Academic Positions & Education

Curriculum Vitæ

Academic Positions

06/2023 – today
Professor (W2) for Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Artificial Intelligence • Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
03/2023
Appointment Offer (Refused) • Professorship (W1 t.t. W3) for Ethics in Technology • Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
11/2022
Appointment Offer (Refused) • Research Professorship (W2) for AI & Ethics • Hochschule Neu-Ulm (HNU)
01/2020 – today
Head • Ethical Innovation Hub • Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
Goals: Transdisciplinary & participative research on AI ethics
10/2020 – today
Young Academy Fellow • Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg
Supporting fellowship as a junior researcher
2016 – today
Head • Ethical Innovation Lab • Institut für Medizinische Elektrotechnik • UzL
Goals: Transfer of Responsible Research and Innovation into industry
05/2015 – today
Researcher • Institut für Medizinische Elektrotechnik • UzL
2016 – today • Head of the Ethical Innovation Lab/Hub 2016 – 2019 • Study program coordinator “Robotics and Autonomous Systems” Applied and theoretical research on probabilistic graphical inference
04/2011 – 03/2015
Researcher • Institut für Regelungstechnik • Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH)
Applied and theoretical research in control, modeling and system analysis

Academic Education

09/2018 – 11/2020
M.A. in Applied and Professional Ethics • University of Leeds • With Distinction
Inter-Disciplinary Applied Ethics Centre (IDEA Centre)
04/2011 – 03/2015
Dr.-Ing. in Control Theory • TUHH • Summa Cum Laude
Adaptive and nonlinear control of interconnected and complex systems
10/2008 – 03/2011
M.Sc. in Mechatronics • TUHH • Note 1.1 (Very Good, A+)
Master’s Thesis “Design and Control of a Novel Portable Mechanical Ventilator” • Note 1.0 (Very Good, A+)
10/2008 – 03/2011
Exchange • College of Mechanical Engineering • Tongji University, Shanghai • China
Project “Development of a Control System for the Shanghai Subway Flood Gate” • Note 1.0 (Very Good, A+)
10/2005 – 09/2008
B.Sc. in General Engineering Sciences • TUHH • Note 1.5 (Very Good, A)
Bachelor Thesis “Modeling and Control of a Cooling System for Power Electronics on a Commercial Aircraft” • Note 1.0 (Very Good, A+)
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