is an Associate professor at the University of Trento, teaching Participatory Design, Information Systems, and other courses. He holds a PhD in Information Engineering. His main research interest (since 20 years) is Participatory Design of ICT, an area requiring interdisciplinary work with social scientists and designers. He is responsible for the UniTrento participation in the research project ECOEMPOWER which aims at promoting energy communities using participatory methodologies. Previously he has been the coordinator of several other projects, such as P4P (Participatory Design for Public Good) a project aiming at including the residents’ knowledge and competences for innovating the local touristic offer.
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Articles published on IXD&A:
• ‘PD-with/for-AI: Framework and Lessons for Responsible Use of AI-Generated Synthetic Personas’, N. 68, 2026, pp. 15 – 37, abstract, download, (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-068-001), Google Scholar
"In this conceptual paper, we synthesize findings from four studies at the intersection of Participatory Design (PD) and generative AI to articulate a coupled path: PD is suited for evaluating AI throu..."
"In this conceptual paper, we synthesize findings from four studies at the intersection of Participatory Design (PD) and generative AI to articulate a coupled path: PD is suited for evaluating AI throu..."
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