Chiara Eva Catalano

Primo Ricercatore

Chiara Eva Catalano is a senior researcher at CNR IMATI in Genova, and member of the "Geometric Computing (Shape Modelling) and Vision" and "Intelligent and Interoperable Information Systems" groups. She took a degree in Mathematics at the University of Parma and got a Ph.D. in Mechanics and Machine Design at the University of Genova. Her research interests include geometric modelling, expressive and creative media, 3D annotation, geometric and semantic modelling for applications (Cultural Heritage, Serious Gaming, Medicine, Industrial design), and recently 3D interaction. She is in the Steering Committee of Eurographics Italy, serves as Associate Editor for Computers & Graphics and on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Serious Games. She has participated in several committees of international conferences as General Chair, Program Chair and Program Committee member. Along the years she had the opportunity to collaborate with numerous well-known research institutes in a very interdisciplinary perspective.

 

Research Activity

Bioinformatics
CAD-CAE-CAM
Computer Aided Product Modelling
Computer Aided Styling
Computer Graphics
Cultural Heritage
Industrial Design
Knowledge Technologies
Multidimensional Media
Semantic 3D media
Serious Gaming
Shape Description
Shape Modelling


Projects


Publications

2023, Journal article
Quality of word and concept embeddings in targetted biomedical domains
Giancani, Salvatore; Albertoni, Riccardo; Catalano, CHIARA EVA

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16818
2020, Journal article
Representing quantitative documentation of 3D cultural heritage artefacts with CIDOC CRMdig
C.E. Catalano, V. Vassallo, S. Hermon, M. Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/s00799-020-00287-3
2018, Journal article
3D Virtual environments as effective learning contexts for cultural heritage
M. Mortara and C. E. Catalano

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.17471/2499-4324/1026
2018, Journal article
Supporting shared hypothesis testing in the biomedical domain.
A. Agibetov, E. Jimenez-Ruiz, M. Ondresik, A. Solimando, I. Banerjee, G. Guerrini, C.E. Catalano, J.M. Oliveira, G. Patane, R.L Reis, and M. Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1186/s13326-018-0177-x
2016, Journal article
Semantic annotation of 3D anatomical models to support diagnosis and follow-up analysis of musculoskeletal pathologies
I. Banerjee, C.E. Catalano, G. Patane', and M. Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/s11548-015-1327-6
2016, Journal article
Semantics-driven annotation of patient-specific 3D data: a step to assist diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
I. Banerjee, A. Agibetov, C.E. Catalano, G. Patanè, and M. Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/s00371-016-1226-z
2016, Journal article
Shape and Semantics Modelling: la ricerca dell'IMATI - CNR per la rappresentazione, l'analisi e la documentazione di modelli digitali 3D e le sue applicazioni ai Beni Culturali
B. Falcidieno, F. Giannini, M. Spagnuolo, M. Attene, S. Biasotti, C. Catalano,M. De Martino, M. Monti, M. Mortara, e C. Pizzi

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2014, Journal article
Best practices for an effective design and evaluation of serious games
C.E. Catalano, A.M. Luccini, and M. Mortara

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2014, Journal article
Learning cultural heritage by serious games
M. Mortara, C.E. Catalano, F. Bellotti, G. Fiucci, M. Houry-Panchetti, and P. Petridis

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2013.04.004
2013, Journal article
Between algorithm and model: different Molecular Surface definitions for the Poisson-Boltzmann based electrostatic characterization of biomolecules in solution
S. Decherchi, J. Colmenares, C.E. Catalano,M. Spagnuolo, E. Alexov and W. Rocchia

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2011, Journal article
Semantics and 3D media: Current issues and perspectives
C.E. Catalano, M. Mortara, M. Spagnuolo, and B. Falcidieno

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2011.03.040
2010, Journal article
Knowledge-based Representation of 3D Media
G. Vasilakis, A. Garcia-Rojas, L. Papaleo, C.E. Catalano, F. Robbiano, M. Spagnuolo, M. Vavalis, and M. Pitikakis

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1142/S0218194010004773
2009, Journal article
A product design ontology for enhancing shape processing in design workflows
Chiara E. Catalano; Elena Camossi; Rosalinda Ferrandes; Vincent Cheutet; Neyir Sevilmis

