Monica Vassallo

Experience

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  E-learning Università degli Studi di Genova

  Mar 2018 - Sept 2018

  Assistant Video Editor

  - Visual communication- Photography- Video editor

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  Private

  May 2018 - Oct 2018

  Graphic Designer

  I worked on the illustration of the book "La mia Russia" written by Giorgio Temporelli designing the book cover.

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  Best Western® Hotels & Resorts

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  Waitress

  Daily evening job that allows me to attend the ELC Eastbourne English School Language as to obtain Cambridge English Qualification: Advanced (CAE). By being constantly with customers and colleagues both british and internationals, my teamwork , communication and english language skills has significantly improved

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  Private

  Nov 2020 - Oct 2022

  Private Tutor

  Weekly job that allows me to study and work on my educational commitments, consisting of tutoring a high school student girl. This job increases my communication and management skills

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  Utrecht University

  Oct 2022 - Sept 2023

  Student Ambassador HCI

  - Serving as a contact for prospective students- Representing HCI Master at events- Participating in occasional focus groups/brainstorming sessions with the Marketing Department

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  SenseGlove

  Dec 2022 - Nov 2023

  Research Intern Human Computer Interaction

  - Implementation of haptic feedback gloves and virtual reality at SenseGlove for research thesis internship. The research focused on procedural and factual knowledge following the vibrotactile and force feedback in virtual fire training simulation.- Organisation and management of field trip to Saudi Arabia for testing SenseGlove virtual fire training simulation and Metaverse simulation for NEOM.- Performance of quantitative and qualitative research for research thesis: gathering samples and creating a dataset following experiments with 68 participants and using exploratory and descriptive analysis using Python and SPSS Show less

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  UMC Utrecht Brain Center

  Sept 2024 - now

  User Experience Designer

  - Designing an engaging, accessible game for researchers to analyse and collect data from patient brain stimuli, focusing on user interaction and data accuracy.- Creating intuitive, responsive interfaces that simplify complex BCI data for researchers and users and ensure ease of use for users with mobility limitations.- Working closely with researchers to prototype and test game elements that align with the requirements and ensure the design meets both research goals and user accessibility standards. Show less