Poel, dr. ir. I.R. van de (Ibo)

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Ibo van de Poel

Section Philosophy

School of Technology Policy and Management

Delft University of Technology

PO Box 5015

2600 GA Delft

The Netherlands

Phone: +31 15 278 4716

e-mail: i.r.vandepoel@tbm.tudelft.nl

Ibo van de Poel is managing director of the 3TU.Centre of Ethics and Technology of the three technical universities in the Netherlands and associate professor in ethics and technology at Delft University of Technology. He is visiting fellow at the Applied Ethics Center for Engineering Education, Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan. He studied philosophy of science, technology and society, with a propaedeutic exam in mechanical engineering. In 1998, he obtained his PhD in science and technology studies (STS) with a dissertation on the dynamics of technological development; his supervisor was prof. dr. A. Rip. Since 1997, he is lecturing in ethics and technology for several engineering course programs at Delft University of Technology. He has been involved in several educational innovations in this area, including the development of the web-based computer program AGORA and the first Dutch textbook on ethics and technology.

During the last few years, he has done research and published in the following areas: the dynamics of technological development, codes of conduct and professional ethics of engineers, the moral acceptability of technological risks, ethics in engineering design, and ethics and responsibility in R&D networks. He has published numerous scientific articles in international journals, including Science and Engineering Ethics, Science, Technology & Human Values, Journal of Business Ethics, Research Policy, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Social Studies of Science and Research in Engineering Design.He receives regularly invitations for international conferences and workshops and contributions to encyclopaedias in these areas.

Publications (selection):

Van de Poel, I. (2007). "Methodological problems in QFD and directions for future development." Research in Engineering Design 18: 21-36.
Van de Poel, I. and L. Royakkers (2007). The ethical cycle. Journal of Business Ethics 71(1): 1-13.
Zwart, S. D., I. Van de Poel, H. van Mil and M. Brumsen (2006). A network approach for distinguishing ethical issues in research and development. Science and Engineering Ethics 12(4): 663-84.
Van de Poel, I. & A. Van Gorp (2006). "Degrees of responsibility in engineering design. Type of design and design hierarchy." Science, Technology & Human Values 31(3): 333-360.
Van de Poel, I. (2005). “Engineering Design Ethics.” In: Encyclopaedia of Science, Technology and Ethics. Carl Mitcham. Detroit, MacMillan Reference USA.
Royakkers, L., I. van de Poel & A. Pieters, Eds. (2004). Ethiek & Techniek. Morele overwegingen in de ingenieurspraktijk. Baarn, HBuitgevers.
Van de Poel, I.R. (2003). "The Transformation of Technological Regimes." Research Policy 32(1): 49-68.
Van de Poel, I.R., M. Franssen & W. Dolfsma (2002). "Technological Regimes: Taking Stock Looking Ahead." International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management 2(4): 482-495.
Hale, A.R., L.H.J. Goossens & I. van de Poel (2002). “Oil & Gas Industry Regulation: From Detailed Technical Inspection to Assessment of Management Systems.” In: Changing Regulations: Controlling Risks in Society. B. Kirwan, A. R. Hale & A. Hopkins. Oxford, Pergamon Press: 79-107.
Van de Poel, I.R., H. Zandvoort & M. Brumsen (2001). "Ethics and Engineering Courses at Delft University of Technology: Contents, Educational Setup and Experiences." Science and Engineering Ethics 7(2): 267-282.
Van de Poel, I. (2001). "Investigating Ethical Issues in Engineering Design." Science and Engineering Ethics 7(3): 429-446.
Van de Poel, I. (2001). "Ethics, Technology Assessment and Industry." TA-Datenbank-Nachrichten 10(2): 51-61.
Van de Poel, I.(2000). "On the Role of Outsiders in Technical Development." Technology Analysis & Strategic Management 12(3): 383-397.