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/s10845-008-0151-z
2008, Journal article
Preserving car sylists' design intent through an ontology
Vincent Cheutet; Jean-Claude Léon; Chiara Eva Catalano; Franca Giannini; Marina Monti; Bianca Falcidieno

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/s12008-007-0031-3
2007, Journal article
A Framework for the Automatic Annotation of Car Aesthetics
Chiara E. Catalano; Franca Giannini; Marina Monti; Giuliana Ucelli

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1017/S0890060407070151
2007, Journal article
Semantic-based operators to support car sketching
V. Cheutet; C. E. Catalano; F. Giannini; M. Monti; B. Falcidieno; J. C. Leon

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1080/09544820701403714
2005, Journal article
3D sketching for aesthetic design using fully free form deformation features
V. Cheutet; C. E. Catalano; J.P. Pernot; B. Falcidieno; F. Giannini; J.C. Leon

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2005.09.009
2005, Journal article
Introducing design intent in discrete surface modelling
Chiara Eva Catalano

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2005.006469
2004, Journal article
Introducing Sweep features in Modeling with Subdivision Surfaces
Chiara E. Catalano; Franca Giannini; Bianca Falcidieno

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2002, Journal article
A Survey of Computer-Aided Modeling Tools for Aesthetic Design
Chiara Eva Catalano, Bianca Falcidieno, Franca Giannini, Marina Monti

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1115/1.1481371
2014, Essay or book chapter
Accessing and Representing Knowledge in the Medical Field: Visual and Lexical Modalities
I. Banerjee, C.E. Catalano, F. Robbiano, and M. Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-6275-9_13
2008, Essay or book chapter
Subdivision surfaces and applications
Chiara Eva Catalano; Ioannis Ivrissimtzis; Ahmad Nasri

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-33265-7_4
2005, Essay or book chapter
Curve and skeleton based shape deformations to support product design
Raluca Dumitrescu; Chiara E. Catalano;, Franca Giannini; Bianca Falcidieno; Joris S.M. Vergeest

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2020, Curatorship of journal issues
Foreword to the Special Section on the 8th ACM/EG Expressive symposium (Expressive 2019)
S. Di Verdi, C.S Kaplan, A.G. Forbes, and C.E. Catalano

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2020.02.009
2007, Curatorship of books
Semantic Modelling for Styling and Design
Catalano C.E., Cheutet V. , Giannini F., Falcidieno B., Leon J.C.

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2006, Curatorship of books
Semantic-based environment for aesthetic design
Cheutet V., Catalano C., Falcidieno B., Giannini F., Monti M., Léon J.C.

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2023, Conference proceedings
CATALOGAZIONE E GESTIONE DEL RESTAURO IN ARCHIVI DIGITALI
Maria Carmeliti, Stefano Marziali, Chiara Eva Catalano

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2023, Conference proceedings
Mathematical Methods for the Shape Analysis and Indexing of Tangible CH Artefacts
Elia Moscoso Thompson, Chiara Romanengo, Andreas Scalas, Chiara E. Catalano, Michela Mortara, Silvia Biasotti, Bianca Falcidieno, and Michela Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-3679-3_7
2021, Conference proceedings
Challenges in the digitisation of a high-reflective artwork
C.E. Catalano, E. Brunetto, M. Mortara and C. Pizzi

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2020, Conference proceedings
Challenges and Opportunities of IoT and AI in Pneumology
M. Mongelli, V. Orani, E. Cambiaso, I. Vaccari, A. Paglialonga, F. Braido, C.E. Catalano

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2020, Conference proceedings
Documenting the restoration process in 3D digital catalogues
C. E. Catalano, S. Marziali, M. Spagnuolo

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2020, Conference proceedings
Recognition, modelling and interactive manipulation of motifs or symbols represented by a composition of curves
C. Romanengo , E. Brunetto , S. Biasotti , C. E. Catalano , and B. Falcidieno

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.2312/stag20201237
2020, Conference proceedings
The challenge of cultural heritage visitation: A problem demanding new approaches
A.Stewart, C. E. Catalano, E. Elyan, A. Giachetti, J. Isaacs, M. Mortara, P. Reid and H. Vosper

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2019, Conference proceedings
Feature-based Characterisation of Patient-specific 3D Anatomical Models
I. Banerjee, M. Paccini, E. Ferrari, C. E. Catalano, S. Biasotti, and M. Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.2312/stag.20191362
2018, Conference proceedings
A cultural heritage partonomy for the documentation of 3D digital artefacts of Cypriot coroplastic art
C. E. Catalano, V. Vassallo, S. Hermon, and M. Spagnuolo

