The Future of Education

Peter Scupelli is an Associate Professor of Design, Director of the Learning Environments Lab, and Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Milano. He was the Nierenberg Professor from 2019-2022 at Carnegie Mellon University. Peter’s current research focus is on learning environments, Zero-carbon Lifestyle Transitions, and design futures. Peter is co-founder of the Global Design Futures Network (GDFN). He holds a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction, M.S. in HCI, M.Des. in Interaction Design, and an undergraduate Architecture degree from Univerty of Genoa (Italy). Peter teaches undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students. Peter has published over fifty-six peer-reviewed papers at international conferences and journals. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and Institutes of Educational Science. His work with Gruppo A12 was exhibited in the Architecture Biennale of Venice; PS1-MOMA, New York; the São Paulo Contemporary Art Biennial; the ZKM Museum of Karlsruhe, Germany, and many other places.