Marina Ricci received her PhD in Industry 4.0 at the Polytechnic University of Bari. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees with honors in Industrial Design at the Polytechnic University of Bari in 2018 and 2020. Her research covers and intertwines the areas of interaction design and computer science. Her current research concerns "extending" reality by creating novel user experiences by focusing on their multisensorial aspects through the use of virtual and augmented reality and haptic technologies.