Michele Mauri
Associate Professor
Lombardy, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolMichele Mauri is an associate professor and design researcher at Politecnico di Milano with 12 years of experience at the intersection of data visualization, communication design, and research-led practice. As scientific director of DensityDesign and co-founder of the widely used RAWGraphs project, he blends academic rigor (PhD cum laude) with hands-on development—contributing front-end features like a horizon chart and richer chart documentation that improved RAWGraphs’ usability. His work spans teaching, public-interest research with the Public Data Lab, and international collaborations such as a visiting stint at the University of Amsterdam, reflecting a strong mix of pedagogy, open-source impact, and critical design. Notably, he moves seamlessly between scripting and interface design, turning complex data mining and scraping workflows into accessible visual tools.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Liceo Scientifico Marie Curie, MedaPhD, Design, Graduated cum laude, PhD, Design, Graduated cum laude at Politecnico di Milano
Italian, English
Github Skills (12)
data-visualizations10
javascript10
data-visualisation10
data-visualization10
svg10
d3js10
html9
css9
data-set8
user-data8
data-model8
react4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
rawgraphs/rawgraphs-app
Sep 2013 - Jun 2022
A web interface to create custom vector-based visualizations on top of RAWGraphs core
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 releases, 2 reviews, 114 commits in 8 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Michele primarily focused on enhancing the front-end components of the RAWGraphs application. Their contributions involved adding and updating descriptions for various chart types, including alluvial diagrams, bubble charts, and dendrograms, along with providing relevant links. The user also implemented a new "horizon" chart, expanding the visualization options within the application and made minor fixes to the UI. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving the user experience and expanding the application's functionality.
visualizationddjdataweb-interfacesvg
rawgraphs/rawgraphs-charts
Sep 2020 - Dec 2022
A curated selection of charts provided through RAWGraphs interface
Contributions:5 releases, 1 review, 171 commits in 2 years 3 months
chartschartselectionrawgraphsvisualization
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