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Program Faculty & Leadership

The program is delivered by an interdisciplinary faculty combining clinical art therapy practice, psychological science, affective computing, and applied AI research. The team brings together academic researchers, clinician-educators, and industry practitioners with direct experience in therapeutic settings, empirical research, and real-world system deployment. Their expertise spans mental health assessment, evidence-based art therapy, human–AI interaction, affective computing, and ethical clinical application of digital tools, ensuring that teaching is grounded in both scientific rigour and clinical relevance.

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Dr. Bereket A. YILMA

PROGRAM DIRECTOR/ LECTURER

Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence (HCAI)

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG

Prof. Luis A. LEIVA

LECTURER

Artificial intelligence (AI)/

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG

Silvana CASTELLUCCHIO

LECTURER

Giftedness/ Digital Art Therapy

University of Pavia

Charlotte COLES

LECTURER

Child & Adolescent Psychology

LUXEMBOURG

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Dr. Saravanakumar DURAISAMY

LECTURER

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG

Dr. Kayhan LATIFZADEH

LECTURER

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG

Dr. Yonas TEFERA

LECTURER

Telepresence/ Telerobotics/ Immersive Technologies

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)

Dr. Mateusz DUBIEL

LECTURER

HCI/ Voice Assistants/ Conversational Agents

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG

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Dr. Saravanakumar DURAISAMY

LECTURER

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG

Dr. Kayhan LATIFZADEH

LECTURER

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG

Dr. Yonas TEFERA

LECTURER

Telepresence/ Telerobotics/ Immersive Technologies

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)

Parvin EMAMI

LECTURER

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG