Marco Fois

Dr. Marco Fois

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 March 2023 in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
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FGFederico Gatti
Federico Gatti
MFMarco Fois
Marco Fois
CFCarlo de Falco
Carlo de Falco
SPSimona Perotto
Simona Perotto
LFLuca Formaggia
Luca Formaggia
We propose a highly scalable solver for a two‐dimensional depth‐integrated fluid dynamic model in order to simulate flow‐like landslides, such as debris or mud flows. The governing equations are discretized on quadtree meshes by means of a two‐step second‐order Taylor–Galerkin scheme, enriched by a suitable flux correction in order to avoid spurious oscillations, in particular near discontinuities and close to the wetting‐drying interface. A mesh adaptation procedure based on a gradient‐recovery a posteriori error estimator allows us to efficiently deal with a discretization of the domain customized to the phenomenon under investigation. Moreover, we resort to an adaptive scheme also in time to prevent filtering out the landslide dynamics, and to an interface tracking algorithm to avoid an excessive refinement in noninterfacial regions while preserving details along the wetting‐drying front. Finally, after verifying the performance of the proposed numerical method on idealized settings, we carry out a scalability analysis of the code both on idealized and real scenarios, to check the efficiency of the overall implementation.

24 February 2025 in Computers & Mathematics with Applications
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FGFederico Gatti
Federico Gatti
CFCarlo de Falco
Carlo de Falco
MFMarco Fois
Marco Fois
LFLuca Formaggia
Luca Formaggia

6 July 2024 in Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
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MFMarco Fois
Marco Fois
CFCarlo de Falco
Carlo de Falco
LFLuca Formaggia
Luca Formaggia

21 April 2025 in Computers & Fluids
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MFMarco Fois
Marco Fois
FGFederico Gatti
Federico Gatti
CFCarlo de Falco
Carlo de Falco
LFLuca Formaggia
Luca Formaggia

8 October 2025 in Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
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MFMarco Fois
Marco Fois
CFCarlo de Falco
Carlo de Falco
LFLuca Formaggia
Luca Formaggia

25 May 2026 in Cancers
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MFMarco Fois
Marco Fois
ABAlfonso Belardo
Alfonso Belardo
AFAndrei Fodor
Andrei Fodor
LPLucia Perna
Lucia Perna
LGLaura Giannini
Laura Giannini
Claudio FiorinoClaudio Fiorino
Claudio Fiorino
Purpose: This paper aimed to identify dosimetric, clinical, and CT-based densitometric predictors of radiation-induced pulmonary events in breast cancer patients treated with moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: A single-institution cohort of 1172 consecutive patients treated with 3D conformal whole-breast radiotherapy (40 Gy/15 fractions) before 2017 was analyzed. Ipsilateral lung DVHs and CT densitometry metrics were extracted. Clinical variables and cardiac calcification (CAC) scores (Agatston_score, CAC_volume, Max_HU_Heart) were included. Univariable and multivariable logistic regressions were performed; collinearity was assessed via Spearman correlation and VIF. Optimal thresholds were derived using the Youden index. Internal validation used bootstrap resampling. Results: After a median follow-up of 6.5 years, 18 patients developed moderate/severe pulmonary events. The univariable analysis showed associations with lung densitometric features (median/mean HU, 10th percentile, the lung volume with HU < −850 (V850)), V37 Gy, lung volume, and CAC scores. Lower lung HU values and larger lung volumes were linked to higher risk. The best models combined V850 (or lung volume) with a CAC metric. The model including V850 > 175 cc and continuous Max_HU_Heart achieved an optimism-corrected AUC of 0.68, with good fit and calibration (Hosmer–Lemeshow p = 0.33, R2 = 0.847). Conclusions: The baseline cardiopulmonary status, captured by lung and heart densitometry, predicts pulmonary toxicity better than dosimetry. V850 > 175 cc was associated with a 4-fold higher risk, consistent with air trapping, known as a marker of emphysema.