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design for wellbeing, design for health, healthcare design, user experience, emotional design
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Biography

Professor and consultant in the field of human-centered design, specializing in health and well-being, with 20 years of experience. Skilled professional who developed 85+ research and design projects for organizations such as Samsung and United Nations Women. Experienced leader who mentored researchers at all levels. Researcher with 100+ academic papers and book chapters published. Board member of the Special Interest Group of Design for Well-being, Happiness and Health (SIGWELL) of the Design Research Society.

Activities

Employment (5)

Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta, Georgia, US

2023-08-01 to present | Associate Professor (School of Industrial Design)
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Zooma Inc. | Consumer Experience: Porto Alegre, BR

2003 to present | Co-founder
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Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta, Georgia, US

2019-12-01 to 2023-07-31 | Research Affiliate (SimTigrate Design Lab)
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Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos: Porto Alegre, RS, BR

2011-03-01 to 2022-07-18 | Professor of Design and Psychology
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Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing - Câmpus ESPM Sul: Porto Alegre, RS, BR

2005-03 to 2011-01 | Professor of Consumer Psychology (Design, Social Communication and Business)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Harvard Medical School: Boston, MA, US

2019-03 to 2020-07 | Pediatrics Leadership (PgC)
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul: Porto Alegre, RS, BR

2005-03 to 2009-03 | PhD in Psychology (including a period as doctoral visiting researcher, Leeds University Business School, UK, 2007/2008) (Psychology)
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul: Porto Alegre, RS, BR

2003-03 to 2005-01 | Msc in Social and Developmental Psychology (Psychology)
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul: Porto Alegre, RS, BR

1997-08 to 2002-07 | Bachelor in Psychology (Psycology)
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Professional activities (3)

Design Research Society: London, GB

2017 to present | Board member, SiGWELL (Design research for Wellbeing, Hapiness and Health (SIGWELL)
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Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta, GA, US

2019-06-01 to 2019-11-30 | Senior Visiting Scholar (SimTigrate Design Lab)
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Delft University of Technology: Delft, Zuid-Holland, NL

2010 to 2011 | Visiting postdoctoral researcher
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Funding (5)

Design of outpatient oncopediatric services

2021 to 2024 | Salary award
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasilia, BR)
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310740/2020-7

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Strategic design to promote the wellbeing of children undergoing cancer treatment in the Brazilian Universal Healthcare System (Original title in Portuguese: Design estratégico na promoção do bem-estar da criança em tratamento do câncer: cenários de inovação para o ecossistema de atenção à saúde inf

2019-06 to 2019-11 | Grant
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasilia, BR)
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Service design in pediatric oncology: contributions to child wellbeing (Original title in Portuguese: Design de serviços em oncologia pediátrica: contribuições para o bem-estar infantil)

2018 to 2021 | Grant
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasília, BR)
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420687/2018-1

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Service design to promote wellbeing among children under cancer treatment (Original title in Portuguese: Design de serviços para a promoção do bem-estar da criança em tratamento do câncer)

2018 to 2021 | Salary award
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasília, BR)
GRANT_NUMBER:

307113/2017-5

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Design for Social Skills in the Childhood (Original title in Portuguese: Design para o Desenvolvimento de Habilidades Sociais na Infância)

2013 to 2017 | Grant
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasília, BR)
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471253/2013-8

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Works (17)

Codesign of healthcare technology with children: a scoping review

Design for Health
2025-01-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Leandro M. Tonetto; Roberta R. Mandelli; Raíssa S. Fontoura; Jennifer R. DuBose; Craig Zimring
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Workspace Layout for Resilient Performance using Social Network Analysis: A Case Study

HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Flavio Sanson Fogliatto; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin; Guilherme Luz Tortorella; Jose Miguel Dora; Leandro Miletto Tonetto
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A Feasibility Study on Indoor Localization and Multiperson Tracking Using Sparsely Distributed Camera Network With Edge Computing

IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation
2023 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526350

Contributors: Hyeokhyen Kwon; Chaitra Hegde; Yashar Kiarashi; Venkata Siva Krishna Madala; Ratan Singh; ArjunSinh Nakum; Robert Tweedy; Leandro Miletto Tonetto; Craig M. Zimring; Matthew Doiron et al.
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Information and communication technologies in emergency care services for patients with COVID-19: a multi-national study

International Journal of Production Research
2023-12-17 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526349

