Carla Martins Cipolla serves as an associate professor at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - COPPE / UFRJ since February 2010 and has been a member and coordinator of the DESIS Network since July 2008. Additionally, Carla has held the position of coordinator at Rio DESIS Lab since March 2008. Carla’s academic qualifications include a PhD in Design from Politecnico di Milano, a postdoctoral fellowship in Design from the University of the Arts London, as well as an MSc in Industrial Engineering and a BA in Product Design, both from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.