Leonardo Bianchi (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. (cum laude) degree in biomedical engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in 2019, where he is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is working in the framework of the European Research Council (ERC)-funded LASER OPTIMAL project (Laser Ablation: SElectivity and monitoRing for OPTImal tuMor removAL), Politecnico di Milano. His research interests include optimization of tumor laser ablation, from both the numerical modeling and experimental assessment, nanoparticle-assisted photothermal therapies, and the related sensing techniques for temperature monitoring during treatments.