Denis Pitzalis

Denis Pitzalis, Ph.D., currently serves as the Web Architect and Lead Developer at UNESCO, where responsibilities include architecting the Web Overhaul and managing the Drupal9 farm and hosting infrastructure. Denis also holds positions as the Secretary of the Preparatory Group of the 209th - 217th Executive Board, UN Geospatial Network Representative, Digital Production Manager at The UNESCO Courier, and Information Technology Consultant focused on technical infrastructure assessments. Concurrently, Denis is an independent expert for project evaluation at the European Commission. Previous roles include Maintainer at IIPImage, Scientific Researcher at The Cyprus Institute and Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France, where significant contributions involved archaeological sciences and advanced digital imaging techniques. Denis's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Sorbonne University and an MSc in Software Engineering and Digital Imaging from Télécom Paris.