For academic publications, visit: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7468-1799

Roupas Inteligentes: Combinando Moda e tecnologia por Ricardo ONascimento. Editora Senac, São Paulo. Brasil

Pop, Susa / Toft, Tanya / Calvillo, Nerea. “What Urban Media Art Can Do. Why When Where and How?”. AV edition, 2016.

Ryan, Suzan Elisabeth. “Garments of Paradise” - wearable discourse in the digital age. MIT Press, 2014.

Scott, Jac. "The Language of mixed-media sculpture". Crowood, 2014. 

Dates: 2019 - 2024.
Qualification Awarded: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Design, specialising in embodied methods. Thesis: ‘Sense Fiction: a Sensory-Driven Framework for Ideation of Wearable Haptic Artefacts’
Institution: Loughborough University - School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough (UK). 

Dates: 2006 - 2009
Qualification Awarded: Master's in Arts Interactive systems for human-technologies interactions. Thesis: ‘Design Wearables for Interactive Art Based on Brazilian Tropicalism.’
Institution: Interface Culture Department at the University of Art and Design of Linz, Linz (Austria).

Dates: 2000 - 2002.
Qualification Awarded: Bachelor in Multimedia and Graphic Design Design Institution: SENAC - SP, São Paulo (Brazil).

Dates: 1996 - 2ao 001.
Qualification Awarded: Bachelor in International Relations, International affairs, Politics, Social Sciences.
Institution: Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil).  

Dates: September 2022 - Present.
Position: PostDoc Researcher in Consumer experience.
Responsibilities: Design, run and analyse studies and workshops, produce academic output, mentoring, and consulting.
Employer: Textile Circularity Centre at Royal College of Art - London (UK)
Type of Business: Research. 

Dates: May 2024 - August 2024.
Position: Steering Board Member
Responsibilities: Evaluate and select the winners of the Worth Project open call for innovation in fashion and accessories.
Employer: European Commission / Worth Project - Brussels (BE).
Type of Business: Public Institution.

Dates: March 2020 - February 2024.
Position: co-founder Responsibilities: Prototyping and branding.
Employer: Shifa Technologies - Leicester (UK). 
Type of Business: Medtech.

Dates: June 2020 - December 2020.
Position: Steering Board Member
Responsibilities: Evaluate projects for knowledge transfer programs between Academia and SMEs in the Fashion Industry.
Employer: European light industries innovation and technology Program by European Commission - Brussels (BE)
Type of Business: Public Institution. 

Dates: September 2013 - Present.
Position: Guest Lecturer Develo, deliver and evaluate students of the Fashionable Technologies II course about wearable systems.
Employer: University of Arts and Design Linz- Linz (AT).
Type of Business: Education 

Dates: January 2018 - January 2021.
Position: Project’s Mentor.
Responsibilities: Mentorship to award projects for the Worth Partnership project from the European Commission with a focus on accelerating innovation in the fashion field through strategic partnerships between SMEs.
Employer: European Commission | Worth Partnership Project.
Type of Business: Public Institution. 

Dates: October 2013 - Present.
Position: Workshop facilitator
Responsibilities: Facilitate workshops on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) for graphic design, fashion, illustration, jewellery design and product design students.
Employers: HEAD - Geneva, ESDEMGA - Pontevedra, IED - Madrid (ES), and University of Antwerp (BE).
Type of Business: Education.

Dates: February 2012 - May 2015.
Position: Guest lecturer.
Responsibilities: Elaborate and teach workshops for fashion, design, photography, fine arts and lifestyle students.
Employer: Willem de Kooning Academy / Rotterdam (NL)
Type of Business: Education.  

Idioms:
Portuguese (mother tongue), English (proficient user), Spanish (proficient user), German (basic user), Italian (basic user), and Dutch (intermediary user).

Social Skills and Competencies:
I have experience working in an international and multidisciplinary environment. Strong network skills.

Competences:
I can gather information from different sources and compile them meaningfully. I am used to working in a high-pressure environment with people from various backgrounds. I can program in processing and Arduino environments. I am good at graphic software like Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. I am fluent in office software, including open source ones. I can prototype interactive and reactive systems, clothing, objects and hybrid spaces, considering meaning, wearability and User Experience. I am used to rapid prototype tools like laser cutting and 3d printing. I specialise in qualitative and mixed methods.