Junior Research Group Leader for the Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems (IRIS).

The University of Stuttgart invites applications for a Junior Research Group Leader for the Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems (IRIS). IRIS is inviting an excellent and experienced early career researcher to apply for a 4-year Junior Research Group Leader position to complement and expand our research activities. The focus of the new Junior ... Junior Research Group Leader for the Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems (IRIS).

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Three years of collaboration with the School of Design – Politecnico di Milano

This video summarizes in a minute and a half the 3 year long relationship between the Milan Polytechnic School of Design and the Bassetti Foundation. Each year’s involvement has been accompanied by a cycle of conferences that have been video recorded and are available through the website. Around twenty students have submitted projects through their ... Three years of collaboration with the School of Design – Politecnico di Milano

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Tommaso Correale Santacroce

Almost Humans: Robotics, Healthcare and STS. Call for Applications

Call for Applications 4th STS Italia Summer School September 5th- 9th, 2017 Catania, Italy STS Italia, the Italian Society of Science and Technology Studies – in collaboration with the Department of Political and Social Sciences and the Department of Mathematics and Informatics of the University of Catania is organizing its 4th Summer School, “Almost Human: ... Almost Humans: Robotics, Healthcare and STS. Call for Applications

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Job design and responsibility – 2/2

Event: Fabio Besti lesson at Politecnico di Milano Title: Job Design and responsibility. Date: 2016 06 09 Time: 37 min. Place: Politecnico di Milano. Language: English. Part: 2/2 url Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/179487149 Photos: Album in Flickr. Report: Job Design and responsibility. Part: 2/2 question and answers. Contents: Fabio Besti (Fondazione Giannino Bassetti) In 9 June 2016 ... Job design and responsibility – 2/2

Fabio Besti

Job design and responsibility – 1/2

Event: Fabio Besti lesson at Politecnico di Milano Title: Job Design and responsibility. Date: 2016 06 09 Time: 37 min. Place: Politecnico di Milano. Language: English. Part: 1/2 url Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/179474898 Photos: Album in Flickr. Report: Job Design and responsibility. Part: 1/2 Lesson. Contents: Fabio Besti (Fondazione Giannino Bassetti) In 9 June 2016 at the ... Job design and responsibility – 1/2

Fabio Besti

Synthetic Modeling of Life and Cognition

Many questions in the workshop Synthetic Modeling of Life and Cognition: Open Questions: “In what sense and under which conditions can artificial systems be considered models of natural living and cognitive processes? What are the prospects for advancing biological, behavioral, cognitive and social sciences through these methods? How can we ensure a successful transmission of ... Synthetic Modeling of Life and Cognition

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Drones and other robots of war

Recently the press has been full of articles addressing the legality or illegality of the military use of unmanned drone aircraft in the war against terror. Their use as well as the use of other human controlled robot weaponry presents a series of ethical, moral, technical and legal problems, often more down to the way ... Drones and other robots of war

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Jonathan Hankins

A short review: Conversations On Innovation, Power And Responsibility

Last week we put online a new publication of the Foundation Bassetti entitled “Conversations On Innovation, Power And Responsibility”, written by Jeff Ubois and available in hard copy, downloadable pdf or Issuu (on line) versions. The publication is a resume’ of conversations conducted between Mr Ubois and 12 internationally renowned innovators and thinkers and features ... A short review: Conversations On Innovation, Power And Responsibility

Conversations on Innovation, Power and Responsibility

by Jeff Ubois Index of this page: – The booklet in Issuu – Introduction – Table Of Contents – Clip video – Cover See also a short review by Jonathan Hankins in Focus section. The Fondazione Giannino Bassetti’s new publication, Conversations on Innovation, Power and Responsibility highlights approaches to responsibility in innovation taken by leading ... Conversations on Innovation, Power and Responsibility

The mechanization of Empathy in Health Care – 2. Takanori Shibata

An International Workshop organized by Luisa Damiano, Paul Dumouchel & Yoko Matsubara with the support of the Global COE Ars Vivendi. ——— Takanori Shibata, is Senior Researcher at Japan’s Institute of Advanced Industrial Sciences and Technology AIST (Tsukuba, Japan). He is the inventor of PARO, a robot that resembles a baby seal and that is ... The mechanization of Empathy in Health Care – 2. Takanori Shibata