Fabrizio Montecchiani

Fabrizio Montecchiani is an Associate Professor at the University of Perugia's Department of Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the same university (2014). His research focuses on graph drawing, algorithms, computational geometry, and information visualization with applications to Big Data. He coordinates the Large-scale Data Analysis & Visualization Lab (LDAV LAB), part of the national CINI Big Data Laboratory since 2019.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, University of Perugia, 2014

Research Interests:

• Graph Drawing and Algorithms
• Computational Geometry
• Visual Analytics and Information Visualization
• Algorithm Engineering for Big Data

His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in network visualization, data science, and algorithm design.

Grants & Awards:

• Principal Investigator for MIUR, PRIN 2022 grant (NextGRAAL)
• Recipient of the 2022 National Scientific Habilitation for full professorship
• 2021 Best Young Italian Researcher Award in Theoretical Computer Science
• 2021 Best Paper Award at GD

Teaching & Leadership:

• Lectures on Computational Models, Software Engineering, and Big Data
• Co-founder of CONTATTI Srl (2017), a spin-off for tourism-focused ICT solutions
• Editorial roles at Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications and Computational Geometry

His contributions extend to academic leadership, including organizing major conferences like GD and EuroCG.

Technology Transfer:

• Co-founder of Vis4 Srl (2009), working on visualization solutions for financial and marketing domains
• Collaborations with institutions like the Financial Intelligence Agency (San Marino) and Fabrica (Benetton Group)