Dr Markus Christen

University of Zurich

About the author

Markus Christen is Managing Director of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) of the University of Zurich (UZH) and heads the digital ethics lab at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine at UZH. His research areas are ethics of information and communication systems, neuroethics and empirical ethics. Current research topics include the use of video games (Serious Moral Games) to measure and promote moral competence, ethical questions of big data, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, as well as research into human-machine interaction in moral issues, such as the use of drones.

Articles by this author

The big data divide between companies and customers

The societal acceptability of BigData solutions crucially depends on the proper handling of the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI).

Big data in insurance

NRP 75 researchers provide recommendations when dealing with Ethical and Legal Big Data Challenges in the Insurance Industry.