He received a Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science at the University of Pisa in 2003. Active in the Computer Graphics field, his main contributions are in surface parameterization, modelling, surface acquisition, real-time rendering techniques, and scientific visualization. He has been awarded "Best Young Researcher" by the Eurographics association in 2004, a Marie Curie Mobility Fellow in 2001 (spent with the MPI CG group in Saarbruecken) and several Best Paper Awards.