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Dr Susann Beier

Dr Susann Beier

Research Student

My Expertise

  • biomedical engineering,Ìýcomputational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling,Ìýcoronary flow, simulations,Ìýmodelling, medical imaging,Ìýdeep learning / machine learning,Ìýfluid dynamics

Biomedical engineering, specifically fluid dynamics and mechanics of cardiovascular arteries to understand and control biological systems to inform clinical intervention such as stent implants. This included medical imaging and analysis, optimisation and experimental fluid dynamic and mechanical testing. 

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About

PHD RESEARCH TOPICS AVAILABLE - Please see here  for topics, and for more information on Susann's group see  and contact Susann for more information. 

Susann likes swimming, research and drinks too much coffee. Originally from Germany she has an educational background in mechanical, chemical and materials and biomedical engineering. Her passion is to help people with heart disease, the single largest killer in the world, by using innovations across computer-sciences, medicine and engineering domains to make a difference to the cutting edge research in the field.
Email

s.beier@unsw.edu.au

Phone

+61 2 9385 7580

Location

Ainsworth Building J17
Level 4, Room 401D
UNSW, Kensington Campus
Sydney NSW 2052
AUSTRALIA

Publications

  • Scanlon JS; Onuma OY; Serruys PS; Deitzel JD; Ormiston JO; Webber BW; Sathananthan J; Medrano PM; Beier S; Webster MW, 2017, 'From bench test to preclinical assessment', in Bioresorbable Scaffolds: From Basic Concept to Clinical Applications
  • Ormiston JO; Webber BW; SATHANANTHAN JS; Medrano PM; Beier S; Webster MW, 2017, 'Bench testing for polymeric bioresorbable scaffolds', in Bioresorbable Scaffolds: From Basic Concept to Clinical Applications, pp. 53 - 59,Ìý
  • Ormiston JA; Webber B; Sathananthan J; Medrano-Gracia P; Beier S; Webster MWI, 2017, 'Bench testing for polymeric bioresorbable scaffolds', in Bioresorbable Scaffolds, CRC Press, pp. 53 - 59,Ìý
  • Beier S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Cater J; Norris S; Medrano-Gracia P; Young A; Cowan B, 2017, 'Chapter 9 Vascular Hemodynamics with Computational Modeling and Experimental Studies', in Computing and Visualization for Intravascular Imaging and Computer-Assisted Stenting, pp. 227 - 251,Ìý
  • Beier S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Cater J; Norris S; Medrano-Gracia P; Young A; Cowan B, 2017, 'Vascular Hemodynamics with Computational Modeling and Experimental Studies', in Computing and Visualization for Intravascular Imaging and Computer-Assisted Stenting, pp. 227 - 251,Ìý
  • Journal articles
  • Shen C; Gharleghi R; Li DD; Stevens M; Dokos S; Beier S, 2021, 'Secondary flow in bifurcations – Important effects of curvature, bifurcation angle and stents',ÌýJournal of Biomechanics, vol. 129, pp. 110755,Ìý
  • Xue H; Saha SC; Beier S; Jepson N; Luo Z, 2021, 'Topological Optimization of Auxetic Coronary Stents Considering Hemodynamics',ÌýFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 9,Ìý
  • Gharleghi R; Wright H; Luvio V; Jepson N; Luo Z; Senthurnathan A; Babaei B; Prusty BG; Ray T; Beier S, 2021, 'A multi-objective optimization of stent geometries',ÌýJournal of biomechanics, vol. 125, pp. 110575,Ìý
  • Gharleghi R; Dessalles CA; Lal R; McCraith S; Sarathy K; Jepson N; Otton J; Barakat AI; Beier S, 2021, '3D Printing for Cardiovascular Applications: From End-to-End Processes to Emerging Developments',ÌýAnnals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 49, pp. 1598 - 1618,Ìý
  • Xue H; Luo Z; Brown T; Beier S, 2020, 'Design of Self-Expanding Auxetic Stents Using Topology Optimization',ÌýFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 8,Ìý
  • Bautista F; Gharleghi R; Beier S, 2020, '353 In Vivo Like Coronary Phantoms With Disease and Anisotropic Behaviour',ÌýHeart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 29, pp. S193 - S193,Ìý
  • Gharleghi R; Samarasinghe G; Sowmya A; Beier S, 2020, '377 Machine Learning to Predict Hemodynamic Risk in Left Main Bifurcations',ÌýHeart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 29, pp. S207 - S207,Ìý
  • Senthurnathan A; Gharleghi R; Wright H; Liu J; Prusty G; Ray T; Beier S, 2020, '596 Assessment of Longitudinal Integrity of Stents Optimized for Haemodynamic Performance',ÌýHeart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 29, pp. S305 - S306,Ìý
  • Senthurnathan A; Gharleghi R; Prusty G; Beier S, 2020, '614 Longitudinal Strength of Coronary Stents – A Validation Study',ÌýHeart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 29, pp. S314 - S314,Ìý
  • Beier S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Medrano P; Masoud-Ansari S; Cowan B, 2019, 'Coronary Artery Shape as a New Biomarker - Anatomical Features Linked to Adverse Haemodynamics',ÌýHeart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 28, pp. S245 - S245,Ìý
  • Ormiston JO; Kassab GK; Finet GF; Chatzizisis YSC; Foin NF; Mickley TJM; Chiastra CC; Murasato YM; Hikichi TH; Wentzel JJW; Darremont OD; Iwasaki IK; Lefevre TL; Louvard YL; Beier S; Hojeibane HH; Netravali AN; Wooton JW; Cowan BC; Webster MIW; Medrano PM; Stankovic GS, 2017, 'Bench Testing and Coronary Artery Bifurcations: A Consensus Document from the European Bifurcation Club.',ÌýEurointervention, vol. 13, pp. e1794 - e1803,Ìý
  • Medrano-Gracia P; Ormiston J; Webster M; Beier S; Ellis C; Wang C; Smedby Ö; Young A; Cowan B, 2017, 'A Study of Coronary Bifurcation Shape in a Normal Population',ÌýJournal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, vol. 10, pp. 82 - 90,Ìý
