Alessia Romani (PhD in Design, MSc in Design & Engineering) is a Postdoc researcher and a teaching assistant at Politecnico di Milano, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta". Her research interests focus on the interdisciplinary connection between Industrial Design, Materials and Additive Manufacturing. Alessia aims to bridge design and engineering through the lenses of materials and digital technologies. She is also interested in design strategies and approaches to additive manufacturing (i.e., Open Source); new materials, finishing, and expressive-sensorial qualities for design and additive manufacturing; parametric and computational design; design for sustainability and circular economy.