalez Fernandez, Guillem Casas Masnou, David Aluja Gonzalez, Bernat Serra Creus, Vicens Serra Garcia, Gerard Marti Aguasca, Neus Bellera Gotarda, Aitor Uribarri Gonzalez, Imanol Otaegui Irurueta, Jordi Bañeras Rius, Bruno Garcia del Blanco, Ruperto Olivero Soldevila, Elisabet Miro Casas, Marisol Ruiz Meana, Mireia Andres Villarreal, Jordi Lozano Torres, Ana Belén Méndez Fernández, Berta Miranda Barrio, Gerard Oristrell Santamaria, Pau Rello Sabaté, Toni Soriano Colomé, Jaume Francisco Pascual, Aleix Olivella San emeterio, Sara Delgado Tomás, Personal Investigador para Grupo Cardiovascular, Javier Inserte Igual, Personal Investigador para Grupo Cardiovascular, Javier Limeres Freire, Irene Buera Surribas, Personal Investigador para Grupo Cardiovascular, Raul Aguilar Lopez, Alvaro Calabuig Goena, Lydia Dux-Santoy Hurtado, Laura Galián Gay, Laura Dos Subirá, Maria Nazarena Pizzi, Filipa Xavier De Carvalho Negrao Valente, Andrea Guala
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 60000
Reference: 2021 SGR 00758
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025

Red Federada Para Acelerar La Aplicación De La Inteligencia Artificial En El Sistema Sanitario Español (TARTAGLIA) WP7

IP: Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares
Collaborators: Javier Solsona Caravaca, Mireia Bragulat Arevalo, Alba Català Santarrufina, Lydia Dux-Santoy Hurtado, Giorgio Colangelo , Andrea Guala , Red Federada Para Acelerar La Aplicación De La Inteligencia Artificial En El Sistema Sanitario Español (TARTAGLIA) WP7
Funding agency: Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transf Digital
Funding: 268649.45
Reference: MIA.2021.M02.0005_R.PALOMARES
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024

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ADAIR: New Approuch again Atherosclerosis

IP: Andrea Guala
Collaborators: Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares, Juan Garrido Oliver, Marta Ferrer Cornet, Alba Català Santarrufina
Funding agency: Ministerio Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Funding: 190725
Reference: PLEC2021-007664
Duration: 01/09/2021 - 30/09/2025

Ministerio de Ciencia

Artificial intelligence for an affordable early diagnosis of heart diseases via cardiac tissue characterisation on echocardiography images

IP: Andrea Guala
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa"
Funding: 292500
Reference: 2021_RETAINING_CAIXA/GUALA
Duration: 01/06/2022 - 31/05/2025

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