Associate Professor in Interactive Media 
CODEX PhD Director and Network Coordinator
Joint programme coordinator with Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA)
i-DAT Creative Producer

• Member of the Scientific Commitee DigitCult - Scientific Journal on Digital Cultures (https://digitcult.lim.di.unimi.it/index.php/dc) 
• UOP representative and Creative Industry theme leader for UK-Jiangsu World Class University Consortium (https://ukjs2020.com)
• International Sociological Association member (Research Committee on the Body in the Social Sciences)

Dr. Gianni Corino (MSc, PhD) is an Associate Professor of Interactive Media at the University of Plymouth. With a strong background in digital design and interdisciplinary research, he has taught and led several academic programmes, including the BA/BSc Digital Art and Technology, BA/BSc Digital Media Design, and the MRes in Digital Art and Technology.

He also spearheaded the development of the BA Game Art and Design, MA Game Design and the TNE dual award with Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA). More recently he launched CODEX, an intercultural and interdisciplinary postgraduate research programme in collaboration with top Chinese Art Design and Architecture Universities.

Dr. Corino is passionate about international and intercultural collaboration in higher education, contributing to numerous projects across all levels of education in his role as Associate Head of School for Internationalisation and Head of the Joint Institute project. He currently serves as the University of Plymouth coordinator and UK Creative Industry lead for the British Council-supported UK–Jiangsu Consortium of Universities.

His research focuses on performativity, embodied socio-technical networks, and emergent technological practices at the intersection of the physical and digital. He explores themes such as AI, big data, immersive technologies, and the Internet of Things, with a particular interest in speculative and philosophical approaches to design. Recently, his work has expanded into the domain of food design and food futures.

His practice lies at the intersection of interaction design, speculative design, playful experiences, and interactive arts.

PhD – Tommaso Maggio “A Framework For Syncretic Pluriversal Narrative: Somaesthetics And Consciousness In Thai Design Education ” – Completed 2023

PhD - Jie Yan “#Instafood: a speculative design exploration of the eating experience, perception, fabrication, and consumption.” – Completed 2024

PhD - Christiana Kazakou “Un-Framing Transiting Trajectories: A ‘Beyond Disciplinary’ Approach To Curating In The Context Of Art And Science Discourse”. Funded by the 3D3 Center for doctoral training, Arts & Humanities Research Council – Completed 2025

PhD - Shuo Qi “Mapping Place and Attachment - a study of morphological and social attachment of Qingdao Liyuan in the context of cultural, ecological, economic, political and social challenges. ”.– expected completion 2026

PhD - Yan Feng “A Practice-Based Exploration of Natural dye in Fashion and Textile Design Application.” – expected completion 2026

PhD - Yaojiong Yu “Inspiration Mobile Augmented Reality Interactive Story System (IMARISS): Design and Optimization for Story Creation Phase” – expected completion 2026

PhD - Haoyun Jiang “Sustainable Innovation Design Towards Carbon Neutrality ThroughMarine Ecosystems” – expected completion 2026

PhD - Alexandra Carr “Reconceptualising co-design within contemporary practice: an exploration of human-matter relations” – expected completion 2026

PhD - Elizabeth Coulter-Smith “Creative Deep Learning: A Multimodal Exploratory Computational Art Practice” – expected completion 2027

PhD - Yuming Chen “Real-Time Emotion-Driven AI Art” – expected completion 2028

PhD - Shiyuan Liu “Virtual narrative of XR media in digital archive” – expected completion 2028

PhD - Haoyue Qin “Cross cultural epistemologies in game design: the use of Chinese traditional practices” – expected completion 2028

PhD - Shangren Li “Practice on Experience Optimization in Art-Based Intervention through XR and Tai Chi Philosophy” – expected completion 2028

PhD - PengPeng Yang “Gamified Learning of Hui Architectural Heritage in Youth Education:Towards Improved Structural Understanding” – expected completion 2029