Hi, I'm
Manuel Sainsily

A little bit of background...

As a multi-disciplinary artist born in the French archipelago of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, Manuel cares deeply about Ethics, Diversity & Inclusion, and Ecology. He graduated in 2013 with a Master of Science in Computer Science and became a Canadian citizen in 2021.

Since then, Manuel has been managing a team of about ten Product Designers at Unity Montreal, where they apply human-centred design methodologies to create experiences that improve the lives of billions of people.

Before that, he led the XR Design Department of Canada for more than 2 years at IBM, and has worked with clients and partners such as Adobe, Apple, Disney, McDonald’s, the NBA, Nintendo, NViDIA, and Sony among others. During his consulting career, he facilitated hundreds of hours of design thinking workshops across the globe (and online), and got certified in order to share his knowledge and mentor others.

Manuel also has a background in Haptics as a former Researcher from Immersion, where he specialized in designing multisensory immersive experiences and submitted multiple patents. The Haptic Cuff is probably his most futuristic project from 2020, as the COVID pandemic increased the desire for advanced distance human-touch experiences. He later co-founded The Haptics Club, a bi-weekly podcast about Haptic technology.

He is also the first Afro-descendant artist to officially collaborate with OpenAI, who recently signed a multiyear, multibillion dollar investment with Microsoft to accelerate AI breakthroughs worldwide. He was featured in international tech press for his work using OpenAI, who recently signed a multiyear, multibillion dollar investment with Dall-E 2, including Fast Company, The Guardian, and more. They helped sponsor the launch of his museum exhibition “Caribéanofuturisme”, which happened the day after ChatGPT was released publicly. Manuel introduced this cutting-edge technology on stage in front of a live audience of a thousand people, while inviting other Caribbean artists to showcase their collaborative work.

Less than two weeks later, Manuel was invited to New-York City by Meta to showcase his art at the prestigious World Trade Center Oculus gallery, and to advise the company on their future endeavors in the AR and VR industry.

Today, he shares his knowledge by advising leading tech companies, speaking at conferences, providing coaching services, and creating educational content on social media.