MSc. Buso, A.

Alice Buso is a PhD candidate in the field of Smart Textiles at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. Her research focuses on investigating the experience of emerging materials to uncover their potential for design and interaction.

Academic Background

Alice Buso obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Product Design from Politecnico di Torino, Italy. In 2017 she moved to the Netherlands to pursue a Master's in Integrated Product Design at Delft University of Technology. In her MSc thesis, in collaboration with BMW, she designed a soft robotic sensing and actuating unit for autonomous vehicles seats to improve their comfort. After her graduation in 2019, she further worked on the project as a researcher in the Department of Sustainable Design Engineering.
Alice currently works on her PhD research within the same department, in the Emerging Materials Lab and Materials Experience Lab.

Education

• 2020 – present
  PhD candidate - Smart Textiles, Delft University of Technology
• 2017 – 2019
  MSc Integrated Product Design, Delft University of Technology
• 2013 – 2016
  BSc Design and Visual Communication, Product Design, Politecnico di Torino
• 2015
  Erasmus+ program, Elisava - Barcelona School of Design and Engineering

Experience

• 2019 – 2020
  Researcher, Delft University of Technology
  Research and development of soft robotic technology to improve seat comfort
• 2018 – 2019
  Graduate student, BMW
  Master's graduation project. Thesis title: "Improving comfort of autonomous vehicle seats with soft robotic technology"
• 2018
  Industrial Design Intern, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
  Embodiment design of the briefing concept "Blue Connect" for the renovation of KLM Crew Centre in Schipol Airport
• 2016
  Product Design intern at King Kong Design, Barcelona