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Personal profile
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“We cannot work on the development of robots and artificial intelligence - especially when it comes to making autonomous decisions - without considering the consequences for our society and lives.”
Research profile
Lambèr Royakkers is professor Ethics of the Digital Society at Eindhoven University of Technology. His research has an interdisciplinary character and deals with the interface between ethics, law and technology, with a particular focus on digitization, robo-ethics and artificial intelligence. The main contribution in his research is dealing with the ethical and legal dilemmas/problems in our digital society which have been leveraged by modern technology.
He is the coordinator of the course sequence Robots Everywhere, where the main question is: ‘How we can enjoy the benefits of robotics and artificial intelligence while simultaneously avoiding pitfalls, since the development of robotics and artificial intelligence may cause great harm?
Academic background
Lambèr received his PhD from Tilburg University, with a dissertation on the formalisation of normative rules with deontic logic. Before this, he studied Philosophy and Social Sciences (at the TU/e), Technical Mathematics (at the TU/e), Law (at Tilburg University), and the postgraduate teacher training Master of Education Mathematics (at the TU/e).
From 2007 till 2012 he was also associate professor military ethics at the Netherlands Defence Academy (Breda). Currently he is project leader of the NWO-project ‘Strengthening cyber resilience by technological citizenship', and ethics advisor of several European projects, such as MAGNETO, TERRINet, and CHARMING. He has authored and co-authored over 10 books, including Ethics, Engineering and Technology (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011), Moral Responsibility and the Problem of Many Hands (Routledge 2015), Just Ordinary Robots (CRC Press 2016), and Cyberspace without Conflict (Rathenau Instituut 2019).
Affiliated with
- Rathenau Instituut (The Hague)
External positions
Associate Professor Military Ethics, Nederlandse Defensie Academie
1 Sep 2007 → 1 Apr 2014Fingerprint
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Strengthening cyber resilience by technological citizenship 410.19.004
Royakkers, L. M. M. & Gardenier, A. M.
1/02/20 → 1/12/24
Project: Research direct
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ESDiT: Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies
Müller, V. C., Löhr, G., van der Puil, R., Sullivan, E., Spahn, A., Frank, L. E., Sullivan, E., Bombaerts, G., Nickel, P. J., O'Neill, E., Royakkers, L. M. M., Dennis, M. & IJsselsteijn, W. A.
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research direct
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Scaling up Co-creation: Avenues and Limits for Integrating Society in Science and Innovation
Bombaerts, G., Bombaerts, G., Tsui, S., Astola, M., Laes, E. J. W., Wieczorek, A. J., Spahn, A., Benckhuijsen-Mertens, P., Reymen, I. M. M. J., Royakkers, L. M. M., Martin, D. A., Royakkers, L. M. M. & Spahn, A.
1/05/18 → 31/07/21
Project: Research direct
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The Refugee Crisis in Europe: Modelling Humanitarian Logistics
1/04/17 → 31/07/19
Project: Research direct
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SUBCOP: Suicide Bomber Counteraction and Prevention
Royakkers, L. M. M. & Royakkers, L. M. M.
1/06/13 → 31/07/16
Project: Research direct
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Developing tools to counteract and prevent suicide bomber incidents: A case study in Value Sensitive Design
Royakkers, L. M. M. & Steen, M., 1 Aug 2017, In: Science and Engineering Ethics. 23, 4, p. 1041-1058 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Military robots and the question of responsibility
Royakkers, L. M. M. & Olsthoorn, P., 2014, In: International Journal of Technoethics. 5, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Just ordinary robots : automation from love to war
Royakkers, L. M. M. & Est, van, Q. C., 2015, New York: CRC Press. 352 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
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A literature review on new robotics : automation from love to war
Royakkers, L. M. M. & Est, van, Q. C., 1 Nov 2015, In: International Journal of Social Robotics. 7, 5, p. 549-570 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Ethics, technology, and engineering : an introduction
Poel, van de, I. R. & Royakkers, L. M. M., 2011, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. 364 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
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Information (Journal)
Lambèr M.M. Royakkers (Guest editor)
31 Jan 2020 → 1 Aug 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Robotization as Rationalization
Lambèr M.M. Royakkers (Speaker)
19 Jan 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Horizon2020-project Terrinet (Event)
Lambèr M.M. Royakkers (Advisor)
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2021Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
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De gevaren van kunstmatige intelligentie
Lambèr M.M. Royakkers (Speaker)
13 Nov 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Plenary talk › Popular
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Horizon2020-project European Training Network for Chemical Engineering Immersive Learning (Event)
Lambèr M.M. Royakkers (Advisor)
1 Nov 2018 → 1 Nov 2022Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
Courses
Press/Media
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Moeten we autonome wapens preventief verbieden?
2/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Verbied preventief het gebruik van ‘killer robots’
Lambèr M.M. Royakkers, Rineke Verbrugge & Frank van Harmelen
30/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Chatbot as a GP? ‘We’re seeking a good balance between efficiency and human contact’
6/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Wat als robots onze oorlogen gaan voeren?
5/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Kunstmatige intelligentie: Hoe houden we controle over een technologie die veel beter is dan de mens?
1/05/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
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Inleiding in de maatschappelijke keuzetheorie
Author: Royakkers, L., 31 Aug 1992Student thesis: Master
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Predikatieve deontische logika
Author: Royakkers, L., 30 Sep 2002Supervisor: Nederpelt Lazarom, R. (Supervisor 1) & Meyer, J. (External person) (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master