# Andrea Schaerf

> Italian professor and researcher

**Wikidata**: [Q85349341](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85349341)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/andrea-schaerf

## Summary

Andrea Schaerf was born on January 1, 1965 in Rome[1]. Their occupations are electrical engineer, computer scientist, university teacher, and editor[1]. Their field of work is informatics, scheduling, database, and algorithm[1].Schaerf was employed by Sapienza University of Rome from 1994 to 1998[2]. They held the position of associate professor there from 1996 to 1998[2]. Since 1998, they have been employed by the University of Udine[2].At the University of Udine, Schaerf served as an associate professor from 1998 to 2005[2]. They have held the position of full professor at the same institution from 2005 to the present[2].

## Summary
Andrea Schaerf is an Italian computer scientist and electrical engineer who is a full professor at the University of Udine. He is known for his long-standing academic career in informatics and related areas such as scheduling, databases, algorithms, artificial intelligence, and computer vision, and for serving in faculty roles at Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Udine.

## Biography
- Born: 1965, Rome
- Nationality: Italy
- Education: Doctor of Philosophy (1994)
- Known for: Research and teaching in informatics, especially scheduling, databases, algorithms, artificial intelligence, and computer vision
- Employer(s): Sapienza University of Rome (1994–1998); University of Udine (1998–present)
- Field(s): Informatics; scheduling; database; algorithm; artificial intelligence; computer vision; software engineering; computer science

## Contributions
Andrea Schaerf has built a sustained academic career focused on multiple areas of informatics. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in 1994 and subsequently held faculty positions that combined research and teaching. Schaerf served as an associate professor at Sapienza University of Rome (position held 1996–1998) and then moved to the University of Udine in 1998 as an associate professor before becoming a full professor there in 2005. His documented fields of work include scheduling, databases, algorithms, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and software engineering, indicating a broad publication and research footprint across these topics. Scholarly activity is evidenced by academic identifiers: ResearcherID A-9011-2010, Scopus Author ID 6701629145, dblp author id 73/2861, ISNI 0000000394973614, and VIAF 289572151. He is listed as an editor in his occupations and is reachable via a university profile page (https://people.uniud.it/page/aschaerf), which catalogs his academic roles and contact details. These documented roles and identifiers point to concrete outputs in peer-reviewed literature, editorial service, and university teaching and mentorship over multiple decades.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Andrea Schaerf?
A: Andrea Schaerf is an Italian computer scientist and electrical engineer who is a full professor at the University of Udine with research activity in informatics, scheduling, databases, algorithms, artificial intelligence, and computer vision.

### Q: Where does Andrea Schaerf work?
A: He is employed by the University of Udine (joined 1998) and has been a full professor there since 2005. He previously worked at Sapienza University of Rome (1994–1998).

### Q: What are his main research areas?
A: His main research areas include scheduling, databases, algorithms, artificial intelligence, computer vision, software engineering, and broader computer science/informatics.

## Why They Matter
Andrea Schaerf matters as a multi-decade academic contributor in core areas of informatics and computer science. By holding sustained faculty positions—first at Sapienza University of Rome and then at the University of Udine, where he advanced from associate professor to full professor—he has been positioned to supervise students, lead courses, and contribute to the research literature in scheduling, databases, algorithms, artificial intelligence, and computer vision. His professional identifiers (ResearcherID, Scopus ID, dblp, ISNI, VIAF) demonstrate an established scholarly output that is indexed and discoverable by academic services. As an academic and editor, he has contributed to the processes that validate and disseminate research in his fields. Without his presence in these roles, there would be fewer experienced faculty working at the intersection of algorithms, AI, and applied informatics at his institutions; students and colleagues who benefited from his teaching, editorial service, and research supervision would have lacked that specific mentorship and institutional leadership. His multilingual capacity (Italian and English) supports the international dissemination of his work.

## Notable For
- Serving as full professor at the University of Udine since 2005 after joining the university in 1998.
- Prior faculty service at Sapienza University of Rome (1994–1998), including an associate professorship (1996–1998).
- Doctor of Philosophy degree awarded in 1994.
- Research and teaching across scheduling, databases, algorithms, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and software engineering.
- Presence in major scholarly authority systems: ISNI 0000000394973614; VIAF 289572151; ResearcherID A-9011-2010; Scopus Author ID 6701629145; dblp author id 73/2861.

## Body

### Personal and Contact Information
- Full name: Andrea Schaerf.
- Born: 1965 in Rome, Italy.
- Languages: Italian and English.
- Contact: Email andrea.schaerf@uniud.it; phone +39 0432 558280.
- University profile: https://people.uniud.it/page/aschaerf.

### Academic Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, point in time 1994.
- Academic degrees are listed on his University of Udine profile.

### Academic Career and Positions
- Sapienza University of Rome
  - Employed 1994–1998.
  - Position held: Associate Professor (1996–1998).
- University of Udine
  - Employed from 1998 onward.
  - Position held: Associate Professor (1998–2005).
  - Position held: Full Professor (from 2005).

### Research Areas and Work
- Fields documented:
  - Informatics
  - Scheduling
  - Database
  - Algorithm
  - Artificial intelligence
  - Computer vision
  - Software engineering
  - Computer science
- Occupational roles include computer scientist, electrical engineer, university teacher, and editor.

### Scholarly Identifiers and Indexing
- ISNI: 0000000394973614.
- VIAF: 289572151.
- ResearcherID: A-9011-2010.
- Scopus Author ID: 6701629145.
- dblp author id: 73/2861.
- nl_cr_aut_id: ntk20221156206.
- iris_uniud_author_id: 02728.
- nationale_thesaurus_voor_auteursnamen_id: 147158613.

### Service and Editorial Work
- Occupation records list "editor" among roles. Specific editorial positions or journal names are not provided in the available source material.

### Online Presence
- University profile page (English): https://people.uniud.it/page/aschaerf.

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## References

1. Czech National Authority Database
2. [Source](https://people.uniud.it/page/aschaerf)
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. [ORCID Public Data File 2020](https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0_rc1/0000-0001-6965-0536/external-identifiers/30130)
5. [ORCID Public Data File 2020](https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0_rc1/0000-0001-6965-0536/external-identifiers/146916)