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, Apr  29, 2026

Masters’ Talks

India Mahdavi

Typologies of Intuition, a conversation with Omar Sosa

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

May 2026

Workshop

Garden of Light, Movement & Sound, Stephanie Rodriguez

Vladan Joler’s exhibition ‘Explorer of Contemporary Phenomena’

Featured projects

Arenas of Artificial General Intelligence Hype

Research Project

  • Hailey Hannigan
  • Katarina Vralova
  • Sofia Mari Surkau
  •  MAIAD 25

Great again. The Politics of Nostalgia

Final degree project

  • Tara Monheim
  •  MAIAD 25

Empirical Lab for Critical AI Literacy

Final project

  • Tatiana Pilnik
  •  MDRAI 24

Physical outputs

Meet our Faculty

more faculty

Ricard Garcia

Domestic Data Streamers, Statement Typefaces

Teaches Web Development and Type Design

Victor Ventura

Teaches User Experience Architectures (Figma)

Lauren Benjamin Mushro, PhD

Sapien AI, Museum of Science, Aspen Institute

Advisor and course leader on AI Governance

Nathalie Nahai

Guest Faculty, teaches Transversal Vision of Artificial Intelligence

Paadín

Codirector of the MAIAD

Anne Quito

Teaches Resistance and Poetic Dissidence

Tim Cowlishaw

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

Mario Santamaría

Teaches AI Infrastructure

Roman Daniel

Lavern.co

Teaches Live Image & Sound Generation

Kasia Odrozek

UNESCO

Advisor and lead of AI Ethics and Impacts of AI Systems

Germán León

Helvetica Digital

Program Director, teaches Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Interaction Design

Pau Aleikum

Domestic Data Streamers

Director of the MAIAD

Eryk Salvaggio

University of Cambridge

Leads courses on Critical AI

Ane Guerra

Agencia Letraherida

Teaches Writing

Jonatan Poveda

Independent - Formerly Gestoos / Preact Technologies

Teaches Design and Prototyping of Machine Learning and Neural Networks

Martín Pérez Comisso, PhD

Universidad de Chile

Leads course on socio-technical systems

Ayşegül Güzel

AI of Your Choice

Leads Skills Lab on risk and impact assessments

Bruno Recht

Independent - Formerly Porsche Digital

Teaches Introduction to AI Design / User Research

Self Andrea

Domestic Data Streamers

Teaches Writing Against Algorithmic Mediation

Andreu Belsunces

Teaches Hype & AI

Maria Moreso

Teaches Creative Research

Marc Conangla

16 Times

Teaches Creative Research

Gemma Alcodori

Tutor of the Final Project and Transversal Vision

Abdelrahman (Abdo) Hassan

Decathlon

Leads courses on decision intelligence and critical making

Pelayo Méndez

GFT

Teaches Interaction Design and Development (Front end Engineering)

Marce de Medeiros

Teaches AI & Sculpture

Andrea Talal Haidar

Hubtype

Teaches Conversational Design

Andres Colmenares

IAM

Program director and facilitator of multiple modules

Stephanie Rodriguez

Teaches Interaction Design and Development (Python)

Dasha Simons

University of Amsterdam & IBM

Leads course on AI Governance and AI Ethics in corporations

Leandro Ucciferri

Ranking Digital Rights

Leads seminar on human and digital rights

Pascal Landry

Gestoos

Teaches User Experience Architectures

Núria Nia

Teaches Performance Art and Technology

Regina Dos Santos Estévez

Teaches Cognitive Science and Design Fundamentals

Caroline Sinders

Convocation Design + Research

Leads course on human rights centered design

Buse Çetin

AI Forensics

Leads course on AI Policy

Jillian Powers, PhD

Slalom

Leads course on Responsible AI Implementation Strategies

Carla de la Torre

Teaches Creative Research

Sudha Jamthe

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

Katrin Fritsch

Green Web Foundation

Guest lecturer and advisor on Environmental Impacts of Tech

Gemma Busquets

Teaches Data Visualization

Juan Arizti

Mediapro Exhibitions

Teaches Latent Architectures

Cecilia Tham

Futurity Systems

Teaches Cognitive Science and Design Fundamentals / AI Principles

Joana Bisbe

Domestic Data Streamers

Coordinates the experience at the Master program and teaches Creative Research

Jon Black

Blackbot

Teaches Cognitive Science and Design Fundamentals

Anna Diaz

Hamill Industries

Teaches Robotics & Light

Ariel Guersenzvaig, PhD

Elisava

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

Pau Artigas

Estampa

Teaches AI Development

Joan Sandoval

Teaches Live Image Gen

Arcadi Poch

Marbet Spain / Vogelkop

Tutor of the Final Project and Transversal Vision

Fernanda Rocha

Blackbot

Teaches Artificial Intelligence Principles

Marta Handenawer

Domestic Data Streamers

Codirector of the MAIAD

Agustina Palazzo

Domestic Data Streamers

Teaches Final Master Thesis

Internet Tour by Mario Santamaría, MDRAI + MDEF