Bio: Nato a Vercelli nel 1979, risiede nel trevigiano. Dopo la laurea in disegno industriale e la specializzazione in progettazione e produzione delle arti visive presso lo Iuav di Venezia, approfondisce le tematiche riguardanti il design dei software per l’educazione. Nel 2010, grazie ad una borsa di studio del Milan Network Design, ha modo di perfezionarsi nell’ambito del new media design presso l’Accademia di Brera di Milano. Visual designer freelance, affianca le attività lavorativa e di ricerca a quella di artista visivo.

Bio: Born in Terlizzi (Ba) in 1985. He studies design in Rome and Turin where he graduates in Industrial Design. His interests in product and communication design methodology motivate him to reach a Master degree in Ecodesign at Politecnico di Torino (To) and to collaborate as teaching assistant in Design history, Visual communication history, Ecodesign history and System design classes, during his studies, and System design history, after the graduation. His Master degree thesis is about Multimedia history. Now he carries out a research about sustainability and communication, during the PhD in Design Sciences at IUAV (Ve). Meanwhile he contributes to write the book \"DiDesign: ovvero niente. Strumenti critici e criticabili per leggere la produzione degli anni zero\", Espress Edizioni, edited by M. Cafarelli, and he works on the lay out of the book, \"Design e corporate image. Per una storia dell\'identità visiva nazionale\", FrancoAngeli, edited by D. Baroni and P.P. Peruccio. He is engaged in the conference \"La luce e i suoi percorsi passionali\", at Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa (Ve), and takes part in some photographic contests such as TIF \'10 - Torneo Intenazionale di Fotografia, by Centro Visual (To), and Photographic Workshop with Massimo Siragusa, by Landscape Stories (Ve). Ruggero speaks Italian, English and French.

Job: PhD in Design Sciences student
Email: r.blasi@stud.iuav.it

Phone Number: 3420459466
B.S. Degree: Design, Politecnico di Torino, 2009.
M.S. Degree: Ecodesign, Politecnico di Torino, 2011.
PhD Degree: Design Sciences, Iuav, Venezia, .

Bio: My B.S. thesis was focused on history of japanese costume design, mainly concerning costumes and masks of Noh theatre. My M.S. thesis was focused on a personal proposal of costume design for the opera \"Iris\" by Pietro Mascagni. My idea was to create an interactive costume, made with a special fabric which could be used as an lcd monitor. Nowadays, that technology has been well developed, but at that time it sounded quite visionary. After my degree, I started collaborating with Iuav university as assistant professor for classes of Digital Tools for Fashion Design. This is still one of my activities. As a freelance designer, I worked mainly as illustrator for books and fashion products. I\'m now attending my last year of doctorate in Design Sciences, with a research focused on the history fashion industry.

Job: freelance designer
Email: kettybrocca@gmail.com

B.S. Degree: History of Art, Ca\' Foscari University, Venice, 2004.
M.S. Degree: Design and Art, Iuav University, Venice, 2006.
PhD Degree: Design Sciences, Iuav, .

Bio: Serena Cangiano ha conseguito la laurea magistrale in Science della comunicazione con specializzazione in tecnologie avanzate per la comunicazione del patrimonio culturale presso l\\\\\\\'Università di Lugano (Svizzera) con una tesi in progettazione di applicazioni interattive per l\\\\\\\'archiviazione digitale dell\\\\\\\'arte interattiva. Dopo aver collaborato in progetti di archeologia virtuale (Virtual Heritage Lab, CNR Roma) e archivi digitali di arte interattiva (Innetproject, 2007), ha iniziato a collaborare come assistente di ricerca presso il Laboratorio cultura visiva e Interaction Design Lab della SUPSI Scuola Universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana. Presso la SUPSI sviluppa progetti di ricerca applicata nell\\\\\\\'ambito del design delle interfacce e dei servizi e coordina il programma annuale di workshop e le summer school in interaction design e digital fabrication. È assistente del programma Master of Advanced Studies in Interaction Design SUPSI e responsabile del FabLab Lugano. Insegna interaction design e prototipazione di installazioni interattive presso il Bachelor in Comunicazione visiva della SUPSI. Svolge il dottorato di ricerca presso IUAV Università di Venezia sul tema dell\\\\\\\'impatto dell\\\\\\\'Open Design, Open Hardware e Digital Fabrication sulla progettazione e customizzazione degli artefatti interattivi.

