Enricoandrea Laviola

Ph.D. | Research fellow | Member of IMRLAB

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Enricoandrea Laviola received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy, in 2018 and 2020, respectively. He completed his Ph.D. in 2023 and is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics, and Management at the same university.

His primary research focuses on developing industrial Augmented Reality interfaces, bridging the gap between laboratory studies and real-world applications. His work includes the study, development, and validation of guidelines for next-generation industrial AR technical documentation.

His research interests include:

  • Virtual and Augmented Reality
  • User interface design and visualization challenges in industrial applications
  • Human-computer interaction
  • CAD modeling
  • User-centered design and evaluation

Additionally, he has extensive experience in Android development and working with head-worn displays, including the Microsoft HoloLens 2 and HTC Vive.

Keywords

INDUSTRIAL AUGMENTED REALITY
AUTHORING INFORMATION PRESENTATION
MINIMAL INFORMATION
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
WORK INSTRUCTION
VIRTUAL REALITY
POSITIVE COMPUTING

Publications

Dr. Laviola has authored more than 15 publications in international journals and conferences with an H-index of 5 (Scopus profile).

Didactics

“Methods of Technical Representation” 6 ECTS, at the Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Naval Systems Engineering, Taranto Petty Officers’ School – Navy.

Notable roles

Session Chair in the Special session #28, “Leveraging XR and AI in innovative industrial applications” of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE 2024) – St Albans, London, UK, 21-23 Oct 2024.

Student volunteer of the 20th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2021) – Bari, Italy (online event), 04-08 Oct 2021.

Memberships

Ordinary member of IEEE association, since 2025.

Ordinary member of ADM (National Association for Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering), since 2021.

Awards

Zanichelli award – Paper “Virtual Mirror for Maintenance: an Augmented Reality Support Tool” – ADM 2023

Office

Department of Mechanics, Mathematics, and Management (DMMM), Polytechnic University of Bari, Open Space 3rd floor (Mechanical section), room 21.

Via Orabona, 4, Bari 70125, Italy.