Camilla Poggianti
β†— Email
Academic portfolio
Portrait photo of Camilla Poggianti

Camilla Poggianti

PhD student in Computer Science

Dept. of Computer Science
β€” University of Pisa

πŸ‘‹ Hi there, I'm Camilla!
Yes, I’ve got a degree in Digital Humanities πŸ“š β€” and yep, you can still sneak into a PhD in Computer Science πŸ’»! 😜
Born in Livorno, butβ€”alasβ€”I ended up in Pisa.
Now I’m a PhD student making XR learning more inclusive! I mix HCI, Universal Design for Learning, and adaptive tech to help learners of all abilities 🌈✨

Highlights

what I’m into & what’s next

Research interests

✨ focus
Accessibility Assistive Technologies Human-Computer Interaction Immersive Technologies AR VR 3D printing Artificial Intelligence Inclusive Education Universal Design for Learning

Upcoming

πŸ—“οΈ soon
πŸš€

Visiting PhD Student β€” Universidad AutΓ³noma de Madrid (UAM)

Mobility πŸ“ Madrid
🎀

International Web for All Conference

Conference πŸ“ Dubai
🎀

Symposium on Computers and Communications

Conference πŸ“ Algarve

Education

degrees Β· thesis

πŸ” PhD Student in Computer Science

2023–Present
πŸ“ University of Pisa
Supervisors: Stefano Chessa and Susanna Pelagatti

πŸŽ“ M.Sc. in Digital Humanities

2020–2023
πŸ“ University of Pisa

πŸŽ“ B.Sc. in Digital Humanities

2016–2020
πŸ“ University of Pisa

Experience

roles Β· projects

πŸ–οΈ ACM Summer School on Accessible and Inclusive Technologies

06/2025
πŸ“ University of BorΓ₯s β€” BorΓ₯s (Sweden)

πŸ–οΈ XR&AI Summer School

06/2024
πŸ“ Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti β€” Matera (Italy)

πŸ‘œ Research Fellow

01/2023–10/2023
πŸ“ University of Pisa β€” CIDIC

πŸ‘œ Junior Developer

02/2023–07/2023
πŸ“ LA JETΓ‰E β€” Firenze (FI)

Accessibility is not a problem to be solved. It is a culture to be built.

🌿 inclusive by design
Selected work

Publications

PDF Β· DOI Β· BibTeX

Immersive technologies for inclusive digital education: A systematic survey

2025
Camilla Poggianti, Stefano Chessa, Susanna Pelagatti, Alexander Kocian
πŸ“° Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies (Wiley)

Design of Immersive Environments to Enhance Learning for People with Disabilities

2025
Camilla Poggianti, Stefano Chessa, Susanna Pelagatti
πŸ“ International Conference on Intelligent Environments

XR for Academic Accessibility: Designing Services for University Students with Disabilities

2025
Camilla Poggianti, Stefano Chessa, Susanna Pelagatti
πŸ“ Italian Conference on ICT for Smart Cities and Communities
PDF

OBA: an inclusive botanical garden for children with ASD

2023
Susanna Pelagatti, Camilla Poggianti
πŸ“ International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Other contributions on Scholar
β€”
Third mission

Events & talks

details Β· website Β· slides

Tecnologia per l’inclusione: presentazione dell’App β€˜Orto Botanico Accessibile’

Talk
10 Dec 2025
🎀 Speaker
Un giardino per tutti - Seminario sull'inclusione e presentazione dell'app
πŸ“ Orto e Museo Botanico di Pisa - Sistema Museale di Ateneo

The STEM Challenge

Event
26 Sep 2025
πŸ’β€β™€οΈ Organizer (with colleagues)
Engagement and interactive activities with schools as part of BRIGHT 2025
πŸ“ Department of Computer Science - University of Pisa

Shaped By Technology

Event
3 Dec 2024
πŸ’β€β™€οΈ Organizer (with colleagues)
Informative event dedicated to artificial intelligence, explainability, network medicine, and robotics
πŸ“ Department of Computer Science - University of Pisa

Tecnologie nella vita reale: analisi di casi di studio

Webinar
3 Dec 2024
🎀 Speaker
Webinar Autismo e Tecnologia: strumenti, esempi pratici, esperienze
πŸ“ Online

Supervised theses

students Β· thesis titles

Michaela Tognoni β€” MSc thesis in DIgital Humanities

02/2026
Thesis: β€œOrienta: una app per gestire le emozioni negative in università”

Francesco Polperio β€” BSc thesis in Computer Science

10/2025
Thesis: β€œAI generativa per la stampa 3D di grafi per la didattica con studenti non vedenti: un processo di produzione semi-automatica”

Elena Fantozzi β€” MSc thesis in Digital Humanities

04/2024
Thesis: β€œProgettazione e sviluppo di un'applicazione per Piazza dei Miracoli rivolta a visitatori con autismo”

Hobbies

Outside the lab

🌿
πŸ”οΈ Trekking πŸ‹οΈ Gym 🧱 LEGO bricks πŸ“š Reading

Little favorites

✨
πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬›
cats black cats my cat my cat’s paws my cat’s smell Kiwi (i.e., my cat)
Photo of Camilla's cat
My fav co-researcher 🐾