Job: PhD candidate IUAV

B.S. Degree: Communication Sciences, Università degli Studi di Salerno, 2005.
M.S. Degree: Communication Sciences and Technology for Cultural Heritage, USI University of Lugano, 2008.
PhD Degree: Design Sciences , IUAV , 2012.

Bio: Graduated in 2006 in “Visual and Performing Arts” at Faculty of Arts and Design at University IUAV of Venice. Since 2006 he works as web and interaction designer. Since 2007 he is Assistant Professor in “Web e multimedia design course” at the University of the Republic of San Marino. Actually he is Assistant Professor in \\\"Teorie e tecniche per la rappresentazione digitale\\\" in the same University. He is a PhD candidate of the Design Sciences programme at University IUAV of Venice. As a starting point for his PhD research, focused on new approaches to user-oriented interface design, he is analysing topics and issues related to information architecture and usability. In this field of research are emerging new tools and methods of interaction design. between user and device, especially after the fast growth and evolution of mobile digital devices.

Email: pietro.costa81@gmail.com

Phone Number: +393479432754
B.S. Degree: Industrial Design, IUAV University of Venice, 2003.
M.S. Degree: Visual and Performing Arts, IUAV University of Venice, 2006.
PhD Degree: Design Sciences, IUAV University of Venice, .

Bio: Maria Teresa Dal Bò ha conseguito il diploma di laurea (con lode) all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia nel 1996 e la laurea magistrale in Progettazione e Produzione delle Arti Visive (con lode) allo Iuav di Venezia nel 2008. Ha lavorato otto anni presso la Pinacoteca Alberto Martini di Oderzo (TV) come curatore dei progetti educativi e di eventi per la trasmissione culturale. In particolare si è dedicata alla progettazione di modalità innovative per la fruizione delle opere d’arte attraverso percorsi video, uso della fotografia, azioni performative, laboratori didattici e di sperimentazione artistica rivolti alle scuole (materne, elementari, medie e superiori), al pubblico adulto e a gruppi con disagio psico-fisico, con lo scopo di avvicinare al mondo dell’arte ed accrescere la consapevolezza per un ruolo culturale attivo, trasformando il museo in un luogo di riferimento del territorio da vivere e frequentare per curiosità, significazione e possibilità di confronto. Da sempre lavora nel settore della comunicazione visiva. Per quattro anni ha ricoperto il ruolo di art director presso lo studio Ohkaunit specializzato in computer grafica (fotografia di prodotto - settore arredo). Oltre alla progettazione e direzione della fotografia, elaborava concept e brief creativi per strutturare le strategie di comunicazione. Progetti artistici selezionati: - 2011 - S.T.O.R.I.E. (Strade tracciate o ricordi in elaborazione). Il progetto riflette sul senso di appartenenza attraverso l’esperienza di persone che per lungo tempo hanno vissuto in strutture manicomiali e oggi si trovano ospiti in case e luoghi temporanei. Il video \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Interrotto\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\", finalista al Talent Prize, concorso promosso da Guido Talarico Editore e organizzato con la Fondazione Roma Arte?Musei, è stato esposto presso i Musei Capitolini, (Centrale Montemartini, Roma); - 2011 - Collabora al progetto \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Museo dell’arte contemporanea italiana in esilio\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" di Cesare Pietroiusti, presente presso il Pad. Spagnolo alla 54° Biennale Arte di Venezia; - 2011 - Finalista al Premio Arte Laguna, con il video \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"In volo sentire\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\". Esposizione presso le Nappe dell’Arsenale, Venezia – a cura di Igor Zanti; - 2008 - Mostra collettiva \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Iuav al MAXXI\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\", presso il MAXXI di Roma – a cura di Angela Vettese e Cornelia Lauf; presentato il video \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"www.donna.uomo\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\". Attualmente svolge il dottorato di ricerca in Scienze del Design presso lo Iuav di Venezia sul tema dello sviluppo della cultura del progetto in un territorio sociale ed economico.

