CURRICULUM VITÆ
General Information
Surname, Name:
LANZA, Valentina
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
November 18, 1980
Torino
Contact Address:
Department of Physics, Politecnico di Torino
C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24
I-10129 Torino
Italia
Telephone:
e-mail:
+39 011 564 7388
[email protected]
Languages
Italian: Mother tongue
English: TOEFL Certificate (CBT - Computer Based Test), score of 257 out of 300
French: Scholastical knowledge
Current Position
PostDoc, Microsoft Research Group, Department of Physics, Politecnico di Torino, since
June 2008.
Research topics: Nonlinear dynamical systems, bio-inspired oscillatory networks, Systems
Biology, CNNs - Cellular Nonlinear Neural Networks.
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Education
March 2008: Ph.D. Mathematics for Engineering Sciences, Politecnico di Torino
Thesis:“Complex Dynamics in Nonlinear Oscillatory Networks”
Advisors: Prof. Marco Gilli (Politecnico di Torino)
Prof. Andrea Bacciotti (Politecnico di Torino)
October 2004: M.S. Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino
Thesis:“Controllo della vasculogenesi anisotropa mediante fattori chimici esogeni”
Advisors: Prof. Luigi Preziosi (Politecnico di Torino)
Prof. Davide Ambrosi (Politecnico di Torino)
September 2002: B.S. Mathematics for Engineering Sciences, Politecnico di Torino
Thesis:“Osservatori asintotici per sistemi di controllo lineari”
Advisor: Prof. Andrea Bacciotti (Politecnico di Torino)
Visiting Position
June - October 2007: Ph.D. visiting student at the School of Electrical, Electronic and
Mechanical Engineering, UCD (Dublin, Ireland) to prof. Paul Curran
Schools and Courses attended
• “Elementi di dinamica non lineare: stabilità, biforcazioni e caos” (PhD
Course), Proff. F. Dercole, A. Gragnani, M. Miari, C. Piccardi, S. Rinaldi, M. G.
Signorini, Politecnico di Milano (Italy), February 2005
• “Brain-like cellular wave computing on flows and neuromorphic applications of cellular nonlinear networks technology” (Eccellence Course), Prof. T.
Roska, Politecnico di Torino (Italy), June 27-29, 2005
• “Functional Analysis” (SMI - Scuola Matematica Interuniversitaria), Prof. A.
Visintin, Perugia (Italy), 31 July - 3 September 2005
• “Differential equations in mathematical physics” (SMI - Scuola Matematica
Interuniversitaria), Prof. M. Chipot, Perugia (Italy), 31 July - 3 September, 2005
• “4th International School in Synchronization in Nonlinear Systems and
Complex Networks” (organised by SICC, Società Italiana Caos e Complessità),
Firenze (Italy), September 8-10, 2005
• EMS Summer School 2006 “Mathematical Models of the Heart”, SIMULA Lab,
Svalbard (Norway), May 2006
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• “Analysis and Control of Complex Networks”, (organised by SICC, Società
Italiana Caos e Complessità), Milano (Italy), May 24-26, 2007
Conferences and Workshops
• Workshop “Integration of Complex Systems in Biomedicine: models, simulations, representations”, Bergamo (Italy), November 22-23, 2004
• Workshop “Engeneering and Medical Care 2005”, Politecnico di Torino (Italy),
November 2005 (with poster and communication).
• Conference “NDES 2006”, (14th International IEEE Workshop on Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems), Université de Bourgogne, Dijon (France), June 2006
(with communication).
• INdAM-SIMAI Workshop “Applied Mathematics in Italy: Development and
Perspective”, Parma (Italy), May 18-19, 2007 (with communication)
• Conference “ECCTD 2007”, (18th European Conference on Circuit Theory and
Design), Seville (Spain), 26-30 August 2007 (with communication).
Publications
Articles in refereed journals
• V. Lanza, D. Ambrosi, L. Preziosi. “ Exogenous control of vascular network formation
in vitro: a mathematical model”. Networks and Heterogeneous Media, 1(4):621-637,
2006.
• V. Lanza, M. Bonnin, M. Gilli, “On the application of the describing function technique to the bifurcation analysis of nonlinear systems”, IEEE, Trans. Circuits Systems
II Express Briefs, 54(4):343-347, 2007
• V. Lanza, F. Corinto, M. Gilli, P.P. Civalleri, “Analysis of nonlinear oscillatory
network dynamics, via time-varying amplitude and phase variables”, International
Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 35(5):623-644, 2007.
• V. Lanza, F. Corinto, M. Gilli, “On the study of cellular nonlinear networks, via
amplitude and phase dynamics”, Neural Networks, 21(2-3):122-129, 2008.
• F. Corinto, V. Lanza, M. Gilli, “Spiral waves in bio-inspired oscillatory dissipative
media”, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 36:555-571.
Books
• C. Baldovino, V. Lanza. Algebra Lineare e Geometria - Esercizi e Temi d’esame.
Società Editrice Esculapio, Bologna, 2008.
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Papers in refereed conference proceedings
• V. Lanza, M. Bonnin, M. Gilli . “On the bifurcation analysis of nonlinear systems,
through the describing function technique”. Proceedings of NDES 2006 – 14th International IEEE Workshop on Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems, 100-104,
2006.
• F. Corinto, V. Lanza, M. Gilli, “Limit cycles and bifurcations in nonlinear oscillatory
networks”, Proceedings of ISCAS 2007 – IEEE International Symposium on Circuits
and Systems, 3163 - 3166, 2007.
• V. Lanza, F. Corinto, M. Gilli, “Limit cycles and bifurcations in Cellular Nonlinear
Networks”, Proceedings of IJCNN 2007 – International Joint Conference on Neural
Networks.
• F. Corinto, V. Lanza, M. Gilli, “Design of bio-inspired network models for spatiotemporal pattern identification”, Proceedings of ECCTD 2007 – European Conference
on Circuit Theory and Design.
• F. Corinto, V. Lanza, M. Gilli, “Spiral Waves in bio-inspired oscillatory media”, Proceedings of ISCAS 2008 – IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems.
• F. Corinto, V. Lanza, M. Gilli, P.P. Civalleri, “Spiral waves occurrence in Cellular
Nonlinear Networks”, Proceedings of CNNA 2008 – IEEE International Workshop
on Cellular Neural Networks and their Applications.
• F. Corinto, V. Lanza, M. Bonnin, M. Gilli, “Bio-inspired oscillating media supporting spiral waves patterns”, IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and
Systems - MWSCAS 2008, accepted.
Submitted Papers
• V. Lanza, F. Corinto, M. Gilli, “Analysis of bio-inspired networks composed of cyclic
negative feedback systems”, IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference BIOCAS 2008.
Teaching Activity
Teaching Assistant
• 2004/2005: “Linear Algebra and Geometry” (Prof. C. Cumino), Politecnico di Torino
• 2005/2006: “Linear Algebra and Geometry” (Prof. R. Camerlo), Politecnico di
Torino
• 2006/2007: “Linear Algebra and Geometry” (Prof. R. Camerlo), Politecnico di
Torino
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