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For over two decades he has been working in the field of design for sustainability. Most recently, his interests have focused on social innovation, considered as a major driver of sustainable changes. In this perspective he started DESIS: an international network of schools of design, active in the field of design for social innovation and sustainability (http://www.desisnetwork.org).

Presently, he is a Distinguished Professor of Design for Social Innovation at Elisava-Design School and Engineering, Barcelona, Honorary Professor at the Politecnico di Milano and Guest Professor at both, Tongji (Shanghai) and Jiangnan (Wuxi) Universities.

In addition to his continuous involvement in the design for sustainability arena, he has explored and promoted design potentialities in different fields, such as: Design of Materials (‘80s); Strategic Design (‘90s); Service Design most recently.

Most recent books: “Design, When Everybody Designs. An Introduction to Design for Social Innovation”, MIT Press 2015 (currently translated in 7 languages); and “Politics of the Everyday.” Bloomsbury (February 2019).

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Sustainability and democracy Widespread collaborative design intelligence

Architect, PhD in Interior Architecture and Exhibition Design at Politecnico di Milano with the thesis “Wandering Hospitality. Temporary Interiors for Urban Events” (2016). She’s currently developing her research and professional practice in the field of interior architecture and design focusing on new processes of transformation and hybridization of interior spaces like the system of contemporary hospitality (hotel, hostels, urban camping), spaces for working and production. She is also interested in temporary architecture and exhibitions, as well as trends research for the interior design field and future lifestyles.

Since 2010 she collaborates as assistant lecturer in interior architecture and interior design at Politecnico di Milano, being involved in several didactic activities: research projects, lectures, mentoring for thesis, workshops. She is tutor for the Executive Master in Design Management for Innovative Environments led by POLI.design – Milano and Tongji University – Shanghai. Since 2016 she has worked as adjunct professor at School of Design, Politecnico di Milano. In 2018 Elena has become member of LeNSlab POLIMI - Research Lab on Design and Innovation for Sustainability.

Elena is also interior designer at Salamanca Design&co., where she mainly develops projects for events, fairs and concepts for the interior design field (www.salamancadesign.com).

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Oral Presentations:

Indoor Environmental Quality design of hotels in the United States and Europe

Architect, PhD in Interior Architecture, Francesco is Associate Professor in industrial design at the Design department – Politecnico di Milano. He carries out research, teaching and consulting in the field of hospitality and he is the author of many publications and researches. Involved into the interior and the furnishing product design, the relationship with the areas related to management, the corporate image and services in a complex system like the hotel building. Since 2012 he is scientific director of the Master in Interior Design – Polidesign. He contributed in many conferences and events discussing the trends and new design scenarios dedicated to hospitality.

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Indoor Environmental Quality design of hotels in the United States and Europe

Dr. Ivan Alvarez is the CEO of the company Emotional Data (ED). He is a lecturer in tourist facility design at CETT (School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy) and Barcelona University (UB). He received his Ph.D. in 2013 and carried out a postdoctoral project as Marie Curie Researcher (European Research Area) at Cornell University in the Department of Design and Environment Analysis from 2014 to 2016.

His work is focused on emotional, technological and environmental design for the tourism industry. At Cornell University he led implementation instruments in tourism architecture design toward more innovative and integrated models.

He conducted a major research project from 2010 to 2012, in which was promoted by the Government of Sardinia and the European Union, working on an urban tourism model.

In 2017, as data analytics researcher, he collaborated with InAtlas-BIG DATA, to design urban strategies based on Open Data. He has been awarded national and international prizes in contests involving hotels and tourist complexes. He was a finalist (2007) in a contest for a Hotel in Barcelona, received 1st Prize (2009) in the contest for the rehabilitation of the Playa del Águila tourist complex in Canary, among others.

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Indoor Environmental Quality design of hotels in the United States and Europe

Patrizia Ranzo, Architect and designer, is a Full Professor of industrial design at the Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” Department of Architecture and Industrial Design (DADI). She is Director of Courses of Studies in Design and Communication, Design for Fashion and Innovation. She is the curator of the "Culture of Design" series for Franco Angeli and the "Indesign" series for Alinea. Coordinates the "Ideas for Peace Lab" (with M.A. Sbordone, R. Veneziano) research laboratory for international cooperation and "FA.RE. Fashion Research Lab "for innovation in the field of fashion (with M.A. Sbordone, R. Liberti). She has promoted several research projects in the field of fashion and design from the point of view of creative factories, interacting with companies, institutions and international research centers.

