Currentcity (2009–2012)
- spin-off from the MIT Senseable City Laboratory (Real-Time Rome project)
- location: Amsterdam (NL)
- mission: to observe and understand cities in real time and retrospectively by aggregating and analyzing various forms of anonymized digital data generated by people
- field of expertise: data analytics applied to smart cities
- role in Currentcity: co-founder and director (jointly with Prof. Euro Beinat)
- industrial partners: KPN Telecom, Telecom Italia
- clients: Cisco, Tellart, Amsterdam Police, RWS (Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management), PBL (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)
- participation in industry trade events and international conferences: Partnership for Urban Innovation (Shanghai Expo 2010), Picnic, Club van Maarssen (RWS), ICT Delta, Rotterdam Open Data
- media coverage (English): ORF, Innovcity, The Economist, Financial Times, MIT Technology Review
History Unwired (2006– ) / Untravel Media
- spin-off from MIT Comparative Media Studies, MIT Senseable City Laboratory, IUAV – Venice School of Design and Arts
- mission: to reinvent the way tourists explore cities and interact with locals through mobile devices
- field of expertise: mobile narratives and digital storytelling
- role in History Unwired: co-founder and project manager (jointly with Michael Epstein and Cristóbal García)
- role in Untravel Media: none
- industrial partners (History Unwired): Design Continuum, Motorola, Dell Italia, Ericsson Italia, H3G Italia, Unindustria Venezia
- sponsors (History Unwired): Veneto Regional Authority, Venice Association of Hoteliers, Venice Biennale, Venice Tourist Guides Association
- media coverage (History Unwired): Wired, BBC, El País, Corriere della Sera, Turisti per Caso
On behalf of the MIT Senseable City Laboratory, I contributed to the development and negotiation of new Research & Development partnerships, helping to build the Senseable Cities Consortium:
- World Bank (2012)
Industry: Banking
Partnership focus: new transportation solutions for the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region - Vale (2011)
Industry: Mining
Partnership focus: new tracking technologies in the Amazon for sustainable development - BBVA Group (2010)
Industry: Banking
Partnership focus: a digital platform for real-time data sharing and marketing - ENEL Group (2009)
Industry: Energy
Partnership focus: location-based technologies for worker safety in construction plants - General Electric (2009)
Industry: Conglomerates
Partnership focus: creative visualization of health and energy data - Government of Singapore (2009)
Industry: Transportation
Partnership focus: future urban mobility - Florence Provincial Authority, Italy (2006–2007)
Industry: Tourism, Innovation
Partnership focus: mapping tourism through Flickr.com; organization of an international conference on urban Wi-Fi initiatives
I have been appointed as an external consultant by several organizations:
- Fondazione Golinelli (2015–present)
Domain: new educational pathways for university students; design thinking education; university–industry collaboration; education for academic leaders - Bonfiglioli Consulting (2014)
Domain: human factors in lean management; bottom-up qualitative research in manufacturing companies - United Nations – ITU (International Telecommunication Union) (2012)
Appointed as expert in the focus group “Bridging the gap: from innovation to standards” - European Union – Alpine Space Programme (2011)
Appointed as expert for the development of a regional macro-strategy for the Alpine area - European Commission – DG Information Society (2010)
Appointed as expert for proposal evaluation - Masdar City / C2Mill (2009)
Domain: design of an innovative urban wayfinding system - Asia (Italy–China Technology Transfer) (2007)
Participation in a delegation of Italian entrepreneurs to China - Reed Elsevier Italia (2006)
Domain: design of a survey on the acceptance of e-learning services - Association of Artisan Businesses, Treviso (2005)
Domain: design of a new business incubator for creative companies
Previously, I also served as an intern at the following organizations:
- ETS European Consultants / European Parliament (2002)
- University of Salamanca – Press and Public Relations Office (2001)