Alfonso Ippolito earned a PhD in 2006 degree of the thesis “Interaction between Sketching and Digital Architecture.” Since 2008, he was a research worker at ICAR 17, and Associate Professor at the Sapienza University of Rome. He works on new surveying techniques taking advantage of the 3D laser, on the elaboration of data, on the successive modelling of surface from point clouds, on the optimization of the latter in relation to architectural and archaeological surveying and in relation to designing. He has researched the following cultural heritage objects of the San Pietro Dome, the wooden model of San Pietro made by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger; the Roman theatre and amphitheater in Merida, Spain; the El Khaseneh theatre and the royal tombs at Petra. He participated in the PRIN, Firb and Euromed Heritage IV Programme financed research. He is an assistant Professor of higher education and courses for the degree of PhD. He is often a Chairman at international and national conferences. Since 2007 he sits on the editorial board of the periodical Disegnare. Since 2012, he sits on the scientific committee of the MAVNA Museum in Mazzano Romano, Rome.