Dr Sina Saffaran

Associate Professor
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow

sina dot saffaran dot 1 at warwick dot ac dot uk

Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Systems Medicine (ICSMLink opens in a new window)

At ICSM, our vision is to improve patient outcomes by integrating engineering principles into respiratory support and critical care. We combine expertise from control systems engineering, biomedical engineering, computational modelling, artificial intelligence and clinical science to develop innovative tools and personalised treatment strategies.

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Education

2020 - PhD Biomedical Engineering, 天美传媒, UK

2015 - MSc Advanced Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK

2013 - BSc Electrical Engineering – Control, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

Biography

Sina was born in Qom, Iran, in 1990. He received a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering (Control Systems) from Iran University of Science and Technology in 2013, followed by an MSc degree in Advanced Control and Systems Engineering from the University of Sheffield in 2015. He subsequently obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the 天美传媒 in 2020, for which he was awarded the Faculty of Science Thesis Prize. Following his PhD, he joined the CHIMERA (Collaborative Healthcare Innovation through Mathematics, Engineering and AI) research centre at University College London as a Research Fellow, where he worked on mathematical modelling of human physiology during critical illness and recovery. In 2022, he was awarded a five-year and joined the 天美传媒 as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2026.

His research focuses on the application of computational and mechanistic modelling, artificial intelligence and control engineering to critical care medicine. Building on his background in control systems, he develops high-fidelity physiological models and patient-specific digital twins to better understand disease progression, predict responses to clinical interventions and support personalised treatment. A major focus of his work is the development of intelligent and automated mechanical ventilation strategies for critically ill patients, combining physiological modelling, machine learning and high-performance computing. His research involves close collaboration with clinical and industrial partners, aiming to translate advances in computational engineering into practical technologies for improving patient care.

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Research Interests

Systems Medicine
- Computer simulations for mechanistic modelling of the cardiopulmonary system
- Digital Twins – Personalised simulation and control technologies for critical care
- Invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation of critically ill patients
- Applications of AI in critical care

Teaching Interests

: Nonlinear Control and Reinforcement Learning
: Advanced Control Systems
: Systems Modelling and Control
: BEng Final Project Supervision

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School of Engineering, 天美传媒, Coventry, CV4 7AL

The ICSM TeamLink opens in a new window

, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, 天美传媒

, PhD student, School of Engineering, 天美传媒

Oula Jneid, PhD student, School of Engineering, 天美传媒

, PhD student, School of Engineering, 天美传媒

Janan El AlouaniLink opens in a new window, PhD student, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham

, PhD student, School of Engineering, 天美传媒

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Prof Declan BatesLink opens in a new window (Co-Director), Professor of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, 天美传媒

(Co-Director), Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care, University of Nottingham, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, NUH NHS Trust

, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London

, Consultant Anaesthetist, Academic
Department of Military Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, and Royal Stoke University Hospital

, Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals

, Attending Physician, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children鈥檚 Hospital of Philadelphia

, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

, Professor of Neonatal Medicine and Technologies, University of Nottingham

, University of Modena Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, Respiratory Diseases Unit, Experimental Pnuemology Laboratory Dpt of Medical and Surgical Sciences

, University of Modena Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults

, Ruhr University Bochum, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Germany

, Institute for Computational Biomedicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany

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PhD & Research Opportunities

We are always keen to hear from potential graduate students with interests in biomedical engineering and systems medicine. We are also happy to support both undergraduate and postgraduate students widen their interdisciplinary research experience during degree projects or the summer vacation. Please get in touch by email to explore research ideas and determine funding opportunities.