E. Puppo, "Variable resolution triangulations", Computational Geometry Theory and Applications, Elsevier Science

R.M. Bottino, G. Chiappini, "Teacher training: new models and tools in the era of communication technologies", Proc. of IFIP 98 - Teleteaching Int. Conference, 1998, Austrian Computer Society on behalf of IFIP, pp.149-158

A. Clematis, G. Dodero, V. Gianuzzi, "Parallel Virtual Libraries: a system for resource management", Sistemi Distribuiti: Algoritmi, Architetture, e Linguaggi (WSDAAL'98), III Workshop, Pontignano (Siena, Italy), Sept. 28- 30, 1998

L. De Floriani, P. Magillo, E. Puppo, "Efficient implementation of multi-triangulations", IEEE Visualization 98, Oct. 18-23,98, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

E. Puppo, "Level-of-Detail in Surface and Volume Modeling" within the conference IEEE Visualization 98, 20/10/98, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA (with L. De Floriani of DISI and R. Scopigno of CNUCE)

R. M. Bottino has been elected Vice-Chiarman of the IFIP Working Group 3.3 (Research on Education Applications of Information Technologies)

IMA has signed on Sept. 9 an international contract Italy-Japan on "High-quality Terrain Modelling" with the enterprise Monolith of Tokyo. Duration: 3 years; total funding: 72 milions of yen; responsible: B. Falcidieno and M. Spagnuolo; project leader: M. Spagnuolo

The contract "Sperimentazione di Tecnologie Innovative per il Reverse Engineering".(Experimentation of Innovative Technologies for the Reverse Engineering) has started, in collaboration with the Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico della Liguria. Responsible: B. Falcidieno; duration: 1998

R. M. Bottino has been invited to give a presentation at the panel "Teacher Education: The New Role of the Teacher" carried out during the IFIP World Computer Conference '98, (Aug. 30 -Sept. 5, 1998, Vienna and Budapest)

Laura Papaleo has received a fellowship of the project FIORES for one years starting from Sept. 1st

Student: Paola Rocca, "Un modello multirisoluzione per la visualizzazione efficiente di superfici topografiche" (A multi-resolution model for the efficient visualization of topographical surfaces); advisor: E.Puppo, co-advisor: P. Magillo, Note: 102/110, Degree in Information Science, Defence's date:a 22/7/98