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2017, Conference proceedings
A dashboard for the analysis of tangible heritage artefacts: a case study in archaeology
C.E. Catalano, A. Repetto, and M. Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.2312/gch.20171307
2016, Conference proceedings
A web-based application for difference assessment of medical image segmentations
A. Agibetov, C. E. Catalano, G. Patanè, and M. Spagnuolo

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2016, Conference proceedings
GaitViewer: Semantic gait data analysis and visualization tool
A. Agibetov, K. E. Tecante Gutierrez, C. E. Catalano, G. Patanè, C. Hurschler, and M. Spagnuolo

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2016, Conference proceedings
GRAVITATE: Geometric and semantic matching for cultural heritage artefacts
S. C. Phillips, P. W. Walland, S. Modafferi, L. Dorst, M. Spagnuolo, C. E. Catalano, D. Oldman,A. Tal, I. Shimshoni, and S. Hermon

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.2312/gch.20161407
2016, Conference proceedings
The shape and semantics modelling group
B. Falcidieno, F. Giannini, M. Spagnuolo, R. Albertoni, M. Attene, S. Biasotti, C. E. Catalano,M. De Martino, M. Monti, M. Mortara, G. Patane', and C. Pizzi

CNR@IRIS
2015, Conference proceedings
A semantic layer for knowledge-based game design in edutainment applications
A. Repetto and C.E. Catalano

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.4108/icst.intetain.2015.259561
2015, Conference proceedings
Investigating the Deployment of Serious Games in Secondary Education: A Pilot Study Inspired by Design-Based Research
J. Earp, C. E. Catalano, and M. Mortara

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22960-7_2
2015, Conference proceedings
Semantic annotation of patient-specific 3D anatomical models
I. Banerjee, A. Agibetov, C. E. Catalano, G. Patane', and M. Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1109/CW.2015.10
2014, Conference proceedings
Evaluating the effectiveness of serious games for cultural awareness: the Icura user study
M. Mortara, C.E. Catalano, G. Fiucci, and M. Derntl

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12157-4_22
2014, Conference proceedings
Investigating the deployment of serious games in secondary education: a pilot study Inspired by design-based research
J. Earp, C.E. Catalano, and M. Mortara

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2013, Conference proceedings
Exploiting 3D part-based analysis, description and indexing to support medical applications
C.E. Catalano, F. Robbiano, P. Parascandolo, L. Cesario, L. Vosilla, F. Barbieri, M. Spagnuolo, G. Viano, and M.A. Cimmino

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36678-9_3
2011, Meeting abstracts
Molecular surface definition in Biophysical modelling of electrostatics problems
S. Decherchi, C.E. Catalano, J. Colmenares , M. Spagnuolo , E. Alexov, and W. Rocchia

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2009, Conference proceedings
Computer Graphics Recipes for Endowing 3D Shapes with Semantics in Virtual Worlds
Michela Mortara; Chiara Eva Catalano

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2008, Conference proceedings
Semantic Modelling for Styling and Design
C.E. Catalano; V. Cheutet; F. Giannini; B. Falcidieno; J.C. Leon

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-71992-2_123
2008, Conference proceedings
Shape knowledge annotation for virtual product sharing and reuse
C.E. Catalano; B. Falcidieno; M. Attene; F. Robbiano; M. Spagnuolo

CNR@IRIS | DOI: 10.1115/ESDA2008-59478
2007, Conference proceedings
A common ontology for multi-dimensional shapes
Vasilakis G., Garcia-Rojas A., Papaleo L., Catalano C.E,, Spagnuolo M., Robbiano F., Vavalis M., Pitikakis M.

CNR@IRIS
2006, Conference proceedings
Preserving car stylists' design intent through an ontology
Vincent Cheutet, Jean-Claude Léon, Chiara Eva Catalano, Franca Giannini, Marina Monti, Bianca Falcidieno

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2006, Conference posters
Semantic modelling for styling and design
Catalano C.E.

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2006, Conference proceedings
Semantic-based environment for aesthetic design
Vincent Cheutet; Chiara Eva Catalano; Franca Giannini; Marina Monti; Bianca Falcidieno; Jean-Claude Léon

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2006, Conference proceedings
Towards a 3D semantic sketcher for car aesthetic design
Cheutet V., Catalano C.E., Falcidieno B., Giannini F., Léon J-C., Monti M., Pernot J-P.

