Alessia holds a PhD in Bioengineering (Politecnico di Milano, 2009). She is Senior Researcher at CNR-IEIIT, Adjunct Professor at Politecnico di Milano, Visiting Scientist at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is interested in eHealth, health modeling, and hearing technology. She is author of >100 articles on int. peer-reviewed Journals and conferences, 1 book, and >100 conf. communications. She is Associate Editor for leading Journals and expert evaluator for the EU and several research agencies.