About Innovation Xperience

Our story, our team, our advisors.

About us

Innovation Xperience is an open program that accelerates ideas with real-world impact. We connect academia, industry and the startup ecosystem to co-create solutions where technology serves people.

We focus on hands-on experimentation: from rapid prototyping to field validation, with a strong emphasis on AI, IoT, sustainability and inclusive design. Our approach is iterative and transparent: we share progress, learnings, and roadmaps as the initiative evolves.

Core values

  • Openness – collaboration first, silos last.
  • Pragmatism – from ideas to working prototypes.
  • Ethics & Inclusion – technology that respects people and the planet.

The Team

People building the next wave.

Member name
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ernesto William De Luca

Full Professor in Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence

Head of Human-Centred Technologies for Educational Media at Georg Eckert Institute and Full Professor at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. Research focus on responsible AI, ethical AI, machine learning, NLP, and human-computer interaction.

Member name
Massimiliano Tarquini

Scientific Collaborator, HCAI Research Group

Scientific Collaborator at the Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence group, Otto von Guericke University. 25+ years in software architecture with academic focus on AI research, open-source contributions, and knowledge sharing. Active in European research projects and university teaching.

Member name
M. Sc. Iveta Jaroscakova

Innovation Experience Incubator Coordinator

Graduate from Comenius University Bratislava, with experience at Slovak Academy of Sciences and Otto von Guericke University Medical Faculty. Currently authorised signatory at MDWI, responsible for Finance and HR departments.