About Us
The Innovation Center
At the Innovation Center, we foster creativity and collaboration to spark transdisciplinary exploration and drive new experiences and ventures. Through our three labs — Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Extended Reality (XR ) — we leverage emerging technologies in synergy with art, design, social research, and the performing arts to develop impactful curricula and projects that have a positive impact on the world.
We bring together faculty, students, industry and corporate partners, startups, cultural institutions, and policymakers to cultivate an innovation ecosystem. Through academic programs, design jams, hackathons, public events, and publications, we spark purposeful exploration and collaborations. By combining cutting-edge technology, user-centric design, and ethical considerations, we craft future-focused narratives and create meaningful prototypes, exhibitions, performances, and products that inspire positive change.
Want to get involved?
Be part of our growing community at the Innovation Center, home to the XR, AI, and Quantum Labs.
- Book a Tour
- Bring Your Class
- Explore Partnerships
- Volunteer or Intern
- Invite Us to Speak
- Join an Info Session
- Request Lab Space
- Schedule a Consultation
- Submit your Project for Display at the Innovation Center
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Maya Georgieva
Senior Director of the Innovation Center, XR AI, and Quantum Labs
Email: maya@newschool.edu
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Maya Georgieva is a leading voice in the fields of immersive storytelling, design with frontier technologies, and the future of learning and creativity. As the Senior Director of the Innovation Center and XR, AI, and Quantum Labs at The New School, she leads initiatives and a team focused on driving innovation in spatial computing, Generative AI, Quantum Computing, future interfaces, narratives, and speculative design.
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