Auteur: Monika S. Schmid

Bert-Jaap Koops (1967) is professor of Regulation and Technology at Tilburg University and a member of The Young Academy. He studied Mathematics as well as General Literature at the University of Groningen, and obtained a Ph D in Law at Tilburg University. He researches the relation between technology (ICT, bio-, nano-, and neurotechnology) and regulation issues, focusing on digital rights, digital crime, privacy, DNA forensics, and human enhancement. Christoph Lüthy (1964) teaches History of Science at Radboud University Nijmegen and is a member of The Young Academy. He studied Philosophy and Modern Linguistics at Oxford and Physics at Basel, and obtained his Ph D in the History of Science at Harvard. His research focuses on the historical interaction between the natural sciences and philosophy. Annemiek Nelis (1970) is general director of the Centre for Society and Genomics at Radboud University Nijmegen. She studied Health Sciences in Maastricht and Bath and obtained her Ph D in the Sociology of Science and Technology at the University of Twente. She researches the social aspects of genetics and genomics. In her research she mainly focuses on questions concerning citizenship, democracy, and expertise. Carla Sieburgh (1969) is professor of Civil Law at Radboud University Nijmegen and a member of The Young Academy. She studied Medicine and Law at the University of Groningen, served her medical internship in Amsterdam and Curaçao, and obtained her Ph D in Law at the University of Groningen. She researches the principles of civil law and its relation to European law, fundamental rights, criminal law, administrative law, judicial construction, and conflicts between legal approaches and other fields, such as mathematical principles.