“Design needs to be plugged into human behavior. Design dissolves in behavior.”

Naoto Fukasawa

I was a very young Argentinian boy when I started destroying toys and dissecting death bees to understand how things worked. Years later, I would turn this curiosity into a profession. I graduated as an industrial designer at the National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina, and I later moved to Italy to pursue a Master’s degree in Interaction Design at Domus Academy.

Throughout my career, I have worked as a designer in organizations of different scales, from consolidated companies to startups. I have also been involved in academic activities working in higher education institutions both in Argentina and Italy.

In 2018, I moved to Grenoble, France to join Naver Labs Europe and investigate the integration of the latest AI and robotic technologies in people’s daily lives. Today, I lead a multidisciplinary research team of sociologists, designers, and computer scientists, working collaboratively and learning something every day.

Connect with me via email or Linkedin to see more of my work or start a collaboration. Read about my work on medium or stay updated about activities and open positions on twitter.

 

EDUCATION
Domus Academy, Italy.

Master in Interaction Design – 2016

Universidad Nacional de Mar del plata, Argentina.

Bachelors in Industrial Design – 2013

FURTHER STUDIES
Forecasting Skills, Online Course.

Institute for The Future – 2020

UX Management: Strategy and Tactics, Online Course.

The Interaction Design Foundation – 2019

EXPERIENCE
Team Lead – UX & Ethnography

NAVER LABS Europe – 2021 to Present

User Experience Research Scientist

Naver Labs Europe – 2018 to Present

Academic Assistant – Experience Design Department

Domus Academy – 2017 to 2018

Co-Founder / Designer

Iskay Design Consultancy – 2017 to 2018

User Experience Designer

Freelance – 2016 to 2018

User Experience Design Intern

Cisco – 2016

Assistant Professor – Design III, Industrial Design

Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata – 2014 to 2015

Industrial Designer

Various – 2013 to 2015

HONORS
Best Paper Award – Design track

ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction – March 2022

Speaker at Interaction Education Summit 2020

IXDA – February 2020

Cum Laude – Master in Interaction Design

Domus Academy – July 2016

First Prize, Master in Interaction Design Scholarship Contest

Domus Academy – May 2015

INNOVAR, innovation contest – “Innovation at the University” category

Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva, Argentina
– Oct 2013

IDEAS FOR A COLLABORATION?

Let’s talk.

danilo.gallo@naverlabs.com