Dissemination
Presentations, talks, videos, and exhibitions
Sharing research is part of doing it. I present my work at academic conferences across both design and engineering communities, and bring it to non-academic audiences through public events, workshops, and exhibitions, making materials and technologies accessible beyond specialist communities.
Since 2018, I have given more than 20 oral presentations and 9 posters at
international conferences across Europe, North America, and Asia, along with invited
talks, public events, and exhibitions. Several talks are available as recordings, as indicated below.
Peer-reviewed oral and poster contributions at international conferences in design, materials, digital fabrication, and sustainability.
2026
- 🎤 Romani A. Reframing Materials Libraries Toward Circular, Distributed, and Participative Open Design Practices.
Making Sustainability 2026 (Online and Leicester, UK, September 7-8, 2026). - 🎤 Romani A, Gurrey P, Clendinning I, Ke J, Pearce JM. Hybrid craft practices for sustainable materialities and narratives through digital fabrication.
DRS2026 (Edinburgh, UK, June 8-12, 2026). - 📌 Romani A, Battaglia D, Ordonez-Loza J, Levi M, Berruti F, Pearce JM. Comparative Processability of Virgin and Recycled PLA/Biochar Composites as Feedstocks for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing.
41st International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society PPS41 (Paestum, Italy, May 31 - June 4, 2026).
2025
- 🎤 Romani A, Roy R, Taherzadeh Fini A, Pearce JM. Economic Incentives for Circularity with Distributed Recycling and Additive Manufacturing.
2nd Annual National Sustainability Society Conference NSS (South Bend, IN, US, October 2, 2025). - 🎤 Romani A, Battaglia D, Pearce JM. Biochar-based Composites for Sustainable Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing: State-of-the-art on Feedstocks, Properties, Printability.
Americas Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society PPS25 (Guelph, Canada, September 25, 2025). - 🎤 Dintcheva NT, Infurna G, Riccelli MC, Romani A, Levi M, Incarnato L. Personal Protection Equipment Waste: sanitisation, processing and applications.
18th National Congress AIMAT (Ischia, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2025). - 📌 Romani A et al. Parametric design and 3D printing of low-cost customizable thermal battery modules for green energy.
Collaborate for a Sustainable Future: Annual Meeting (London, ON, Canada, May 12, 2025).
2024
- 🎤 Romani A, Pearce JM. Open Design and 3D printing as drivers for new product applications in circular economy: the case of large scale Distributed Recycling Additive Manufacturing.
3rd Canadian Design Workshop CDW (Waterloo, Canada, December 12, 2024). - 📌 Romani A, Kulas D, Curro J, Shonnard D, Pearce JM. Filtered pyrolysis contaminants as composite materials for construction.
Carbon Solutions: Partnering for a Greener Future (London, ON, Canada, December 3, 2024). - 📌 Romani A, Fini AT, Cockburn MR, Theater K, Straatman GA, Pearce JM. Customizable 3D printable Thermal battery module for green energy.
Carbon Solutions: Partnering for a Greener Future (London, ON, Canada, December 3, 2024). - 🎤 Duarte Poblete SS, Lin YS, Romani A, Li JY, Rognoli V. A Materials design practice between crafts, creativity and technology.
Cumulus Monterrey 2024 (Monterrey, Mexico, October 16-18, 2024). - 🎤 Infurna G, Dintcheva NT, Romani A, Levi M, Riccelli MC, Incarnato L. Post-use Personal Protective Equipment: recycling, degradation, and manufacturing.
25th National Conference AIM (Naples, Italy, September 8-11, 2024). - 🎤 Infurna G, Romani A, Riccelli MC, Levi M, Incarnato L, Dintcheva NT. Recycling of personal protection equipment: sanitisation, degradation and polymer blend formulations.
11th MoDeSt 2024 (Palermo, Italy, September 1-4, 2024). - 🎤 Palmieri F, Riccelli MC, Infurna G, Dintcheva N, Romani A, Levi M, Incarnato L. Blends of virgin and recycled PP from personal protective equipment: correlation between rheological, structural and mechanical properties.
11th MoDeSt 2024 (Palermo, Italy, September 1-4, 2024). - 📌 Riccelli MC, Scarfato P, Romani A, Levi M, Infurna G, Dintcheva N, Incarnato L. Incorporating recycled masks into bitumen: a sustainable solution.
11th MoDeSt 2024 (Palermo, Italy, September 1-4, 2024). - 🎤 Dintcheva NT, Infurna G, Romani A, Levi M, Riccelli MC, Incarnato L. Recycling and degradation of Personal Protection Equipment production scrap and waste.
35th Conference Polymer Degradation Discussion Group PDDG (Cyprus, June 23-24, 2024). - 🎤 Romani A, Apicella A, Giudici F, Dintcheva NT, Infurna G, Incarnato L, Levi M. Characterization and comparison of virgin and recycled PP filament feedstocks for Fused Filament Fabrication.
14th National Conference INSTM (Cagliari, Italy, June 8-10, 2024). - 📌 Romani A et al. Valorizing scraps from the leather industry through additive manufacturing: DIW and nonplanar slicing for personalized products in the watch sector.
