Dr Christine Aicardi
Senior Research Fellow
Research interests
- Sociology
Biography
Christine Aicardi originally trained in applied mathematics, computer sciences and project management, receiving a MEng from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris in 1987.
She worked for many years in the Information and Communication Technologies industry, before returning to higher education as a mature student.
Christine received her MSc in History of Science, Medicine and Technology from Imperial College in London in 2005 and her PhD in Science and Technology Studies at University College London in 2010.
She was a Wellcome Trust Library fellow at UCL researching the contemporary history of neuroscience, before joining the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine in 2014.
She was Senior Research Fellow in the Human Brain Project Foresight Laboratory until 2020, and is currently Responsible Research & Innovation Lead for the Centres for Doctoral Training in Safe & Trusted AI and in Smart Medical Imaging.
Research
- Neuroscience, neuro- and brain-inspired technology
- Futures studies
- Research infrastructures
- Collaborative practices
- Responsible research and innovation
Christine’s research interests include social, futures, and contemporary history studies of artificial intelligence broadly understood (autonomous, adaptive, evolutionary and intelligent systems; brain-inspired computing; robotics), neurotechnology and computational neuroscience.
She aims to trace some of their entwined genealogies and to situate them within wider sociotechnical systems and imaginaries, in order to understand their import for society.
She also has a special interest in the development of collaborative methods for engaging scientists, engineers, diverse publics and communities, in practices of responsible research and innovation for future and emerging technologies. Finally, she is interested in social studies of research collaborations and research infrastructures.
Further details
Research
Mental Health & Society research group
Seeking to better understand the socio-political dimensions of mental health and illness in the Global North and South.
Biotechnology & Society research group
Addressing the social, ethical and legal questions arising from developments in health and biomedicine using a multidisciplinary research approach.
The Human Brain Project: The Foresight Lab
Building a completely new ICT infrastructure for neuroscience and understanding the human brain and its diseases to emulate its computational capabilities.
Project status: Ongoing
Centre for Technology, Ethics, Law and Society (TELOS)
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News
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Events
All Tomorrow's Futures: scientists meet sci-fi writers to invent possible futures
Immerse yourself in this unique fusion of insights, which will spark discussions about the implications for our future human experience.
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Partnering for Change: AI predicting mental health - possible futures
Part of the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health Festival 2022: Partnering for Change
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Features
Utopia Now! Local young people set out their visions for the future
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Research
Mental Health & Society research group
Seeking to better understand the socio-political dimensions of mental health and illness in the Global North and South.
Biotechnology & Society research group
Addressing the social, ethical and legal questions arising from developments in health and biomedicine using a multidisciplinary research approach.
The Human Brain Project: The Foresight Lab
Building a completely new ICT infrastructure for neuroscience and understanding the human brain and its diseases to emulate its computational capabilities.
Project status: Ongoing
Centre for Technology, Ethics, Law and Society (TELOS)
Explore research at King's through the Centre for Technology, Ethics, Law and Society (TELOS)
News
King's academics look into crystal ball in new future gazing sci-fi anthology
Researchers in AI from across three different faculties provided expert reflections on energy, healthcare and education in the near future
Events
All Tomorrow's Futures: scientists meet sci-fi writers to invent possible futures
Immerse yourself in this unique fusion of insights, which will spark discussions about the implications for our future human experience.
Please note: this event has passed.
Partnering for Change: AI predicting mental health - possible futures
Part of the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health Festival 2022: Partnering for Change
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Utopia Now! Local young people set out their visions for the future
King’s researchers help young people explore their hopes and fears for the future