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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, where he was awarded (i) the Marie Curie COFUND post-doctoral fellowship (2016), (ii) the Juan de la Cierva (2019, 3rd best evaluated over 221 applicants), (iii) the Sara Borrell (2019, 4th best evaluated over +250 applicants), (iv) the “la Caixa” Junior Leader (2022), and (v) the R3 certification as “Established Researcher” from the Spanish Minister of Science and Innovation (100/100 evaluation). 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 obtained a permanent position as senior researcher at VHIR. Andrea now leads a team composed of 6 early career researchers and one post-doc, all mostly dedicated to medical image analysis, artificial intelligence and big data in cardiology and cardiovascular diseases. As per February 2026, Andrea authored 83 papers in peer-reviewed journals, being 1st author in 25 papers (31%), last author in 7 (9%) and corresponding author in 22 (27%). Among the papers in which he signs as main author (first, last, or corresponding), some were published in very high-impact journals, such as Circulation (IF 38.7, all IF from the JCR2024), the European Heart Journal (IF 35.7), the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (IF 22.3) and JACC cardiovascular imaging (IF 15.2, 3 papers). According to Google Scholar (scholar.google.com), Andrea has an H-index of 30, i10 index of 56 and his works collected a total of 3303 citations. By participating, most often representing VHIR, in 4 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.

Instituciones de las que forman parte

Investigador/a principal
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Andrea Guala

Instituciones de las que forman parte

Investigador/a principal
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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, where he was awarded (i) the Marie Curie COFUND post-doctoral fellowship (2016), (ii) the Juan de la Cierva (2019, 3rd best evaluated over 221 applicants), (iii) the Sara Borrell (2019, 4th best evaluated over +250 applicants), (iv) the “la Caixa” Junior Leader (2022), and (v) the R3 certification as “Established Researcher” from the Spanish Minister of Science and Innovation (100/100 evaluation). 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 obtained a permanent position as senior researcher at VHIR. Andrea now leads a team composed of 6 early career researchers and one post-doc, all mostly dedicated to medical image analysis, artificial intelligence and big data in cardiology and cardiovascular diseases. As per February 2026, Andrea authored 83 papers in peer-reviewed journals, being 1st author in 25 papers (31%), last author in 7 (9%) and corresponding author in 22 (27%). Among the papers in which he signs as main author (first, last, or corresponding), some were published in very high-impact journals, such as Circulation (IF 38.7, all IF from the JCR2024), the European Heart Journal (IF 35.7), the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (IF 22.3) and JACC cardiovascular imaging (IF 15.2, 3 papers). According to Google Scholar (scholar.google.com), Andrea has an H-index of 30, i10 index of 56 and his works collected a total of 3303 citations. By participating, most often representing VHIR, in 4 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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Proyectos

(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
Colaboradores: Guillem Casas Masnou, Juan Garrido Oliver, Lydia Dux-Santoy Hurtado, Filipa Xavier De Carvalho Negrao Valente, Pere López Gutierrez
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Financiación: 152460
Referencia: PID2021-128367OA-I00
Duración: 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
Colaboradores: Eduardo Ródenas Alesina, Andrea Guala , Lydia Dux-Santoy Hurtado, Ignacio Ferreira González, Gisela Teixido Tura, Aroa Ruiz Muñoz
Entidad financiadora: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Financiación: 293125
Referencia: AI4HF_HE-HLTH-STAYHLTH2022
Duración: 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
Colaboradores: Juan Garrido Oliver, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Entidad financiadora: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Financiación: 73383.97
Referencia: AGAUR/FI/2023/GARRIDO
Duración: 01/05/2023 - 30/04/2026

Personal Investigador para Grupo Cardiovascular

IP: Ignacio Ferreira González
Colaboradores: 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 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, Aroa Ruiz Muñoz, Javier Inserte Igual, Personal Investigador para Grupo Cardiovascular, Javier Limeres Freire, Irene Buera Surribas, Ruben Fernández Galera, 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
Entidad financiadora: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Financiación: 60000
Referencia: 2021 SGR 00758
Duración: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025

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