Pere Pau Vázquez Alcocer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the ViRVIG research group and the School of Informatics (FIB). With a PhD in Software from UPC (2003), he specializes in Scientific Visualization , Data Visualization , and Virtual Reality applications. His work bridges Computer Graphics with Medical Data Visualization and Molecular Visualization , emphasizing AI applications to visualization . His research spans two decades, focusing on Interactive volume rendering VR-based biomedical analysis Perceptual optimization in visualizations Urban mobility data modeling with recent publications in Computer Graphics Forum , IEEE CG&A , and arXiv on AI-driven visualization frameworks and molecular interaction techniques. His 15 most recent publications (2025-2023) demonstrate trends in AI integration for data visualization, immersive analytics for biomedical applications, and optimization of rendering techniques on mobile and VR platforms, with keywords spanning Computer Science , Neuroscience , and Urban Planning . Awarded the Best PhD thesis (2003) and Best Paper at international conferences, he has supervised 8 PhD students including Pedro Hermosilla (now Assistant Professor at TU Wien) and Jesús Díaz (now Associate Professor at Universitat de Vic). Teaching for over 20 years at UPC across five schools, he currently leads courses in Data Visualization , Scientific Visualization , and Virtual Reality .










