ADVANCED INTERACTION RESIDENCY: AIR
CIID in Bergamo, Italy
Our Advanced Interaction Residency (AIR) hosts seasoned industry leaders at our beautiful new location in Bergamo.
The residency focuses on forward-thinking questions in human-computer interaction, with a special emphasis on AI and physical computing. Residents engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary applied research and design, working closely with CIID students and faculty to create innovative solutions and advancements in how people interact with technology.
The Advanced Interaction Residency (AIR) is for those who want to take an active pause in their career to explore something they believe is both interesting and important. The CIID studio is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and hosts a constant flow of creative people from all over the world - enabling in-depth conversations and the development of ideas.
Our intention is for the format of this residency to evolve along with those who contribute, participate and inspire new thinking.
A call for Advanced Interaction Residents will be announced in the not too distant future. If you feel this would be an interesting opportunity for you, please contact us.
The residency focuses on forward-thinking questions in human-computer interaction, with a special emphasis on AI and physical computing. Residents engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary applied research and design, working closely with CIID students and faculty to create innovative solutions and advancements in how people interact with technology.
The Advanced Interaction Residency (AIR) is for those who want to take an active pause in their career to explore something they believe is both interesting and important. The CIID studio is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and hosts a constant flow of creative people from all over the world - enabling in-depth conversations and the development of ideas.
Our intention is for the format of this residency to evolve along with those who contribute, participate and inspire new thinking.
A call for Advanced Interaction Residents will be announced in the not too distant future. If you feel this would be an interesting opportunity for you, please contact us.
2025
JOSHUA WALTON
JOSHUA WALTON
Our newest Artist in Residence for 2025/26 is Joshua Walton. Josh is a leading innovator in the fields of Augmented and Mixed Reality, blurring the lines between physical and digital experience for his entire career.
JOSHUA WALTON
Prior to his roles building the Design team for Meta Reality Labs Research and as Design Architect for Microsoft HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality, Josh co-founded the LAB at the Rockwell Group in 2008, an interactive architecture group.
Combining digital design, computation, and environment design, he has created a wide range of groundbreaking, often award-winning interactive spaces. Projects and clients include the Venice Biennale, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, JetBlue JFK T5 Terminal, Google, Starwood Hotels, the Imagination Playground, and Intel at Maker Faire.
In addition to research and prototyping, Josh will be teaching the Immersive Experiences class to the upcoming IDP cohort, alongside his longtime collaborator James Tichenor.
Combining digital design, computation, and environment design, he has created a wide range of groundbreaking, often award-winning interactive spaces. Projects and clients include the Venice Biennale, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, JetBlue JFK T5 Terminal, Google, Starwood Hotels, the Imagination Playground, and Intel at Maker Faire.
In addition to research and prototyping, Josh will be teaching the Immersive Experiences class to the upcoming IDP cohort, alongside his longtime collaborator James Tichenor.
2024
HECTOR OUILHET
We are thrilled to announce that Hector Ouilhet will be our first Advanced Interaction Resident. Known to be a trail-blazer, in his time at CIID he will focus on The Future of Design in the Era of AI. We will share the output of Hector’s residency as his research, prototypes and/or solutions unfold.
HECTOR OUILHET
With 20+ years of experience, Hector has previously worked at HP, MIT, Google and Dropbox. He graduated from Interaction Design Institute Ivrea which is where he and the Founders of CIID first became entangled.
In his career, he has transformed how billions of people communicate via technology. We are very much looking forward to this collaboration - and this new chapter - for Hector and for CIID.
In his career, he has transformed how billions of people communicate via technology. We are very much looking forward to this collaboration - and this new chapter - for Hector and for CIID.