  • Beier S; Ormiston JA; Webster MW; Cater JE; Norris SE; Medrano-Gracia P; Young AA; Cowan BR, 2016, 'Dynamically scaled phantom phase contrast MRI compared to true-scale computational modeling of coronary artery flow',ÌýJournal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 44, pp. 983 - 992,Ìý
  • Medrano-Gracia P; Ormiston J; Webster M; Beier S; Young A; Ellis C; Wang C; Smedby Ö; Cowan B, 2016, 'A computational atlas of normal coronary artery anatomy',ÌýEuroIntervention, vol. 12, pp. 845 - 854,Ìý
  • Beier S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Cater J; Norris S; Medrano-Gracia P; Young A; Cowan B, 2016, 'Impact of bifurcation angle and other anatomical characteristics on blood flow - A computational study of non-stented and stented coronary arteries',ÌýJournal of Biomechanics, vol. 49, pp. 1570 - 1582,Ìý
  • Beier S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Cater J; Norris S; Medrano-Gracia P; Young A; Cowan B, 2016, 'Hemodynamics in Idealized Stented Coronary Arteries: Important Stent Design Considerations',ÌýAnnals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 44, pp. 315 - 329,Ìý
  • Beier S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Cater J; Norris S; Medrano-Gracia P; Young A; Cowan BR, 2016, 'A new method to quantify coronary flow conditions using dynamically scaled in vitro phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging',ÌýJournal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, vol. 18, pp. P103 - P103,Ìý
  • Medrano PM; Ormiston JO; Webster MW; Beier S; Ellis CE; Wang CW; Cowan BC; Young AY, 2015, 'A Statistical Model of the Main Bifurcation of the Left Coronary Artery using Coherent Point Drift',Ìýmiccai
  • Beier S; Ormiston JO; Webster MW; Cater JC; Norris SN; Medrano PM; Young AY; Cowan BC, 2015, 'Overcoming spatio-temporal limitations using dynamically scaled in vitro PC-MRI-A comparison to real scale CFD of idealised, stented and patient left main geometries',ÌýMICCAI
  • Medrano ; Ormiston ; Webster ; Beier S; Ellis ; Wang CW; Cowan BC; Young AY, 2014, 'Construction of a coronary artery atlas from CT angiography',ÌýInternational Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted, vol. 17, pp. 513 - 520
  • Beier S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Cater J; Medrano-Gracia P; Young A; Cowan BR, 2014, 'Coronary artery bifurcation haemodynamics - comparison between phase contrast MRI and computational fluid dynamics',ÌýJournal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, vol. 16, pp. P224 - P224,Ìý
  • Beier S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Cater J; Medrano-Gracia P; Young A; Cowan B, 2013, 'Ex-Vivo Stented Coronary Artery Hemodynamics Using 4D Flow Measurements and Computational Flow Dynamics (CFD)',ÌýHeart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 22, pp. S40 - S41,Ìý
  • Ormiston JA; Beier S; Cowan B; Webster MWI, 2012, 'Reply',ÌýJACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 5, pp. 362 - 363,Ìý
  • Fortin H; Kandev N; Fafard M, 2012, 'FEM analysis of voltage drop in the anode connector induced by steel stub diameter reduction',ÌýFinite Elements in Analysis and Design, vol. 52, pp. 71 - 82,Ìý
  • Beier S; Chen JJJC; Fortin HF; Fafard MF, 2011, 'FEM analysis of the anode connection in aluminium reduction cells',ÌýJournal of Light Metals, pp. 979 - 984,Ìý
  • Conference Papers
  • Shen C; Canchi T; Gharleghi R; Beier S, 2020, 'Impact of Curvature, Bifurcation and Stenting on Secondary Flow in Idealised and Realistic Coronary Arteries', in Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, The University of Queensland, presented at 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020,Ìý
  • Gharleghi R; Samarasinghe G; Sowmya A; Beier S, 2020, 'Deep Learning for Time Averaged Wall Shear Stress Prediction in Left Main Coronary Bifurcations', in Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, pp. 818 - 821,Ìý
  • Wang L; Tian F; Beier S, 2019, 'An immersed boundary method for hemodynamics involving complex geometries', in ACCM4, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, presented at The 4th Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 28 November 2019 - 29 November 2019
  • Gharleghi R; Wright H; Khullar S; Liu J; Ray T; Beier S, 2019, 'Advanced Multi-objective Design Analysis to Identify Ideal Stent Design', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Shenzhen, China, pp. 193 - 200, presented at MLMECH, Shenzhen, China, 13 October 2019,Ìý
  • Masoud-Ansari S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Pontre B; Cowan B; Beier S, 2019, 'Towards validating stent induced micro flow patterns in left main coronary artery bifurcations', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 5749 - 5752,Ìý
  • Beier S; Ormiston J; Webster M; Cater J; Norris S; Medrano-Gracia P; Young A; Gilbert K; Cowan B, 2016, 'Overcoming spatio-temporal limitations using dynamically scaled in vitro PC-MRI - A flow field comparison to true-scale computer simulations of idealized, stented and patient-specific left main bifurcations', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 1220 - 1223,Ìý
  • Medrano-Gracia P; Ormiston J; Webster M; Beier S; Ellis C; Wang C; Young AA; Cowan BR, 2014, 'Construction of a coronary artery atlas from CT angiography', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), pp. 513 - 520,Ìý
  • Beier S; Chen JJJ; Fortin H; Fafard M, 2011, 'FEM analysis of the anode connection in aluminium reduction cells', in TMS Light Metals, pp. 979 - 984

