2019
InDATA Scraping Tool
Getting data from the Internet Movie Database to extract and visualize correlations between keywords and titles and use the information as a tool for design.
2019
Critical Themes
Formalizing 12 Critical Themes on the Use of Personal Information.
2018
Data Impact Layers
Defining the different layers of impact of the use of personal information on individuals and society.
2017
Discussion on Personal Information
Visualizing data extracted from online news on the discussion of personal information.
2017
Ethic-oriented Reference Scenarios
Using Sci-fi vision of the future to create Ethic-oriented Reference Scenarios as a base for designing interactive solutions implying personal data and information.
2013
Bloom
Designing a tool to support the experience in choosing a book.
2025 – [Italian]
Quando l’opinione diventa frontiera
La proposta statunitense di ampliare la raccolta dei dati social media per i richiedenti ESTA solleva interrogativi che vanno oltre la dimensione tecnica o procedurale del controllo di frontiera.
2025 – [English]
When Opinion Becomes a Border
The U.S. proposal of December 10, 2025, to expand the collection of social media data for ESTA applicants raises questions that go beyond the technical or procedural dimension of border control.
PUBBLICATIONS
2022 - Laura Varisco
Going Beyond the Problem of Privacy: Individual and Social Impacts of the Use of Personal Information in Connected Services
Cumulus 2021 Conference. Design Culture(s), Rome (Italy) ISBN 978-952-64-9004-5 (PDF)
2022 - Stefano Parisi, Patrizia Bolzan, Mila Stepanovic, Laura Varisco, Ilaria Mariani
Between digital and physical. Envisioning and prototyping smart material systems and artifacts from data-informed scenarios
Cumulus 2021 Conference. Design Culture(s), Rome (Italy) ISBN 978-952-64-9004-5 (PDF)
2021 - Laura Varisco
Improving knowledge through design.
DIID Disegno Industriale Industrial Design 70/20: Knowledge ISBN-13: 978-8832080506
2020 - Margherita Pillan, Laura Varisco, Milica Pavlovic
Sounding the Fuzzy Edge Between Research Insights, Design Hints and Design Concepts.
The International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice. Design Principles & Practices series DOI:10.18848/2325-162X/CGP/v14i04/23-39
2020 (invited) - Laura Varisco, Giulio Interlandi
Designing Unconscious and Enactive Interaction for Interactive Movie Experience.
HCI International 2020 Copenhagen (Denmark) DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-50344-4_26
2020 - Laura Varisco
Personal Interaction Design: Introducing in the Design Process the Discussion on the Consequences of the Use of Personal Information
In Mariani I., Rampino, L. Design research in the digital era: opportunities and implications. Notes on doctoral research 2020. Franco Angeli Milano (Italy) ISBN: 9788835100317
2019 - Laura Varisco, Margherita Pillan, Patrizia Marti
Defining a Data Impact Tool for Design Courses.
Proceedings of the Conference on Design and Semantics of Form and Movement - Beyond Intelligence, DeSForM 2019 (pp. 205–211) Cambridge, MA (USA) DOI:10.21428/5395bc37.afbb6f82
2019 - Ilaria Mariani, Stefano Parisi, Patrizia Bolzan, Mila Stepanovic, Michele Invernizzi, Laura Varisco
InData, Envisioning & Prototyping Informed by Knowledge. Open-access Data Platform to Support Design Scenarios.
Proceedings of 11th Annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. Presented at the 11th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies Palma de Mallorca (Spain) DOI:10.21125/edulearn.2019.1384
2019 - Laura Varisco, Ilaria Mariani, Stefano Parisi, Mila Stepanovic, Michele Invernizzi, Patrizia Bolzan
InData. Envisioning & Prototyping Informed by Data. A data scraping and visualization tool to support design scenarios.
Proceedings of the IHIET 2019 Conference. Nice (France) DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-25629-6_68
2019 - Laura Varisco, Milica Pavlovic, Margherita Pillan
Anticipating Ethical Issues When Designing Services that Employ Personal Data.
In A. Marcus & W. Wang (Eds.), Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design Philosophy and Theory (Vol. 11583). Springer Cham (Switzerland) DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-23570-3_10
2019 - Laura Varisco
Personal Interaction Design: Introducing in the Design Process the Discussion on the Consequences of the Use of Personal Information.
PhD Dissertation – Politecnico di Milano, Department of Design Milano (Italy)
2019 - Laura Varisco, Sara Colombo, Federico Casalegno
Designing with Data. Anticipating the Impact of Personal Data Usage on Individuals and Society.
In W. Karwowski & T. Ahram (Eds.), Intelligent Human Systems Integration 2019 (Vol. 903, pp. 870–876) San Diego, CA (USA) DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-11051-2_133
2017 - Laura Varisco, Margherita Pillan, Maresa Bertolo
Personal digital trails: Toward a convenient design of products and services employing digital data.
4D Design Development Developing Design Conference Proceedings, (pp. 180–188) Kaunas (Lithuania) DOI:10.5755/e01.9786090214114
2017 - Margherita Pillan, Laura Varisco, Maresa Bertolo
Facing Digital Dystopias: A Discussion about Responsibility in the Design of Smart Products.
Proceedings of the Conference on Design and Semantics of Form and Movement—Sense and Sensitivity, DeSForM 2017 (pp. 121–131). Delf/Eindhoven (The Netherlands) DOI:10.5772/intechopen.71121