Biografía:
Manuel Valdano es doctor en Modelado de Sistemas de Ingeniería por la Universidad Pontificia Comillas e ingeniero mecánico. Desde 2025, ocupa el puesto de profesor ayudante doctor en la asignatura de Resistencia de Materiales.
Desde 2020, participa en proyectos de investigación de la universidad y del laboratorio MOBIOS, donde desarrolla estudios experimentales y trabajos de modelado numérico mediante simulaciones de elementos finitos y modelos multicuerpo.
Su actividad de investigación se centra en la biomecánica del impacto.
M. Valdano, S. Roka, O. Martínez, F.J. López-Valdés, "Child Occupant Protection in Buses and Coaches: A Parametric Study of Restraint Systems in Frontal Crashes", Traffic Injury Prevention, doi: 10.1080/15389588.2026.2704706 In press: Agosto 2026.
S. Tushak, M. Valdano, J. Kerrigan, F.J. López-Valdés, "Effect of Varying Child Restraint System Seatback Angle on Spinal Loading of 1.5 YO and 3 YO PIPER Human Body Models in Frontal Impacts", Eng, Vol. 7, nº. 2, pp. 61, Febrero 2026. [Online: Febrero 2026] doi: 10.3390/eng7020061
J.M. Asensio-Gil, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, A. Carnicero, M. Valdano, D. Guzmán, F.J. López-Valdés, "Numerical analysis of injuries of e-scooter riders in frontal impacts against SUVs", Results in Engineering, Vol. 21, pp. 101936, Marzo 2024. [Online: Febrero 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2024.101936
M. Valdano, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, F.J. López-Valdés, "The effect of seatbelt pre-tensioners and load limiters in the reduction of MAIS 2+, MAIS 3+, and fatal injuries in real-world frontal crashes", Accident Analysis & Prevention, Vol. 190, pp. 107180, Septiembre 2023. [Online: Junio 2023] doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107180
C.M. Vives-Torres, M. Valdano, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, J. Muehlbauer, S. Schick, S. Peldschus, F.J. López-Valdés, "Comparison of upper neck loading in young adult and elderly volunteers during low speed frontal impacts", Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol. 9, pp. 682974, 2021. [Online: Junio 2021] doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.682974
E. Jokubaityte, J.M. Asensio-Gil, J. Carroll, M. Valdano, C. Rodríguez-Morcillo, N. Oleaga Ortega, L. Llobet-Cusí, F.J. López-Valdés, "Evaluating Cervical Airbag Effectiveness in Rear and Lateral Impacts to Identify Optimal Pressure for Varying Impact Energies", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2025, Vilna, Lituania, 10-12 septiembre 2025. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 25
M. Valdano, A. Polo-Molina, C. Klug, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, B. Pipkorn, F.J. López-Valdés, "Towards Interpretable Thoracic Injury Prediction in Frontal Crashes Using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks to Assess the Impact of Load-Limiting Seatbelt Force and Delta-V", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2025, Vilna, Lituania, 10-12 septiembre 2025. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 25
J.M. Asensio-Gil, E. Jokubaityte, M. Valdano, N. Oleaga Ortega, L. Llobet-Cusí, F.J. López-Valdés, C.M. Vives-Torres, J. Alvarez-Fernandez, "Parametric study on the influence of impact energy and inflation pressure on the effectiveness of a cervical airbag", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2024, Estocolmo, Suecia, 11-13 septiembre 2024. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 24, pp. 27-28
F.J. López-Valdés, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, C.M. Vives-Torres, J. Alvarez-Fernandez, J.M. Asensio-Gil, M. Valdano, C. Rodríguez-Morcillo, M. Östling, M. Lebarbé, M. Masuda, P. Beillas, A. Eggers, P. Petit, P. Lemmen, O. Richard, "The impact response of four male PMHS to frontal impacts in reclined positions", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2024, Estocolmo, Suecia, 11-13 septiembre 2024. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 24, pp. 232-233
M. Valdano, M. Östling, L. Eriksson, F.J. López-Valdés, B. Pipkorn, "Preparing for virtual testing for crashworthiness: proposing a method for certifying ATD models for frontal crash assessments", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2024, Estocolmo, Suecia, 11-13 septiembre 2024. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 24, pp. 605-625
B. Pipkorn, M. Valdano, M. Östling, L. Eriksson, M. Videby, F.J. López-Valdés, "Sled tests for development of HIII CAE dummy certification method", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2024, Estocolmo, Suecia, 11-13 septiembre 2024. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 24, pp. 626-654
M. Valdano, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, F.J. López-Valdés, "The effect of seatbelt pre-tensioners and load limiters in the reduction of MAIS 2+, MAIS 3+, and fatal injuries in real-world frontal crashes", presentado en 67th AAAM Annual Scientific Conference - AAAM 2023, Indianápolis, Estados Unidos de América, 03-06 octubre 2023. En: Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol. 190, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107180
C.M. Vives-Torres, M. Valdano, J. Alvarez-Fernandez, J.M. Asensio-Gil, C. Rodríguez-Morcillo, M. Millet-Solanelles, N. Oleaga Ortega, L. Llobet-Cusí, F.J. López-Valdés, "The effectiveness of cervical airbags in the control of head and neck kinematics", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2023, Cambridge, Reino Unido, 13-15 septiembre 2023. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 23, pp. 85-104
M. Valdano, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, B. Pipkorn, F.J. López-Valdés, "Characterisation of the features of seat‐belt systems based on the analysis of large crash databases", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2023, Cambridge, Reino Unido, 13-15 septiembre 2023. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 23, pp. 905-921
M. Valdano, J.M. Asensio-Gil, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, M. Cabello-Reyes, R. Vasserot-Tolmos, F.J. López-Valdés, "Parametric analysis of the effect of CRS seatback angle in dummy measurements in frontal impacts", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2022, Oporto, Portugal, 14-16 septiembre 2022. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 22, pp. 519-531
M. Valdano, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, C.M. Vives-Torres, F.J. López-Valdés, B. Pipkorn, "Assessment of madymo active human body model kinematics and dynamics by means of human volunteer response at low-speed frontal impacts", presentado en International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury - IRCOBI Europe 2021, Zúrich, Suiza, 08-10 septiembre 2021. En: IRCOBI Conference Proceedings, vol. 21, pp. 122-135