Maria Rocchi

Maria Rocchi is a Biomedical Engineer with a PhD in Biomedical Sciences. Her doctoral research, which focused on the development of a cardiovascular simulator for medical device testing, earned her the prestigious Gold ESAO (European Society of Artificial Organs) PhD Award in 2024. This work provided her with deep expertise in engineering and cardiovascular research applications. Maria now brings this experience to the Holland Hybrid Heart project, where she is involved in designing and prototyping next-generation total artificial hearts. Her role focuses on integrating innovative soft robotics solutions to advance cardiovascular technologies. Additionally, she is an active member of the Core Team of the yESAO, contributing to the community of young researchers in the field.