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Values, Technology and Innovation

The Department of Values, Technology and Innovation (VTI) studies innovation in sociotechnical systems from the perspective of social and moral values.

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We do research on responsible innovation, more specifically into the themes of design for values, the management of responsible innovation and responsible risk management. In this research we use our expertise in the fields of economics, safety science and philosophy.

An innovation for which there is not enough public support, runs the risk of failing. The positive contribution that the innovation could have made to society is then lost. But it also happens that an innovation is pushed through despite a lack of public support, which sometimes means that valid concerns have been ignored.

How can we realize the potential benefits of innovations in a responsible way? That is the central question around which our research revolves.

Our research pays attention to important social and moral values during both the design and implementation phase, and to the institutions that embed and govern innovation. In our view, the value dimension and system perspective are both essential for the further development, social acceptance and moral acceptability of new technologies.

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A multidisiplinary group of people working on responsible innovation

Sara Vermeulen

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Aishwarya Suresh Iyer

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Nynke van Uffelen

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Rongxin Song

PhD candidate, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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B. (Ben) Riemersma

PhD candidate, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Joseph Sta. Maria

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Eleonora Papadimitriou

Associate professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Filippo Grillo

PhD candidate, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Rustam Abubakirov

PhD candidate, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

Jonne Maas

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Benjamin Paul Hofbauer

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Sander de Jong

PhD candidate, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dimmy van Dongen MSc

PhD candidate, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Ali Dizani

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Madelaine Ley

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Nienke Luijcks MSc

PhD candidate, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr. Claudia Werker

Associate professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dr. Andrea Gammon

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Joost Alleblas

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Aldy Gustinara Darwili

PhD candidate, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Syafira Fitri Auliya

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Muhammad Shah Bin Ab Rahim

PhD candidate, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Prof.dr. Rolf Künneke

Professor emeritus section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Prof. Dr. Marina van Geenhuizen

Professor emeritus section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Prof. dr. Ben Ale

Professor emeritus section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Prof. Dr. Cees van Beers

Full professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Joost Mollen MSc

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Samuela Marchiori

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dmitry Muravev

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Karen Moesker MSc

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Aarón Moreno Inglés

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Razie Nejabat MSc

PhD candidate, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Prof.dr.ir. Ibo van de Poel

Full professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Enno Schröder

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Clare Shelley-Egan

Associate professor, section Ethics / Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Ming Yang

Assistant professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr. Elena Ziliotti

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Pieter Vermaas

Associate professor, section Ethics / Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Stephen Rainey

Senior researcher, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Emad Yaghmaei

Postdoctoral researcher, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Ing. Martijn Wiarda MSc

Postdoctoral researcher, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dr. Irene Grossmann

Assistant professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Jordi Viader Guerrero

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Shuaiqi Yuan

PhD candidate, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Yuanyuan Xu

PhD candidate, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Bauke Wielinga

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Prof.dr.ir. Pieter van Gelder

Full professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Prof.dr. Sabine Roeser

Full professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr.ir. Z. (Zenlin) Roosenboom-Kwee

Associate professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Prof.dr.ir. Behnam Taebi

Full professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Prof.dr.ir. Genserik Reniers

Full professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr.ir. Britte Bouchaut

Assistant professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr. Stefan Buijsman

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Steffen Steinert

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Amir Pooyan Afghari

Assistant professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr. Samantha Copeland

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Nikos Pachos-Fokialis

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dr. M. Martin Sand

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Kritika Maheshwari

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Roman Stöllinger

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dr. Sander Smit

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dr. Eugen Octav Popa

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. James Hutton

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Giang Tran

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dr. Perla Marang-van de Mheen

Associate professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr. Olya Kudina

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Sander Renes PhD

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Aspasia Papageorgiou

Promovendus, section Economy of Technology Innovation (ETI)

Dr. Aad Correljé

Associate professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dr. Lotte Asveld

Associate professor, section Ethics / Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. Geerten van de Kaa

Associate professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Prof.dr. Jeroen van den Hoven

Full professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. Udo Pesch

Associate professor, section Ethics / Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. Roland Ortt

Associate professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Barbara van Veen

postdoctoral researcher, sectie Economie van Technologie Innovatie (ETI)

