The Future of Education
Silvina Félix
Institution: ID+ Research Institute for Design Media and Culture, School of Design, Management and Production Technologies Aveiro Norte, University of Aveiro (Portugal)
Address: Campus Universitário de Santiago
Postal Code: 3810-193
Country: Portugal
Silvina Félix holds a degree in Design, specialising in Communication, and a PhD in Design from the University of Aveiro since 2019. After completing her degree, she worked professionally as a communication designer in companies within the field and later as a freelancer, developing Illustration projects, exhibition designs, graphic designs, and editorial designs for companies and publishers.
In 2009, she joined the Design faculty at the School of Design, Management, and Production Technologies of Aveiro—North (ESAN) – University of Aveiro, where she is currently an Assistant Professor teaching Design area courses (https://www.ua.pt/pt/p/16609102). In 2016, she was awarded a research grant (SFRH/BD/115246/2016) by the Foundation for Science and Technology to pursue her PhD in Design, focusing on the project "Design for Additive Manufacturing: Contributions of a Constructive Paradigm Shift to Design Practice."
She has been an integrated member of ID+ - Research Institute for Design, Media, and Culture since 2016 (https://idmais.org/member/silvina-felix/). She has publications in the design field, including Additive Manufacturing and Nature-Centered Design. She has been a reviewer for several conferences and is chair of Learn X Design 2025 Intertwinia in Design Education. She has supervised four Master's students at UA on projects related to Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, collaborating with companies and public entities. Currently, she is supervising a PhD project on innovation through modular design and a master's project in partnership with ECOMARE – Laboratory for Innovation and Sustainability of Marine Biological Resources at the University of Aveiro. From past collaboration with ECOMARE, two master's projects were developed: Design of a three-dimensional matrix for coral settlement through additive manufacturing. (https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-02-2024-0084) and Sustainable approaches to product design: 3D printing of coral bases using recycled PET.
Areas of expertise: Communication Design, Nature-centered Design, Drawing/Sketching in the Design creative process, Additive Manufacturing
In 2009, she joined the Design faculty at the School of Design, Management, and Production Technologies of Aveiro—North (ESAN) – University of Aveiro, where she is currently an Assistant Professor teaching Design area courses (https://www.ua.pt/pt/p/16609102). In 2016, she was awarded a research grant (SFRH/BD/115246/2016) by the Foundation for Science and Technology to pursue her PhD in Design, focusing on the project "Design for Additive Manufacturing: Contributions of a Constructive Paradigm Shift to Design Practice."
She has been an integrated member of ID+ - Research Institute for Design, Media, and Culture since 2016 (https://idmais.org/member/silvina-felix/). She has publications in the design field, including Additive Manufacturing and Nature-Centered Design. She has been a reviewer for several conferences and is chair of Learn X Design 2025 Intertwinia in Design Education. She has supervised four Master's students at UA on projects related to Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, collaborating with companies and public entities. Currently, she is supervising a PhD project on innovation through modular design and a master's project in partnership with ECOMARE – Laboratory for Innovation and Sustainability of Marine Biological Resources at the University of Aveiro. From past collaboration with ECOMARE, two master's projects were developed: Design of a three-dimensional matrix for coral settlement through additive manufacturing. (https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-02-2024-0084) and Sustainable approaches to product design: 3D printing of coral bases using recycled PET.
Areas of expertise: Communication Design, Nature-centered Design, Drawing/Sketching in the Design creative process, Additive Manufacturing
