Education
Since about 2010 Sandro has taught, built courses and laboratories and written textbooks, in media, information technology, design and, most recently, artificial intelligence.
He is an Associate Professor at Ilia State University, an invited professor at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts and a co-founder of GeoLab.
2026
Hostile Noise festival
An Interdisciplinary Festival of Collision: Friction in Design, Art and Technology. One full day, 18 April 2026, at Rooms, 14 Merab Kostava Street, Tbilisi. Curated by Sandro Asatiani and Karl Stocker, with graphic design by Sandro: 19 artists and contributors from five countries, around the themes of memory, power, technology and perception.
From 2024
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts: Invited Professor
Developed the curriculum of the Master’s programme in Media Arts and took part in its accreditation.
From 2019
Ilia State University: Director of UniLab
Developed the concept of this ICT educational laboratory, defined the roles, hired the staff and set up the schedule of educational components and a professional acceleration programme.
From 2017
Ilia State University: Associate Professor
Develops syllabi for undergraduate and graduate programmes, and writes readers and other learning materials. Teaches AI-related courses.
2020
University of Maryland, Language Center
Researcher, January to August 2020, College Park, USA.
From 2018
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia: ICT Expert
Took part in writing the new educational standard for the subject Computer Technology and in the digital development of schools. Led the team that created electronic learning resources.
2015–2019
GeoLab: Director and co-founder
Developed the concept of a computer-technology laboratory and took part in its educational activities. GeoLab now runs the AI training programme in Austria.
From 2015
Fund of Innovation Support
Co-founder and board member of the NGO. Developed learning resources and ran workshops for educational projects on technology.
2015
World Bank
Consultant: assessed the demand for innovation centres in pilot towns and villages of Georgia.
2013–2015
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)
Assistant Professor. Led the development of the curriculum of the Master’s programme in Media Engineering and took part in its accreditation. Earlier, visiting lecturer at GIPA, Ilia State University, the University of Georgia and the Caucasian University.
Textbooks
New Media in School, New Media for Journalists, Video Advocacy
New Media in School (2010) was translated and published in Albanian, Turkish and Macedonian. Co-author of New Media for Journalists (2011) and Video Advocacy: Text-book for Active Citizen (2013), and, in 2025, The Art of Using AI.
Readings
Story Time and book presentations
Story Time with Sandro Asatiani at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, and presentations in Florence of Seven Strange Characters, Books About Angels, Books in the Boxes and Objects.