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Ienca, Marcello
Marcello Ienca
Additional information
Research area
big data ethics, ethically aligned AI, ethics of neurotechnology, biosecurity, responsible robotics
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Marcello Ienca is a senior researcher at the Health Ethics & Policy Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. He is the PI of the SAMW/KZS-funded project "Digitalizing Elderly Care in Switzerland". His research focuses on the ethics and governance of biomedical data, ethically aligned artificial intelligence (AI) and responsible innovation for emerging technologies at the human-machine interface. Prior to joining ETH, Dr. Ienca has obtained MSc, MA and PhD degrees from the Humboldt University of Berlin, KU Leuven (Erasmus Mundus Consortium) and the University of Basel. He has published extensively on the ELSI of neurotechnology and AI, big data trends in biomedicine, ethical design in robotics, data ethics, human rights, dual-use, digital health and cognitive assistance for people with intellectual disabilities. Ienca has received several awards for social responsibility in science and technology such as the Vontobel Award for Ageing Research, the Prize Pato de Carvalho (Portugal), the Sonia Lupien Award (Canada) and the Paul Schotsmans Prize from the European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics (EACME). He has authored +40 scientific articles in peer-review journals, several book chapters and is a frequent contributor to Scientific American. His research was featured in academic journals such as Neuron, Nature Biotechnology, the American Journal of Bioethics and media such as Nature, The Guardian, The Times, Die Welt, The Independent, Financial Times and others. He is a former representative to the board of directors of the International Neuroethics Society and is currently serving in the OECD Steering Group on Neurotechnology.
Monographs
- Ienca, M. (2019). Intelligenza2: Per un'unione di intelligenza naturale e artificiale. Rosenberg & Sellier, Tourin, Italy.
Edited volumes
- Jotterand, F., Ienca, M., Elger, B., & Wangmo, T. (Eds.). (2019). Intelligent Assistive Technologies for Dementia: Clinical, Ethical, Social, and Regulatory Implications. Oxford University Press, USA.
Selected peer-reviewed publications
2019
- Ienca, M., & Vayena, E. (2019). Direct-to-Consumer Neurotechnology: What Is It and What Is It for?. AJOB Neuroscience, 10(4), 149-150.
- Jobin, A., Ienca, M., & Vayena, E. (2019). The global landscape of AI ethics guidelines. Nature Machine Intelligence, 1(9), 389-399.
- Ienca, M., Shaw, D. M., & Elger, B. (2019). Cognitive enhancement for the ageing world: opportunities and challenges. Ageing & Society, 39(10), 2308-2321.
- Ienca, M. (2019). Ethical challenges associated with health-related big data research: Marcello Ienca. European Journal of Public Health, 29(Supplement_4), ckz185-257.
- Ienca, M., Haselager, P., & Emanuel, E. J. (2019). Reply to “Separating neuroethics from neurohype”. Nature biotechnology, 37(9), 991-992.
- Feidt, R. H., Ienca, M., Elger, B. S., & Folcher, M. (2019). Synthetic Biology and the Translational Imperative. Science and engineering ethics, 25(1), 33-52.
- Ienca, M. (2019). Tra cervelli e macchine: riflessioni su neurotecnologie e su neurodiritti. Notizie di POLITEIA, XXXV, 133, 2019. ISSN 1128-2401 pp. 52-62
2018
- Ienca, M., Haselager, P., & Emanuel, E. J. (2018). Brain leaks and consumer neurotechnology. Nature biotechnology, 36(9), 805-810.
- Ienca, M., Ferretti, A., Hurst, S., Puhan, M., Lovis, C., & Vayena, E. (2018). Considerations for ethics review of big data health research: A scoping review. PloS one, 13(10), e0204937.
- Ienca, M., Jotterand, F., & Elger, B. S. (2018). From Healthcare to Warfare and Reverse: How Should We Regulate Dual-Use Neurotechnology?. Neuron, 97(2), 269-274.
- Vayena, E., & Ienca, M. (2018). Digital Medicine and Ethics: Rooting for Evidence. The American Journal of Bioethics, 18(9), 49-51.
- Ienca, M. (2018). Democratizing cognitive technology: a proactive approach. Ethics and Information Technology, 1-14.
- Ferretti, A., & Ienca, M. (2018). Enhanced cognition, enhanced self? On neuroenhancement and subjectivity. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 2(4), 348-355.
- Ienca, M., Vayena, E., & Blasimme, A. (2018). Big data and dementia: charting the route ahead for research, ethics and policy. Frontiers in Medicine, 5, 13.
- Ienca, M. (2018). Cognitive Technology and Human-Machine Interaction: The Contribution of Externalism to the Theoretical Foundations of Machine and Cyborg Ethics. Annals of the University of Bucharest-Philosophy Series, 66(2), 91-115.
- Ienca, M., Wangmo, T., Jotterand, F., Kressig, R. W., & Elger, B. (2018). Ethical design of intelligent assistive technologies for dementia: a descriptive review. Science and engineering ethics, 24(4), 1035-1055.
- Ienca, M. (2018). An evolutionary argument for the Extended Mind Hypothesis. European Journal of the History of Ideas, 6(1), 39-61.
- Ienca, M., & Vayena, E. (2018). Dual use in the 21st century: emerging risks and global governance. Swiss medical weekly, 148, w14688.
- Ienca, M., Lipps, M., Wangmo, T., Jotterand, F., Elger, B., & Kressig, R. W. (2018). Health professionals' and researchers' views on Intelligent Assistive Technology for psychogeriatric care. Gerontechnology, 17(3), 139-150.