CNR@IRIS
2005, Conference proceedings
Curve and skeleton based shape deformations to support product design
Raluca Dumitrescu; Chiara E. Catalano; Franca Giannini; Bianca Falcidieno; Joris S.M. Vergeest

CNR@IRIS
2004, Conference proceedings
3D Sketching with Fully Free Form Deformation Features (d-F4) for Aesthetic Design
V. Cheutet; C.E. Catalano; J.P. Pernot; B. Falcidieno; F. Giannini;J.C. Leon

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2004, Conference proceedings
An alternative approach for integrated free-form modeling
Chiara Eva Catalano, Franca Giannini

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2002, Conference proceedings
A Shape Deformation Tool to Model Character Lines in the Early Design Phases
Jean-Philippe Pernot, Stèphane Guillet, Jean-Claude Lèon, Franca Giannini, Chiara Eva Catalano, Bianca Falcidieno

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2002, Conference proceedings
Design and styling features using surface deformation
Jean-Philippe Pernot, Stéphane Guillet, Jean-Claude Léon, Franca Giannini, Chiara Eva Catalano, Bianca Falcidieno

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2007, Software
ShapeAnnotator - Multi-segmentation and semantic annotation of 3D surface meshes
Marco Attene, Francesco Robbiano, Michela Spagnuolo, Bianca Falcidieno, Silvia Biasotti, Michela Mortara, Giuseppe Patane, Riccardo Albertorni, Chiara Catalano, Simone Marini

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2016, Research report
GRAVITATE D3.1 Report on Shape Analysis and Matching and on Semantic Matching
S. Biasotti, A. Cerri, C. E. Catalano, B. Falcidieno, M.-L. Torrente, S. E. Middleton, L. Dorst, I. Shimshoni, A. Tal, and D. Oldman

CNR@IRIS
2016, Technical report
Studio e sviluppo di componenti semantiche riusabili per la progettazione di serious game. Applicazioni all'area edutainment
A. Repetto and C.E. Catalano

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2015, Technical report
MSD knowledge management system for CAD
A. Agibetov, I. Banerjee, C. E. Catalano, G. Patanè and M. Spagnuolo

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2015, Technical report
Multi-scale biological modalities for physiological human articulation
A. Agibetov, I. Banerjee, C. E. Catalano, G. Patanè, and M. Spagnuolo

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2014, Research report
Deliverable D3.4 - serious games application fields
M. Mortara and C.E. Catalano

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2014, Technical report
Design and implementation of a semantic layer aimed at serious game development
A. Repetto, M. Mortara, and C.E. Catalano

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2013, Research report
D8.2: MSD Ontology
A. Agibetov, I. Banerjee, C.E. Catalano, G. Patane', and M. Spagnuolo

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2013, Technical report
Molecular surfaces: a geometric comparison with the perspective of Poisson-Boltzmann Based Electrostatic Characterization of Biomolecules in Solution
S. Decherchi, J. Colmenares, C.E. Catalano, M. Spagnuolo and W. Rocchia

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2012, Technical report
Survey on medical ontologies
I. Banjeree, C.E. Catalano, G. Patane', F. Robbiano, and M. Spagnuolo

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2010, Research report
Deliverable D1.4.1: Road map for Future Research
C. Catalano, M. Spagnuolo, M. Mortara, B. Falcidieno, A. Stork, M. Koch, P. Alliez, F. Cazals, M. Yvenec, W. Huerst, R. Veltkamp, M. Pitikakis, C. Charbonnier, L. Assassi, J. Kim, N. Magnenat-Thalmann, P. Salamin, D. Thalmann, T. Dokken,and E. Quak

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2006, Technical report
Multi-Segmentation and Annotation of 3D Surface Meshes
Attene M., Biasotti S., Mortara M., Patané G., Robbiano F., Albertoni R., Catalano C., Marini S., Spagnuolo M., Falcidieno B.

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2005, Technical report
Curve and Skeleton based shape deformation for Product design
Dumitrescu R., Catalano C., Falcidieno B., Giannini F., Vergeest J.

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2005, Technical report
Towards an automatic semantic annotation of car aesthetics
Catalano C.E., Giannini F., Monti M., Ucelli G.

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