Sara Gonizzi Barsanti earned, from the University of Sapienza, Rome, a BS in Topography (2003), a PhD in Geomatics from University of Trieste (2008) and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic of Milan(2018). She is now Associate Professor of the Department of Engineering. Her work in 3D modelling, point cloud processing and conservation in Cultural Heritage has resulted in more than 80 publications, presentations at international conferences such as CIPA, ISPRS congress, 3DARCH, IGARSS, ICGG, lectures at International Universities such as NTNU, University of Southern Queensland, University of New South Wales, University of Stuttgart and University of Valencia, and several courses as 3D Survey, Topography, Advanced Techniques of Representation. She is member of CIPA and ISPRS. Her research interests include Keywords 3D reality-based survey, reverse engineering, FEA, point cloud processing, VR/AR/XR and digital twin for heritage conservation.