Miriam Leis

Current

• Researcher at TNO

Education

• Universität Konstanz

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Miriam Leis’s Summary

Social scientist (PhD) with specialization in ethical, legal and social implications of emerging technologies, biopolitics, technology analysis (especially NBIC-convergence, AI/robotics, (bio)medical engineering, HET and environmental/energy technology), future/foresight consulting.

Miriam Leis’s Specialties:

Analysis about societal implications of emerging technologies, ELSI-analysis, NBIC-convergence, future/foresight analysis, scenario studies, consulting, activities in futurist NGOs
(Above this: formal university training in scientific methodology, statistics, game theory, qualitiative and quantitative survey design, social netwok analysis).

Miriam Leis’s Experience

• Researcher

  TNO

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Specializing in ELSI-analysis about emerging technologies (e.g. robotics/AI, biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering), (future) risk assessment

Miriam Leis’s Education

• Universität Konstanz

  Dr. rer. Soc. , Political Science, Sociology , 1997 — 2006

  Dissertation: http://www.tectum-verlag.de/9134_Miriam_Leis__ROBOTS%96OUR_FUTURE_PARTNERS_A_Sociologist_View_from_a_German_and_Japanese_Perspective.html

Additional Information

Miriam Leis’s Interests:

emerging/converging technologies, future studies/(analytical) futurism, (theoretical) transhumanism, travelling, karaoke, bollywood movies, arts (painting, video arts, computer graphics, "post-post-modern" arts forms)

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