User:A.Romani

Alessia Romani is a Western Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024) Awardee working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at FAST Lab, Western University (Canada), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She obtained her Ph.D. in Design (with Honors) in 2024 from Politecnico di Milano (Italy), with a specialization in Materials Science and Technology, working at the intersection between design research and materials engineering for additive manufacturing and circular economy. Through her research experience as a Research Fellow (2019-2024) at Politecnico di Milano (Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta"), she had the opportunity to merge design and materials engineering, gaining expertise at the intersection of the two disciplines.

Alessia was part of +LAB, the 3D printing lab of Politecnico di Milano, from 2017 to 2024, and she joined the Materials Design for Transition Research group during her Ph.D. From fall 2022 to spring 2023, she worked as a visiting Ph.D. candidate at FAST Lab. She previously received her BSc in Product Design in 2015 from Politecnico di Milano, and she obtained her MSc in Design & Engineering in 2018 (full marks) from the same university with a thesis focused on the codesign of Open Source 3D printed customized assistive technology developed at +LAB. She has authored >40 publications in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings, participated in international conferences and exhibitions, and organized workshops focused on 3D printing, materials, sustainability, and design. Moreover, she has collaborated as a teaching assistant, course tutor, and guest lecturer in the fields of design and engineering, supervising and co-supervising undergraduate and graduate students working on sustainability, materials, and digital fabrication.

In 2026, she obtained the National Scientific Habilitation (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale, ASN) as Associate Professor in Materials Science and Technology (Disciplinary sector 09/D1 - IMAT/01), and she has served as an Associate Editor of HardwareX (Elsevier) since May 2026. She is also a reviewer for international journals and conferences in the fields of sustainability, additive manufacturing, materials, and design, and she has served as track chair, associate chair, and scientific committee member for international conferences (e.g., ACM DIS, EAD). She has reviewed funded project proposals and grants at international level, such as for NSERC, ans she is currently serving as an Expert Evaluator and Rapporteur for the European Commission. She has been part of the President's Advisory Committee on the Environment and Sustainability (PACES) at Western University as the Postdoctoral Scholar Designate, contributing to integrating sustainability into campus life and strategic plan.

Links and contacts: Personal website • Linkedin • Instagram • Google Scholar • Research Gate • OrcID • Publons

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Alessia is and has been actively involved in design and materials engineering research projects connected to industrial supply chains, circular economy, additive manufacturing, and product design, such as:

• 2026-Present – Open source 3D printing children ear molds - Mitacs Accelerate program, funded project by Mitacs;
• 2026-Present – The ALLEars project - Funded project by the Oberkotter Foundation;
• 2024-Present – Western Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024 Awardee (Faculty of Engineering) Western Research Funded project for postdoctoral scholars – Distributed Recycling and Additive Manufacturing of recycled composite feedstock for new large-scale nonplanar applications;
• 2024-Present – Distributed Recycling for Additive Manufacturing (DRAM) Canadian NSERC and Thompson Endowments Funded research;
• 2025 – The Pediatric Digital Ear Database Interdisciplinary Development Initiatives - Funded project by Western University for Pilot studies for future grant development;
• 2024-2025 – An integrated solar-powered heat pump and modular thermal storage system to offset natural gas usage for heating applications Carbon Solutions @Western - Funded project by Western University Strategic Plan Fund;

• 2024 – SustainableCities - "A collective Eclipsing" exhibition and "Connect Workshop" Collaboration with the Department of Visual Arts at Western University - Funded project by Western Sustainable Impact Fund;
• 2023-2024 - Solaris MICS - Made in Italy Circolare e Sostenibile Italian PNRR Extended Partnership from NextGenerationEU fundings - Circular and Sustainable Made in Italy - Spoke 4 Funded project - Sustainable Options for Leather Advances and Recycling Innovative Solutions;
• 2023-2024 - PRIN FutureVal-PPE Italian PRIN Funded project from MIUR - FUnctional Technology Unlocking REcycling and VALorization of Personal Protective Equipment;
• 2020-2024 - Circularity by Design, Materials, and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. research in Design conducted at the Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta" and Design Department of Politecnico di Milano;
• 2019-2022 - H2020 FiberEUse Horizon 2020 EU Funded project - Large scale demonstration of new circular economy value-chains based on the reuse of end-of-life fiber reinforced composites - Grant Agreement N. 730323-1;
• 2017-2023 - +Ability projects Codesign projects of 3D Printed and/or Customizable Assistive Technology (NNCF, +MANI, Cicatrici projects) funded by Italian companies and institutions (Roche S.P.A., Fausti ZPT, Fondazione Il Bullone);

