ethics

Daniela Cerqui is a social and cultural anthropologist involved in the study of the relationship between technology and society and, more fundamentally, humankind. Her research focuses on the ethical and social aspects of the convergent robotics, nanotechnology, biotechnology and information technology.

Daniela is a lecturer in anthropology at the University of Lausanne. She is also a researcher at the Department of Cybernetics of the University of Reading, UK, where Lift08 speaker Kevin Warwick became (in 2002) the first human with a chip implanted in his body and linked directly to his nervous system.

Since 2004 Daniela Cerqui has been closely following Kevin in his activities, exploring his main values and the promotion of cyborg culture. Daniela’s mission is to make Kevin Warwick aware of the main social, ethical, philosophical and anthropological issues related to his work. See this World News video to find out more about Daniela's research on Cyborg Anthropology.

And don’t miss the great video of Kevin Warwick’s talk at Lift08, about implant technology enhancing human abilities! One of our all-time Lift favorites.

Basic information
Assistant Professor
Coming from Canada
Working at Concordia University, Design & Computation Arts

Bio
Anne Galloway recently completed a PhD in sociology and anthropology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, which involved an ethnographic study of the design of mobile and pervasive technologies for urban environments. Interested in connections between technological, spatial and cultural practices, Anne’s current research explores how actor-network theory and critiques of everyday life can help people understand and shape emergent technologies.

Her work has been presented to international audiences in technology, design, art, architecture, social and cultural studies, as well as published in a variety of books and journals. Anne currently teaches design and computation arts at Concordia University in Montréal, Canada. She also works part-time as a design researcher on the Touch Project, led by Timo Arnall and based at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design.

As part of the LIFT09 programme, Anne will join Dan Hill and Carlo Ratti to discuss how the blending of the digital and the physical stands to reshape everyday urban life.

Why LIFT and what Anne expects
LIFT offers the opportunity to exchange different perspectives on shared interests, and I’m looking forward to meeting new people and making new connections.

Links
Blog
Another Blog
Website
LIFT profile

Dear LIFTers (not people who use lifts a lot, ha, alright, bad joke :-P )

After several days of trying to digest all the inspiring things I got at LIFT, I wrote an article to share some of my thoughts discussing social applications we are talking about and designing today. I look forward to having your comments!

Here is the link - http://idbi.us/lexblog/archives/339

PS: Be honest with you, though I know it can be simpler and shorter but my English is not that good, so you might be suffering when you are reading it, please be patient and give me a chance to 'brainwash' you :-D