Ioannis Fudos

Ioannis Fudos is Professor and former Chair (2014-2018) of the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Ioannina. He holds a Diploma in Computer Engineering from University of Patras, and MS/PhD degrees in Computer Science from Purdue University. His research spans computer graphics, CAD systems, geometric modeling, animation, and image retrieval.

He directs the Computer Graphics Research Group and has secured substantial funding (€2M+) from European and national sources for 17+ projects. His scholarly contributions include publications in top venues (SIGGRAPH, Eurographics, IEEE TVCG) covering rendering techniques, 3D printing quality control, assistive technologies, and cultural heritage digitization.

Recent work explores neural rendering transparency methods, wheelchair navigation interfaces, and pedestrian routing algorithms. His laboratory maintains a repository of 3D models for research use.