

daria loi
about
about
Senior technical leader, with a 20+ years industry and academic experience and the goal and passion to mix design strategy with agile user experience (UX) research and innovation to enrich people’s everyday life and humanize technology.
My current focus is Artificial Intelligence (AI), with an emphasis on smart spaces, sensor technology and aging in place. Prior to Intel, I worked as architect in Italy and Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University in Australia.
I am committee member and reviewer for several international journals, institutes and conferences and conducted research and presented in 6 continents. In 2018 I was recognized as one of Italy's 50 most inspiring women in tech (InspiringFifty initiative).
Senior technical leader, with a 20+ years industry and academic experience and the goal and passion to mix design strategy with agile user experience (UX) research and innovation to enrich people’s everyday life and humanize technology.
My current focus is Artificial Intelligence (AI), with an emphasis on smart spaces, sensor technology and aging in place. Prior to Intel, I worked as architect in Italy and Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University in Australia.
I am committee member and reviewer for several international journals, institutes and conferences and conducted research and presented in 6 continents. In 2018 I was recognized as one of Italy's 50 most inspiring women in tech (InspiringFifty initiative).
appointments
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Treasurer, Board of Directors, Destination Oregon City (2025-present
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Arts Commissioner, City of Oregon City (2024-present)
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Secretary, Board of Directors, Democracy Lab (2019-present)
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Columnist & Editorial team, ACM Interactions (2020-present)
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Executive Council, CETI Institute (2019-present)
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Conjoint Professor of Practice, School of Creative Industries, Newcastle University Australia (2019-present)
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Program Committee, 2026 Participatory Design Conference (2025-2026)
Past
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CAB Advisory Board, Course 5i, (2020-2025)
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Program Committee & Beyond Academia Chair, 2024 Participatory Design Conference (2023-2024)
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Supervisor, DCODE NETWORK, (2021-2024)
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Judge, Cybersecurity Award, FDM Everywoman in Technology Award (2022)
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Program Committee & Beyond Academia Chair, 2022 Participatory Design Conference (2021-2022)
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Co-Chair, Participatory Design Advisory Board (2015-2023)
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Virtually Human Working Group, Aspen Institute (2021-2022)
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Portland Chapter Leader, UPWARD Women (2018-2019)
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Global Conference Chair, Women at Intel Network (2017-2019)
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Program Committee, 2020 Participatory Design Conference (2019-2020)
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Paper Associate Chair, DIS 2019 Conference (2018-2019)
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International Review Committee, Design Research Society 2018 (2017-2018)
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Program Committee, 2018 Participatory Design Conference (2017-2018)
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Program Committee & Industry Chair, 2016 Participatory Design Conference (2015-2016)
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Program Committee, Engineering 4 Society (2014-2015)
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Program Committee & Industry Chair, 2014 Participatory Design Conference (2013-2014)
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Program Committee, 2012 Participatory Design Conference (2011-2012)
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Conference Chair, 2010 Participatory Design Conference (2009-2010)