Francesca Bria

Francesca Bria is is currently a PhD Researcher at Imperial College Business School. In her research she's investigating how design-driven methodologies can foster the direct involvement of users and communities in co-designing  and co-producing future urban systems and services. She's also looking at the way ubiquitous and pervasive urban technology will impact collaborative creativity and socio-economic practices. Francesca has an Msc in E-business and Innovation from the University College of London, Birkbeck and she is currently working as Tutor in Business Strategy and Organisational Change at Queen Mary University in London. She is political consultant and expert on Innovation policy, Media and the Information Society for the Region of Lazio, the Province of Rome and the European Commission. Francesca has a background working as video journalist, writer, filmmaker and network activist and she’s an advocacy adviser on access to knowledge and  collaborative production in the digital economy.