Expertise

Francesco Cafaro’s work is centered on the use of novel interaction techniques in support of STEM informal learning and cultural heritage. Specifically, he investigates how theories from learning, cognitive, and computer sciences can provide the scaffolding for the design of intuitive, embodied interactions. Cafaro’s recent efforts have focused on:

  • Designing and implementing hand gestures and body movements for interactive museum installations that can help visitors to make sense of what they see on the screen.
  • Defining design strategies to aid visitors in navigating multiple, complex historic narratives at outdoor cultural heritage campuses.
  • Using tracking technologies in augmented mirrors for ballet studios
Communities
Bioinformatics, Management Information Systems, Information Science/Systems, Computer Science
Degrees
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Computer Science, 2015
MS, University of Illinois at Chicago, Computer Science, 2009
MS, Politecnico di Milano, Engineering of Computing Systems, 2008
BS, Politecnico di Milano, Engineering of Computing Systems, 2006