• 07/2024-Present - Postdoctoral Research Associate on Distributed Recycling for Additive Manufacturing Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University (London, Ontario, Canada)
• 03/2023-06/2024 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow on Solaris MICS PNRR and FutureVal-PPE PRIN projects Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy)
• 06/2023-03/2024 - Research Fellow on Solaris MICS PNRR and FutureVal-PPE PRIN projects Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy)
• 09/2022-03/2023 - Visiting Ph.D. candidate on Distributed Recycling for Additive Manufacturing at FAST Lab Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University (London, Ontario, Canada)
• 06/2022-05/2023 - Research Fellow on Codesign of assistive technology for rheumatic diseases (+MANI project) Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy)
• 02/2022-05/2022 - Post-graduate MSc researcher on thermoplastic polymers from post-industrial scraps for circular economy Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy) and INSTM (Firenze, Italy)
• 11/2020-03/2024 - Ph.D. candidate in Design Design Department and Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy)
• 02/2019-20/2022 - Research Fellow on H2020 EU FiberEUse project. Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy)
• 06/2018-02/2019 - Post-graduate MSc researcher on design and 3D printing for rheumatic diseases. Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy) and INSTM (Firenze, Italy)
• 05/2017-04/2018 - MSc student research thesis on codesign and 3D printing for rheumatic diseases and cancer treatments. Design Department and Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy)

Circularity by Design, Materials, and Additive Manufacturing: Fostering sustainable and circular materialities enabled by additive manufacturing - Supervisor: Prof. Marinella Levi (Politecnico di Milano) - Co-supervisor: Prof. Valentina Rognoli (Politecnico di Milano)

Resources: "Materials and Product Library System" (https://fibereuselibrary.com/) - "RepMat Library (REPlicating MATerials Library)" (https://repmatlibrary.github.io/).

2019-Present - Teaching Assistant or course tutor/project advisor

• A.Y. 2025-2026 Engineering BSc degree, Western University (Course: Foundation of Engineering Practice - Design Studio) - Western University (London, ON, Canada)
• A.Y. 2024-2025 Engineering BSc degree, Western University (Course: Foundation of Engineering Practice - Design Studio) - Western University (London, ON, Canada)
• A.Y. 2023-2024 MSc in Design & Engineering (Course: Final Project Work), MSc in Integrated Product Design (Course: Product Development Studio) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
• A.Y. 2022-2023 - BSc in Product Design (Course: Design Fundamentals), PhD program in Design (Tutoring activities) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
• A.Y. 2021-2022 - BSc in Product Design (Course: Materials for Design), MSc in Design & Engineering (Course: Final Project Work), MSc in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology and MSc in Biomedical Engineering (Course: Materials and technologies for 3D bioprinting) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
• A.Y. 2020-2021 - BSc in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology (Course: Design and Technology Laboratory), MSc in Design & Engineering (Course: Final Project Work) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
• A.Y. 2019-2020 - MSc in Design & Engineering (Course: Final Project Work), Master in Green chemical technologies for the production of materials from biomasses (Course: Technologies and Properties of Bio-based composites) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)

2020-Present - Guest Lecturer

• A.Y. 2025-2026 Engineering BSc degree (Courses: Foundation of Engineering Practice, The Ethical Engineer) - Western University (London, ON, Canada)
• A.Y. 2024-2025 Engineering BSc degree (Course: Foundation of Engineering Practice) - Western University (London, ON, Canada) BSc in Visual Fine Arts, "3D printing for arts at SustainableCities" - Fanshawe College (London, ON, Canada)
• A.Y. 2023-2024 BSc in Product Design (Courses: Design for Environmental Sustainability, Materials for Design), MSc design degrees (Elective course: Sustainable and Circular Materials for Design) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
• A.Y. 2022-2023 - BSc in Product Design (Course: Design for Environmental Sustainability) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
• A.Y. 2021-2022 - BSc in Product Design (Course: Design for Environmental Sustainability) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
• A.Y. 2019-2020 - MSc in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology (Course: Advanced Organic Coatings).