Job: PhD student IUAV

M.S. Degree: Progettazione e Produzione delle Arti Visive, Iuav University of Venice, 2008.
PhD Degree: Design Sciences, Iuav University of Venice, 2012.

Bio: Anastasia Kozlova was born in 1988 in Tomsk, Russia. She completed her specialist degree at Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia in 2010 (graduated with honors). Participated in academic exchange program with Czech Technical University in Prague in 2009/2010 winter semester. In nov. 2010 took part in University Delegates Program at Fondazione Romualdo del Bianco, Florence, which was dedicated to International Intercultural Exchange. In 2011 collaborated with Center for Aesthetics in Practice, University of Trento and prof. R. Troncon, in frame of Erasmus Mundus International Exchange Program, developing the research on bionic/natural design. From 2012 Ph.D. Student in Design Sciences at University IUAV of Venice, currently working in the field of Healthcare Design: evidence-based design, interiors for healthcare facilities, healing and supportive environments, wellbeing of patients, visitors and staff; acceleration of patients recovery. Anastasia speaks Russian, English and Italian.

Job: Ph.D. Student
Website: http://about.me/anastasia_kozlova
Email: stacykozlova@gmail.com

Phone Number: +39 340 9943826
B.S. Degree: Engineer in Technology of Art Processing of Materials, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 2008.
M.S. Degree: Engineer in Technology of Art Processing of Materials with major in Design of Art Objects, Czech Technical University of Prague (2009/10); National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 2010.
PhD Degree: Design for Healthcare, Università IUAV di Venezia, XVII.

Bio: Born in Bassano del Grappa in 1986, constantly divided between multiple and heterogenic interests, chose the design field to combine a scientific approach with lateral thinking, practice and thought. Achieves a master’s degree with honours in product design in 2010 at the Iuav University of Venice, with an experimental space habitat as thesis project. Moves forward as teaching assistant, Ph.D candidate and member of the Future decision and design Research Unit. His studies range from bio-design to tech transfer, combining research with an industrial design experience. Since 2008, has been working in product, exhibit, interaction, bio-medical and aerospace design, holding exhibitions and lectures in Venice, Treviso, Padua, Turin, Milan and Istanbul.

Job: Ph.D candidate

Phone Number: +39 340 1054777
B.S. Degree: Design (claDIS), Iuav University of Venice, 2008.
M.S. Degree: Product Design (clasDIP), Iuav University of Venice, 2010.
PhD Degree: Design Sciences, Iuav University of Venice, XXVI.

Bio: Maddalena Mometti is a freelance designer. She graduated in Industrial Design at the Iuav University of Venice in 2006, when she started her collaboration with Faculty of Design and Arts, as assistant professor and design researcher. With Nanodesign Research Unit she realized the Agripod project, system of survey and communication of the agricultural row, presented in 2009 at the IX International of agriculture and food of Cernobbio and rewarded with the Festival Città delle Imprese Prize 2010 (Montebelluna, Treviso). Now, she is now a Ph.D. student in Design Sciences at Iuav, with a study entitled Smart things for smart grids. She works with Interaction Research Unit, New Design Vision and Museology for Design.

Website: www.maddalenadesign.it

Bio: Daniele Savasta is a PhD student in Design Sciences at Iuav University of Venice. He loves to think of new artifacts to be built around people. He has designed several interactive products, websites and graphics. His work has been shown in exhibitions at Köln (DE), Milano, Palermo, Roma, Treviso, Verona, Venezia (IT), Istanbul (TU), Oslo (NO). He has held workshops at Iuav and Izmir University of Economics, and has assisted several courses at Iuav, Politecnico di Milano and Università di Palermo. Member of: Ais/Design, Pad Journal.

Job: PhD student
Website: http://dan.sv.it
Email: daniele.savasta@gmail.com

Phone Number: +393887617716
B.S. Degree: Design, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 2007.
M.S. Degree: Product design, Iuav University of Venice, 2010.
PhD Degree: Interaction & Service design, Iuav University of Venice, XVI.