Massimo Maresca

Massimo Maresca is a Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Genoa (Italy), where he teaches Computer Networks and Software Platforms, and the visionary founder of Docspace, a spin-off of the University.

Over the course of his career, he has worked at the IBM Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, at the University of California, Berkeley, and at the University of Padua. He has also held government positions in both Italy and the United States, and has published more than one hundred scientific papers in leading international conferences and journals, including the seminal article “The Spreadsheet Space: Eliminating the Boundaries of Data Cross-Referencing”, published in IEEE Computer, which laid the conceptual foundations of the Docspace vision.

A computer engineer, researcher, and software architect, Massimo is now pursuing a powerful idea: people must reclaim their intellectual autonomy. Programmers, analysts, and decision-makers should engage directly with raw data rather than delegating understanding to opaque systems or self-proclaimed maîtres à penser that promise automated answers while concealing their underlying logic.

For Massimo, and for Docspace, Excel is not just a tool. It is the most widespread and democratic platform ever created to empower individuals to think independently, take control of their data, and ultimately master reality.

Docspace is opening a new frontier for Excel users. Just as the Internet merged with hypertext to create the World Wide Web, Docspace merges the Internet with the spreadsheet, giving birth to the SpreadSheetSpace: a connected ecosystem where spreadsheets seamlessly synchronize with one another, integrate with ERPs, and interact with software platforms of any kind.

SpreadSheetSpace transforms Excel from a standalone tool into a living, networked environment, unlocking collaboration, integration, and real-time intelligence on a global scale.