14th Conference INSTM (Cagliari, Italy, June 9-12, 2024).
2023
- 🎤 Romani A, Rognoli V, Levi M. Materials Libraries: designing the experiential knowledge transfer through prototyping.
International EKSIG Conference 2023 (Milan, Italy, June 19, 2023). - 🎤 Romani A, Rognoli V, Levi M. Speculative tinkering on circular materials through 3D printing.
Cumulus Antwerp 2023 (Antwerp, Belgium, Online, April 13, 2023).
2022
- 🎤 Ianniello A, Romani A, Casnati F. Towards More-Than-Human symbiosis enabled by technology: a critical reflection.
25th International Academic Mindtrek (Tampere, Finland, Online, November 18, 2022). Best Paper Nomination. - 📌 Romani A, Rognoli V, Levi M. Fostering circular materials within the design practice: materials and product library system.
Design for Adaptation: Cumulus Detroit 2022 (Detroit, MI, US, November 2-4, 2022). - 🎤 Romani A, Paternoster L, Gastaldi G, Levi M. Patient-specific palatal obturator prosthesis from DICOM files through low-cost 3D printing: a case study.
International Additive Manufacturing for a Better World Conference AMBW (Singapore, Online, August 24, 2022). - 📌 Romani A, Consonni C, Levi M. Improving user experience of assistive technology through codesign and 3D printing: a case study from cancer treatments.
24th International HCI 2022 (Online, June 26 - July 1, 2022). - 🎤 Romani A, Mattiuzzo F, Levi M. Designing for and with visual impairments: a distance learning case study from Covid-19 pandemic enabled by 3D printing.
2nd Beyond All Limits (Caserta, Italy, Online, May 13, 2022). - 🎤 Casnati F, Ianniello A, Romani A. Provocation through narratives: new speculative design tools for human-non-human collaborations.
Design! OPEN Conference (Parma, Italy, May 6, 2022).
2021
- 🎤 Romani A, Levi M, Rognoli V. Sustainable Development Goals enabled by Additive Manufacturing: a design perspective.
11th Senses & Sensibility Conference S&S (Bari, Italy, December 10, 2021). - 🎤 Casnati F, Ianniello A, Romani A. Codesign with More-Than-Humans: toward a meta co-design tool for human-non-human collaborations.
24th WFSF Conference 2021 (Berlin, Germany, October 27, 2021). - 🎤 Romani A, Levi M. Indirect 3D Printing of recycled glass fibres from end-of-life products: towards a design engineering approach to circular design.
20th ERSCP (Graz, Austria, Online, September 9, 2021).
2019
- 🎤 ⭐ Romani A et al. Co-design, 3D printing and medicine for the design of customizable daily life products.
56th National Conference of the Italian Society of Rheumatology SIR (Rimini, Italy, November 29, 2019). Invited faculty member. - 🎤 Romani A, Mantelli A, Levi M. Circular Design for Value-Added Remanufacturing End-of-life composite material via additive manufacturing technology.
19th ERSCP (Barcelona, Spain, October 18, 2019). Best Paper Nomination — Early Career Researcher.
Talks and presentations at academic and industrial events, research symposia, and open hardware community gatherings.
2026
- 🎤 🎥 Romani A. Enabling accessible speech assessment and therapy through user-centered Open Hardware: Development of an Open-Source nasometer system (mNasometer).
Open Healthware Conference 2026 (San Francisco, CA, US, July 9-10, 2026).
Watch the recording - 🎤 Romani A. Sustainable Materials for Applications in Distributed Recycling for Additive Manufacturing.
Western University × Khalifa University Research Symposium (Online, June 25, 2026).
2025
- 🎤 🎥 Romani A. Addressing Replication Challenges in Distributed Assistive Technology: Insights from the Development of Open-Source 3D Printed Crutches.
Open Healthware Conference (Online, New York, NY, US, August 1, 2025).
Watch the recording - 🎤 🎥 Romani A. Democratizing material and technological knowledge: RepMat Library (REPlicating MATerials Library).
Open Hardware Summit 2025 (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, May 30, 2025).
Watch the recording - 🎤 ⭐ Romani A. From open-source customizable crop equipment to new materials from agricultural waste: 3D printing for accessible greener food chains.
Sustainability, Food and AI Conference (London, ON, Canada, April 25, 2025).
2020-2024
- 🎤 ⭐ Romani A. New materialities and narratives enabled by digital fabrication: connecting engineering and design to arts through 3D printing.
SustainableCities Connect Workshop (London, ON, Canada, November 22, 2024). Panel "Creative Synergies: Reimagining Urban Spaces for a Sustainable Future". - 🎤 Romani A, Guida L, Venturelli G, Levi M. 3D printing and materials for sustainability and circular economy.
XJTU meets PoliMi Symposium (Milan, Italy, June 20, 2024). - 🎤 Romani A. Ph.D. Research: Circularity by Design, Materials, and Additive Manufacturing.
Joint Ph.D. seminar POLIMI-METU (Milan, Italy, May 18, 2023). - 🎤 Romani A. Circular materials and 3D printing.
