Daniele Savasta
Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Milano
Konak, İzmir, Türkiye Turkey
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Top SchoolDaniele Savasta is an interaction and service designer turned academic with over a decade of experience blending visual information design, multimedia interaction, and hands-on product work. He holds a PhD in Design Sciences (Interaction Design) and has combined university roles across Italy and Turkey—current positions include Assistant Professor at Izmir University of Economics and Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Milano—while maintaining ongoing R&D and freelance practice. Daniele founded the xLab Interaction Design Lab and has led multidisciplinary workshops and exhibition projects, developing interactive installations such as the multimedia table for the "Copyright Italia" exhibition. His background spans teaching, curriculum coordination (Erasmus), and industry-facing design work, enabling him to translate complex information and cultural heritage into engaging, usable experiences. Notably, he pairs rigorous academic credentials and top honors in design studies with early IT/programming training, giving him a rare mix of technical literacy and visual design craft. Based in İzmir, he continues to operate internationally, tutoring projects that intersect inclusive design, tourism, and interactive exhibits.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design, 110/110 cum laude, Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design, 110/110 cum laude at Università degli Studi di PalermoHigh School, Information Technology and Computer Programming, High School, Information Technology and Computer Programming at ITIS Vittorio Emanuele IIIDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Design Sciences - Interaction Design, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Design Sciences - Interaction Design at Università IUAV di Venezia
Italian, English
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Github Skills (13)
typewriter7
lstm5
javascript4
machine-learning4
deep-learning4
imagenet4
p5js4
parser2
neural-network2
markdown-it2
markdown1
mesh1
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ixd-izmir/ixd3102s20
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
Contributions:49 commits, 43 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
danielesavasta/ixd-courses
Aug 2017 - Apr 2020
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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