Daria Jelonek is an educator and researcher working at the intersection of art, science, and emerging technologies. Her teaching practice is grounded in the belief that knowledge is produced through experimentation, collaboration, and critical engagement with tools and systems.
She develops learning environments that combine theoretical reflection with hands-on exploration, enabling students to work directly with AI, XR, real-time systems, and multisensory environments.
She has taught, lectured, and led workshops internationally at leading institutions including the Royal College of Art, University of Oxford, University College London, University of the Arts London, University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, Folkwang University of the Arts Essen and SIA Beijing.
Her academic and artistic work is closely connected to interdisciplinary research and institutional collaboration. She is currently a Fellow in Knowledge Futures in the Age of AI at University College London and the Slade School of Fine Art, and has previously collaborated with organisations such as Microsoft Research, S+T+ARTS and projects supported by the European Commission, working alongside scientists, technologists, and researchers.
Her practice extends into international discourse through invited talks and presentations at institutions and platforms such as Science Gallery London, Nottingham Contemporary, Global Design Forum and global festivals including the London Design Festival and Sónar+D.
Jelonek’s academic approach emphasizes collective learning, cross-disciplinary exchange, and experimental practice. She creates open environments in which students and collaborators engage critically and practically with emerging technologies, while developing the capacity to understand and shape their ecological, societal, and geopolitical implications.
TEACHING, ACADEMIC LECTURES, WORKSHOPS & INVITED TALKS
2026
Inside Quantum Lens – Making an XR Experience
Science Gallery London, UK
2025–present
Fellowship: Knowledge Futures in the Age of AI
University College London & Slate School of Fine Art, London, UK
2025
(S)Low-Tech AI
Global Design Forum, London Design Festival, London, UK
Responsible AI
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Quantum Art
Imperial College London × Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Guest Lecture
University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg, Austria
2024
Academic Appointment
2020–2024
Lecturer in Information Design (MA, BA)
Folkwang University of the Arts
Mediale Immersive Assembly
Jesus College, University of Oxford, UK
Non-Generative AI and Art
University of London, UK
Artist Talk – G-Artience
South Korea
Full Dome UK
Cardiff, UK
Artist Talk
ART + COM Studios, Berlin, Germany
DEEP DIVE into Immersive Art & Design
Cardiff, UK
MEET – The New Atlas of Digital Art
Milan, Italy
2023
KONTEJNER
Zagreb, Croatia
Fiber Festival
Amsterdam, Netherlands
MEET – Repairing the Present
Milan, Italy
Umanesimo Artificiale Summer School
Fano, Italy
Kultur Digital Congress, PACT
Essen, Germany
PECKHAM DIGITAL – Festival for Creative Computing
London, UK
Digital Art Masterclass
Swansea College, Swansea, UK
Critical Forum, GAD, University of the Arts London, UK
2022
Professional Practice
Royal College of Art, London, UK
VR Lab Summer School
GLUON, Brussels, Belgium
CultVR Lab: Working with Immersive Technologies
Cardiff, UK
STARTS Repairing the Present – Artist Talk
Snowball, Kortrijk, Belgium
2021
Grey Matter
Royal College of Art, London, UK
Air Pollution & Data
Digital Democracies, Lincoln, UK
AR Workshop: Inspired by Nature
NRW Forum, Düsseldorf, Germany
Digital Material Ecology
NEW NOW Festival, Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany
Art & Science Collaboration: States of Growth (Talk)
STARTS Urban Fest, OGR, Turin, Italy
Art & Science Collaboration: States of Growth (Artist Talk)
Viadellafucina, Turin, Italy
AR Workshop
Digital Northampton, Northampton, UK
The Future of Screens
Royal College of Art, London, UK
AR Workshop: Advanced
Arebyte Gallery, London, UK
AR Workshop: Beginner
Arebyte Gallery, London, UK
Data, Art, Technology
DRIVA Arts, Brighton, UK
2020
London Creative Coding
London, UK
Retune Studio Visit
Berlin, Germany
Canterbury School of Architecture
Canterbury, UK
Broadway
Nottingham, UK
Nottingham Contemporary
Nottingham, UK
Broadway Cinema
Nottingham, UK
2019
Backlit Gallery
Nottingham, UK
AR Workshop with Above&Below + Exhibition
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
HERE < / > THERE × Today Art Museum at SIA
Beijing, China
Augmented Landscape Workshop with Above&Below + Exhibition
Arebyte Gallery, London, UK
Artificial Nature (Residency Exhibition)
Nordic Art Association (NKF), Stockholm, Sweden
2018
Sustainable AR
London Design Festival, London, UK
Sustainable AR
Retune Festival, Berlin, Germany
Technological Nature
THECUBE, London, UK
Artist Talk
Collusion, Cambridge, UK