joana cerejo
About

I bring design, behavioral science, and machine learning together in one practice.

I’m Joana Cerejo, an AI product design advisor with a PhD in human-centred AI from the University of Porto. I’ve been designing digital products since 2010, leading AI-native design since 2016, and teaching since 2013, most recently distilled into The Anticipatory Design Playbook.

Joana Cerejo speaking on stage

15 years

Designing digital products since 2010

10 years

Leading AI-native design since 2016

PhD

Human-centred AI, University of Porto

How I work

Research-grounded judgment, strategic leadership, and hands-on execution, a combination that bridges how AI gets built and how people actually use it. It shows up as advisory work, speaking, teaching, a book, and (for teams who want to self-assess first) a small toolkit of scoring tools.

The bridge between AI engineering reality and human-centred design is held best by people who have done both. I’ve spent my career on both sides, and I build that bridge in the work, in the book, and with the teams who reach out.