Dr Sina Saffaran

Assistant Professor
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow

sina dot saffaran dot 1 at warwick dot ac dot uk

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Biography

Sina is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, and a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow. He has broad expertise in developing and applying high-fidelity computer simulations of patients with acute lung injury and using high-performance computing platforms to implement parallelised global optimisation algorithms for matching computational simulators to individual patient data. In 2020, he obtained a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Warwick, and was awarded Warwick’s Science Faculty Thesis Prize. From 2020 to 2022, he was a Research Fellow at University College London's CHIMERA (Collaborative Healthcare Innovation through Mathematics, Engineering and AI) centre, where he worked on understanding how patient’s physiology changes during ill health and recovery through mathematical modelling. In 2022, he was awarded a 5-year Research Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering, primarily focused on automating and individualising mechanical ventilation of critically ill patients.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Systems Medicine (ICSM)

At ICSM, our vision is to improve patient outcomes by integrating engineering principles into respiratory support and critical care. We combine expertise from control systems engineering, biomedical engineering, computational modelling, artificial intelligence and clinical science to develop innovative tools and personalised treatment strategies. Visit our webpage hereLink opens in a new window to learn more about the team and our ongoing projects.

Education

2020 - PhD Biomedical Engineering, University of Warwick, UK

2015 - MSc Advanced Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK

2013 - BSc Electrical Engineering – Control, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

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Research Interests

Systems Medicine
- Computer simulations for mechanistic modelling of the cardiopulmonary system
- Digital Twins – Personalised simulation and control technologies for critical care
- Invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation of critically ill patients
- Applications of AI in critical care

Teaching Interests

ES4G4: Nonlinear Control and Reinforcement Learning
ES4F0: Advanced Control Systems
ES2C1: Introduction to Biomedical and Clinical Engineering
ES327: BEng Final Project Supervision

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Office

D219/D220

Advice and feedback hours

Tuesday, 11 am to 12 noon during term time, or by appointment.

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School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL

The ICSM Team

Dr Liam WeaverLink opens in a new window, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Engineering, University of Warwick

Lauren KetteridgeLink opens in a new window, PhD student, School of Engineering, University of Warwick

Janan El Alouani, PhD student, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham

William JoyLink opens in a new window, PhD student, School of Engineering, University of Warwick

Beatrice AlbaneseLink opens in a new window, PhD student, School of Engineering, University of Warwick

Hang YuLink opens in a new window, PhD student, School of Engineering, University of Warwick

Hossein ShamohammadiLink opens in a new window, PhD student, School of Engineering, University of Warwick

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Prof. Declan BatesLink opens in a new window (Co-Director), Professor of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of Warwick

Prof. Jonathan HardmanLink opens in a new window (Co-Director), Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care, University of Nottingham, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, NUH NHS Trust

Dr. Luigi CamporotaLink opens in a new window, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London

Surgeon Commander Tim ScottLink opens in a new window, Consultant Anaesthetist, Academic
Department of Military Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, and Royal Stoke University Hospital

Prof. John LaffeyLink opens in a new window, Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals

Dr. Nadir YehyaLink opens in a new window, Attending Physician, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Dr. Marc ChikhaniLink opens in a new window, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Prof. Don SharkeyLink opens in a new window, Professor of Neonatal Medicine and Technologies, University of Nottingham

Dr. Roberto TonelliLink opens in a new window, University of Modena Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, Respiratory Diseases Unit, Experimental Pnuemology Laboratory Dpt of Medical and Surgical Sciences

Prof. Enrico M CliniLink opens in a new window, University of Modena Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults

Prof. Andreas Schuppert, Institute for Computational Biomedicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany

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Alumni

Dr. Sonal Mistry

PhD & Research Opportunities

We are always keen to hear from potential graduate students with interests in biomedical engineering and systems medicine. We are also happy to support both undergraduate and postgraduate students widen their interdisciplinary research experience during degree projects or the summer vacation. Please get in touch by email to explore research ideas and determine funding opportunities.