Personal
Date of birth: June 1, 1979.
Nationality: Danish.
Education
2006-2010: Ph.D. in Philosophy, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University (degree awarded in November 2010).
2003-2005: M.A. in Philosophy, University of Copenhagen (degree awarded August 2005).
2000-2003: B.A. in Philosophy, University of Copenhagen (degree awarded June 2003).
Employment
2025 - present: Professor of philosophy at Aarhus University (Department of Culture and Society - Department of Philosophy).
2022 - present: Director for the research programme at the Department of Philosophy and the History of Ideas at Aarhus University
2019-2025: Associate professor of philosophy at Aarhus University (Department of Culture and Society - Department of Philosophy).
2013-2019: Assistant professor of philosophy at Aarhus University (Department of Culture and Society - Department of Philosophy).
2011-2013: Fixed term lecturer at Aarhus University (Department of Culture and Society - Department of Philosophy)
2010-11: Visiting Research Fellow at The Social Epistemology Research Group at University of Copenhagen (Section of Philosophy, Department of Media, Cognition and Communication).
Major grants
Individual:
"Algorithmic Decision Making: Philosophical Challenges" (2021-2025)
Funding: Carlsberg Foundation Young Researcher Fellowship (≈USD 625.000)
"Models of Resource-Bounded Rational Reasoning" (2013-2016)
Funding: The Danish Independent Research Council (≈USD 330.000)
Co-applicant:
"Integrative Social Robotics" (2016-2021).
Funding: the Carlsberg Foundation, Semper Ardens Project (≈USD 2.100.000)
"As if it were a person - Social Robotics and Human Self-Understanding" (2013-2016)
Funding: the Velux Foundation (≈USD 1.000.000)
Other experience
2022 - present: Member of "Kunstig Intelligens styregruppen i Region Midtjylland”
2021 - 2022: Completed the Carlsberg Foundation’s course on Leadership Development for Research Talents
2017 - 2021: Member of board in Filosofisk Forening (a philosophical union, founded in 1962 at Aarhus University
2014 - 2015: Completed the Teacher Training Programme for Assistant Professors and Postdocs: Aarhus University
2007-2009: Graduate Representative for philosophy in the Research School of Social Sciences: Australian National University
2008: Convener of the Australian National University Philosophy Society seminar series
2008: Completed with the merit the teaching course The Graduate Teaching Program: Australian National University
Selected outreach
2024: "Den gode, den dårlige og den kunstige intelligens — fremtidens udfordringerjernechips", CERN Science Pavilion, Smukfest 2024
2024: "Hjernechips", debate på Bloom Festival 2024, Copenhagen
2023: Radio interview (“Computeren og jeg”, P1, Supertanker) 2015 - present: Biannual lecture series on critical thinking, “Think Well”: Copenhagen University, Aarhus University, University of Southern Denmark
2020: Radio interview (“AI in healthcare”, P4, Kraniebrud)
2019: Lecture on “Artificial Intelligence—pros and cons”: AU streaming project for highschools
2019: Public debate on “The Hippocratic oath in algorithms”: Aarhus University
2018: Lecture series on critical thinking, “Think Well”: Ældresagen, Aarhus section
2018: Lecture on “AI and Case Management”: Aarhus Municipality, IT Section
2017: Radio interview (“Algorithms in society”, P1, Supertanker)