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Dr.ir. Vladimir Sobota

Postdoctoral Researcher, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Dr. Janna van Grunsven

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr.ir. Lavinia Marin

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. Servaas Storm

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Dr. Frank Guldenmund

Assistant professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr. Mandi Astola

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. Ro Naastepad

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Dr. Laurens Rook

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Prof.dr. M. (Marc) de Vries

Affiliated full professor, section Ethics & Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. Juan Durán

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. Sjoerd Zwart

Associate professor, section Ethics / Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Prof. dr. Jop Groeneweg

Full professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

Dr. Ir. Rutger van Bergem

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Ryan Timms

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr.ir. Yue Shang

Postdoctoral researcher, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

Caroline Bollen

postdoctoral researcher, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Thijs Latten MSc

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Dr. Oscar Oviedo Trespalacios

Assistant professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr. Karolien van Nunen

Assistant professor, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr. Aleksandrina Ralcheva

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dr. Gideon Ndubuisi

Assistant professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

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Dr. Aafke Fraaije

Postdoctoral researcher, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

María Palacios Barea

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Aashis Joshi

Aashis Joshi is a PhD candidate in the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology and the Energy and Industry sections at the TPM faculty at TU Delft. In his research he uses agent-based modelling to explore the societal conditions and processes that are conducive to achieving resilient and just climate adaptations for differentially capable actors.

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Anna Melnyk

Postdoctoral researcher, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. Amir Hossein Kalantari

Postdoctoral researcher, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

Dr. Amna Chaudhry

Postdoctoral researcher, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

Dr. Rioshar Yarveisy

Postdoctoral researcher, section Safety & Security Science (3S)

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Dr. Giorgia Pozzi

Postdoctoral Researcher, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Sybolt Doorn MA MSc

PhD candidate, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

Dr. Robert Verburg

Associate professor, section Economics of Technology & Innovation (ETI)

Dr. Michael Klenk

Assistant professor, section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology (EPT)

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Jaco Tresfon MSc

Jaco Tresfon is a lecturer at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.

Meet our people

Stories of Science

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InDetail: how algorithms work up to their use in society

How can a computer drive a car or write a news story? What will the impact of all these new techniques be on our lives? And how can we steer those techniques in the right direction? At InDetail, researcher Stefan Buijsman looks at all these questions, from the functioning of algorithms to their use in society.

Kun je algoritmes wel of niet vertrouwen?

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Algorithms: can you trust them or not? - TU Delft Story - Technology, Policy & Management

“Algorithms do not discriminate inherently; the human factor is key – what data we put in, at what point we find an algorithm good enough, when we intervene, and how easy we make it to lodge objections to it.” Assistant professor Stefan Buijsman is exploring how we can use artificial intelligence responsibly. His attitude is positive: “I think that good interaction between AI and people can make our word fairer, cleaner, healthier, and safer.”

Ontwerpen voor duisternis

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Designing for darkness

Days are short in December and January, but this does not mean darkness sets in early in the Netherlands. On cloudy nights, light pollution turns the night sky of Delft a bright orange. Let’s start designing for darkness, Dr Taylor Stone proposes in his research.

Tweedeling in klimaatadaptatie voorkomen

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Avoiding division in climate adaptation

The government has growing expectations of citizens when it comes to climate adaptation, but not every citizen or neighbourhood is able to live up to these expectations. Neelke Doorn, Professor of Ethics of Water Engineering, is studying ways of avoiding social divides between neighbourhoods.

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News

Designing for Human Autonomy in the age of autonomous technologies

Designing for Human Autonomy in the age of autonomous technologies

The drive for autonomous technology spans from workplaces to personal lives, promising breakthroughs in safety, healthcare, and daily…

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Oscar Oviedo Trespalacias bij The Conversation over apps and safe driving

Oscar Oviedo Trespalacias bij The Conversation over apps and safe driving

Apps such as Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze can tell drivers when they are approaching speed cameras or random breath testing stations.…

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Redesigning Chemical Innovation

Redesigning Chemical Innovation

How can we make room for innovation in the chemical sector while making sure that new chemicals and chemical processes are safe and…

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10 February 2025 09:00 till 14 February 2025 17:00

PhD Course on Design for Human Autonomy

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