Eighteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices

  • Cultures of Transformative Design
  • 11-13 March 2024
  • Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain + Online

Research Network Chairs

Loredana Di Lucchio

Loredana Di Lucchio

Architect; Full Professor, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Lorenzo Imbesi

Lorenzo Imbesi

Architect; Full Professor, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Conference Chair

 Begoña Sáiz Mauleón

Begoña Sáiz Mauleón

Professor, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain

Plenary Speakers 2024

The Eighteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices featured plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Ximo Roca

Ximo Roca

Designer, Studio XIMO ROCA DISEÑO, Spain

“Diálogos entrelazados” (In Spanish)

Jorge Pensi

Jorge Pensi

Disigner, Pensi Design Studio, España

“Diálogos entrelazados” (In Spanish)

Bay Backner

Bay Backner

Web3 Artist, Producer, Founder of MESH, Co-founder of Vueltta, Valencia, Spain

"Designing Immersive Digital Experiences and Collaborative Narratives" (In English)

Mariví Calvo

Mariví Calvo

Co-founder of LZF, Valencia, Spain

"Enjoying Design"

Sandro Tothill

Sandro Tothill

Co-founder of LZF, Valencia, Spain

"Enjoying Design"

Birgit Mager

Birgit Mager

Professor, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany

“Two Waves Crashing Against Each Other. Successful Collaborations for Public Sector Transformation through Service Design" (In English)

Alonso de Paco Sánchez

Alonso de Paco Sánchez

Clinical Psychologist, Project of labor integration "A La Lona de Valencia", Spain

"Elijo no poner límites a mis capacidades" (In Spanish)

Diego Soliveres Rodríguez

Diego Soliveres Rodríguez

Co-founder of Timpers, Valencia, Spain

"Elijo no poner límites a mis capacidades" (In Spanish)

Local Advisory Board

  • Dr. Salomé Cuesta Valera, Vice-rector of Art, Science, Technology, and Society, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Juan Antonio Monsoriu Serra, Director of the Higher Technical School of Aerospace Engineering and Industrial Design (ETSIADI), Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Ignacio Tortajada Montañana, Head of the Graphic Engineering department (DIG), Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Begoña Sáiz Mauleón, Academic Director of the Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development (ETSIADI), Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Chele Esteve Sendra, Department of Drawing, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Jimena González del Río Cogorno, Department of Graphics Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Nereida Tarazona Belenguer, Department of Graphics Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Olga Ampuero Canellas, Department of Graphics Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Teresa Magal Royo, Department of Graphics Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Begoña Jordá Albiñana, Department of Graphics Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Carmen Moret Tatay, Department of Personality, treatment and methodology, Universidad Católica de Valencia, Spain
  • Dr. Juan Carlos Castro, Department of Applied Physics, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Manuel Martínez Torán, Department of Drawing, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Francesca Romero Forteza, Department of Applied Linguistics, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Rafael Seiz Ortiz, Department of Applied Linguistics, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

Local Organizing Committee

  • Dr. Begoña Sáiz Mauleón, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Chele Esteve Sendra, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Teresa Magal Royo, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Jimena González del Río Cogorno, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Nereida Tarazona Belenguer, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Olga Ampuero Canellas, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Dr. Manuel Martínez Torán, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • María González Rojo, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Pablo Tortosa Juanes, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Pedro Sáez Martínez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Jose Armijo Tortajada, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Adrián Garmendía Martínez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
  • Francisco Misael Muñoz Pérez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

Emerging Scholar Awardees

For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2024 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:

Nandhini Giri

Nandhini Giri

Purdue University, USA

(In-Person)

Yuzyil Aydin

Yuzyil Aydin

Bahcesehir University, Turkey

(In-Person)

Syeda Asia

Syeda Asia

Udhyam Learning Foundation, India

(In-Person)

Eunmi Moon

Eunmi Moon

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA

(In-Person)

Laureen Mahler

Laureen Mahler

Aalto University, Finland

(In-Person)

Neela Imani

Neela Imani

York University, Canada

(In-Person)

Dalia Sendra Rodríguez

Dalia Sendra Rodríguez

Universidade Europeia of Lisbon, Portugal

(In-Person)

Angelica Sibrian

Angelica Sibrian

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

(In-Person)

Tarryn Rennie

Tarryn Rennie

Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

(In-Person)

Alberto Iberbuden

Alberto Iberbuden

Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany

(In-Person)

Tatyana Iudean

Tatyana Iudean

Florida Atlantic University, USA

(In-Person)

Pedro Sáez Martínez

Pedro Sáez Martínez

Co-founder of Monnou, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

(In-Person)

Arda Çalışkan

Arda Çalışkan

Bahçeşehir University, Turkey

(Online Only)

Conference & Network Partners