2017
- Ienca, M., Kressig, R. W., Jotterand, F., & Elger, B. (2017). Proactive Ethical Design for Neuroengineering, Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies: the Cybathlon Lesson. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 14(1), 115.
- Adjekum, A., Ienca, M., & Vayena, E. (2017). What Is Trust? Ethics and Risk Governance in Precision Medicine and Predictive Analytics. Omics: a journal of integrative biology, 21(12), 704-710.
- Ienca, M., Fabrice, J., Elger, B., Caon, M., Pappagallo, A. S., Kressig, R. W., & Wangmo, T. (2017). Intelligent assistive technology for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias: a systematic review. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 56(4), 1301-1340.
- Ienca, M., & Andorno, R. (2017). Towards new human rights in the age of neuroscience and neurotechnology. Life Sciences, Society and Policy, 13(1), 5.
- Engel-Glatter, S., & Ienca, M. (2017). Life scientists’ views and perspectives on the regulation of dual-use research of concern. Science and Public Policy, 45(1), 92-102.
2014-2016
- Ienca, M., Jotterand, F., Vică, C., & Elger, B. (2016). Social and Assistive Robotics in Dementia Care: Ethical Recommendations for Research and Practice. International Journal of Social Robotics, 8(4), 565-573. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12369-016-0366-7
- Ienca, M., & Haselager, P. (2016). Hacking the brain: brain–computer interfacing technology and the ethics of neurosecurity. Ethics and Information Technology, 18(2), 117-129. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-016-9398-9
- Ienca, M., & Haselager, P. (2016). Brain-Computer Interfacing, Social Responsibility and the Ethics of Neurosecurity. Neuroethics, 9(2), 139-140.
- Ienca M., (2015). Neuroprivacy, Neurosecurity and Brain-Hacking: Emerging Issues in Neural Engineering, Bioethica Forum, 8(1), 51-53.
- Ienca M., (2014). Interfacce cervello-computer: nuove frontiere all'intersezione tra bioetica e sicurezza informatica, Bioetica, 23(1-2).
Book Chapters
- Ienca, M., & Villaronga, E. F. (2019). Privacy and Security Issues in Assistive Technologies for Dementia. Intelligent Assistive Technologies for Dementia: Clinical, Ethical, Social, and Regulatory Implications, 221-230.
- Wangmo, T., & Ienca, M. (2019). Dementia in the Digital Age. Intelligent Assistive Technologies for Dementia: Clinical, Ethical, Social, and Regulatory Implications, 294.
- Jotterand, F. & Ienca, M. (2017) The Biopolitics of Neuroethics. In Racine, E. & Aspler, J., The Debate about Neuroethics: Perspectives on the Field’s Development, Focus, and Future, Springer.
- Ienca, M. (2016). On the Contribution of Blindsight to the Understanding of Consciousness: Empirical, Normative and Conceptual Implications. In Lavazza A. (edt.) Frontiers in Neuroethics: Conceptual and Empirical Advancements, Cambridge Scholars Publisher, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
- Stüfen, F., Ienca, M., & Elger, B. S. (2017). Spiritual Help During Detention: Specific Responses to Different Stages and Types of Imprisonment. In Emerging Issues in Prison Health (pp. 85-106). Springer Netherlands.
- Schekter, V., Ienca, M., & Elger, B. S. (2017). Supporting Families and Children Living in the Shadow of Prisoners. In Emerging Issues in Prison Health (pp. 13-34). Springer Netherlands.
Blog Articles
- Ienca, M. (2018). Brain Machine Interfaces, Artificial Intelligence and Neurorights. IEEE Brain
- Vayena, E. & Ienca, M. (2018). Online-Manipulation: Es geht nicht nur um Datenschutz. Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Interviews and featured articles
- Nature (USA): The ethics of brain–computer interfaces
- Financial Times (UK): Neural interfaces should upgrade, not degrade, humans
- The Guardian (UK): New human rights to protect against 'mind hacking' and brain data theft proposed
- The Times (UK): Mind-reading creates human rights puzzle
- New Scientists (UK): Does mind-hack tech mean your brain needs its own legal rights?
- DIGITALTAG SCHWEIZ 2019 (Switzerland): Aufstand gegen die Roboter?
- Die Welt (Germany): Ethiker fordern jetzt den Datenschutz für das Gehirn (in German)
- The Hindu Times (India): Future tech could jeopardise ‘freedom of mind’
- Science Business (Belgium): Who should write the rules for AI? Study points to power imbalance
- ABC (Spain): Objetivo de Facebook y Tesla: conectar el cerebro a la máquina
- Futurism (USA): We Need To Talk About How Human Rights Will Work in the Age of AI
- Phys.org (USA): In a neuro-techno future, human rights laws will need to be revisited
- Singularity Hub (USA): 4 New Human Rights for When Our Brains Are Hooked Up to Computers
- Slate (France): Dans le silence du droit, comment se protéger contre le vol de «nos pensées»?,
- 科技观察网 (China): 细思极恐 !未来电脑或能破坏人类的“思想自由”
- Blick am Sonntag (Switzerland), Eine Pille gegen das Vergessen? (in German), 06.11.2016, p. 13 (Interviewer: Moritz Kaufmann).
- Forschungsnews aus dem FPS (Switzerland): Intelligente unterstützende Technologieanwendungen bei Alzheimer und anderen Demenzerkrankungen (in German), 27.02.2017
Membership
| Since | Membership |
|---|---|
| 2015 | International Neuroethics Society |
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Vontobel Prize for Aging Research 2018 |
| 2016 | Paul-Schotsmans-Preis |
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2020
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 377-0405-10L | Ethics in Medicine and Health Care |