PhD Candidate
Bouke van Balen
ABOUT Bouke
Bouke van Balen is a PhD candidate in Philosophy and Ethics of technology at UMC Utrecht (Neurology & Neurosurgery), TU Delft (Ethics & Philosophy of Technology), and TU Eindhoven (Human Computer Interaction). In this inter- and transdisciplinary project, he is embedded in a neuroscience lab at the UMCU that develop implantable communication Brain-Computer Interfaces (cBCIs) for people with severe paralysis. His research takes place on the intersection of (critical) phenomenology, philosophy of science and technology, enactivism, neuroscience, and ethics. He is specifically interested in how cBCIs shape lived experiences of communication and personhood of people with severe communication problems due to paralysis. He employs empirical and philosophical methods. His project is part of the ESDiT (Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies) consortium.
Address
UMC Utrecht Brain Center
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
UMC Utrecht
Contact Information
Email: b.j.vanbalen @ umcutrecht.nl
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Career & Education
Natural and Social Sciences, graduating with honours in Brain & Cognitive Sciences (BSc) and Philosophy (BA) at the University of Amsterdam.
Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Twente
PhD Candidate Philosophy and Ethics of Brain Computer Interfaces