Re:Fish International Workshop (Caotun, Taiwan, April 30, 2023).
Talks, showcases, and events bringing materials, 3D printing, and sustainability to non-academic audiences, from festivals and fairs to community and outreach initiatives.
Talks and showcases
- 🎤 ⭐ Romani A, Baldassin R, Brambilla E, Mantegazza A, Pisu MG, Raimondi G, Sassi L, Serati C, Petrucci B, Fausti V, Fausti S, Levi M. +Mani: Codesign everyday life assistive products for all with users with rheumatic diseases.
IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast @Polimi (Milan, Italy, February 27, 2024). - 🎤 🎥 Romani A. Additive Manufacturing and recycled materials for design and craft.
Webinar on DIY-Materials for the EU project Tracks4Crafts (Milan, Italy, Online, January 30, 2024).
Watch the recording - 🎤 Romani A. 3D printing for sustainability.
Manifattura Milano Camp 2019 (Milan, Italy, March 16, 2019). - 🎤 Basciu F, Mantelli A, Ravalli G, Romani A, Consonni CM, Levi M. Codesign and research: biomedical focus.
Technology Hub 2018 (Milan, Italy, May 18, 2018).
Event organization
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3D printing for sustainable and circular future
Ph.D. research showcase and audience activities with the +LAB research group at Wired Next Fest 2024, Castello Sforzesco (Milan, Italy, June 15, 2024). -
+LAB at PoliMi open days
Research showcase and promotional activities at the 2019 Open Days of Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy, April 6, 2019). -
3D printing of geopolymers
Research showcase and audience activities with the +LAB research group at Manifatture Aperte 2018, Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy, October 30, 2018). -
Cicatr/ci exhibition
Project showcase and promotional material for the opening event with the +LAB research group at La Triennale di Milano (Milan, Italy, October 18-28, 2018). -
+LAB and +Ability
Project showcase, promotion, and stand organization with the +LAB research group at Plast Italia 2018, Technology Hub 2018, Maker Faire Rome 2017, and Salone Nautico 2017.
Research samples, prototypes, and 3D printed artworks exhibited at design weeks, museums, fairs, and institutions at a national and international level.
2020-2024
- ⭐ Sustainable Cities: A Collective Eclipsing
"Janus", 3D printed human-sized artwork with Philip Gurrey. ArtLAB, John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, Western University (London, ON, Canada, November 14 - December 5, 2024). -
Design4Materials
Ph.D. research samples with the MaDe/Trans research group. Design4Materials SID network, Sapienza Università di Roma (Rome, Italy, June 24-25, 2024). -
Design Periferico
Ph.D. research samples with the MaDe/Trans research group. ID-EXE 2024, Spazio Bengasi, Milano Design Week 2024 (Milan, Italy, April 15-21, 2024). -
Design X Designers 2024
Prototypes from the Product Development Studio course with the HP 3D printing division, Politecnico di Milano. Milano Design Week 2024 (Milan, Italy, April 15 - May 15, 2024). -
Evolving Life
"Product for nature: trellis" prototypes from the RE:Fish international workshop in Taiwan. Maison & Objet 2023 (Paris, France, September 9-11, 2023). - ⭐ CoffeeFrom at Plast 2023
Ph.D. research samples with the +LAB research group and CoffeeFrom. Plast 2023 fair exhibition (Rho, Milan, Italy, September 5-8, 2023). -
Design X Designers 2023
Ph.D. research samples with the MaDe/Trans research group, Politecnico di Milano. Milano Design Week 2023 (Milan, Italy, April 17 - May 17, 2023). - ⭐ Wonder Matter(s)
Ph.D. research samples with the +LAB research group and CoffeeFrom at Materially, SuperDesign Show. Milano Design Week 2023 (Milan, Italy, April 17-23, 2023). -
Cicatr/ci Milano: L'arte di ripartire
3D printed human-sized sculptures (manufacturing) with Fondazione Il Bullone. La Triennale di Milano (Milan, Italy, October 26-31, 2021). - 🎥 Circular Products for Sustainable Future
Ph.D. research samples from Horizon 2020 FiberEUse with the +LAB research group. SuperDesign Show R/Evolution, Milano Design Week 2021 (Milan, Italy, September 4-10, 2021).
Video preview
2015-2019
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Cicatr/ci
"A-byss", 3D printed sculpture with Fondazione Near Onlus. La Triennale di Milano (Milan, Italy, June 17-28, 2018). Replicas at the Gallery of Modern Art (Catania, July 2019) and the European Management Forum (Amsterdam, January 2020); featured on Google Arts and Culture. -
+Lab and +Ability
M.Sc. research samples with the +LAB research group. Plast 2018 and Technology Hub 2018 (Milan, Italy, May-June 2018). -
+Lab and +Ability
M.Sc. research samples with the +LAB research group and Fondazione Near Onlus. Maker Faire Rome 2017 (Rome, Italy, December 1-3, 2017). -
Design X Designers 2015
B.Sc. "FeedMe" product project from the Metadesign studio course, Politecnico di Milano. Milano Design Week 2015 (Milan, Italy, April 9-20, 2015).