PhD School
Sponsored by DeSK
TNE – Developing Shared Knowledge
Advanced Biomaterials-DESK (PhD School)
Advanced biomaterials and AI-enabled design and characterisation with emphasis on biointerfaces, tissue engineering and diagnostics.
Learning Outcomes
Outcomes- Master structure–property–function relationships in advanced/architected biomaterials.
- Plan characterisation workflows with robust data/metadata capture (FAIR principles).
- Build and assess baseline AI models for property prediction and design exploration.
- Discuss biointegration, safety and ethics for translational pathways.
Guest Lecturers
Invited
Gabriel S. Longo, PhD
Investigador Independiente - CONICET
Profesor - Dpto. Física, UNLP
Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET
Profesor - Dpto. Física, UNLP
Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET
Dr. Gustavo Morel
Principal Investigator of INIBIOLP-CONICET
Associate Professor of Genetics, School of Medical Sciences, UNLP
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Associate Professor of Genetics, School of Medical Sciences, UNLP
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Matías Rafti, PhD
Laboratorio de Materia Blanda FCE - INIFTA - UNLP
Prof. Lorena Betancor
Biotechnology Department
Faculty of Engineering
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Uruguay, Montevideo
Dr. H. Ariel Alvarez
IFLYSIB - Argentina
Programme Overview
3 mornings
Day 1 — Mon, 11 May 2026
Foundations + AI for materials
- Module A1 (09:00–10:30): Foundations of Advanced Biomaterials for Biointerfaces.
- Module A2 (11:00–12:45): AI for Materials — representations, uncertainty, curation, evaluation.
- Wrap-up (12:45–13:00).
Day 2 — Tue, 12 May 2026
Characterisation + hands-on
- Module B1 (09:00–10:30): Multiscale Characterisation & Data Fusion.
- Hands-on B2 (11:00–12:45): Practical — pipelines & baseline models.
- Wrap-up (12:45–13:00).
Day 3 — Wed, 13 May 2026
Manufacturing + panel
- Module C1 (09:00–10:30): Architected/Responsive Materials & Additive Manufacturing.
- Panel C2 (11:00–12:45): From Models to Prototypes — reproducibility, safety, ethics.
- Closing (12:45–13:00).
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