Giulia Barbareschi is a Professor at the University of Duisburg Essen and the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security where she leads the Inclusive Technology and Collective Engagement group. Her research focuses on exploring how we can leverage, adapt, and develop existing and new technologies to promote more equitable societies through direct collaboration with marginalized individuals.

Her work sits at the intersection of Human Computer Interaction, Inclusive Design and Social Development. Drawing on her background as a physiotherapist, she has worked extensively on the design and clinical testing of assistive, rehabilitation, and therapeutic tools, spanning from physical prosthetics to digital VR systems, in close collaboration with clinicians and patients.

Through her research, she works collaboratively with people with different abilities, ages, genders, nationalities and social backgrounds to understand what already works on the ground, where barriers persist, and how co-designed solutions can scale responsibly across sectors.

Before moving to Germany in 2025, Giulia has worked in Japan as Senior Assistant Professor at the Keio Graduate School of Media Design in Yokohama (Japan), which she had originally joined in 2021 as Research Fellow supported by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science. working to investigate how marginalised experiences can be leveraged to spearhead technological innovations from supporting novel modalities for creative expression, developing educational toolkits, or radically re-develop traditional assistive devices for functional and playful interactions.