Silvia Barbero

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Associate Professor (L. 240)
Department of Architecture and Design (DAD)

  • Vice Rector for PoliTo Communication and Promotion
  • Member Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - GEDI Observatory

Profile

Research interests

Ecodesign
Environmental sustainability
Systemic design

Scientific branch

CEAR-08/D - Design
(Area 0008 - Civil engineering and architecture)

Skills

ERC sectors

PE8_10 - Industrial design (product design, ergonomics, man-machine interfaces, etc.)
PE8_11 - Sustainable design (for recycling, for environment, eco-design)

SDG

Goal 4: Quality education
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Goal 13: Climate action

Awards and Honors

  • Premio Eco-Efficiency conferred by Environment Park, Italy (2005)
  • SELEZIONE ADI DESIGN INDEX 2013 conferred by ADI, Italy (2013)
  • 5R HERO AWARDS conferred by British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (Bruxelles, Belgio), United kingdom (2013)
  • ERA-ETDA Best abstracts presented by young authors conferred by ERA-EDTA Council, Netherlands (2014)
  • ADI Design Index conferred by ADI - Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, Italy (2016)
  • ADI Design Index - Targa Giovani conferred by ADI - Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, Italy (2017)
  • ADI Design Index conferred by ADI - Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, Italy (2017)
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Fellowships

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Editorial boards

  • FORMAKADEMISK (2018-), Director
  • GRAPHICUS (2015-), Director
  • JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION (2011), Director
  • DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES (2010), Director

Conferences

  • Design Research Society 2022 (27/6/2022-1/7/2022), track chiar
  • Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD10) Symposium (1/1/2021-6/11/2021), Program chair
  • 3rd international Smart and Healthy Cities Symposium 2021 (1/1/2021-15/10/2021), Program chair
  • Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD9) Symposium (1/1/2020-17/9/2021), Program chair
  • Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD8) Symposium (1/1/2019-15/10/2019), Program chair
  • Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD7) Symposium, Program chair
  • Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD6) Symposium, Program chair
  • Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD5) Symposium, Program chair
  • LINEAR LIVABILITY Towards next generation urban re-design: multimodal green routes, Program chair
  • CUMULUS Virtous Circle@Turin, Program chair
  • Serve Essere Eroi? Smart Graphics and Social Commitment, Program chair
  • Serve Essere Eroi? Smart Graphics and Social Commitment, Program chair
  • Serve Essere Eroi? Smart Graphics and Social Commitment, Program chair
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Research networks

Non-commercial collaboration agreements

Teaching

Collegi of the PhD programmes

  • DESIGN E TECNOLOGIA. PERSONE, AMBIENTE, SISTEMI, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO

Collegi of the degree programmes

Teachings

PhD

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Master of Science

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Bachelor of Science

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Teaching and training projects

Projects funded by competitive calls

Projects funded by commercial contracts

Research

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Supervised PhD students

  • Jacopo Gasparotto. Programme in Design E Tecnologia. Persone, Ambiente, Sistemi (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
  • Alessandro Barra. Programme in Design E Tecnologia. Persone, Ambiente, Sistemi (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Mariapaola Puglielli. Programme in Design E Tecnologia. Persone, Ambiente, Sistemi (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Fabiana Rovera. Programme in Design E Tecnologia. Persone, Ambiente, Sistemi (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Cecilia Padula. Programme in Gestione, Produzione E Design (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
  • Martina Spinelli. Programme in Gestione, Produzione E Design (38th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Asja Aulisio. Programme in Gestione, Produzione E Design (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
    Thesis: Systemic Design & Sustainability Transitions. Co-designing policy interventions within the Tourism ecosystem.
  • Wen Lu. Programme in Gestione, Produzione E Design (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
    Thesis: Systemic design for sustainable community care: a comparison between Turin and Shanghai towards a new model of care for older adults
    Design
    management / gestione
    innovation / innovazione
    services / servizi
    sustainability / sostenibilità
    Design
    management / gestione
    innovation / innovazione
    services / servizi
    sustainability / sostenibilità
  • Eliana Ferrulli. Programme in Gestione, Produzione E Design (36th cycle, 2020-2024)
    Thesis: Systemic Design for circular and local textiles: Designing a hemp ecosystem
  • Caterina Rosini. Programme in Gestione, Produzione E Design (35th cycle, 2019-2023)
    Thesis: Systemic Design for organizational innovation to foster social enterprise development
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Publications

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