Summary
Luigi Giaccari is a Principal Software Developer and engineering manager based in Milan with 8+ years building core meshing and geometry-preprocessing technologies at Ansys. Trained as a mechanical engineer, he combines domain expertise in CAD and simulation workflows with hands-on R&D in surface reconstruction, tet/hex/mosaic meshing, wrapping and topology-aware algorithms. He leads teams focused on performance, parallelism and GPU-accelerated preprocessing to shrink turnaround times for real-world, “dirty” CAD inputs used across the ANSYS product portfolio. Luigi’s work spans both algorithm design and production optimization— from automatic CAD repair and mesh morphing to workflow fault tolerance—making him equally fluent in research prototypes and ship-ready code. An understated strength is his ability to translate complex geometric theory into scalable tooling that directly improves engineering productivity.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Liceo
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Università degli Studi dell' Aquila
Italian, English, German