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IBIS PROJECT: THE INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND INTEGRATED BUS.

Rosanna Veneziano, Architect, Ph.D. in Industrial, Environmental and Urban Design, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli - Department of Architecture and Industriale Design (DADI). Since 2002 she carries out an research activity on design oriented strategies for the local production development. Since 2008 she coordinates (with P. Ranzo e M.A. Sbordone)  the Design for Peace Lab activities. The creative lab was established following the draft agreement signed by the Province of Naples - Councilorship to Peace and International Cooperation - and the Department with the purpose of sharing experiences and best practices in the field of international cooperation and the management of humanitarian emergencies. She teaches from 2013 to now Social Design and Design for Cosmetic - Design for innovation Degree Course at University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’.

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IBIS PROJECT: THE INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND INTEGRATED BUS.

New sustainable cosmetic products from food waste: a joined-up approach between design and food chemistry

Francesco Fittipaldi, Architect and designer, Ph.D. in Total Quality Management, is a research fellow in industrial design at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli - Department of Architecture and Industrial Design (DADI). He carries out professional activity, in the field of transportation design, in numerous Italian manufacturing companies. He has also worked in the aeronautical field realizing the interior studies for ALENIA for the SSJ100 SUKOY aircraft and subsequently the interior design and ergonomics for the TP90 Alenia Aermacchi. The projects carried out include the Freccia Flaminia, MetroCampaniaNordEst (MCNE) and SEPSA / Cumana trains, both currently in operation. Lately he has collaborated with TFA (Titagarh Firema Adler SpA) for numerous projects in the railway sector and with CRRC for the development of railway design for high-speed trains for the US and European markets.

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IBIS PROJECT: THE INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND INTEGRATED BUS.

Silvia Barbero PhD is an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Torino (Department of Architecture and Design). She is a lecturer of Product Environmental Requirements at the Design and Visual Communication degree and of Systemic Design at the Systemic Design Master degree at Politecnico di Torino. She is also responsible for the stage & job design curriculum. Her research mainly focuses on Systemic Design applied to agro-food and energy systems. She is the scientific coordinator of the RETRACE Project (Interreg Europe – I Call) on the development of local and regional policies moving towards a Circular Economy. She has been coordinator also of regional projects, and team leader of international projects. She is the author of numerous books on sustainable design. Furthermore, she wrote more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and reviewed international conference proceedings.

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Systemic Design delivering policy for flourishing Circular Regions

Carolina Giraldo Nohra, PhD candidate in Management Production and Design at the Politecnico di Torino (Department of Architecture and Design)(2017-2020). Her research mainly focuses on Systemic Design applied to generate Circular Economy and Urban Transitions. She is a member of the Systemic Design Research group where she is lead researcher of a range of european funded projects among the following ones : RETRACE Interreg Europe Project (2016-2020) (Politecnico di Torino - Lead Partner) on the development of local and regional policies moving towards a circular economy and ProGIreg H2020 (2018-2023) (Politecnico di Torino - Partner) Nature based solutions for post Industrial Cities (Dortmund, Turin, Zagreb), on the development of Living Labs with Green Infrastructure on post-industrial areas.

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Systemic Design delivering policy for flourishing Circular Regions

Giuseppe is Research Fellow with a PhD in Design engaged in international research and networking projects mainly addressing socio-technical innovation and sustainable consumption. His research interests are focused on socio-technical innovations and design approaches for the transition towards sustainable patterns of consumption and production, with the contribution of Design and Social Sciences. In recent years he has been investigating socio-technical innovations including sharing economy; practices at different stages of product life; smart technologies; repair markets and grassroots innovations; and acquisition and development of skills.

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Sustainability designed with(out) people? Understanding for what energy is (over-)consumed by tenants in an energy efficient public housing in Milan