Ai l Elisava

Hello human! At AI — Elisava you will find our roster of master programs that approach AI from different perspectives: from pushing the boundaries of Applied AI to Arts & Design ↗ to exploring the present and imagining the future of Human Interaction & AI ↗ or addressing the challenges of designing a Responsible AI ↗.

MAIAD

Master in Applied AI for Arts and Design ↗

How about stop only talking about AI and start shaping it?

Two cities, two languages:
English at Elisava Barcelona.
Spanish at Elisava Madrid.

MDRAI

Master in Design for Responsible AI ↗

What does it take to design AI systems responsibly and creatively?

A part-time and low-residency programme for professionals.

Created in collaboration with IAM.

MHIAI

Master in Human Interaction and AI ↗

Our challenge now is adapting it to ever-evolving new business and human needs, with social and environmental responsibility.

The tools and skills needed to create AI are merging into a single profession.

Now at Elisava Madrid — Máster en IA aplicada a Artes y Diseño ↗

Starting September 2026 — En español

Upcoming events

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Wed, Mar 18, 2026

Masters’ Talks

Kathy Ryan

Backstories

April 9 — 11, 2026

Workshop

Núria Nia

IA & Performance

Wed, May 27, 2026

Masters’ Talks

Jonas Janke, b+

Love me one time, two times … x times !

May 25 — 29, 2026

Conference

AI for Good

Global Summit 2026

Internet Tour by Mario Santamaría, MDRAI + MDEF

Featured projects

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Great again. The Politics of Nostalgia

Final degree project

Tara Monheim

 MAIAD 25

Behind the Screens

Final degree project

Sofia Mari Surkau

 MAIAD 25

1202(4)

Video Project

Birce Su Yasar

 MAIAD 26

Vladan Joler’s exhibition ‘Explorer of Contemporary Phenomena’

Meet our Faculty

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Regina Dos Santos Estévez

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Teaches Cognitive Science and Design Fundamentals

Pelayo Méndez

GFT

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Teaches Interaction Design and Development (Front end Engineering)

Victor Ventura

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Teaches User Experience Architectures (Figma)

Leandro Ucciferri

Ranking Digital Rights

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Leads seminar on human and digital rights

Pascal Landry

Gestoos

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Teaches User Experience Architectures

Jillian Powers, PhD

Slalom

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Leads course on Responsible AI Implementation Strategies

Maria Moreso

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Teaches Creative Research

Agustina Palazzo

Domestic Data Streamers

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Teaches Final Master Thesis

Stephanie Rodriguez

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Teaches Interaction Design and Development (Python)

Ayşegül Güzel

AI of Your Choice

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Leads Skills Lab on risk and impact assessments

Gemma Alcodori

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Tutor of the Final Project and Transversal Vision

Caroline Sinders

Convocation Design + Research

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Leads course on human rights centered design

Joan Sandoval

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Teaches Live Image Gen

Lauren Benjamin Mushro, PhD

Sapien AI, Museum of Science, Aspen Institute

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Advisor and course leader on AI Governance

Carla de la Torre

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Teaches Creative Research

Gemma Busquets

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Teaches Data Visualization

Marta Handenawer

Domestic Data Streamers

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Codirector of the MAIAD

Tim Cowlishaw

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Teaches Coding in the MAIAD and Interaction Design and Development in the MHIAI

Germán León

Helvetica Digital

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Program Director, teaches Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Interaction Design

Marce de Medeiros

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Teaches AI & Sculpture

Martín Pérez Comisso, PhD

Universidad de Chile

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Leads course on socio-technical systems

Andreu Belsunces

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Teaches Hype & AI

Mario Santamaría

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Teaches AI Infrastructure

Kasia Odrozek

UNESCO

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Advisor and lead of AI Ethics and Impacts of AI Systems

Andrea Talal Haidar

Hubtype

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Teaches Conversational Design

Andres Colmenares

IAM

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Program director and facilitator of multiple modules

Pau Artigas

Estampa

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Teaches AI Development

Abdelrahman (Abdo) Hassan

Decathlon

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Leads courses on decision intelligence and critical making

Katrin Fritsch

Green Web Foundation

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Guest lecturer and advisor on Environmental Impacts of Tech

Ane Guerra

Agencia Letraherida

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Teaches Writing

Paadín

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Codirector of the MAIAD

Ariel Guersenzvaig, PhD

Elisava

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Leads course on Ethics of Technology and Design at MDRAI and AI Ethics and Philosophy at MAIAD.

Buse Çetin

AI Forensics

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Leads course on AI Policy

Arcadi Poch

Marbet Spain / Vogelkop

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Tutor of the Final Project and Transversal Vision

Anne Quito

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Teaches Resistance and Poetic Dissidence

Roman Daniel

Lavern.co

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Teaches Live Image & Sound Generation

Núria Nia

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Teaches Performance Art and Technology

Dasha Simons

University of Amsterdam & IBM

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Leads course on AI Governance and AI Ethics in corporations

Bruno Recht

Independent - Formerly Porsche Digital

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Teaches Introduction to AI Design / User Research

Jonatan Poveda

Independent - Formerly Gestoos / Preact Technologies

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Teaches Design and Prototyping of Machine Learning and Neural Networks

Sudha Jamthe

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Visiting Faculty, Teaches Design and Prototyping of Machine Learning and Neural Networks

Self Andrea

Domestic Data Streamers

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Teaches Writing Against Algorithmic Mediation

Marc Conangla

16 Times

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Teaches Creative Research

Anna Diaz

Hamill Industries

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Teaches Robotics & Light

Eryk Salvaggio

University of Cambridge

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Leads courses on Critical AI

Cecilia Tham

Futurity Systems

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Teaches Cognitive Science and Design Fundamentals / AI Principles

Nathalie Nahai

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Guest Faculty, teaches Transversal Vision of Artificial Intelligence

Juan Arizti

Mediapro Exhibitions

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Teaches Latent Architectures

Joana Bisbe

Domestic Data Streamers

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Coordinates the experience at the Master program and teaches Creative Research

Jon Black

Blackbot

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Teaches Cognitive Science and Design Fundamentals

Fernanda Rocha

Blackbot

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Teaches Artificial Intelligence Principles

Ricard Garcia

Domestic Data Streamers, Statement Typefaces

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Teaches Web Development and Type Design

Pau Aleikum

Domestic Data Streamers

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Director of the MAIAD

Physical outputs