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As a child, I constantly experimented, imagining I’d grow up to be a mad scientist. Today, that spirit of curiosity drives my exploration of the unknown as an innovator and creative leader.
I believe that being a designer is a mix of being a pirate, for the ingenious and scrappy wayfinding, and being Robin Hood, bringing the gold back to the people.
I graduated in Interaction Design at IDII in Europe. Worked at Meta Reality Labs, IDEO, DDB, eBay, and startups. I have 10+ patents granted and published work in several books and magazines. Received awards in Cannes, Webby, and the Danish INDEX Project.
I have mentored Italian startups since 2015 as part of the Turin Chamber of Commerce program for entrepreneurs in the Piemonte region.
Recent exhibits/speaking gigs
‣ EASY AS A KISS – Humanizing technology through design, Italy, Mar-Sep 2021
Exhibit of Interaction Design Institute Ivrea’s work at Circolo del Design in Turin
‣ XD Immersive, Virtual Conference, July 2020
Featured Speaker “Augmenting the feeling of presence in Meta’s AR Story Time”
‣ Interaction 20, Milan, Italy, Feb 2020
“‘Smart’ is to combine human intuition and AI”
‣ SXSW Interactive, Austin, TX, Mar 2018
Leading panel “Letting Go: Designing for an AI you can’t control”
‣ Interaction South America, Florianópolis, Brazil, Nov 2017
Keynote “Empathetic Machines: an Introduction to Adaptive UX”
‣ UX STRAT USA, Providence, RI, Sep 2016
“A Personalization Strategy based on Adaptive Learning”
‣ SXSW Interactive, Austin, TX, Mar 2016
“A new personalization model: Adaptive Learning”
‣ Big Festival 2015, São Paulo, Brazil, Jul 2015
“Design Thinking and games with social impact”
![Running field research](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/3253cf26-a00c-412e-b5a1-86218108c933/41869763-0a91-4e7d-9683-2a3dd99a291c_rw_1920.jpg?h=50ea827b4577e4d1b47482eed3190401)
Running field research
Immersed in the work
![Celebrating with the XFN team](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/3253cf26-a00c-412e-b5a1-86218108c933/662f9306-c7c5-45e1-add5-0bbc0d7117ad_rw_1920.jpg?h=18c843adc73507e49298abe170fba5e7)
Celebrating with the XFN team
![Explaining something to Tim Brown :)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/3253cf26-a00c-412e-b5a1-86218108c933/8a5b52ca-6322-44e6-9798-540fb42116fa_rw_1920.png?h=12e921c882e0cdec71d8fe5da4357904)
Explaining something to Tim Brown :)
![Leading a design sprint](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/3253cf26-a00c-412e-b5a1-86218108c933/4aafdf77-efde-48e6-9e73-0443693cb91d_rw_1920.jpeg?h=4de541ca58b3273a37ca3188235c09ce)
Leading a design sprint
![Interviewing with Italian TV about the Piemonte mentorship program](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/3253cf26-a00c-412e-b5a1-86218108c933/72a06605-c9c5-48cb-862a-3bd06c469b1a_rw_1920.png?h=c37a054f3e9876d3adb289602b82ebaa)
Interviewing with Italian TV about the Piemonte mentorship program
![Keynote presentation for 1500 people](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/3253cf26-a00c-412e-b5a1-86218108c933/4e47ef91-292f-4ec8-92a4-f85057d340e1_rw_3840.jpg?h=27425e3f3fa8fe7278708864c0b7ed64)
Keynote presentation for 1500 people
Pixel pushing (joke)
![Running a Design Thinking workshop](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/3253cf26-a00c-412e-b5a1-86218108c933/4ee4f0b3-7608-43be-a3a2-ee949d2ea4bb_rw_1920.jpg?h=2772055a1bc30b6510e581096d28875b)
Running a Design Thinking workshop
If you want to reach out for a conversation, drop me a note:
Thank you!