Stefano Calzolari // Interactive Media Researcher

StefanoCalzolari

Explorer on the edge of science & art. PhD researcher in Computer Graphics & XR. I build virtual humans, playable worlds and the tools between them.

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About

Portrait of Stefano Calzolari

Media Engineer turned PhD researcher at Politecnico di Torino (CGVGroup), back from a sandwich period at PUCRS in Brazil. My work sits on virtual humans: characters that perceive, reason with LLMs and answer with believable body language.

Before code there was a violin. I still approach a render loop and a musical phrase the same way: structure first, then expression.

  1. 2012–2015
    Violin · Conservatory "G. Frescobaldi"
    Ferrara · pre-academic course (not completed) · solfège diploma
  2. 2012–2017
    Diploma · Liceo Scientifico "A. Roiti"
    Ferrara · scientific high school, applied sciences
  3. 2017–2020
    BSc · Università di Ferrara
    Electronic & Computer Engineering · Ferrara
  4. 2020–2023
    MSc · Politecnico di Torino
    Cinema & Media Engineering · games, CG, VR, sound · Torino
  5. 2023–now
    PhD · Politecnico di Torino
    Computer & Control Engineering · Torino · CG & XR, CGVGroup · virtual humans, affective computing, LLM agents
  6. 2026
    Sandwich period · Porto Alegre, Brasil 🇧🇷 · PUCRS, VHLab · Computer Graphics (Feb–Oct)
  7. 2026–now
    Back in Torino · Politecnico di Torino

Always looking for the perfect match between creativity, science, tech & art.

Contacts

stefano.calzolari@polito.it
stefanocalzolari98@gmail.com
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