Matteo Conti

A specialist in industrial and transportation design practice, low carbon vehicles (LCVs), smart mobility and design led innovation. 

I am keen to further develop research projects and publications in the area of Autonomous vehicles (AVs), LCVs and smart mobility.

A specific research focus is to develop knowledge around smart mobility aesthetics which is applicable to vehicles, transport infrastructure, HMI, etc.  

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• Graphical perspective representation for sketching complex 3D objects that flow around a circle: A systematised review and proposed guidelines, Bawab, H., Conti, M., Parkinson, D. 3 Sep 2026, In: The Design Journal
• A Place to Charge Your Wheels: Re-imagining the urban landscape for electric-wheelchair users through Design Fiction, Piedade, P., Jang, H., Maddux, J., Chappell, S., Maher, J., Dow, A., Conniss, L., Kotter, R., Conti, M., Zilvetti, M., Nicolson, S., Rizwan, A., Barrioz, V., Farrell, E. 27 Oct 2024, Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, New York, ACM
• Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Approaches in Higher Education to Conceive Future Mobility and Transport Design Practice in Extreme Scenarios, Zilvetti, M., Conti, M., Brevi, F., Kotter, R. 26 Jan 2024, AMPS Proceedings Series, Architecture Media Politics Society
• Sustainable Futures in UK Higher Education Through Multi-disciplinary Innovation and Advanced Practice: A Northumbria University Case Study, Zilvetti, M., Conti, M., Kotter, R. 1 Apr 2024, The Contribution of Universities Towards Education for Sustainable Development, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
• The influence of artificial intelligence on autonomous vehicle design and users' lifestyle within responsive urban environments, Zilvetti, M., Conti, M., Brevi, F. 30 Sep 2024, The Physical and the Digital City, Bristol, UK, Intellect
• Challenges and Opportunities for UK Seaports Toward Future Sustainability: The UK’s North East Smart Ports Testbed Case Study, Conti, M., Zilvetti, M., Kotter, R. 30 Mar 2023, Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
• Emotion Regulation Tool Design Principles for Arts and Design University Students, Zhu, Z., Qin, S., Yang, L., Dodd, A., Conti, M. 8 Jul 2023, In: Procedia CIRP
• Understanding the relationships between emotion regulation strategies and Big Five personality traits for supporting effective emotion regulation tools/interventions design, Zhu, Z., Qin, S., Dodd, A., Conti, M. 2023, In: Advanced Design Research
• Furthering Intelligent Mobility Through the Adoption of AI in Autonomous Vehicles, Kotter, R., Conti, M., Zilvetti, M. 9 Jul 2021, Im|mobile lives in turbulent times: Methods and Practices of Mobilities Research
• Innovative urban mobility shaped by users through pervasive information and communication technologies, Conti, M., Zilvetti, M. 2016, Digital futures and the city of today, Bristol, Intellect

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• Oral presentation: Cross-disciplinary Intersections Beyond Academia to Create Collaborative Mobility Research and Locally-Relevant Design 2024
• Invited talk: Integrated multi-disciplinary approaches in higher education to future mobility and transport design practice developed through extreme scenarios 2023
• Oral presentation: Multi-Disciplinary Innovation Design and Advanced Practice Real-World Student-Centric Strategies in UK Higher Education Towards Sustainable Futures: A Northumbria University Reflective Case Study 2022
• Oral presentation: North East of England Smart Ports Testbed - Challenges and Opportunities 2021
• Invited talk: Furthering intelligent mobility through the adoption of AI in autonomous vehicles 2020

• Hanna Bawab Investigating and developing a perspective technique to sketch complex 3D objects on a circular path Start Date: 13/12/2023 End Date: 17/10/2025
• Hanna Bawab Investigating and developing a perspective technique for sketching complex 3D objects on a circular path Start Date: 13/12/2023 End Date: 26/04/2026
• Sumit Yempalle Start Date: 01/10/2026

• Design Studies BA (Hons) June 30 1999
• PRINCE2 Foundation PRINCE2 2018