Awards

  • Eng Future Women Leaders Conference Award (Monash University, University of Melbourne and UNSW), 2019
  • The Australian Academy of Sciences Travel Award for ECR, 2018
  • Heart Foundation Fellowship, 2017
  • Visiting Fellow, Stanford University, 2017
  • Cardiovascular Research Innovations Award by the Cardiovascular Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2016
  • Auckland Charitable Heart Trust, Research Fellowship, 2015
  • Emerging Research of the Year Award, 2015
  • Emerging Research of the Year Award, 2013
  • Laval University Travel Award, 2010

Grants

  • NHMRC Idea $593,000, 2021
  • NHF Vanguard grant $150,000, 2020
  • RIS $250,000 3D printing $250,000, 2019
  • Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) Project grant $153,000 NZD, 2017
  • Auckland Academic Health Alliance (AAHA) Collaboration Fund $100,000 NZD, 2016
  • Cardiovascular Research Innovations Grant $35,000 AUD by the Cardiovascular Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2016

Media

Speaking

  • ABC 2020
  • IEEE EMBS 2019
  • Invited Chair,ÌýEuropean Bifurcation Club EBC, Brussel, 2018
  • European Bifurcation Club EBC, Porto, Portugal, 2017
  • European Bifurcation Club EBC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Keynote, 2016
  • Research Bazaar ResBaz, Auckland, New Zealand, Keynote, 2016
  • Annual Meeting of the Cardiovascular Society CSANZ, Auckland, New Zealand, Keynote, 2015
  • MICCAI CVII-STENT, presentation, 2015
  • European Bifurcation Club EBC, presentation, 2015

My Engagement

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Honorary Academic at the University of Auckland 

University administrative responsibilities
Chair of the IT Committee of the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing
Chair of the Engineering Early Career Academic (ECA) committee

Professional memberships
Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Member, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 
Co-Chair and Leadership group of the Cardiac and Health Academic Group 

Editorial positions
Associate Editor,ÌýBioMedical Engineering OnlineÂ