Research fellow at University of Brescia, Department Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics (DICATAM) and Department Information Engineering (DII).

Lavinia, with  PhD at Politecnico di Milano on Technology and Design for Environmental Quality at building and urban scale, She worked on sustainability of office building and assessment of energy requirements, energy saving measures and renewable energy integration in the built environment. She works on energy simulation and interoperability between Building Information Modeling and Building Energy Modeling to provide an interrupted chain of information between disciplines and support the design process.

The research at University of Brescia is focusing on cognitive buildings and smart connection with a user-centered design approach (Behavioral design) able to promote a new vision of the building as a service provider to enhance and improve user experience.