 Dipl.-Pol. Christopher Coenen |
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Scientific staff Research area Innovation processes and impacts of technology Room: 310 Phone: +49 721 608-24559 christopher coenenZgj8∂kit edu |
Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS) Postfach 3640 76021 Karlsruhe |
Education
Professional background
| 2002 – 2009 | Member of ITAS scientific staff, working for TAB |
| since 2009 | Member of scientific staff at ITAS |
Fields of work
Social, ethical, other philosophical, historical, cultural and political aspects of (in particular new and emerging) technosciences in areas of overlap between biology and technology
Main topics:
- Human-machine interaction
- Converging technologies and nanotechnology
- Internet and society
- Neurotechnologies
- Prosthetics
- Synthetic biology
- Human enhancement
- History of transhumanism and other technofuturist thought
Current positions
- Coordinator of the transnational EU ERA-NET project FUTUREBODY
- ITAS project leader for the projects INOPRO and VI-DAS
- Editor-in-chief of the journal NanoEthics: Studies of New and Emerging Technologies
- KIT expert on the topic “human enhancement”
- Contact person concerning the ITAS SynBio group
Media and public dialogue
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Current projects
- Project “FUTUREBODY – The Future of the Body in the Light of Neurotechnology”
Project description - Project “INOPRO – Intelligent Orthotics and Prosthetics”
Project description - Project “VI-DAS – Vision Inspired Driver Assistance Systems”
Project description - Project “Piloting RRI in Industry: A Roadmap for Transformative Technologies (PRISMA)”
Project description - Project “Visions as socio-epistemic practices”
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Completed projects
- Project “Additive Bio-Manufacturing: 3D Printing for Medical Recovery and Human Enhancement”
Project description - Project “SYNENERGENE”
Project description - Project “TechnoCitizenScience – Citizen innovation in science and technology”
Project description - Project “Human-machine interaction. Between artificial intelligence and human enhancement”
Project description (German) - Project “SynGovernance”
Project description - Project “Engineering Life”
Project description - Project “Ethics in Public Policy-Making: The Case of Human Enhancement (EPOCH)”
Project description - Project “ITA monitoring”
Project description - Project “Ethical and regulatory issues raised by synthetic biology (SYNTH-ETHICS)”
Project description - Project “Animal Enhancement”
Project description - Project “Risikowahrnehmung zum Thema Nanotechnologie: Analyse von Internetforen”
Project description - Project “Öffentliche elektronische Petitionen und bürgerschaftliche Teilhabe”
Project description - Project “Human Enhancement”
Project description - Project “Converging Technologies (CONTECS)”
Project description - Project “Analyse netzbasierter Kommunikation unter kulturellen Aspekten - Internet und Demokratie”
Project description - Project “Internetkommunikation in und mit Entwicklungsländern”
Project description - Project “Making Perfect Life”
Project description - Project “Nanotechnologie”
Project description - Project “E-Commerce”
Project description - Project “Neue Medien und Kultur”
Project description - Project “Military use of space and possibilities for arms control in space”
Project description - Project “Converging Technologies”
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On the internet
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Recent publications
Coenen, Chr.
How to govern brain-to-speech technologies: Some preliminary thoughts. Vortrag auf der Konferenz "Neurotechnology Meets Artificial Intelligence", LMU München, 08.-10.05.2019
Coenen, Chr.
Scientific prophecy. Vortrag auf dem Workshop "Envisioning the Future. Scenarios as Theoretical Tools", Universität Wien, Österreich, 24.05.2019
Coenen, Chr.
Technocitizenscience. Vortrag auf dem "ThinkCamp CitizenScience@Helmholtz", Berlin, 25.-26.03.2019
Coenen, Chr.
World community and remarks on our own behalf. NanoEthics 13(2019)1, S. 1-4
Baumann, M.F.; Brändle, C.; Coenen, Chr.; Zimmer-Merkle, S.
Taking responsibility: A Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) perspective on insurance issues of semi-autonomous driving. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (2018), S. 1, DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2018.05.004
Baumann, M.F.; Coenen, Chr.
User and societal acceptance of protheses. Vortrag auf der DGBMT Conference, Aachen, 27.09.2018
Bolz, K.; Coenen, Chr.; Honné, H.; Maia, M.J.F.
Obstacles to RRI in synthetic biology. Vortrag auf dem Annual S.NET Meeting 2018, Maastricht, Niederlande, 25.-27.06.2018
Coenen, Chr.
Discussions of risk and new approaches to responsible research and innovation - Editorial. NanoEthics 12(2018)1, S. 1-3, DOI: 10.1007/s11569-018-0313-1
Coenen, Chr.
Emerging Medical Technology in Politics and Society. Keynote-Vortrag auf der Konferenz "LSA2018: Lübeck Summer Academy on Medical Technology", IHK Lübeck, 04.07.2018
Coenen, Chr.
Free your machines and your mind will follow. Vortrag auf dem Internationalen Beyond-Festival "Future Design - Artistic visions for Europe and BEYOND", Karlsruhe, 03.-07.10.2018
