Giulia is an assistant professor in the Human-Technology Interaction group (IE&IS department) at Eindhoven University of Technology. She holds a double-degree PhD in Assistive Technologies (from UPC and TU/e) and works in the fields of Human-Robot Interaction and Human-Computer Interaction. Her current dementia research explores the role AI technologies can play in promoting social connectedness, as well as in fostering participation in the design process. Moreover, she investigates issues of deception arising from the design of social robots for people with dementia. Throughout her work, her aim is to democratize research participation by devising research tools that are sensitive to the particularities and lived experiences of people with dementia and those who surround them.