Federico Meloni | PhD Student

About Me

I am a PhD student in Computer Graphics at the University of Cagliari. My research primarily focuses on volume mapping, where I investigate novel algorithms and innovative applications. I also work on Human-Computer Interaction and Extended Reality (XR), exploring how emerging technologies can enhance user experiences and interaction paradigms.

Publications

Here are some of my recent publications:

To What Extent Are Existing Volume Mapping Algorithms Practically Useful?

To What Extent Are Existing Volume Mapping Algorithms Practically Useful?

F. Meloni, G. Cherchi, R. Scateni, M. Livesu

Presented at STAG 2024

[Paper] [Code 1 / Code 2] [Results]
AR TutorialKit: an Augmented Reality Toolkit to Create Tutorials

AR TutorialKit: an Augmented Reality Toolkit to Create Tutorials

F. Meloni, A. Perniciano, G. Cerniglia, V. Frau, L.D. Spano

Presented at IS-EUD 2023

[Paper]

Contributions on Open Source Software

Here are some of the open source projects I have contributed to:

Cinolib

Cinolib

A generic programming header only C++ library for processing polygonal and polyhedral meshes

[GitHub]
VOLMAP

VOLMAP

A large-scale benchmark aimed to support ongoing research in volume mapping algorithms.
VOLMAP also comprises tools to process this data and analyze the resulting maps.

[Website]

Education

Here is a summary of my academic journey:

PhD Student in Computer Science

🏛️ University of Cagliari, Italy

🛠️ Currently working on Volume Maps

⏳ October 2023 – present
- Visiting PhD Student
  
  🏛️ University of Technology Sydney, Australia
  
  📅 June 2025 - December 2025
MSc Computer Science

🏛️ University of Cagliari, Italy

📜 Advancing Volumes: A Tetrahedral Mesh Generation Method

📅 October 2020 – September 2023
BSc Computer Science

🏛️ University of Cagliari, Italy

📜 Implementing Topological Sheet Operators in Hexahedral Meshes for the Cinolib Library

📅 October 2017 – September 2020

Experiences

Here are some of my professional and teaching experiences:

Research Fellow

👨🏻‍💻 Project "RAPPRESENTAZIONE DI DATI AMBIENTALI INDOOR E OUTDOOR TRAMITE TECNICHE DI COMPUTER GRAPHICS E INFORMATION VISUALIZATION" within the TDM project

📅 March 2020 - August 2020

🏛️ CG3HCI Lab., University of Cagliari, Italy
Teaching Assistant - Programming 1

👨🏻‍💻 Imperative procedural programming and the C language (lessons and exercises)

🏛️ Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, University of Cagliari, Italy

📅 A.Y. 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
Teaching Assistant - VideoGame Design

👨🏻‍💻 Basic concepts of videogame design and development with Unity Engine (lessons and exercises)

🏛️ Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, University of Cagliari, Italy

📅 A.Y. 2022-23
Educator in High Schools for the Coding Girls and Ital-IA Lab. projects

👨🏻‍💻 Design of application prototupes, HCI concepts, introduction to AI and generative AI

🏛️ Various High Schools in Cagliari - on behalf of Fondazione Mondo Digitale

📅 A.Y. 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25

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