Research

My current research consists in exploring the ethics of novel implantable brain-computer interfaces operated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). I am pioneering some aspects of human-computer interactions,  in particular the effects of AI on agent's sense of control, autonomy, agency and self, including while being treated for neurological and psychiatric conditions (for instance, Dementia, Severe Depression, Parkinson's, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, etc).  

I am currently an Associate Professor in Ethics, and Head of Discipline for Philosophy, at UTas, Australia. 

I also worked on the ethical issues raised by 3D Bioprinting (including ethical effects of media portrayal) and potential usage of stem cells as treatment for brain diseases and spinal cord injuries. Moreover, I have been working on questions connected to the impact of neuroimaging and medical imaging on the scientific and popular cultures, the debate of equity in the allocation health care resources, concerns over mild-traumatic brain injury in sport and the discussion of neuropathologies related to dysfunctional behavior and on neurodegenerative disease associated with lack of responsibility.

My ORCID site can be found here.