Marcello Ienca, M.Sc., M.A.

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Affiliation(s): 

University of Basel

Areas of Interest: 

neuroethics, Assistive technologies, gerontechnology, information and communication technologies, Studies in medical ethics; Evidence-based medicine; Design

Biography & Research: 

Marcello Ienca, M.Sc., M.A., is a PhD candidate and research assistant at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Switzerland. His current projects include the assessment of intelligent assistive technologies for people with dementia and other neurocognitive disabilities, user-centered design in neurotechnology and assistive robotics, and the neurosecurity of human-machine interfaces. He is the chair of the Student/Postdoc Committee of the International Neuroethics Society and the current coordinator of the Swiss Network for Neuroscience, Ethics and Law.