Prof. Emanuela Marcelli is an Associate Professor of Industrial Bioengineering at the School of Medicine (DIMES Department) of the University of Bologna. She is the Director of the Laboratory of Bioengineering. She has more than 15 years of experience working with implantable cardiac devices, sensors for cardiac function monitoring, and artificial organs. In the past five years, she has gained experience in the use of advanced technologies based on simulation, virtual, and augmented reality, 3D modeling, and 3D printing to support pre-operative planning and intraoperative guidance in surgery, as well as to improve the quality of teaching in medical education. In this field, she has coordinated activities and research projects at the eDIMES Lab, a laboratory of the University of Bologna focused on the application of innovative digital technologies in the medical field, working in cooperation with surgical specialists from the School of Medicine operating at S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital.