Emotion Artificial Intelligence
By understanding AI fundamentals and the nature of human emotions and behaviour, with the master’s degree in Emotion Artificial Intelligence you will be able to create AI systems that are more intuitive, empathetic, and user-friendly, and that can enhance human well-being and quality of life.
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to transform industries and revolutionize the way we live and work, the next frontier in AI development is about understanding human emotions and behaviour and harnessing this knowledge to create more intuitive and empathetic systems that can improve standards of living. The intersection of AI and emotions is a rapidly growing field that requires expertise in both human-centred design and artificial intelligence.
The EIT Digital master’s programme in Artificial Intelligence and Emotion AI combines these two areas of expertise to provide the innovative skills and comprehensive knowledge needed to design and develop emotionally intelligent AI systems.
The programme is supported by additional funding through the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme Project EMAI4EU (101123289) which grants scholarships and financial support to top-ranked students.
First-year program at POLIMI (*new 2025/26*)
Starting from September 2025, Politecnico di Milano offers the first year for the EIT Digital Major in Emotion Artificial Intelligence, providing 60 ECTS. It integrates a set of technical courses (36 ECTS) with the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Minor (20 ECTS) and a thematic I&E Summer School (4 ECTS).
The I&E Minor will be increasingly offered in a blended format, with online modules and innovative teaching methods leveraging a distributed learning environment in which students have the chance to collaborate on a project together with other EIT Digital students from different partner universities (blended I&E Education and cross-university activities).
The following table summarizes the study plan for the first year. Please notice that, on the basis of the curriculum of previous studies, the Admission Committee at Politecnico can specify some little directions on the individual study plans.
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(*) The Summer School takes place between the first and second year, being computed among the 60 ECTS of the first year. It brings students together for two weeks to work in groups on a business modelling and planning project in the context of a societally relevant thematic area. Summer Schools take place at different locations throughout Europe, supporting a multidisciplinary and international dimension, with a clear EIT Digital flavour to education. You can choose the one you like to attend from the catalogue of Summer Schools organised by EIT Digital and published at the beginning of the first semester.
Detailed descriptions for each Polimi course on our Manifesto degli Studi
Second year
During the second year, students have the option to specialise in one of the technical areas that are offered by their respective Exit Universities, providing 30 ECTS of exams + 30 ECTS for the Thesis. Please, refer to their local programs for the second year study plans, you can find them on the EIT Digital Master School webpage for Emotion Artificial Intelligence.
Contacts
 | Davide Martinenghi EMAI Coordinator at Polimi |
 | Federico Schiepatti EIT Digital Programme Manager at Polimi For info: federico.schiepatti@polimi.it |
The EmotionAI major at Polimi is a specific track of the Study Course in Computer Science and Engineering (MSc). Therefore, this entry university is best suited for applicants with a bachelor degree in Computer Engineering. This means a strong base of ICT, computer science, programming, software engineering and databases, alongside engineering subjects (e.g. electronics, automatic controls or mechanics), physics, probability and statistics, linear algebra and mathematical analysis courses in your transcript of records.
