Friday, 21 February 2025 Research visit from the University of Cagliari

Today, we spoke with Gianmarco Cherchi, a Computer Science Researcher at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Cagliari (Italy), and a Professor of "Data Visualization" and "Web Programming," who visited us as part of a research visit.

Prof. Cherchi arrived as part of a short-term visit and was hosted by Assoc. Prof. Matjaž Klen and Assoc. Prof. Klen Čopič Pucihar from the Department of Information Sciences and Technologies.

During his stay, he gave a lecture at the Monday RIN seminar, where he presented his research field. A few days later, he also lectured Master's students in an intensive course on data visualization. Before returning to Cagliari, he reflected on his stay here in Koper: "This is my first visit to Koper, and I find it to be a beautiful city. My hosts, Matjaž and Klen, have been incredibly kind and welcoming, which has made my stay even more enjoyable. I’ve also had the pleasure of connecting with their PhD students and all the members of their group. I delivered a lecture on Monday at the seminar about my research area, which was an exciting experience. Today, I also had a great experience working with Master's students during the intensive course on data visualization."

He also explained what data visualization is and emphasized why it is important nowadays. "Data visualisation is a subfield of computer science that focuses on effectively representing data. With the rise of AI and big data, we now generate vast amounts of information, making it essential to have the right tools for visualisation. Therefore it is crucial to present data in a way that is understandable to everyone and conveys the correct message," he adds.