Andrea Schaerf received his PhD in Computer Science from University of Rome "La Sapienza" in 1994. From 1996 to 1998 he was Assistant Professor at University of Rome "La Sapienza". From 1998 to 2005 he was Associate Professor at University of Udine, where, since 2005, he is Full Professor. From 2015 to 2021 he was the Head of the School of Management Engineering.