Ph.D. in Ingegneria Informatica E Dei Sistemi , 38^th cycle (2022-2025)

Ph.D. obtained in 2026

Profile

Research topic

Experiencing the Metaverse: Designing Immersive and Interactive Virtual Worlds

Keywords

Computer graphics and Multimedia

Biography

Alessandro Visconti received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Cinema and Media Engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 2019 and 2021, respectively. During his studies, he developed a strong interest in immersive technologies, virtual reality, and AI-driven applications, which led him to pursue further research in these fields. He subsequently held a research fellowship, marking the beginning of his collaboration with the GRaphics And INtelligent Systems group and the VR@POLITO lab within the Department of Control and Computer Engineering. Currently, he is a PhD student in the same department at Politecnico di Torino, where he deepens his expertise in the design and development of real-time immersive applications. His primary focus areas are digital twinning, virtual presence, and enhancing social interaction within the metaverse. In particular, the aim of his research is to advance the Metaverse by devising strategies that leverage innovative consumer technologies and AI-driven methods, creating increasingly immersive, interactive, and socially engaging Metaverse experiences. Through his work, he strives to bridge the gap between users and digital environments, enhancing the realism and interactivity of virtual worlds and fostering a sense of true presence. His contributions have the potential to reshape user experiences and promote the Metaverse as a dynamic space for both social and professional interactions.

Awards and Honors

Best Paper Award - IEEE 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Reality (ICIR 2024) (2024)
Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds – Paper Ranked Among the Top 10 Most-Cited Publications of 2023 (2025)
Session Chair- IEEE GEM 2024 (2024)
Project team member - Reading (&) Machine: La promozione della lettura verso il futuro funded by Fondazione TIM (2023)
International invited speaker - Ontario Tech University (2025)
Session Chair - IEEE ICIR 2024 (2024)
Served as an Associate Editor for ACM ISS 2026, with papers published in the PACM HCI journal track (https://iss.acm.org/2026/organization/editorial_board/) (2026)
This document summarizes part of the activities of Alessandro Visconti up to August 31, 2026, following the categories proposed in the template. Further information is provided in the other sections of his academic profile. (2026)

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Teaching

Teachings

Master of Science

Gestione dell'innovazione e sviluppo prodotto ICT. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Collaboratore del corso

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Bachelor of Science

Dati, algoritmi e le frontiere dell'informatica - Intraprendenti. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
Programmazione avanzata. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Collaboratore del corso
Programmazione a oggetti. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Collaboratore del corso
Programmazione a oggetti. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Collaboratore del corso
Programmazione a oggetti. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Collaboratore del corso

