Dr Marco Zilvetti

Assistant Professor

Department: Northumbria School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries

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Key Publications

A Place to Charge Your Wheels: Re-imagining the urban landscape for electric-wheelchair users through Design Fiction, Piedade, P., Jang, H., Maddux, J., Chappell, S., Maher, J., Dow, A., Conniss, L., Kotter, R., Conti, M., Zilvetti, M., Nicolson, S., Rizwan, A., Barrioz, V., Farrell, E. 27 Oct 2024, Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, New York, ACM
Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Approaches in Higher Education to Conceive Future Mobility and Transport Design Practice in Extreme Scenarios, Zilvetti, M., Conti, M., Brevi, F., Kotter, R. 26 Jan 2024, AMPS Proceedings Series, Architecture Media Politics Society
Sustainable Futures in UK Higher Education Through Multi-disciplinary Innovation and Advanced Practice: A 51�� Case Study, Zilvetti, M., Conti, M., Kotter, R. 1 Apr 2024, The Contribution of Universities Towards Education for Sustainable Development, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
The influence of artificial intelligence on autonomous vehicle design and users' lifestyle within responsive urban environments, Zilvetti, M., Conti, M., Brevi, F. 30 Sep 2024, The Physical and the Digital City, Bristol, UK, Intellect
Challenges and Opportunities for UK Seaports Toward Future Sustainability: The UK’s North East Smart Ports Testbed Case Study, Conti, M., Zilvetti, M., Kotter, R. 30 Mar 2023, Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
Furthering Intelligent Mobility Through the Adoption of AI in Autonomous Vehicles, Kotter, R., Conti, M., Zilvetti, M. 9 Jul 2021, Im|mobile lives in turbulent times: Methods and Practices of Mobilities Research
Innovative Urban Mobility Shaped by Users Through Pervasive In formation and Communication Technologies, Zilvetti, M., Conti, M., Brevi, F. 15 Jun 2016, Digital Futures and the City of Today, Bristol, Intellect
Mobility and the Smart City - Innovative Solutions for Responsive Urban Spaces., Zilvetti, M., Brevi, F. 3 Mar 2015, A Matter Of Design. Making Society Through Science And Technology: Proceedings of the 5th STS Italia Conference., STS Italia Publishing

Professional Activity

Oral presentation: Cross-disciplinary Intersections Beyond Academia to Create Collaborative Mobility Research and Locally-Relevant Design 2024
Invited talk: Integrated multi-disciplinary approaches in higher education to future mobility and transport design practice developed through extreme scenarios 2023
Oral presentation: Multi-Disciplinary Innovation Design and Advanced Practice Real-World Student-Centric Strategies in UK Higher Education Towards Sustainable Futures: A 51�� Reflective Case Study 2022
Oral presentation: North East of England Smart Ports Testbed - Challenges and Opportunities 2021
Invited talk: Furthering intelligent mobility through the adoption of AI in autonomous vehicles 2020
Oral presentation: Moving in the Digital Era. Innovative Mobility for Responsive Urban Spaces 2014

Qualifications

Design Studies PhD June 01 2017

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