Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Manuela Ciddio
Manuela Ciddio
Dip.to di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria (DEIB)
Politecnico di Milano
Via Ponzio 34/5, Milano 20133, Italy
+39 02 2399 4032
[email protected]
http://home.deib.polimi.it/ciddio
Skype manuelka1988
Sex Female | Date of birth 19/06/1988 | Nationality Italian
WORK EXPERIENCES
November 2013 – So far
Ph.D. Student in Information Technology
Dip.to di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria – Politecnico di Milano
▪ Research project: “Modeling of waterborne infectious diseases”
Business or sector Research
September 2015 – November
2015
Ph.D. Visiting Student
Hopkins Marine Station – Stanford University
▪ Research project: “Network models applied to infectious diseases”
Business or sector Research
March 2015 – January 2016
Teaching Assistant
Dip.to di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria – Politecnico di Milano
▪ A.A.2014-2015 – Ecology – Exercises for students of Bachelor Degree
▪ A.A.2015-2016 – Ecosystems conservation and management - Exercises for students of Master
Degree
Business or sector Teaching
May 2013 – October 2013
Environmental Analyst
TenarisDalmine – Dalmine (BG)
▪ Environmental impact evaluation in the EAF steelmaking
▪ Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
▪ ISO 14001 certification
Business or sector Steel industry
February 2013 – October 2013
Research Collaborator
Dip.to di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria - Politecnico di Milano
▪ Research project: “Eco-epidemiological models based on hydrological network”
Business or sector Research
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2010 - 2012
MSc, Environmental and Land Planning Engineering
110L/110
Politecnico di Milano
▪ Thesis: “Sviluppo di un modello spazialmente esplicito di diffusione del colera e sua applicazione
al caso endemico del Bangladesh” (Development of a spatially explicit model of cholera
transmission and application to the endemic case of Bangladesh), in collaboration with EPFL, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. (Supervisor: M. Gatto)
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Curriculum Vitae
2007 - 2010
Manuela Ciddio
BSc, Environmental and Land Planning Engineering
108/110
Politecnico di Milano
▪ Thesis: “Localizzazione di centrali a biomassa. Un approccio basato su GIS” (Location of biomass
plants. An approach based on GIS). (Supervisor: G. Guariso)
2002 - 2007
School-leaving Certificate at High School for Science
98/100
”F. Lussana” (Bergamo)
Abroad Training Experiences
Oct 5-9, 2015
Mini-course
Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University (California, USA)
▪ Course topic: “Scientific Computing for Ecologists, Biologists and Environmental Scientists”
Aug 17-24, 2014
The Helsinki Summer School on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution 2014
Linnasmäki Congress Centre (Turku, Finland)
▪ Course topic: “Dynamics of Infectious Diseases”
Nov 12-19, 2011
Athens Exchange Program
Warsaw University of Technology (Warsaw, Poland) – IT Department
▪ Intensive course session: “Ethics in Researching”
Nov 13-20, 2010
Athens Exchange Program
Telecom Paris Tech (Paris, France) – Math Department
▪ Intensive course session: “MonteCarlo Simulation tools”
Schools and Workshops
Apr 29 - May 3, 2013
Workshop
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste
▪ Topic: “ Mathematical Models of Climate Variability, Environmental Change, & Infectious Diseases ”
Apr 15-26, 2013
Spring School
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste
▪ Topic: “ Modelling Tools & Capacity Building in Climate & Public Health ”
AWARDS
April 2015
▪ D4D Health Prize, Data for Development Challenge – Orange
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Italian
Other language(s)
English
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
Listening
Reading
B2
C1
WRITING
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
B2
B2
C1
TOEIC 2010 (B2 level)
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills
▪ Good communication skills, years’ experience as an educator of a group of teens
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Organisational / managerial skills
Computer skills
Other skills
Driving licence
Manuela Ciddio
▪ Ability in coordination, years’ experience in the organization team for children and teens activities
▪ Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
▪ Matlab, ArcGIS, LaTEX, QGIS
▪ Love for music (singing and listening)
▪B
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Journal Papers
▪ M. Ciddio, L. Mari, M. Gatto, A. Rinaldo, R. Casagrandi, “The temporal patterns of disease severity
and prevalence in schistosomiasis”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, 2015
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4908202)
Conference Contributions
▪ L. Mari, R. Casagrandi, M. Ciddio, M. Gatto, “Human population movement and schistosomiasis
transmission risk: the case study of Senegal”, EPID 2015, Clearwater Beach (FL), USA, December
1-4, 2015
▪ L. Mari, R. Casagrandi, M. Ciddio, M. Gatto, “Floquet theory for seasonally forced models of
waterborne pathogen transmission”, 13th EEF & 25th SItE joint conference, Roma, September 2125, 2015
▪ M. Ciddio, L. Mari, R. Casagrandi, S.H. Sokolow, G. De Leo, M. Gatto, “The impact of human
mobility on schistosomiasis in Senegal: an analysis via mobile phone data”, ECTMIH 2015, Basel
(Switzerland), September 6-10, 2015
▪ L. Mari, R. Casagrandi, M. Ciddio, S.H. Sokolow, G. De Leo, M. Gatto, “Uncovering the impact of
human mobility on schistosomiasis via mobile phone data”, NetMob 2015, Cambridge (MA), USA,
April 8-10, 2015
▪ M. Ciddio, L. Mari, M. Gatto, A. Rinaldo, R. Casagrandi, “Impact of environmental conditions on
snails dynamics and schistosomiasis transmission”, IECID2015, Sitges (Spain), March 23-25, 2015
▪ M. Ciddio, L. Mari, R. Casagrandi, M. Gatto, “A model for schistosomiasis transmission accounting
for infection age in snails: sensitivity and bifurcation analyses”, XXIV Congresso della SItE, Ferrara,
September 15-17, 2014
▪ M. Ciddio, L. Righetto, L. Mari, “The role of climatic variability on cholera spreading in Bangladesh”,
Conference of the Italian Society for Climate Sciences, Lecce, September 23-24, 2013
▪ L. Righetto, M. Ciddio, E. Bertuzzo, L. Mari, R. Casagrandi, A. Rinaldo, M. Gatto, “A spatially explicit
model of cholera spreading in Bangladesh: the role of climate and mobility”, XXIII Congresso della
SItE, Ancona, September 16-18, 2013
▪ M. Ciddio, L. Mari, L. Righetto, “A spatially explicit model of endemic cholera in Bangladesh: the
role of hydroclimatological forcings”, Theoretical Approaches and Related Mathematical Methods
in Biology, Medicine and Environment, CIMAB and GASVA-SIMAI workshop, Milano, April 4-6,
2013
Scientific Reports
▪ L. Mari, R. Casagrandi, M. Ciddio, S.H. Sokolow, G. De Leo, M. Gatto, “Uncovering the impact of
human mobility on schistosomiasis via mobile phone data”, D4D-Senegal challenge 2014
Held Seminars
▪ [Jan 8, 2013] “Elaboration and analysis of a spatially explicit model for cholera. Application to the
case of Bangladesh”, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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