TU Delft AI Lunch – Inclusive AI: Caring with and for AI

Olya Kudina
Assistant Professor of Ethics & Philosophy of Technology (Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management)
Olya is an interdisciplinary researcher in philosophy/ethics of technology who explores the relation between human values and technologies. Her recent focus has been on AI and democracy in the framework of the AI DeMoS Lab that she founded and co-leads. To anticipate the ethical challenges and opportunities of technologies, Olya thinks it is essential to combine different academic practices and fields.

Nazli Cila
Assistant Professor of Human-Agent Partnerships (Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering)
Nazli's work combines interaction design with humanities, integrating empirical work (i.e., experimentation, future modelling, and prototyping) with practical and ethical issues surrounding collaborations with agents. Nazli is co-director of the AI DeMoS Lab.

Laura Marchal-Crespo
Associate Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Laura is also affiliated with the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern. Laura carries out research in the general areas of human-machine interfaces and biological learning, and, specifically, in the use of robotic assistance and virtual reality to aid people in learning motor tasks and rehabilitate after neurologic injuries.

Sara Colombo
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
Sara's research explores innovative approaches for the ethical design of AI applications and the critical examination of their societal impact. Her work involves engaging communities in envisioning AI futures with an emphasis on inclusivity and a participatory approach.Sara is co-director of the newly launched Feminist Generative AI Lab.

Arkady Zgonnikov
Associate Professor in Human-Robot Interaction at the Department of Cognitive Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Arkady works in collaboration with researchers in robotics and AI to incorporate these cognitive models into the design of robots and automated driving systems. He believes that theories and models from cognitive psychology and neuroscience will help us to develop autonomous systems that are responsive to human reasons and intentions. The overarching goal of his work is to find ways to develop artificial systems that are highly autonomous but at the same time remain under meaningful human control.