2022-Present - Seminars and MOOCs

• A.Y. 2025-2026 Master of Library & Information Science, "Emerging Visions: A Mixed-Reality Workshop with the Pollinator Garden" - Western University (London, ON, Canada)
• A.Y. 2024-2025 MOOC lectures part of the course "Materials Design for Transitions: Toward Regenerative Ecologies", POK series (Polimi Open Knowledge), "Materials from waste and 3D printing" - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy), available online
• A.Y. 2023-2024 BSc and MSc in Chemical Engineering, "Polypropylene, 3D printing, and Circular Economy" - Università degli Studi di Salerno (Salerno, Italy) BSc and MSc in Chemical Engineering, "Polypropylene, 3D printing, and Circular Economy" - Università degli Studi di Palermo (Palermo, Italy)
• A.Y. 2022-2023 - PhD program in Design (Tutoring activities), support in the organization of the seminar "Data Ethics" - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)

2020-Present - Supervisor, and co-supervisor

• 2026 - 3 students (Co-Op experience as main supervisor) - Western University (London, ON, Canada)
• 2025 - 3 students (Co-Op experience as main supervisor) - Western University (London, ON, Canada)
• 2024 - 1 student (MSc in Design & Engineering) and 1 student (MSc in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)1 student (Co-Op experience as main supervisor) - Western University (London, ON, Canada)
• 2023 - 2 students (MSc in Design & Engineering) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
• 2022 - 4 students (MSc in Design & Engineering), 1 student (MSc in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
• 2021 - 1 student (MSc in Design & Engineering), 1 student (MSC in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)1 student (MSc in Dentistry and Dental Implantology) - Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (Milan, Italy)
• 2020 - 1 student (MSc in Design & Engineering) - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)

2020-Present - Mentoring

• More than 50 students at different career stages, ranging from B.Sc. to M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, and from different areas of design and engineering, supporting them in their internship activities, Co-Op experiences, thesis work, and research activities. - Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy) and Western University (London, ON, Canada)

Preprints

• Rana, S., Bow Pearce, E., Romani, A., Pearce, J.M. (In review) Potential of Polycarbonate-based Stained Glass Window Retrofits for Cooling Load Reduction in Hot Climates. Preprint available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5771945

2026

• Romani, A., Nansubuga, R.K., Mottaghi, M., Munang, D., Bow Pearce, E., Viswanathan, P., Jenkyn, T., Loubani, T., Reeves, J.M., Pearce, J.M. (2026) Design for replicability in open-source distributed assistive technology for low-resource settings: a case study of two-piece 3D-printed forearm crutches. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2026.2702838
• Romani, A., Taherzadeh Fini, A., Cockburn, M., Straatman, A.G., Pearce, J.M. (2026) Design and Validation of Cost-effective Customizable 3-D Printed Phase-Change Material-based Thermal Energy Storage Modules. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 145, 2789–2813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-026-18499-3
• Romani, A., Bogoya, A.B., Cruz Sanchez, F.A., Boudaoud, H., Camargo, M., Pearce, J.M. (2026) Open source technology readiness level assessment and application to the case study of distributed recycling for additive manufacturing. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 229, 124700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124700
• Romani, A., Levi, M., Rognoli, V. (2026) Opening circular materials knowledge through design: the contribution of fab labs and makerspaces to circular economy adoption. The Design Journal, 29, 4, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2026.2666269
• Wang, L., Romani, A., Adams, S., Pearce, J.M., Parsa, V. (2026) Development and Evaluation of a Low-Cost Open-Source Nasometer. Sensors, 26, 9, 2739. https://doi.org/10.3390/s26092739

2025

• Bow Pearce, E., Pearce, J.M., Romani, A. (2025) Design of Alternatives to Stained Glass with Open-source Distributed Additive Manufacturing for Energy Efficiency and Economic Savings. Designs, 9, 4, 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs9040080
• Guida, L.*, Romani, A.*, Negri, D., Cavallaro, M., Levi, M. (2025) 3D-printable PVA-based inks filled with leather particle scraps for UV-assisted Direct Ink Writing: characterization and printability. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 44, e01335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01335
• Fini, A.T., Brooks, C.K., Romani, A., Straatman, A.G., Pearce, J.M. (2025). Parametric Design of Easy-Connect Pipe Fitting Components Using Open-Source CAD and Fabrication Using 3D Printing. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 9, 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9020065
• Romani, A., Kulas, D., Curro, J., Shonnnard, D., Pearce, J.M. (2025) Recycled Filtered Contaminants from Liquid-Fed Pyrolysis as Novel Building Composite Material. Journal of Building Engineering, 102, 112025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112025
• Infurna, G., Romani, A., Riccelli, M.C., Levi, M., Incarnato, L., Dintcheva, N. (2025) Recycling of Personal Protective Equipment: Sanitisation, Degradation and Polymer Blend Formulations. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 234, 111249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111249

