Albert Barqué-Duran, PhD (Albert.DATA)
I am a cognitive scientist, AI researcher, and polymath exploring the future of cognition, creativity, and ethics in Human-AI/AGI/ASI interactions. Currently, I work as a Lead Research Scientist at the Interactive Arts & Science Laboratory (IASlab) at La Salle Barcelona (Universitat Ramon Llull), where I coordinate the Graduate Programs (PhD & MSc) in Creative Technologies. With over 15 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals, my current research focuses on the creativity and ethics of advanced AI systems. In recent years, I have developed novel and experimental Human-Computer interaction frameworks and paradigms, addressing critical questions on Human-AGI/ASI safety and alignment.
I hold a PhD in Cognitive Science from the Centre for Mathematical Neuroscience at City St George’s, University of London, and have held postdoctoral and visiting research appointments at the Moral Cognition Lab (Harvard University) and the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics (University of Oxford). My academic trajectory has focused on probabilistic reasoning, quantum cognition, decision theory, and moral psychology – providing both theoretical and empirical insights into the architectures of human and artificial decision-making.
My research has been presented at leading cognitive science venues, AI–art symposia, museums, festivals and biennales worldwide (e.g., CogSci, NeurIPS, Ars Electronica, Sónar+D, ISEA, MUTEK), and recognized by awards from the ‘Creative Europe Program’ (which named me one of the most impactful “Culture Activists” in Europe), the ‘Re:Humanism’ Prize (as one of the most influential people in Human-AI collaboration), the Art of Neuroscience, and the LUMEN Prize Award (FUTURES), among others.