Luciano Comacchio

Selected activities · 01

Appointments and Teaching

Direction, scientific coordination, research and teaching roles at H-FARM College and Università Iuav di Venezia, and professional collaborations in visual production. Entries taken from the curriculum.

01Direction and coordination

  • 2026 –

    Director of the Creativity, Arts & Design Department

    H-FARM College

    Three Bachelor's and four Master's programs. Appointed 1 October 2026.

  • 2020 –

    Scientific Director, MSc in Design and Communication (Master M8)

    H-FARM College / University of Chichester

    • Design and coordination of the program; curriculum and budget
    • Faculty coordination, promotion and partnerships
    • Review of teaching content, module descriptors and assessments
    • Relations with Career Service, partner companies, sponsors and suppliers
  • 2016 –

    Scientific Director, First-level Master in Interactive Media for Interior Design (IMID)

    Università Iuav di Venezia

    Fourteenth edition.

    • Design and coordination of the program; curriculum and budget
    • Selection and coordination of the teaching staff
    • Coordinated graphics, promotion, corporate partnerships and scholarship fundraising
    • Coordination with the university's Advanced Training, communication and press offices
  • 2012 – 2016

    Coordinator, Master IMID

    Università Iuav di Venezia

    Curriculum, budget, promotion, coordinated graphics, faculty coordination, Veneto Region training vouchers, official website and blog.

  • 2025 –

    Founder

    Melaverse SRLS

    AI consulting and training for design, architecture and communication studios and for companies integrating AI into production and communication processes.

  • Co-founder and Director, Digital Unit

    Asolana Group

  • 2008 – 2025

    Founder and Director

    MeLa Media Lab, Università Iuav di Venezia

    Research and production laboratory on visual communication, representation and digital culture. Projects with the Municipality of Verona and Museo di Castelvecchio, Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence, Villari, Alf Uno.

02Research

  • 2015 – 2016

    Research fellowship: E-biz, digital archives and flexible interfaces

    MeLa Media Lab, Università Iuav di Venezia

    Tracking and coding of workflows for prototyping, review, testing and sales; guidelines for digital archives and three-dimensional interactive interfaces.

  • 2011 – 2012

    Research fellowship: Decifrazioni e narrazioni. Integrated flexible platforms

    MeLa Media Lab, Università Iuav di Venezia

  • 2010 – 2011

    Research fellowship: Decifrazioni e narrazioni. Hypotheses and tests on representation and communication

    MeLa Media Lab, Università Iuav di Venezia

  • 2009 – 2010

    EU project MIC – My Ideal City

    MeLa multimedia laboratory · EU 7th Framework Programme

  • 2007 – 2009

    Research project “The interactive model of Castelvecchio”

    MeLa multimedia laboratory / Municipality of Verona / Museo di Castelvecchio

  • 2008 – 2010

    Contract technician

    MeLa multimedia laboratory, Iuav

03Teaching

  • 2012 – 2025

    Rendering and Post-Production

    Università Iuav di Venezia

    Representation techniques based on photography and computer graphics; hybrid images for editorials, catalogues and advertising campaigns.

  • 2021 – 2025

    Courses in the MSc in Design and Communication

    H-FARM College

    Compositing 1, 2 and 3 · Lighting · Shading · 3D Rendering and Photorealistic Rendering · Animation and Fashion Rendering · Post-Production · Image Editing · Sketching & Image Editing · Lowpoly Modeling · Digital Arts (course partners: Hugo Boss, 2024; Ferrero Publiregia, 2025) · Business Projects.

  • 2024

    AI & Design workshop

    H-FARM Business School / Sassari Chamber of Commerce / Cesar Cucine

    Guiding participants in designing three AI Agent proposals in 24 hours, based on a company brief.

  • 2008 – 2011

    Representation and computing courses

    Università Iuav di Venezia

    Computing and digital drawing · Information processing systems · Integrated construction laboratory 3: representation · Expert in digital modeling for architecture and landscape · drawing alignment module · “Presente provvisorio” workshop.

04Professional collaborations

3D modeling, rendering, animation and post-production for websites, catalogues, campaigns and social channels; art direction of interactive content.

  • 2019 – 2023

    Alfredo Salvatori

    3D artist and digital content creator

    Images published in international magazines, including Elle Decor and Elle International.

  • 2019 – 2022

    Elisa Ossino Studio

    3D artist and digital content creator

    Content for catalogues, campaigns and editorial features; publications in national and international magazines.

  • 2023

    The One Design

    3D artist and digital content creator

    Content for the website, catalogues and social channels of the Karl Lagerfeld Home Edition collection.

  • 2020 – 2023

    Rubelli · Studio FM Milano · Nord Resine · Reworld Media Italiana · Silicalia · Grassi Pietre · Hearst Magazines Italia · Inbani Design

    3D artist and digital content creator

  • 2015

    Alf Uno · A&D

    Art direction of interactive content

    Interactive scenarios for the Alf+DaFrè mobile app and the Arredodesign Online e-commerce; coordination of the working groups.

  • 2015

    I quaderni della ricerca DCP, vol. 2

    Università Iuav di Venezia

    Graphic design of layout and covers for the four volumes; coordination of the editors and print supervision.

  • 2013 – 2014

    Villari · Alf Uno · SITIA · Prisma TECH

    Project lead and art direction, with MeLa Media Lab

    Digital modeling and prototyping, interactive applications for furniture products, customizable 3D libraries, demo applications for configurators.

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