CV

Chi ha ucciso Il Conte? ("who killed the Count?")

This is my Curriculum Vitae; here you find informations about my work experience, education and other aspects of my professional life. You can download here a PDF version of my Curriculum Vitae.

Education and lifelong learning

Phd in Brain, Mind and Computer Science
Ongoing (expected graduation march 2025) - Università di Padova

Sensor Lad 2.0 - IoT and coding LAB diploma
Sept 2021 - AREA science park Udine

Fab Academy program diploma
Oct 2020 - Fab Foundation / Crunchlab Venice ( program blog here)

Master's degree in Systems Design (PSSD)
jul 2013 - ISIA Roma Design (110 w Honors/110 evaluation)

Bachelor degree in Industrial Design
may 2010 - ISIA Roma Design (110/110 evaluation)

Work Experience

Research Experience

PhD Student
Jan 2022 - current - Padua (IT)
CSC Padova / Università di Padova

Visiting
March 2022 - Guangzhou (CN)
HKUST(GZ), visiting research period at CMA /

Research fellow
Sept 2020 - Oct 2021 - Padua (IT)
CSC Padova / Università di Padova

Design Experience

Fablab Manager
Oct 2021 - Oct 2022 - Parma (IT)
Officine On/Off / Fablab Parma

Freelance Product / Interaction Designer
Jan 2018 - Current - Venice / Parma (IT)

Designer / Digital Fabrication Researcher
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 - Venice (IT)
Batjo Project.

Designer / Digital Fabrication Researcher / Fablab Manager
Feb 2016 - Jul 2017 - Amsterdam (NL)
Waag Society / Fablab Amsterdam

Project Leader / Instructor
Jan 2016 - Jul 2017 - Amsterdam (NL)
A square dreams A sphere project

Resident Product / Interaction Designer
Sept 2013 - Dec 2015 - Amsterdam (NL)
STEIM (Non staff)

Product / Interaction Design (Internship)
sept 2013 - dec 2013 - Amsterdam (NL)
STEIM

Product / Interaction Design (Internship)
Aug 2012 - Dec 2012 - Rome (IT)
ISIDE Research Center + Laboratorio Marotto

Tutor (Internship)
Aug 2012 - Dec 2012 - Rome (IT)
Gustolab

Skills

Manual Skills
- Sketching and drawing
- Physical prototyping skills
- Electronic soldering slills

Software Skills (Specialized in open-source Design software)

- 3D Modeling
- FreeCAD
- Blender
- Rhinoceros (+ t-spline plugin)
- Solidworks

- 2D CAD and graphics
- Inkscape
- Gimp
- KiCAD (PCB Design)
- Libre CAD
- Adobe CS (Illustrator/photoshop)
- AutoCAD

- Digital Rendering
- Blender (Cycles)
- V-ray
- Keyshot)

- Digital Fabrication
- 3D printing
- 3 axis CNC Milling
- laser cutting
- vinyl cutting

- UX/UI Design
- Processing and Arduino programming
- Figma
- Penpot
- Libre CAD
- Godot Engine (GUI development)
- Microcontroller (Arduino, Esp32 etc..) programming

- Other Skills
- Fablab/Makerspace management
- Design process management
- Grant application writing skills
- Teaching and supervising
- Presentation and public speaking

Awards

2024 - Cristal Pine Award
// 1st prize with project “Knurl” (Rafaele Andrade Performance)

2024 - Alpine Fellowship Award
// Final selection with project “Knurl” (Rafaele Andrade Score)

2017 - Radical dB’ 4th international experimental music performance competition
// 1st prize with project “Light Seq” (Cacper Ziemiamin Performance)

2012 - 4° AIPI Contest “Design my third-age house”
// 2nd prize with project "Differently Young"

2010 - Samsung Young Design Award
// 2nd prize with project "Horde"

Funds

2020 - Pon (Programma Operativo Nazionale Ricerca e Innovazione 2014-2020 )
// Project: PhD research project proposal

2019 - EU Worth Partnership Fund
// project; "Persona"

2018 - Cultura Venezia - Venice street art fund
// project; "Noiseboard"

2017 - Google DNI Fund
// project: "Batjo"

2015 - Dutch Creative Industries Fund
// project: "A square dreams A sphere"