2024

• Liu, D., Basdeo, A., Gonzalez, C.S., Romani, A., Boudaoud, H., Nouvel, C., Cruz Sanchez, F.A., Pearce, J.M. (2024). Low-Cost Open-Source Melt Flow Index System for Distributed Recycling and Additive Manufacturing. Materials, 17, 23, 5966. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17235966
• Romani, A., Levi, M. (2024) Large-format Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing for circular economy practices: a focus on product applications with materials from recycled plastics and biomass waste. Sustainability, 16, 18, 7966. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16187966
• Romani, A.*, Paramatti, M.*, Gallo, L., Levi, M. (2024) Large-format material extrusion additive manufacturing of PLA, LDPE, and HDPE compound feedstock with spent coffee grounds. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 134, 1845-1861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-024-14214-2
• Romani, A., Perusin, L., Ciurnelli, M., Levi, M. (2024). Characterization of PLA feedstock after multiple recycling processes for large-format material extrusion additive manufacturing. Materials Today Sustainability, 25, 100636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100636
• Duarte Poblete, S.S., Romani, A., Rognoli, V. (2024). Emerging materials for transitions: A taxonomy proposal from a design perspective. Sustainable Futures, 7, 100155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100155
• Paramatti, M.*, Romani, A.*, Pugliese, G., Levi, M. (2024) PLA feedstock filled with spent coffee grounds for new product applications with large-format material extrusion additive manufacturing. ACS Omega, 9, 6, 6423–6431. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c05669

2023

• Romani, A., Levi, M., Pearce, J.M. (2023). Recycled polycarbonate and polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene feedstocks for circular economy product applications with material extrusion additive manufacturing. Sustainable materials and technologies, 38:e00730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2023.e00730
• Romani, A., Caba, S., Suriano, R., Levi, M. (2023). Recycling Glass and Carbon Fibers for Reusable Components in the Automotive Sector through Additive Manufacturing. Applied Sciences, 13(10):5848, https://doi.org/10.3390/app13105848
• Rattan, R. S., Nauta, N., Romani, A., Pearce, J. M. (2023) Hangprinter for Large Scale Additive Manufacturing using Fused Particle Fabrication with Recycled Plastic and Continuous Feeding. HardwareX, 13, e00401, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00401
• Romani, A., Suriano, R., Levi, M. (2023) Biomass waste materials through extrusion-based additive manufacturing: a systematic literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 386, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135779

2022

• Romani, A., Paternoster, L., Gastaldi, G., Levi, M. (2022) Patient-specific palatal obturator prosthesis from DICOM files through low-cost 3D printing: A case study. Materials Today: Proceedings, 70, 106-112, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.08.553
• Romani, A., Tralli, P., Levi, M., Turri, S., Suriano, R. (2022) Metallization of Recycled Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymers Processed by UV-Assisted 3D Printing. Materials 15, 6242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15186242
• Romani, A.*, Casnati, F.*, Ianniello, A.* (2022) Codesign with more-than-humans: toward a meta co-design tool for human-non-human collaborations. European Journal of Futures Research, 10(17), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40309-022-00205-7

2021

• Romani, A., Mantelli, A., Tralli, P., Turri, S., Levi, M., Suriano, R. (2021) Metallization of thermoplastic polymers and composites 3D printed by Fused Filament Fabrication. Technologies, 9(3), 49, https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies9030049
• Romani, A., Rognoli, V., Levi, M. (2021) Design, Materials and extrusion-based Additive Manufacturing in Circular Economy Contexts: from waste to new products. Sustainability, 13, (13):7269, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137269
• Mantelli, A., Romani, A., Suriano, R., Levi, M., Turri, S. (2021) Direct Ink Writing of Recycled Composites with Complex Shapes: Process Parameters and Ink Optimization. Advanced Engineering Materials, 23, (9):2100116, https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202100116
• Mantelli, A., Romani, A., Suriano, R., Diani, M., Colledani, M., Sarlin, E., Turri, S., Levi, M. (2021) UV-Assisted 3D Printing of Polymer Composites from Thermally and Mechanically Recycled Carbon Fibers. Polymers, 13, (5):726. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13050726

