Alvise Sommariva

Alvise Sommariva is an Associate Professor with Full Professor habilitation in Numerical Analysis (MATH-05/A) at the Department of Mathematics, University of Padua. He maintains an active research program in approximation theory and numerical analysis while contributing significantly to academic service through conference organization and editorial work.

• Department of Mathematics, Tullio Levi-Civita, University of Padua
• Visiting Professor at Jagiellonian University, Kraków
• Member of multiple scientific committees for international conferences
• Co-managing editor of Journal of Approximation Software

His research focuses on Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, particularly Quadrature and Cubature Formulas, Multivariate Polynomial Approximation, and Meshless Methods. He develops practical computational tools for numerical integration and approximation across various geometric domains including intervals, triangles, squares, disks, spheres, and tetrahedrons.

Professor Sommariva actively contributes to the approximation theory community through leadership in the RITA (Ricerca Italiana in Teoria dell'Approssimazione) research network and editorial work, including special issues dedicated to prominent researchers in the field.

• Editor of Special Issue Dedicated to Len Bos (2024)
• Scientific committee member for multiple international conferences through 2026
• Regular presenter at major approximation theory conferences

He teaches in the Doctoral Program in Mathematical Sciences and supervises bachelor students in the Laurea degree program at University of Padua, with particular recognition for his Numerical Analysis courses in Energy Engineering.

Professor Sommariva maintains an extensive online presence with computational resources for approximation theory, including MATLAB and Python implementations of numerical methods, and actively collaborates with researchers across Europe and beyond.