20/02/2024

ETHICAL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH IN DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES, 2023-2024 EDITION

The Ph.D. course "Ethical Aspects of Research in Dual-Use Technologies" ended last week after three very intensive days, from Feb 7 to Feb 9, 2024.

The course is part of the syllabus offered by the Ph.D. School of Politecnico di Milano.

Under the supervision of professor *Pierangelo Masarati *, it gives the students an opportunity to understand possible military an security implications of their research, training them to recognize and address potential ethical dilemmas in a controlled environment, through the analysis of technical and legislative aspects of dual-use technologies.

This edition, the fifth, saw a seminar, by professor *Pierluigi Di Lizia *, on "Dual-use Technologies and Services in Space Engineering," and one, by Nolen Gertz, professor of Applied Philosophy at the University of Twente, on ethical aspects of Dual-Use technology, with the participation of more than 50 students from 9 Ph.D. Programs out of the 20 offered by the PhD School; a clear sign of the growing sensibility at Politecnico di Milano concerning issues of this kind.

Speakers:

Pierangelo Masarati is full professor and works in structural dynamics, aeroelasticity, rotorcraft aeromechanics and multibody dynamics.

Pierluigi Di Lizia is associate professor and works in space exploration and exploitation.

Nolen Gertz is associate professor and studies applied philosophy at the University of Twente, in The Netherlands.