Team & Contacts
We foster multidisciplinarity.
Our team has a diverse background, from IT, to Design, to Innovation Management.
We are always looking for new talented and driven people!
Faculty
Contacts
E-mail
maristella.matera@polimi.it
Office
Via Ponzio, 34/5, Milan, 20133 Building 20, 1° floor, office 064
Maristella Matera
HCI | Model-driven Web Engineering, Web usability and accessibility
Maristella Matera holds a PhD in Computer Science and Automation Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in 2000. At the beginning of her academic career, she had been awarded several fellowships for supporting her research work at Italian and foreign institutions. In 2002 she achieved a position as an assistant professor at DEIB, then in 2010 as an associate professor at the same department.
Maristella’s research focuses on aspects positioned at the intersection between Web Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction, with emphasis on design methods and tools for low-code/no-code platforms. Her current research concentrates on inclusive design, conversational AI, interactive technologies for data integration and exploration, End-User Development of IoT systems.
She is the author of about 300 papers and four books on previous topics. She regularly organizes international events in the field of Web Engineering and HCI. In the MSc in Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, she teaches courses on Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Inclusive Digital Technologies.
Contacts
E-mail
salvatore.andolina@polimi.it
Office
Via Ponzio, 34/5, Milan, 20133 Building 20, 1° floor, office 064
Salvatore Andolina
Human-centered AI | HCI | Information Search and Retrieval
I am a senior assistant professor (RTDb) at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy. I specialize in human-computer interaction, information retrieval, and creativity. My current research interests include the design of human-centered AI systems to empower humans in a variety of ubiquitous, social, and collaborative settings.
Before joining the Politecnico di Milano, I have been affiliated with the University of Palermo, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, University of Helsinki, and Aalto University. I have also collaborated with the Human-Computer Interaction Institute of Carnegie Mellon University as a visiting research scholar. I am an ACM Senior Member.
I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Palermo.
PhD students
Contacts
E-mail
diego.morra@polimi.it
Office
Via Golgi, 39, Milan, 20133
Building 21, 3° floor, office 014
Diego Morra
Inclusive design | HCI | Co-design methods | electronics making | smart spaces
Diego’s research focuses on the accessibility and inclusivity of smart technologies with a focus on private and urban spaces. Driven by his expertise in loT and UX design, he employs a human-computer interaction perspective and an inclusive design methodology to investigate the potential of adopting co-design and making toolkits to design more inclusive spaces for and with people with disabilities. His work is carried out in close collaboration with field experts, caregivers, and psychologists and with university and research institutes like Trento University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Results from his research have been published in top-ranked national and international HCI conferences and journals.
Contacts
E-mail
ludovica.piro@polimi.it
Office
Via Golgi, 39, Milan, 20133
Building 21, 3° floor, office 014
Ludovica Piro
HCI | Conversational AI | Web Accessibility
I am a PhD student in the Department of Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. In my master’s degree I studied Communication Design, graduating with a thesis on user interface design for the design of conversational agents.
Currently, my research focuses on the field of Human-Computer Interaction, exploring the possibilities offered by AI for enhancing web accessibility. By leveraging conversational AI techniques, my research project aims to develop innovative approaches that improve the accessibility and usability of web platforms.
Contacts
E-mail
emanuele.pucci@polimi.it
Office
Via Golgi, 39, Milan, 20133
Building 21, 3° floor, office 014
Emanuele Pucci
HCI | Conversational AI | Inclusive Design | User-driven Innovation
I am a PhD Candidate at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, with a focus on human-computer interaction, conversational AI and inclusivity. My current research interests include the design of human-centered conversational experiences and human-centered AI systems, with the final goal to improve both the use and the understanding of technology in a variety of settings.
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Via Ponzio 34/5 - 20133 Milano
DEIB | Building 21