Laura Varisco

Lead Designer & Researcher

Interaction and Experience Designer with 10+ years of experience in design and leadership, focused on creating digital products, services, and experiences. I work at the intersection of design, data, and emerging technologies, exploring how they can meaningfully inform both the design process and new solutions.

My work is driven by a strong interest in how new technologies reshape design practices and their broader social and ethical implications. I aim to foster critical discussion and support more conscious, informed design decisions throughout the creative process. I hold a PhD in Design and currently work as a Design Lead & Future Experience Designer, alongside lecturing on the relationship between digital technologies and society.

Experience

From 2016

Freelance Interaction and Experience Designer, and Researcher

Innovation by Design – Milan (Italy)
Monark – San Francisco, CA (USA)
Cline.bot – San Francisco, CA (USA)
Samsung Design Innovation Center – San Francisco, CA (USA)
MIT Design Lab – Cambridge, MA (USA)
TIM – Milan (Italy)

 

From 2020

Adjunct Professor, Guest Lecturer & Workshops/Hackathon Mentor

Domus Academy – Milan (Italy)
Politecnico di Milano – Milan (Italy)
MIT Design Lab – Cambridge, MA (USA)
Samsung Design Innovation Center – San Francisco, CA (USA)
Huawei Aesthetic Center – Milan (Italy)
World Usability Day – Turin (Italy)
Polifactory, Politecnico di Milano – Milan (Italy)
Innovation by Design – Milan (Italy)

 

2021-2023

Design Lead & Future Experience Designer

Samsung Electronics Italia – Milan (Italy)

 

2019 – 2021

UX/UI Design Lead

Arkius PBC – Saratoga, CA (USA)

 

2014 – 2015

Senior Interaction Designer

SRLabs – Milan (Italy)

 

Education

2019

Ph.D cum Laude in Design

Politecnico di Milano – Milan (Italy)
Dissertation title: “Personal Interaction Design: Introducing in the Design Process the Discussion on the Consequences of the Use of Personal Information.”

 

2013

MsC in Communication Design

Politecnico di Milano – Milan (Italy)

 

2010

BsC in Communication Design

Politecnico di Milano – Milan (Italy)