Event in ENGLISH
In this first event of the rIICerca series, we will discuss together with UNamur professors Elio Tuci and Dominique Lambert what ‘autonomy’ means when it comes to artificial intelligence and the ethical implications it may have for society.
Through examples from the results of experiments within the framework of his recent research work in the field of swarm robotics – systems formed by small robots interacting with each other, that are inspired by the functioning of insect colonies – Prof. Tuci will illustrate the different scientific interpretations of the concept of autonomy in robots. Prof Lambert will discuss the ethical aspects related to the development and the use of « autonomous » robots with examples from different domain of applications.
Elio Tuci
Elio Tuci is a Professor of the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Namur, Belgium. Before he was Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, Middlesex University, UK. In 2003, he received a PhD in computer science and artificial intelligence from the University of Sussex, UK. In 1996, he graduated in experimental psychology from the University of Rome “Sapienza,” Italy.
His research interests fall into Swarm Robotics, Evolutionary Robotics, Intelligent Systems, Neural Computing, Evolutionary Algorithms, Adaptive Systems. He has co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications in the above research areas and 4 book chapters.
Dominique Lambert
Dominique Lambert is professor on Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy of nature, Philosophy of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Namur, Belgium. He is visiting professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain and professor of Logic and Philosophy of Nature at the Interdiocesan Seminary of Namur. He first completed his PhD in in Science with orientation in Physics, then his PhD in Philosophy, both at the Université Catholique de Louvain.
Member of the Belgian Royal Academy and of the International Academy for Philosophy of Sciences, his research areas are: Ethics of Robotics, Philosophy of Science, History of Science (he wrote the first biography of Georges Lemaître, the Father of Big bang Theory), Science and Faith studies, Theoretical Physics.
Fabio Pinna
Fabio Pinna holds a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’. After a brief stint at AVIO to work on the European Vega launcher, he moved to Belgium to attend the Diploma Course at the Von Karman Institute (VKI), to further specialize in fluid dynamics. He obtained a PhD in Aerospace Technology, also at ‘La Sapienza’ and the Von Karman Institute.
In 2017, Fabio Pinna became Associate Editor for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation journal for the IMACS Association, entering its Board of Directors as Treasurer in 2021. Since 2020 he is Co-founder and President of the Belgian chapter of AIRIcerca. In 2022, he completed a Master’s degree in Business and Administration at the Solvay Brussels School, undertaking a new position as technical project manager at Septentrio, dealing with GNSS (positioning) technology.