Silvia Hervás Raluy, PhD

Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Researcher
Contact
- Room: 1234
- Email: silvia.hervas(at)tum.de
- Phone: +49 (0) 89 289 15238
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Research interests
- Numerical Modeling of cancer evolution
- Computational Transport Oncophysics
- Immunotherapy and cancer therapies
- Sensitivity analysis, uncertainty quantification and inverse analysis
Cell mechanics and mechanobiology
Education
- 2024 PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Spain
- 2018 Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biomedical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Spain
2017 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Publications
PhD Thesis
Hervas-Raluy, Silvia: Insights into Tumour Growth and Metastasis: a Computational Modelling Approach
Selected Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Hervas-Raluy, S., Sainz-DeMena, D., Gomez-Benito, M. J., & García-Aznar, J. M. (2024). Image-based biomarkers for engineering neuroblastoma patient-specific computational models. Engineering with Computers, 40(5), 3215-3231.
- Hervas-Raluy, S., Wirthl, B., Guerrero, P. E., Rei, G. R., Nitzler, J., Coronado, E., ... & Wall, W. A. (2023). Tumour growth: An approach to calibrate parameters of a multiphase porous media model based on in vitro observations of Neuroblastoma spheroid growth in a hydrogel microenvironment. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 159, 106895.
- Hervas-Raluy, S., Gomez-Benito, M. J., Borau-Zamora, C., Cóndor, M., & Garcia-Aznar, J. M. (2021). A new 3D finite element-based approach for computing cell surface tractions assuming nonlinear conditions. PLoS One, 16(4), e0249018.
- Hervas-Raluy, S., Garcia-Aznar, J. M., & Gomez-Benito, M. J. (2019). Modelling actin polymerization: the effect on confined cell migration. Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, 18, 1177-1187.