Dr Asimina Kazakidi

Senior Lecturer

Biomedical Engineering

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Personal statement

Dr Asimina Kazakidi is a Senior Lecturer in Biofluids Mechanics at the University of Strathclyde, where she initially joined as Lecturer in 2016. Prior to that, Asimina was a Research Fellow at the Foundation for Research & Technology – Hellas (FORTH), in Greece, and Research Associate at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, within the cardiovascular science research theme funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). She obtained her Ph.D. in Biofluid Dynamics from the Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London, where she also completed an MSc in ‘Engineering and Physical Science in Medicine’ at Department of Bioengineering. Asimina (Melina) has an extended experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Her work has focused on complex biofluid mechanics problems, utilising a range of CFD methods. She has a specialised knowledge in all aspects of numerical simulation technology processes and in the communication of complex results.

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Area of Expertise

Dr Asimina (Melina) Kazakidi has an extended experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), focusing on complex biofluid mechanics problems and utilising a range of CFD methods, from finite volume and immersed boundary to spectral/hp element methods. She has specialized knowledge in all aspects of numerical simulation technology processes and communication of complex results. She is passionate about problem solving in the fields of cardiovascular hemodynamics, synthetic jet technology and robotic locomotion.

Prize And Awards

Exploring the role of vascular perfusion in the development of deep tissue injury during transtibial prosthetic use
Recipient
4/2023
Real-time Digital Twin Assisted Surgery (DTAS)
Recipient
29/3/2023
Biofluid flow effects in polymeric membranes for a range of applications in health and environmental sustainability: computational modelling and experimental evaluation
Recipient
3/2023
Academic Returners Support Scheme Funding
Recipient
2023
Research & Developemnt Fund
Recipient
2023
Computational modelling of vascular networks
Recipient
2021

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Publications

Morphological characterisation of pediatric turner syndrome aortae : insights from a small cohort study
Johnston Lauren, Allen Ruth, Mason Avril, Kazakidi Asimina
Medical Engineering and Physics Vol 120 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2023.104045
Reconstruction and validation of arterial geometries for computational fluid dynamics using multiple temporal frames of 4D flow-MRI magnitude Images
Black Scott MacDonald, Maclean Craig, Hall Barrientos Pauline, Ritos Konstantinos, Kazakidi Asimina
Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, pp. 1-22 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13239-023-00679-x
Calibration of patient-specific boundary conditions for coupled CFD models of the aorta derived from 4D flow-MRI
MacDonald Black Scott, Maclean Craig, Hall Barrientos Pauline, Ritos Konstantinos, McQueen Alistair, Kazakidi Asimina
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Vol 11 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1178483
Patient-specific computational haemodynamics associated with the surgical creation of an arteriovenous fistula
Hyde-Linaker George, Hall Barrientos Pauline, Stoumpos Sokratis, Kingsmore David Brian, Kazakidi Asimina
Medical Engineering & Physics Vol 105 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2022.103814
Characterization of flow dynamics in the pulmonary bifurcation of patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot : a computational approach
Boumpouli Maria, Sauvage Emilie L, Capelli Claudio, Schievano Silvia, Kazakidi Asimina
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine Vol 8, pp. 703717 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.703717
Hemodynamics in the aorta and pulmonary arteries of congenital heart disease patients : a mini review
Johnston Lauren, Boumpouli Maria, Kazakidi Asimina
Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences Vol 5, pp. 1-5 (2021)

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Research Interests

• biofluid mechanics

• computational fluid dynamics

• cardiovascular flows 

• bio-inspired robotic locomotion

Professional Activities

Invited External PhD Examiner
Examiner
5/2023
Invited External PhD Examiner
Examiner
8/2022
Invited External PhD Examiner
Examiner
4/2021
Internal Examiner
Examiner
10/2020
Internal Examiner
Examiner
3/2020
Blood Flow Analysis of the Aortic Arch using Computational Fluid Dynamics in a Coupled 3D-0D Framework
Speaker
27/2/2020

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Projects

Real-time Digital Twin Assisted Surgery (DTAS)
Shu, Will (Principal Investigator) Kazakidi, Asimina (Co-investigator) Luo, Xichun (Co-investigator) Connolly, Patricia (Co-investigator) Stewart, Grant D (Co-investigator) Tsaftaris, Sotiris (Co-investigator) O'Neil, Kevin (Co-investigator)
EPSRC Transformative Healthcare Technology (THT) Phase 2 grant (EP/X033686/1)
Award: ~£4M, fEC: ~£4.9M (1 of only 5 funded projects in the UK)
01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2027
Computational modelling of vascular networks
Kazakidi, Asimina (Principal Investigator) Wisitponchai, Tanchanok (Researcher)
01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2025
Digital twin guided minimally invasive, intelligent and intuitive surgery (MI-3 Surgery)
Shu, Will (Principal Investigator) Kazakidi, Asimina (Co-investigator) Luo, Xichun (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC Transformative Healthcare Technology Phase 1 grant (EP/W004860/1)
Awarded: 2021. Award: £302.45K, fEC: £374.59K
01-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2023
Digital twin guided minimally invasive, intelligent and intuitive surgery (MI-3 Surgery)
Shu, Will (Principal Investigator) Kazakidi, Asimina (Co-investigator) Luo, Xichun (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2023
Blood flow dynamics in women with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A numerical investigation into the effects of pulmonary vascular resistance based on 4D flow magnetic resonance imaging
Kazakidi, Asimina (Principal Investigator) MacLean, Mandy (Co-investigator) Dolean Maini, Victorita (Co-investigator) Boumpouli, Maria (Co-investigator) Hall Barrientos, Pauline (Co-investigator)
EPSC STEM Equals Pump Priming grant, part of the EPSRC Inclusion Matters grant (EP/S012133/1). Award: £5,000
01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2021
Rational design of novel microfluidics devices for in vitro evaluation of nanomedicine biological fate
Rattray, Zahra (Principal Investigator) Kazakidi, Asimina (Principal Investigator) Sandison, Mairi (Principal Investigator) Perrie, Yvonne (Principal Investigator)
EPSC STEM Equals feasibility grant, part of the EPSRC Inclusion Matters grant (EP/S012133/1). Award: £5,000
01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2021

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Dr Asimina Kazakidi
Senior Lecturer
Biomedical Engineering

Email: asimina.kazakidi@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3228