Interaction Design
Emerging technologies for products and services
Turin
ENG
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ITA
Second Level Academic Diploma in Design - Specialization in Interaction Design
Language
English, Italian
Start date
October 2026
Frequency
Full time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
2 Years
Credits
120 CFA / ECTS
Course Coordination
Alice Mela, Andrea Pinchi
How can the design of interactive systems, products, and services help people navigate constantly evolving technologies and use them more consciously?
We live in an increasingly interconnected world, where digital platforms, smart devices, and constantly updated applications shape our everyday lives. Technologies such as home automation systems, collaborative robots, smart glasses, and virtual assistants are transforming the ways we move, access information, learn, and take care of ourselves. Interaction Design plays a key role in this complex landscape by shaping the points of contact between humans and technologies, making often invisible yet crucial systems understandable and accessible, and translating innovation into useful, sustainable, and socially valuable experiences.
The Master of Arts in Interaction Design. Emerging Technologies for Products and Services trains designers capable of creating and managing ecosystems of interactions that merge physical and digital dimensions. The two-year programme is aligned with the DesignXCommons vision and proposes an approach that connects digital tools, human behaviours, and social change, interpreting our relationship with technology as an ongoing and evolving process. Through this lens, students learn to design not only products and interfaces, but also broader design architectures that connect people, environments, data, and platforms, contributing to the regeneration and well-being of the contexts in which they operate.
Today, having skills in digital transformation is increasingly strategic, as companies seek professionals able to understand and guide these processes in a conscious and sustainable way. Through an experimental and interdisciplinary approach, research and prototyping work together to explore the potential of emerging technologies, turning them into tools that can generate meaningful social, cultural, environmental, and economic interactions. Crossing disciplinary fields—such as user experience, ethnographic studies, digital sociology, and fast prototyping and vibe-coding practices based on generative AI—enables designers to tackle complex problems with both critical and practical tools, strengthening their technical and design capabilities. Within laboratory settings, collaboration with companies and organizations active in the field allows students to gain direct experience of what they learn throughout the programme.
The city of Torino, with its strong industrial and technological heritage, has long been a fertile ground in the European landscape of Interaction Design and a key partner in shaping a co-design process attentive to the evolution of the discipline. Here, companies that have made design history coexist with a rapidly growing startup ecosystem exploring new frontiers—from artificial intelligence to autonomous driving and digital transformation—creating a unique environment in which to experiment with new forms of interaction.
The programme welcomes graduates from Design, Architecture, Engineering, Social Sciences, or related fields who want to develop the ability to balance research, strategy, and prototyping, learning to coordinate multidisciplinary processes that foster collaboration among developers, researchers, companies, and communities. This vision enables designers to work across diverse sectors—from healthcare to mobility, from education to home automation, from IoT to digital and hybrid services—imagining solutions that maintain a continuous dialogue with users and respond thoughtfully to the ethical, social, and environmental impacts of emerging technologies. The skills acquired open the door to roles such as UX Strategist, Strategic Designer, Service & Product Designer, Technologist, or Product Manager, as well as research and development positions in innovation-oriented companies. The Master of Arts also offers the opportunity to pursue PhD studies at Italian or international universities.
The Career Service supports students in shaping their own career path throughout the two-year program. Career coaching sessions help take stock of their skills and define an individual career plan based on their own inclinations and experiences, alongside one-to-one sessions dedicated to reviewing CV and portfolio. Several workshops cover personal branding, LinkedIn, and networking, while a partnership with Synergie provides the tools to approach a job interview with confidence. Rounding out the program are online Career Talks, featuring firsthand accounts and practical advice, and direct opportunities to meet companies through Talent Days, where students can apply for open positions, and Job Future Days, focused on the employment trends and skills most in demand. Students can also take part in the Erasmus+ Traineeship program, opening the door to internship opportunities across EU countries. Support continues after graduation too, through the IED Alumni community and a dedicated platform for job opportunities and consulting services.
Faculty
Course Leader
Alice Mela
Interaction designer & Creative technologist
Course Leader
Andrea Pinchi
Interaction Designer
Serena Cangiano
Head of Digital Lab SUPSI, faculty teacher and board member at MA in Interaction Design, senior researcher at Design Institute SUPSI. Co-founder at Ethafa.
Francesco Carletto
Design Director (UX, UI, Product & Visual)
Isabel Farina
Co-founder and UX Researcher at ALMA Female
Eric Tron Gianet
Interaction Designer
Marco Cassino
Founder of Volcano Design Studio
Michael Kaethler
Scientific Committee | Theory & Method
Inside the labs
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CINTIQ LAB
What people say
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