Federico Espositi graduated in Automation Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, studying social robotics and artificial intelligence inspired by biological neural processes. Alongside his technical path, he explored various creative and storytelling mediums, including graphic novel adn videogames. Since 2010 he has studied theater acting, writing and directing, developing short and feature plays. He started working as a theater pedagogist since 2017, adressing starytelling, acting, musical and immersive theater. Since 2021, he has been pursuing a PhD at Politecnico di Milano investigating nonverbal communication through new forms of technological expression, such as virtual reality, robotics and wearable devices, presented as interactive installations at Milan Digital Week 2022 and 2023, and hybridising phygital devices with performative arts. His artistic work is characterized by collaboration and an investigation of communicative potential across different media.
Reference for First Contact research line @AIRLAB. Read about the project here.
Personal Website: http://www.ricordium.com/