PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Design of Politecnico di Milano. Her interests focus on the design of industrial products, with the study of methods and tools for the development of new products, from the research phase to the conceptualization phase, integrating a user-centered approach to engineering and manufacturing aspects. She has developed an inter-est in multicultural aspects in design. She is the Rector’s delegate for international relations of the School of Design and for the Strategic Project Italy-Azerbajin University. She has been member of the SID (Italian Design Society) Board of Directors. She is Dean of the School of Architecture and Design, ADA University, Baku.