PhD Students

Laura Corchia graduated magna cum laude in History of Art in University of Salento in 2019, discussing a thesis on the application of Augmented Reality to the frescoes of the Basilica of St Catherine of Alexandria in Galatina.

She is currently a PhD student of the University of Salento (doctoral school in Science of Cultural Heritage). Her research interest focus on Virtual Restoration, 3D Modelling and photogrammetry applied to cultural heritage. 

Federica Faggiano is a PhD student in the Italian National Doctoral Program in Heritage Science at Sapienza Università di Roma. From 2022 to 2024, she was a research fellow at the AVR Lab within the Department of Engineering for Innovation at the University of Salento. In 2021, she graduated magna cum laude with a Master’s degree in European Heritage, Digital Media, and the Information Society from the University of Salento. Previously, in 2019, she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Technologies for Cultural Heritage from the same university.

Her current research interests lie in Digital Humanities, with a particular focus on the enhancement and accessible fruition of cultural heritage through technology, and a special emphasis on the digital curatorship of archaeological contexts.

Giulia Pellegrino received her Master's Degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Salento with a grade of 110/110.

In her thesis work she combined optimal control techniques with Virtual Reality applied to neuro-rehabilitation therapies; it was carried out in collaboration with AVR Lab.

Her current research interests are oriented to the development of XR applications for surgical training and Digital Twin for Health.