2020

• Romani, A., Mantelli, A., Suriano, R., Levi, M., Turri, S. (2020) Additive Re-Manufacturing of Mechanically Recycled End-of-Life Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymers for Value-Added Circular Design. Materials, 13, (16): 3545.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13163545

2022

• Mantelli, A., Romani, A., Suriano, R., Levi, M., Turri, S. (2022) Additive Manufacturing of Recycled Composites. In: Colledani, M., Turri, S. (eds) Systemic Circular Economy Solutions for Fiber Reinforced Composites. Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22352-5_8
• Romani, A., Suriano, R., Mantelli, A., Levi, M., Tralli, P., Laurila, J., Vuoristo, P. (2022) Composite Finishing for Reuse. In: Colledani, M., Turri, S. (eds) Systemic Circular Economy Solutions for Fiber Reinforced Composites. Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22352-5_9
• Romani, A., Prestini, F., Suriano, R., Levi, M. (2022) Material Library System for Circular Economy: Tangible-Intangible Interaction for Recycled Composite Materials. In: Colledani, M., Turri, S. (eds) Systemic Circular Economy Solutions for Fiber Reinforced Composites. Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22352-5_18

Abstract accepted

• Romani, A. (Abstract accepted) Reframing Materials Libraries Toward Circular, Distributed, and Participative Open Design Practices. In: Making Sustainability 2026

2026

• Romani, A., Gurrey, P., Clendinning, I., Ke, J., Pearce, J. (2026). Hybrid craft practices for sustainable materialities and narratives through digital fabrication. In: Simeone, L., Gray, C. M., Verhoeven, A., de Götzen, A., Bakırlıoğlu, Y., Zohar, H., Stead, M., and Buwert, P. (eds.), DRS2026: Edinburgh, 8–12 June, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.1127
• Suescun Gonzales, C., Basdeo A, Romani, A., Nouvel, C., Cruz Sanchez, F.A., Boudaoud, H., Pearce, J. (2026). Evaluation of the potential of Large-Scale 3D Printing to promote a circular economy of PET Plastic Bottles: comparison between European and North American Context. In: Kohl, H., Seliger, G., Dietrich, F., Campana, G. (eds) Safe and Sustainable Value Creation by Design. GCSM 2025. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 524–533. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-21157-6_58

2025

• Duarte Poblete, S.S., Lin, Y.S., Romani, A., Li, J.Y., Rognoli, V. (2025). A materials design practice between crafts, creativity and technology. In: Design Across Borders: United in Creativity. Cumulus Conference Proceedings Monterrey 2024 Cumulus Monterrey 2024 Conference. https://cumulusmonterrey2024.udem.mx/hubfs/Cumulus.pdf?hsLang=es-mx

2024

• Casnati, F.*, Ianniello, A.*, Romani, A.* (2024). Provocation through narratives: new speculative design tools for human-non-human collaborations. In: Bosoni, G., Di Stefano, E., Iannilli, G., Matteucci, G., Messori, R., Trocchianesi, R., Zanella, F., editors. Multidisciplinary Aspects of Design. Design! OPEN 2022. Springer Series in Design and Innovation, vol. 37, 747-755. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49811-4_71

2023

• Romani, A., Rognoli, V., Levi, M. (2023). Speculative tinkering on circular design materials through 3D printing. In: Vaes K., Verlinden, J., editors. Connectivity and Creativity in times of conflict, 317-321. Academia Press. https://dx.doi.org/10.26530/9789401496476-063
• Romani, A., Rognoli, V., Levi, M (2023). Materials Libraries: designing the experiential knowledge transfer through prototyping. In: Ferraris, S., Rognoli, V., Nimkulrat, N., editors. EKSIG 2023 - From Abstractness to Concreteness: experiential knowledge and the role of prototypes in design research, 398-411. Politecnico di Milano. ISBN 9788894167436 https://www.eksig2023.polimi.it/#proceedings
• Romani, A., Rognoli, V., Levi, M (2023). Fostering circular materials within the design practice: materials and product library system. In: Lazet, A., editor. Design for Adaptation Cumulus Conference Proceedings Detroit 2022, 862-863. Cumulus. ISBN 978-94-0149-676XX. https://cumulusassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CumulusDetroit2023_Proceedings.pdf
• Romani, A., Levi, M., Rognoli, V. (2023). Sustainable Development Goals Enabled by Additive Manufacturing: A Design Perspective. In: Duarte, E., Di Roma, A. (eds) Developments in Design Research and Practice II. Senses 2021. Springer Series in Design and Innovation, 31, 382-397. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32280-8_27
• Romani, A., Mattiuzzo, F., Levi, M., (2023) Design for and with visual impairments through 3D printing: a case study from the covid-19 pandemic. In: Gambardella, C. (eds) Proceedings of Beyond All Limits - International Conference on Sustainability in Architecture, Planning, and Design, 564-570. DADI_Press. ISBN: 978-88-85556-23-2. https://beyondalllimits22.com/proceedings/

