Leonardo Monchieri–IVC

I'm a PhD student in Computer Graphics at the Institute of Visual computing at TU Graz.

I like getting email, even if it’s not strictly research related. Whether we know each other or not, feel free to reach out. If you're in Graz or we’re at the same conference, I’m always up for a coffee. Just say hi!

The best way to get in touch with me is via email.

Research

My research interests lie in computer graphics and computer vision, with a focus on virtual reality, multi-view reconstruction and foundation models.

Beside my research, I am also interested in Game development(i.e., Unity and Unreal) and 3D graphics(i.e., Blender), passions which I cultivate as a hobby in my free time.

Work experience

Research fellow(Feb 2025-Feb 2026): MediaLab-University of Padua

Publications

2026

submitted (SIGGRAPH) by Leonardo Monchieri, Elena Camuffo, Barbato Francesco, Simone Milani, Pietro Zanuttigh

submitted International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) by Ledia Pampagnin, Leonardo Monchieri, Simone Milani

2025

"Low bit rate generative face compression using inverse GAN" European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO) by Leonardo Monchieri, Simone Milani

Education

I earned my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Milan and went on to complete my Master's in the same field at the University of Padua, Italy 🇮🇹. During my academic journey, I also had the opportunity to study abroad at Leiden University in the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

MSc thesis

For my Master's thesis, I developed an image embedding model based on Inverse GANs and pseudo-random functions to obtain an efficent image compression algorithm.

BSc thesis

For my Bachelor's thesis, I developed a web application to visualize and analyze data from the Community-based activity center, a social network for healthcare and mental health.