Project Leader, Interaction Design at InformaSistemi S.p.a.
Bologna Area, Italy
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- Project Leader, Interaction Design at InformaSistemi S.p.a.
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- PhD Student at MICC - University Of Florence
- Researcher at Media Integration and Communication Center
- Interaction Designer and Software Architect for Natural Interaction at iO
- Software Architect at CLU srl
- IT Consultant at In-Forma srl
- Software Consultant at Intermedia
- Founder and CTO at Tremens Games
- Education
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze
- Università di Bologna
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Stefano Baraldi’s Summary
http://www.onthetabletop.eu/
Freelance Researcher investigating on the theme of interaction between Humans and spaces, supporting social and collaborative contexts where knowledge is produced and shared.
My long-term interest in computer-supported human activities started from the development of online collaborative applications and i am now focusing on the emerging world of SDG (Single Display Groupware) roomware applications, meant to support small-group experiences in the same space (meetings, brainstorming) to achieve better results.
Experienced software architect, worked on the design and engineering of one of the first multi-user and multi-touch tabletop system, the best platform for building co-located collaborative applications.
Stefano Baraldi’s Specialties:
Technical Skills:
Sotware Architectures, Software Development, C/C++, .NET C#, 3D and multimedia development, DirectX.
Web development, PHP, MySql, ASP.NET, IIS, Apache, CSS
Platforms: Windows XP/Server, Linux
Scientific Skills:
Proficient in writing scientific papers, essays, reports and technical documentation.
Project and Group Management:
Experience in project management of medium project, coordination of small groups of developers. Team building.
Stefano Baraldi’s Experience
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Project Leader, Interaction Design
InformaSistemi S.p.a.
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
I am leading the Interaction Design group at Informa Sistemi S.p.A.
We are providing advanced interactive platforms and applications in different fields: digital signage, scientific research, visual knowledge modeling, broadcasting and presentation.
Our specialty is creating natural user experiences leveraging new multi-touch, large screen and interactive tecnologies. -
PhD Student
MICC - University Of Florence
(Research industry)
January 2006 — December 2008 (3 years)
PhD on Human Computer Interaction, Cognitive Interfaces, Multi-touch and gesture interfaces, visual languages, CSCW
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Researcher
Media Integration and Communication Center
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2005 — 2007 (2 years)
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Interaction Designer and Software Architect for Natural Interaction
iO
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
May 2006 — April 2007 (1 year)
Research and engineering of a multi-touch tabletop surface for bare-hand interaction (tabulaTouch).
Software Architect and lead developer of NiEngine, the core graphics/vision library for building interactive interfaces. -
Software Architect
CLU srl
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2001 — March 2006 (4 years 11 months)
Software Architect in designing and developing PROGECTA, an online Project Management for the planning and management of EU projects, used by universities and research centres.
Support in UNIX systems setup and maintenance.
Communication, training and team-building on PROGECTA. -
IT Consultant
In-Forma srl
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
January 2004 — May 2004 (5 months)
Consultancy for office infrastructure, VoIP services, system integration and middleware development.
Web design and programming. -
Software Consultant
Intermedia
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1998 — December 2003 (6 years)
Software designer and developer for online internet applications.
Development of online press cutting service.
Development of online publishing applications.
UNIX server system administration, mail and web services.
General software application design consultancy. -
Founder and CTO
Tremens Games
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)
April 1997 — April 2000 (3 years 1 month)
Founder of a startup company around one of the first first-person medieval combat 3D games, featuring an unique input method for the time.
Stefano Baraldi’s Education
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Università degli Studi di Firenze
PhD , Human Computer Interaction , 2006 — 2009
Ongoing research on enhancing collaborative activities in a face-to-face environment using natural interaction.
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Università di Bologna
MSc , Computer Science , 1995 — 2005
Laurea cum Laude in Computer Science. My thesis is a working prototype called "wikiWall", a system for building concept maps using hand gestures on an interactive tabletop.
