MIT Institute of Design

AI-Enabled Design

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AI-Enabled Design

M.Des in AI-Enabled Design

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming how products, services, systems, and societies are designed. Amid growing anxieties that AI will replace designers, this program begins by challenging that myth. AI will not replace designers—designers who understand and shape AI will lead the future.

The M.Des in AI-Enabled Design prepares designers to work confidently at the intersection of design, UX, interaction, data, and artificial intelligence. While most AI education remains engineering-centric, this program places design judgment, human values, and contextual intelligence at the center of AI-driven innovation.

Students are trained not merely to use AI tools, but to critically evaluate AI outputs, understand their limitations and biases, and design meaningful human–AI interactions. The program emphasizes responsible and ethical deployment of AI, with sensitivity to social, cultural, and Indian contexts.

Program Philosophy

The program adopts a Human + Machine Hybrid Design philosophy—moving beyond traditional human-centered design to explicitly design the relationship between people and intelligent systems. Designers are developed as orchestrators of adaptive, socio-technical systems, where human insight guides automation and intelligence.
AI is approached as a collaborator rather than a replacement, reinforcing the importance of design leadership, ethical reasoning, and systems thinking in an AI-enabled world.

“The M.Des in AI-Enabled Design doesn’t just teach students how to use AI — it teaches them how to lead, shape, and design the future with it.”

COURSE DETAILS

M.Des

Eligibility:

Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline

Age Limit:

30 years

Duration:

2 years

Course Structure

Sr.No Course Name
1 Design Overview
2 Human Cognition, Perception & AI
3 Human-Centered Design & Systems Thinking in AI
4 Design Research Fundamentals (Human-Led)
5 Introduction to AI for Designers
6 Visual Communication & AI-Augmented Making
7 Foundation Studio: Human + AI
Sr.No Course Name
1 UXD, for AI Systems
2 Generative AI & Prompt Craft for Designers
3 AI-Moderated Design Research & Synthetic Users
4 Prototyping AI Experiences
5 Interaction Design for AI Experiences
6 Studio: AI-Augmented Product & System Design
Sr.No Course Name
1 Ethics, Society & Indian Context of AI
2 UX Ops & Design Frameworks
3 Speculative Design: Intelligent Interfaces for the Future
4 AI for Social Impact
5 Domain Specialization Capstone: AI in Design Practice
Sr.No Course Name
1 Graduation Project / Internship / Thesis

B.Des

Eligibility:

10 + 2 (in any discipline)

Fee Structure:

24L for entire course Know more

Course Structure

Duration:

2 + 2 years

Collaborations:

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Northumbria University, UK

M.Des

Eligibility:

The minimum eligibility criterion for admission is at least a 3-year bachelor's degree or equivalent. Work experience and / or prior exposure to design preferred.

Fee Structure:

24L for entire course Know more

Course Structure

Duration:

2 years

Collaborations:

Manchester Metropolitan University,

UK

Northumbria University, UK

Course Code Course Name Credits
PDBS101 Business and Society
3
PDBS102 Design,Business & Economics
5
PDBS103 Research Methods- 1
4
PDBS104 Business Studies -1
4
PDPR105 Foundation Project
4
Course Code Course Name Credits
PDDC201 Design Methods and  Process
4
PDBS202 Business Studies-2
3
PDBS203 Research Methods -2
4
PDBS204 Business Models
3
PDBS205 Innovation & Entrepreneurship
3
PDPR206 Specialisation Project- 1
3
Course Code Course Name Credits
PDBS301 Service Design
5
PDBS302 Product Management
4
PDBS303 Innovation Management
3
PDBS304 Design Futures
4
PDPR305 Specialisation Project- 2
4
Course Code Course Name Credits
PDPR401 Graduation Project
20

STUDENT WORK

Project: Finova-Start building your financial future today
Group Members: Prachi Mittal, Swarada Pol, Tanmayi Wani​​

Project: Calibrate-Unleash Potential

Group Members: Shivangi Sharma, Sarmistha Mahajan, Shrida Sali
Project: Platter-A soul filling affair
Group Members: Stuti Hoshing, Ishaa Chaudhari​
Project: Finova-Start building your financial future today
Group Members: Prachi Mittal, Swarada Pol, Tanmayi Wani​​
Project: Fi-pods – Work from Anywhere! Work from Everywhere!​
Group Members: Ilma Naz. Yukta Sharma​
Project: Cohere-We enable you create
Group Members: Aanshal Fadia, Harshada Kshirsagar, Manmeet Singh​

PROGRAM HIGHLITS

  1. Design-Led Curriculum
  2. AI Literacy for Designers (No Coding Required)
  3. Creative & Generative AI Projects
  4. Labs, Studios & Fieldwork
  5. Industry-Oriented Learning

CAREERS

  1. AI Experience Designers
  2. Generative Design Specialists
  3. Product Designers
  4. AI Researchers (Design-Led)
  5. UX Designers
  6. Innovation Strategists

FACULTY

Prof. Dr. Dandeswar Bisoyi

Associate Dean
H.O.D. (Information Design & Data Visualization & AI Enabled Design)

Asst. Prof. Pratiksha Bankar

Information Design & Data Visualization / AI Enabled Design

Binoj John
Associate Prof. Binoj John

Animation Design / AI Enabled Design 

Dr. Debayan Dhar
Dr. Debayan Dhar

Asso. Professor, Department of
Design, IIT Guwahati

Dr. Avinash Shende
Dr. Avinash Shende

Professor, Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay

Dhaval Joshi

Founder, SIMU LABS Ahmedabad

Dr. Bibhudutta Baral

Dr. Bibhudutta Baral

Professor, National Institute of
Design (NID) 

Nagesh Jadhav
Prof. Nagesh Jadhav

Head CSE-CSF, MIT-ADT University

Vaibhav Khaparkar
Vaibhav Khaparkar

Senior Product Designer, R & D, VMware

Uday Akkaraju
Uday Akkaraju

CEO -BOND.AI

Dr. Bibhudutta Baral

Dr. Bibhudutta Baral

Professor, National Institute of
Design (NID) 

Dr. Bibhudutta Baral

Dr. Bibhudutta Baral

Professor, National Institute of
Design (NID) 

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