2022

• Romani, A., Consonni, C., Levi, M. (2022) Improving User Experience of Assistive Technology Through Codesign and 3D Printing: A Case Study from Cancer Treatments. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S., Salvendy, G. (eds) HCI International 2022 - Late Breaking Posters. HCII 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1654. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19679-9_57
• Ianniello, A.*, Romani, A.*, Casnati, F.* (2022) Technology toward more-than-human symbiosis: Critical reflections from the design perspective. 25th International Academic Mindtrek conference, Association for Computing Machinery, 158-166, https://doi.org/10.1145/3569219.3569379

2021

• Romani, A., Levi, M. (2021) Indirect 3D Printing of recycled glass fibres from end-of-life products: towards a design engineering approach to circular design. In: Schnitzer, H., Braunegg, S. (eds) Proceedings of the 20th European Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production. 515-530. Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz, Graz. https://doi.org/10.3217/978-3-85125-842-4-10

2020

• Romani, A., Levi, M. (2020) Parametric Design for Online User Customization of 3D Printed Assistive Technology for Rheumatic Diseases. In: De Paolis L., Bourdot P. (eds) Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics. AVR 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12243. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58468-9_14

2019

• Romani, A., Orlando, G., Convertino, R., Zappalà, F.,  Baldassin, R., Pisu, M.G., Lorè, A., Digioia, S., Brambilla, E., Marcato, G., Agresta, I., Basciu, F., Fausti, V., Ravalli, G., Mantelli, A., Levi, M., Donati, C. (2019). CoDesign, Stampa 3D e Medicina per la Progettazione di Prodotti personalizzabili d'Uso Quotidiano. In: Reumatismo, 71:286-93. Società Italiana di Reumatologia (SIR), Rimini. (Invited)
• Romani, A., Mantelli, A., Levi, M. (2019). Circular Design for Value-Added Remanufactured End-of-Life Composite Material via Additive Manufacturing Technology. In: Segalàs, J., Lazzarini, B. (eds) Proceedings of the 19th European Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production – Circular Europe for Sustainability: Design, Production and Consumption, Book of Papers (1): 491-512. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona.

OSHWA certified

• Romani, A. (2026, Certified in 2026). mNasometer: Open-Source Nasometer System - Product hardware V. 1.0 . OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/9QSRW. Certification OSHWA UID CA0000714 at https://certification.oshwa.org/ca000074.html
• Romani, A., Nansubuga, R.K., Mottaghi, M., Munang, D., Bow Pearce, E., Reeves, J.M., Pearce J.M. (2026, Certified in 2026). Repli-C: 3D printable open source two-piece crutches. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/N8M5Y. Certification OSHWA UID CA000072 at https://certification.oshwa.org/ca000072.html
• Romani, A., Taherzadeh Fini ,A., Cockburn, M.R., Straatman, A.G., Pearce J.M. (2025, Certified in 2026). Design and manufacturing of a customizable 3D printable Phase-Change Material based thermal battery module. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/RUCQY. Certification OSHWA UID CA000071 at https://certification.oshwa.org/ca000071.html
• Taherzadeh Fini, A., Brooks, C.K., Romani, A., Pearce, J.M. (2024, Certified in 2025). Design, manufacturing, and economic analysis of parametric open-source 3-D printed easy connect pipe fittings. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/FQJXE. Certification OSHWA UID CA000069 at https://certification.oshwa.org/ca000069.html
• Romani, A. (2023, Certified in 2024). RepMat - Replicating Materials Library. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Z2WNU. Certification OSHWA UID IT000018 at https://certification.oshwa.org/it000018.html.