Contributors: Leandro Miletto Tonetto; Tarcísio Abreu Saurin; Flavio Sanson Fogliatto; Guilherme Luz Tortorella; Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy; Valentina Marques da Rosa; Jeslyn Tengkawan
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Arquitetura hospitalar centrada no afeto: contribuições de Baruch de Espinosa

Revista de Arquitectura
2023-06-30 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526357

Contributors: Imara A. M. Duarte; Angelina D. L. Costa; Leandro M. Tonetto
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Espaços criativos para a humanização da internação pediátrica

PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção
2023-06-20 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526354

Contributors: Victória Andreis Sebben; Fabrício Farias Tarouco; Carmen Lúcia Pinto Copetti; Leandro Miletto Tonetto
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OntoLearnWell: uma ontologia baseada em contextos orientada ao bem-estar emocional no ambiente educacional

Revista Brasileira de Computação Aplicada
2023-04-25 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526361

Contributors: Helder Moreira Arruda; Sandro Oliveira Dorneles; Leandro Miletto Tonetto; Elvis Fernandes Bugs; Giovani Cheuiche Pesenti; Rafael Kunst; Jorge Luis Victória Barbosa
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Design for wellbeing in hospital routines for paediatric cancer treatment

The Design Journal
2023-01-02 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526360

Contributors: Raíssa Schmitt Fontoura; Roberta Rech Mandelli; Francielle Daudt; Valentina Marques da Rosa; Priscila Goergen Brust-Renck; Leandro Miletto Tonetto
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Game design guidelines to foster empathic behaviours in school-age children

The Design Journal
2022-07-04 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526362

Contributors: Roberta Rech Mandelli; Leandro Miletto Tonetto; Bruno Augusto Lorenz; Guilherme Englert Corrêa Meyer; Angela Marin
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DIRETRIZES DE PROJETO DE ARTEFATOS TECNOLÓGICOS PARA MITIGAR CONFLITOS NA GESTÃO DO TEMPO NA PATERNIDADE

Ergodesign & HCI
2021-12-31 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526351

Contributors: Daniel Mello Vidaletti; Leandro Miletto Tonetto; Roberta Rech Mandelli; Bruno Augusto Lorenz
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Digital technologies: An exploratory study of their role in the resilience of healthcare services

Applied Ergonomics
2021-11 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526352

Contributors: Valentina Marques da Rosa; Tarcísio Abreu Saurin; Guilherme Luz Tortorella; Flavio S. Fogliatto; Leandro M. Tonetto; Daniel Samson
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Impacts of Healthcare 4.0 digital technologies on the resilience of hospitals

Technological Forecasting and Social Change
2021-05 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526359

Contributors: Guilherme Luz Tortorella; Tarcísio Abreu Saurin; Flavio S. Fogliatto; Valentina M. Rosa; Leandro M Tonetto; Farah Magrabi
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Differences in thinking styles across professionals with different academic backgrounds when developing a product

Architectural Engineering and Design Management
2021-03-04 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526358

Contributors: Leandro Miletto Tonetto; Priscila G. Brust-Renck; Stanley Ruecker; Flavio S. Fogliatto; Diego Augusto de Jesus Pacheco
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“Step by step”: the development of a therapeutic game to assist in the treatment of drug use

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
2020-06 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526356

Contributors: Viviane Peçaibes; Leandro Miletto Tonetto; Ilana Andretta
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Lean-healthcare approach to reduce costs in a sterilization plant based on surgical tray rationalization

Production Planning & Control
2020-04-25 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526355

Contributors: Flavio S. Fogliatto; Michel J. Anzanello; Leandro M. Tonetto; Daniela S. S. Schneider; Ana Maria Muller Magalhães
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Influences of visual attributes of food packaging on consumer preference and associations with taste and healthiness

International Journal of Consumer Studies
2019-03 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526353

Contributors: Valentina Marques da Rosa; Charles Spence; Leandro Miletto Tonetto
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TOMADA DE DECISÃO RACIONAL E EXPERIENCIAL NO PROJETO DE PRODUTOS

Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos
2018-02-01 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4526364

Contributors: Valentina Marques da Rosa; Roberta Rech Mandelli; Priscila G. Brust-Renck; Leandro Miletto Tonetto
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Peer review (5 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Evolutionary intelligence. (1)
Review activity for International journal of environmental research and public health (1)
Review activity for She ji. (2)
Review activity for Trends in Psychology. (1)