Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mark Coeckelbergh

Professur für Medien- und Technikphilosophie an der Fakultät für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft

Curriculum Vitae:
 
born 1975 in Leuven, Belgium
1993 High school diploma Mathematics and Natural Sciences, St. Albertus College
1995 "Kandidaat" in Social Sciences, University of Leuven
1997 Master ("Licentiaat") in Political Sciences, University of Leuven
1999 M.A. in Social Philosophy, University of East Anglia
1999 Postgraduate Tutor, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
2001-2002 Research Officer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath
2003 Researcher, University of Liège and Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK-CEN
2003 PhD in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
2003-2006 Lecturer in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Maastricht University
2007 Prize of the Dutch Society for Bioethics (with J. Mesman)
2007-2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Twente, and member of the Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT)
since 2013 Co-Chair Technical Committee on Robot Ethics, IEEE-Robots & Automation Society
2012–2014 Managing Director, 3TU Centre for Ethics and Technology
since February 2014 Professor of Technology and Social Responsibility, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR), De Montfort University
since December 2015 Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology, Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna

Research Areas:
 
Philosophy of technology and media, in particular understanding and evaluating new developments in robotics, artificial intelligence and (other) information and communication technologies