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Research

Research groups

GRAINS - GRAphics and INtelligent Systems

Publications

Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris

Visconti, Alessandro; Lamberti, Fabrizio; Teo, Theophilus; Lee, Gun; Jing, Allison; ... (2026)
Shaping Future Human Connection: Social Augmentation through XR Technologies. In: CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2026, Barcelona (ESP), April 13 - 17, 2026. ISBN: 979-8-4007-2281-3
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Visconti, Alessandro; Macaluso, Roberta; Di Bartolomei, Gabriele; Calandra, Davide; ... (2026)
Improving fidelity of close social interaction animations in social VR with a machine learning-based refinement framework. In: 38th International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents (CASA 2025), Strasbourg (FR), June 2 - 4, 2025, pp. 204-219. ISSN 0302-9743. ISBN: 978-981-95-0099-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Visconti, Alessandro (2026)
Experiencing the Metaverse: Designing Immersive and Interactive Virtual Worlds. relatore: LAMBERTI, FABRIZIO; CANNAVO', ALBERTO; , 38. XXXVIII Ciclo, P.: 143
Doctoral Thesis
Visconti, Alessandro; Calandra, Davide; Cannavo', Alberto; Ramasubramaniam, Kousik ... (2025)
A metaverse-ready virtual conference environment with LLM-based recommendations for contents and networking opportunities. In: 2025 IEEE 4th International Conference on Intelligent Reality (ICIR 2025), Boston (USA), November 16 - 18, 2025, pp. 1-4. ISBN: 979-8-3315-6976-1
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Cannavo', Alberto; Visconti, Alessandro; Chiariglione, Leonardo; Kudumakis, Panos; ... (2025)
Implementing the MPAI Metaverse Model Architecture. In: 4th IEEE VR 2025 Workshop on 3D Reconstruction, Digital Twinning, and Simulation for Virtual Experiences (ReDigiTS 2025), Saint-Malo (FR), March 9, 2025, pp. 490-494. ISBN: 979-8-3315-1484-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Visconti, Alessandro; Calandra, Davide; Giorgione, Federica; Lamberti, Fabrizio (2025)
Enhancing social experiences in immersive virtual reality with artificial facial mimicry. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS, vol. 31, pp. 3325-3335. ISSN 1077-2626
Contributo su Rivista
Cannavo', Alberto; Arrigo, Giorgio; Visconti, Alessandro; De Lorenzis, Federico; ... (2025)
Designing social immersive virtual environments for the Metaverse: The case study of MetaLibrary. In: VIRTUAL REALITY & INTELLIGENT HARDWARE, vol. 7, pp. 279-298. ISSN 2666-1209
Contributo su Rivista
De Lorenzis, Federico; Visconti, Alessandro; Restivo, Simone; Mazzini, Francesca; ... (2024)
Combining virtual reality with asymmetric collaborative learning: a case study in chemistry education. In: SMART LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, vol. 11. ISSN 2196-7091
Contributo su Rivista
Visconti, Alessandro; Nadalin, Marina; De Lorenzis, Federico; Prattico', Filippo ... (2024)
Integrating the time travel mechanic in VR serious games to enhance causal reasoning. In: 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference (GEM), Turin (ITA), June 5 - 7, 2024, pp. 1-6. ISBN: 979-8-3503-7453-7
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Macaluso, Roberta; Visconti, Alessandro; Calandra, Davide; Ciardo, Roberto; Barresi, ... (2024)
Evaluating therapist representation techniques in mixed reality-based tele-rehabilitation exergames. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Seattle (USA), October 21-24, 2024, pp. 288-294
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Cannavo', Alberto; Visconti, Alessandro; Lamberti, Fabrizio (2024)
Exploring the Advantages and Challenges of Combining ChatGPT with Blender. In: 2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Reality (ICIR 2024), Coimbra (PRT), December 5-6, 2024. ISBN: 979-8-3315-3442-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
De Lorenzis, Federico; Visconti, Alessandro; Mele, Chiara; Munari, Barbara; Lamberti, ... (2024)
Meta-Mate: A VR escape room for the study of integrals. In: 2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Reality (ICIR 2024), Coimbra (PRT), 05-06 December 2024. ISBN: 979-8-3315-3442-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Visconti, Alessandro; Lucaroni, Andrea; Calandra, Davide; Guarneri, Enea; Boccardo, ... (2024)
Enhancing upper limb prosthetic embodiment through virtual reality with eye-tracking and vibrotactile feedback. In: 2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Reality (ICIR 2024), Coimbra (PRT), December 5 - 6, 2024, pp. 1-8. ISBN: 979-8-3315-3442-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Prattico', FILIPPO GABRIELE; Checo, Irene; Visconti, Alessandro; Simeone, Adalberto; ... (2023)
Designing hand-held controller-based handshake interaction in social VR and Metaverse. In: 16th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion, Interaction and Games (ACM MiG 2023), Rennes (FR), Nov 15-17, 2023, pp. 1-6. ISBN: 979-8-4007-0393-5
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Visconti, Alessandro; Calandra, Davide; Lamberti, Fabrizio (2023)
Comparing technologies for conveying emotions through realistic avatars in virtual reality-based metaverse experiences. In: COMPUTER ANIMATION AND VIRTUAL WORLDS, vol. 34. ISSN 1546-4261
Contributo su Rivista
Bologna, Daniel; Micciché, Vincenzo; Violo, Giovanni; Visconti, Alessandro; Cannavo', ... (2023)
SPHinX Authentication Technique: Secure Painting autHentication in eXtended reality. In: Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), IEEE Conference on - 30th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (3DUI Contest), Shanghai (China), March 25-29, 2023, pp. 941-942. ISBN: 979-8-3503-4839-2
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
De Lorenzis, Federico; Visconti, Alessandro; Marani, Martina; Prifti, Erik; Andiloro, ... (2023)
3DK-reate: Create your own 3D Key for distributed authentication in the Metaverse. In: IEEE Conference on Gaming, Entertainment and Media (GEM 2023), Bridgetown, Barbados, November 19 - 22, 2023. ISBN: 979-8-3503-1540-0
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Cognigni, Cecilia; De Lorenzis, Federico; Lamberti, Fabrizio; Mellia, Marco; Vallero, ... (2023)
Reading(&)Machine. Un modello prototipale per la promozione della lettura in biblioteca. In: BIBLIOTECHE OGGI TRENDS, vol. 9, pp. 46-56. ISSN 2421-3810
Contributo su Rivista
De Lorenzis, Federico; Visconti, Alessandro; Cannavo', Alberto; Lamberti, Fabrizio (2023)
MetaLibrary: Towards social immersive environments for readers. In: International Conference on eXtended Reality, Lecce, Italy, September 6-9, 2023, pp. 79-87. ISSN 0302-9743. ISBN: 978-3-031-43404-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)

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Alessandro Visconti

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