On March 20th, 2025, we proudly celebrated the achievements of Isotta Trescato, Giulia Cesaro, and Francesca Longhin, who successfully defended their Ph.D. theses in Information Engineering at the University of Padua. 🎉
Each of them conducted outstanding research on cutting-edge topics in computational medicine and bioinformatics, contributing valuable knowledge and tools to their respective fields.
🔬 Giulia Cesaro focused her PhD research on the development of computational methods to infer cell-cell communication using single-cell RNA sequencing data. Her work allows for a deeper understanding of how cells interact with each other in complex tissues—knowledge that is critical for interpreting biological processes such as development, immune response, and disease progression.
🧬 Francesca Longhin worked on enhancing variant calling and interpretation pipelines through data-driven in-silico simulations and artificial intelligence techniques. Her project improves the accuracy and reliability of genetic variant analysis, a fundamental aspect of personalized medicine and genomic diagnostics.
📊 Isotta Trescato dedicated her thesis to transparent artificial intelligence approaches for modeling disease progression using real-world clinical registry data. Her goal was to build predictive models that are not only accurate but also interpretable by clinicians—an essential requirement for integrating AI into real-world healthcare settings.