OSF/Zenodo registered

• Romani, A., Nansubuga, R.K., Woods, M., Reeves, J.M., Pearce, J.M. (2026). Open source testing rig for mechanical static loading test of forearm crutches. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/6EB2T
• Bow Pearce, E., Rana, S., Romani, A., Pearce, J.M. (2025). 3D Printed Polycarbonate Stained Glass for Energy Efficiency. OSF. https://osf.io/6fbmp/overview
• Bow Pearce E., Pearce J.M., Romani, A. (2025). 3D Printable Designs for Alternatives to Stained Glass for Energy Efficiency and Economic Savings. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/WQ5PF
• Romani, A. (2025). Parametric 3D Printable Assistive Technology Products for People with Rheumatic Diseases - Grasshopper Configurators. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JBXAF

• Romani, A. (2025). Parametric 3D Printable Assistive Technology Products for People Dealing with Cancer Treatments - Grasshopper Configurators. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JHVAB
• Liu, D., Romani, A., Pearce ,J.M. (2024). Open source MFI. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/68HBJ
• Romani, A. (2023). Circularity by Design, Materials, and Additive Manufacturing - Applications and 3D Printing systems. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/RWAFY
• Romani, A. (2023). FiberEUse library - Physical structures. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4672607
• Pearce, J.M., Romani, A. (2023). GigabotX improvements. OSF, available at https://osf.io/gxuqf
• Pearce, J.M., Romani, A. (2023). Designs for Recycled PC and PC-ABS feedstock. OSF, available at https://osf.io/z9fnk.
• Pearce, J.M., Rattan, R.S., Romani, A. (2023). Open source hang printer with direct screw auger FPF. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/WPCF7
• Romani, A., Mantelli, A. (2021). FFF Finishing Torture Test for PVD chromium metallization. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4672609

• European Commission, Expert Reviewer and Rapporteur (Horizon Europe) - Summer 2026-Present
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Grant reviewer (ARD and DG programs) - Winter 2022, Spring 2026
• Western Research, Internal grant reviewer - Fall 2024

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  Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier)
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  Materials & Design (Elsevier)
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  Additive Manufacturing (Elsevier)
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  Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Springer)
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  Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (Taylor & Francis)
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  Sustainable Production & Consumption (Elsevier)
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  Codesign (Taylor & Francis)
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  Composites Part B: Engineering (Elsevier)
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  Advanced Engineering Materials (Wiley)
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  Materials Today Sustainability (Elsevier)
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  Polymer Composites (Wiley)
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  Resources, Conservation, & Recycling Advances (Elsevier)
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  Waste and Biomass Valorization (Springer)
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  Biomass Conversion & Biorefinery (Springer)
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  Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer)
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  Materials Letters (Elsevier)
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  Cleaner Materials (Elsevier)
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  Chemistry Select (Wiley)
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  Defence Technology (Elsevier)
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  Reviews on Advanced Materials Science (De Gruyter Brill)
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  Sustainability (MDPI)
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  Hardware X (Elsevier)
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  Waste Management & Research (Sage Pub)
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  Business Strategy and the Environment (Wiley)
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  Digital Business (Elsevier)
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  International J.of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Taylor & Francis)
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  Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (Elsevier)
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  Designs (MDPI)
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  Machines (MDPI)
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  Journal of Design Research (Inderscience)
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  International J. of Design Management & Professional Practice (CGS)
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  Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (Taylor & Francis)
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  Acta Mechanica et Automatica (Sciendo)

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  Cumulus Antwerp 2023
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  International EKSIG Conference 2023 (Organizing committee and Track chair)
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  Life-Changing Design - IASDR Congress 2023 (Associate track chair)
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  Cumulus Budapest 2024
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  Cumulus Nantes 2025
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  International EKSIG Conference 2025
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  Annual SID Conference 2025 (Italian Design Society)
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  ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS) 2025 (Associate chair PWiP)
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  INTERACT 2025 20th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
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  ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) 2025 (Special Recognition for Outstanding Review)
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  International Academic Mindtrek 2025 (Organizing committee, Doctoral Consortium)
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  ACM International Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) 2026
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  ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing System (CHI) 2026
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  Cumulus Athens 2026
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  DRS2026 Edinburgh Conference
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  ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS) 2026 (Associate chair PWiP)
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  International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE) 2026
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  IEEE MetroXRAINE 2026
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  ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication 2026
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  16th EAD Conference 2027 (Scientific committee member, Track chair)