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.

Upcoming events

Wed, Nov 4, 2026

Masters’ Talks

Izaskun Chinchilla

Los barrios del buen vivir: A Perspective from Tentative Design

Wed, Dec 16, 2026

Masters’ Talks

Rainer Hehl, Polycosmos

Cosmotechnics — or how we make worlds in the wake of AI

Physical outputs

Featured projects

Digital Apophenia

Master Project

  • Zeynep Atik
  •  MAIAD 26

The Very Pretty Restaurants

Master Project

  • Birce Su Yasar
  •  MAIAD 26

Atemporal

MAIAD x CMA 26

  •  MAIAD 26

Vladan Joler’s exhibition ‘Explorer of Contemporary Phenomena’

Meet our Faculty

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Juan Arizti

Mediapro Exhibitions

Teaches Latent Architectures

Fernanda Rocha

Blackbot

Teaches Artificial Intelligence Principles

Tim Cowlishaw

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

Ayşegül Güzel

AI of Your Choice

Leads Skills Lab on risk and impact assessments

Victor Ventura

Teaches User Experience Architectures (Figma)

Joan Sandoval

Teaches Live Image Gen

Ricard Garcia

Domestic Data Streamers, Statement Typefaces

Teaches Web Development and Type Design

Marc Conangla

16 Times

Teaches Creative Research

Eryk Salvaggio

University of Cambridge

Leads courses on Critical AI

Jillian Powers, PhD

Slalom

Leads course on Responsible AI Implementation Strategies

Ane Guerra

Agencia Letraherida

Teaches Writing

Núria Nia

Teaches Performance Art and Technology

Pelayo Méndez

GFT

Teaches Interaction Design and Development (Front end Engineering)

Maria Moreso

Teaches Creative Research

Anne Quito

Teaches Resistance and Poetic Dissidence

Jon Black

Blackbot

Teaches Cognitive Science and Design Fundamentals

Sudha Jamthe

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

Marta Handenawer

Domestic Data Streamers

Codirector of the MAIAD

Lauren Benjamin Mushro, PhD

Sapien AI, Museum of Science, Aspen Institute

Advisor and course leader on AI Governance

Self Andrea

Domestic Data Streamers

Teaches Writing Against Algorithmic Mediation

Gemma Busquets

Teaches Data Visualization

Germán León

Helvetica Digital

Program Director, teaches Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Interaction Design

Pau Artigas

Estampa

Teaches AI Development

Caroline Sinders

Convocation Design + Research

Leads course on human rights centered design

Martín Pérez Comisso, PhD

Universidad de Chile

Leads course on socio-technical systems

Joana Bisbe

Domestic Data Streamers

Coordinates the experience at the Master program and teaches Creative Research

Regina Dos Santos Estévez

Teaches Cognitive Science and Design Fundamentals

Katrin Fritsch

Green Web Foundation

Guest lecturer and advisor on Environmental Impacts of Tech

Bruno Recht

Independent - Formerly Porsche Digital

Teaches Introduction to AI Design / User Research

Jonatan Poveda

Independent - Formerly Gestoos / Preact Technologies

Teaches Design and Prototyping of Machine Learning and Neural Networks

Stephanie Rodriguez

Teaches Interaction Design and Development (Python)

Buse Çetin

AI Forensics

Leads course on AI Policy

Agustina Palazzo

Domestic Data Streamers

Teaches Final Master Thesis

Paadín

Codirector of the MAIAD

Pau Aleikum

Domestic Data Streamers

Director of the MAIAD

Pascal Landry

Gestoos

Teaches User Experience Architectures

Nathalie Nahai

Guest Faculty, teaches Transversal Vision of Artificial Intelligence

Anna Diaz

Hamill Industries

Teaches Robotics & Light

Andres Colmenares

IAM

Program director and facilitator of multiple modules

Abdelrahman (Abdo) Hassan

Decathlon

Leads courses on decision intelligence and critical making

Mario Santamaría

Teaches AI Infrastructure

Marce de Medeiros

Teaches AI & Sculpture

Cecilia Tham

Futurity Systems

Teaches Cognitive Science and Design Fundamentals / AI Principles

Andrea Talal Haidar

Hubtype

Teaches Conversational Design

Ariel Guersenzvaig, PhD

Elisava

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

Roman Daniel

Lavern.co

Teaches Live Image & Sound Generation

Dasha Simons

University of Amsterdam & IBM

Leads course on AI Governance and AI Ethics in corporations

Andreu Belsunces

Teaches Hype & AI

Gemma Alcodori

Tutor of the Final Project and Transversal Vision

Carla de la Torre

Teaches Creative Research

Kasia Odrozek

UNESCO

Advisor and lead of AI Ethics and Impacts of AI Systems

Leandro Ucciferri

Ranking Digital Rights

Leads seminar on human and digital rights

Arcadi Poch

Marbet Spain / Vogelkop

Tutor of the Final Project and Transversal Vision

Internet Tour by Mario Santamaría, MDRAI + MDEF