Angela Giambattista
Angela Giambattista holds a PhD in Design and Innovation from the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” a Master’s in Product Design and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, both from Sapienza University of Rome. Since 2020, she has served as a Researcher and Assistant Professor at the Department of Planning, Design, and Technology of Architecture at Sapienza University of Rome.
Her primary research interests focus on Product and Service Design, Design-Driven Innovation, and User Experience Design within medical and healthcare contexts. She coordinates the international working group Cumulus “DHEA: Design for Health, Ageing, and Well-being” acts as co-chair for the Cumulus Green 2024 - Designing Healthy Futures competition, and leads the Bottom-up Working Group DHeS (Design for Health, Well-being, and Social Inclusion) within SID (Società Italiana di Design).
Angela was the scientific coordinator for the International Conference Design for Next – 12th EAD (2017) and the International Conference Design Culture(s) - Cumulus Roma (2021). She was also an editorial board member of the Class A scientific journal Diid Disegno Industriale – Industrial Design.
She has served as Principal Investigator, Scientific Coordinator, and member of research units for various national and international projects related to Design for Healthcare. Angela actively disseminates her work through international peer-reviewed conferences as a selected speaker.
In her teaching role, she actively contributes to the courses in the Master’s program in Product and Service Design and the Bachelor’s program in Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome. She supervises numerous undergraduate and graduate theses on topics aligned with her research interests.