Summary
Maria-Cristina Ciocci is a mathematician, maker and manager based in Ghent who has spent 12+ years bridging academia, maker culture and STEM education through organizations she founded and leads. She earned a PhD in Mathematics and translated that analytical background into practical impact as founder/director of Ingegno BV, co-founder of De Creatieve STEM and Bulb vzw, and as the driving force behind the Ingegno Maker Space—an MIT- and FabFoundation-recognized FabAcademy node. A passionate advocate for inclusion, she coordinates Erasmus+ Girls in STEM, trains librarians and youth workers through MaakBib, and builds interregional fablab networks to reach underrepresented groups. Her work spans community awards, international training programs (FabZero.eu), open-source education platforms like blokkencode.ingegno.be, and public-facing maker projects including Team Scheire. Known for combining rigorous research experience with hands-on tinkering, she brings rare depth in both mathematical thinking and community-based technology education.
12 years of coding experience
PhD in Mathematichs