
Albert Barqué-Duran, PhD (Albert.DATA)
I am a cognitive scientist, AI researcher, and polymath exploring the future of human cognition, the Self, 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 lead the Graduate Programs (PhD & MSc) in Creative Technologies. With over 15 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals, my research combines computational cognitive science, experimental human–algorithm interaction, and critical AI studies to investigate machine intelligence, ethics, and the epistemological implications of human–AGI co-adaptation.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. In recent years, I have developed novel and experimental Human-AI frameworks and interaction paradigms for the post-anthropocentric era. My current work addresses critical questions at the intersection of algorithmic influence, symbiotic cognition, and cognitive co-experience frameworks for Human-AGI co-adaptation. 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. I am committed to developing speculative cognitive architectures, ethical value systems, frameworks for long-term alignment and interpretability, and meaningful trajectories toward ASI. [Full CV available upon request]