We're here to empower creative professionals to work with AI tools, guiding with their creative voice.
In a world of rapid automation and a sea of the same content, we believe the most powerful thing you can do is stay human. Our mission is to give creative leaders the mindset, skills, confidence, and workflows they need to co-create with AI and lead the next wave of innovation.
Whether you're in fashion, film, architecture, branding, or storytelling—you'll leave Lighthouse Academy with more than technical knowledge. You'll leave with a new way of thinking.
Our Core Values
The principles that guide everything we do and teach.
Human-Inspired Creativity
We use AI to support creative instincts.
Play is Part of the Process
Exploration and experimentation are part of learning. Curiosity leads to breakthroughs.
Community
We learn faster and explore further together. Collaboration fuels every session, every critique, and every project.
Actively Building
Action after Theory. Everything we teach is project-based and grounded in real creative work.
Mindfulness Matters
We actively question how we use these tools. Transparency, consent, and cultural context are part of conversations.
Meet the Team
Empower and Support
Anusa Kovacic
Operations & Student Support at Lighthouse AI Academy
Anusa ensures smooth operations and provides dedicated support to students throughout their learning journey.
Adam Eli Bernhardt
Marketing Lead at Lighthouse AI Academy
Adam uses his creative expertise in marketing and writing to ensure communications and brand voice are always on point
Nejc Susec
Academy Co-founder at Lighthouse AI Academy
Nejc explores the transformative power of AI and its impact on storytelling. His journey has taken him from Hollywood movie productions to collaborating on innovative campaigns for companies like Coca-Cola.
Luka Tisler
Academy Co-founder at Lighthouse AI Academy
Luka brings years of experience in visual AI for advertising and content production. He specializes in high-volume, high-quality image workflows—and his sessions focus on real-world use cases and creative control.
Ken Kinneen
Software Developer
Ken has been working in web app development for 10 years and handles our online platform and technology needs.
Meet Your Mentors
Learn from world-class experts and practitioners
Maged Elbanna
Architect & AI Visual Specialist
Maged is an architect who teaches foundational and advanced ComfyUI workflows with a focus on structure, detail, and material quality—especially for architecture, design, and motion.
Paul Hansen
Mentor
Paul transforms architectural visualization through the intersection of traditional design expertise and cutting-edge AI workflows. With a Diplom-Ingenieur in Architecture and over 15 years in CG artistry, he bridges academic rigor with innovative AI-driven design processes.
Dario van Houwelingen
Founder, 3D/AI Artist at Nollie Studios
Dario combines the precision of 3D/CGI with the creative flexibility of generative AI, combining 13+ years of 3D product visualization with custom AI model training and advanced ComfyUI workflows. His coaching covers deep dives into custom LoRA/LyCORIS training and integration, production-ready workflows, and professional delivery systems that leverage AI, 3D and photography.
Ar. June Chow
Principal Architect & Founder at JUN Architect
Architect with 20+ years of experience in design, planning, and coordination of a diverse range of projects. Skilled in project management and contract administration. Fluent in Malay, English, Chinese, and German. Certified Green Building Index facilitator, IBS professional. An AI trainer and collaborator with design firms, as well as a guest lecturer at universities, she is recognized for pioneering work in AI-driven architecture, blending creativity, sustainability, and technology in practice and education.
Nejc Susec
Academy Co-founder at Lighthouse AI Academy
Nejc explores the transformative power of AI and its impact on storytelling. His journey has taken him from Hollywood movie productions to collaborating on innovative campaigns for companies like Coca-Cola.
Milan Kastenmueller
Creative Technologist at ComfyUI at ComfyUI
Milan is a Creative Technologist at ComfyUI with deep knowledge of API deployment and workflow automation. He helps students bridge the gap between creative workflows and production-ready applications.
Luka Tisler
Academy Co-founder at Lighthouse AI Academy
Luka brings years of experience in visual AI for advertising and content production. He specializes in high-volume, high-quality image workflows—and his sessions focus on real-world use cases and creative control.
Arminas Valunas
Founder and CEO at Armada Studio at Armada Studio
Commercial AI image and video generation, using Weaveasy, storytelling and creative process.
Mauricio Tonon
Head of AI at Jupiter at Jupiter
Mauricio is Head of AI at Jupiter, where he leads cutting-edge AI initiatives. He brings deep expertise in masking, inpainting, and ControlNets to help students master precision techniques in ComfyUI.
Matthew Hallett
Video Production Specialist
Matthew is a Video Production Specialist with extensive experience in AI-powered video workflows. He specializes in video generation with WAN and teaches students how to create professional-quality AI videos.
Salvatore Lo Cascio
Mentor
Salvatore bridges traditional VFX artistry with cutting-edge AI technology, bringing over 7 years of experience from London's film industry to innovative workflow automation. His journey spans major studios like MPC and BlueBolt to pioneering AI-driven VFX pipelines at TK-FX.
Dennis Schöneberg
AI Production Engineer at Grabarz & Partner
I’m an AI Engineer at Grabarz & Partner, combining AI expertise with creative advertising. As a freelancer, I work on a variety of projects focused on generative AI to enhance creative processes. I specialize in developing advanced AI models, automating workflows, and implementing creative technologies. I’m highly experienced in training detailed and accurate product models to meet specific requirements. My artistic work has been showcased internationally, including at the FILE Festival 2024. I’ve received recognition such as winning the OpenArt.ai ComfyUI Workflow Contest and leading the Civitai Vehicle Creators Leaderboard. I’ve contributed to groundbreaking AI projects for companies like gleem.ai, ossa.ai, Germany’s Next Topmodel, and Hyundai’s SANTA FE AI campaign.
Fillip Isgro
Mentor at Comfy UI
Fillip combines 12 years of large-format graphic design expertise with cutting-edge machine learning research, creating the bridge between traditional visual arts and AI innovation. As founder of Machine Learners—the top diffusion research community—he connects industry leaders from ComfyUI, Magic the Gathering, and RunPod.
"The course was such a great experience! Nejc and Luka are truly experts in AI, they also know how to inspire and how to tackle issues that might arise during the creative process. It was definitely intense ride—but that's exactly what made it so good!"
The journey was engaging, challenging, and packed with valuable tips and insights. Working on team project with other creatives was also an interesting part, it gave me the chance to learn not only from the instructors but also from colleagues across different disciplines, opening up fresh perspectives and ideas. I especially enjoyed diving into Model Trainings and Comfy UI, but I also appreciated discovering other tools and practices I might otherwise have missed.
Big thanks to Nejc and Luka for making this course happen!