Venere Ferraro – författare

This open access book offers a host of theoretical knowledge at the basis of new EM&Ts (namely, Interactive Connected Smart Materials, Wearables (ICS), Nanomaterials, Advanced Growing Materials, and Experimental Wood-Based Materials), as communicated through the unique design teaching method developed within the context of the European Project DATEMATS, a result of the creative workshops held by the four higher education institutions that were partners in the project, stressing the pros and cons of the method and offering ideas for further development and improvement. The modern age requires its own innovations in regards to both social and industrial progress, innovations made possible by Emerging Materials and Technologies (EM&Ts). Frameworks for designing both with and for the new materials are presented, educating designers about the opportunities offered by EM&Ts and how to take advantage of them. At the same time, the book explains how the method developed through the knowledge generated at research centers and universities can be communicated to companies across various industries that stand to gain from it, linking the assorted stakeholders, and includes a final chapter based on feedback from both students and business professionals as to the benefits of academic/industrial cooperation. This is an open access book.

This open access book offers a host of theoretical knowledge at the basis of new EM&Ts (namely, Interactive Connected Smart Materials, Wearables (ICS), Nanomaterials, Advanced Growing Materials, and Experimental Wood-Based Materials), as communicated through the unique design teaching method developed within the context of the European Project DATEMATS, a result of the creative workshops held by the four higher education institutions that were partners in the project, stressing the pros and cons of the method and offering ideas for further development and improvement. The modern age requires its own innovations in regards to both social and industrial progress, innovations made possible by Emerging Materials and Technologies (EM&Ts). Frameworks for designing both with and for the new materials are presented, educating designers about the opportunities offered by EM&Ts and how to take advantage of them. At the same time, the book explains how the method developed through the knowledge generated at research centers and universities can be communicated to companies across various industries that stand to gain from it, linking the assorted stakeholders, and includes a final chapter based on feedback from both students and business professionals as to the benefits of academic/industrial cooperation. This is an open access book.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2023, and the 4th EAI International Conference, HealthWear 2023, held in Bratislava, Slovakia, during October 24–26, 2023.The 8 full papers and 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions.The papers are organized in the following topical sections: IoT Technologies for HealthCare and Wearables in Healthcare.

This book examines the role of data within interaction design, with a particular focus on the practice of data physicalization, an approach that aims to make data tangible and sensorially experienced. Moving away from the idea of data as abstract or neutral, this book presents it instead as situated, embodied, and shaped by context. Through a combination of literature review and case studies, it explores how data can be materialized and engaged with through physical artefacts and interactive systems. Drawing on insights from design research, human-data interaction, and science and technology studies, it outlines key principles and introduces two preliminary tools to support the design of data physicalizations: a variables scheme and an ideation process. These tools are conceived as resources to be refined and tested through iterative, practice-based research. The final chapter highlights three emerging directions that call for further exploration: mapping data through living and responsive materials, adopting a more selective and thoughtful relationship with data, and using physicalization to support more autonomous and reflective forms of data engagement. Overall, this book aims to offer both a conceptual grounding and practical entry points for designers and researchers interested in approaching data as a material to think with, and design for.