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