I am a Philosopher of Technology who works on the interplay between Cities, Technologies, and Human self-understanding. My current projects are centred around the following topics:
- Measuring and mapping cities
- Philosophy & Design
Besides being the Programme Director of the MSc programme Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society (PSTS), I am also a member of the RESTS management team, an associate editor of the Journal of Human-Technology RelationsĀ (focus: urban design), a member of the advisory board of the Philosophy of the City journal, and aĀ convener of the Design Research Society's Design Ethics SIG.
Finally, I served as co-director of the InternationalĀ Philosophy of the City research groupĀ from 2017 to 2024.
If you would like some tags for my research:
#PhilosophyOfTheCity #PhilosophyOfTechnology #EmpiricalPhilosophy #ResponsibleGeoAI #DesignEthics
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I am the programme director ofĀ Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society (MSc PSTS) as well as a member of the management team of theĀ REflection on Science Technology and Society (RESTS) education.
I supervised thesis projects on the following topics for our PSTS master:
- Uncovering the purpose of the Map: How Geospatial Data Visualisations can influence the responsibility of Governmental Policy- and Decision-Makers towards deprived Urban Areas (Joint Educational Programme with Communication Science)
- The Citizensā Strain to See Through Transparency: Exploring Reciprocity as an Alternative in the Smart City of Amsterdam (Joint Education Programme with Public Administration)
- COVID-19 applications and co-production (Joint Education Programme with Public Administration)
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Courses academic year 2024/2025
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
Courses academic year 2023/2024
- 201300088 - Master's Thesis PSTS
- 201300089 - Master's Thesis PSTS
- 201300283 - Master's Thesis Ethics and Technology
- 201600235 - Study trip PSTS
- 201900178 - Master Thesis PSTS-BA
- 201900179 - Master Thesis PSTS-PA
- 201900180 - Master Thesis PSTS-COM
- 202000221 - Philosophy and Sociology of Technology
- 202000223 - Reflection Science, Design & Technology
- 202200273 - 8 attended colloquia
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University of Twente
Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 4216
Hallenweg 17
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands
University of Twente
Ravelijn 4216
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
Netherlands
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