DAVID BUDTZ PEDERSEN
PROFESSOR, AALBORG UNIVERSITY & HEAD OF RESEARCH, HUMANOMICS RESEARCH CENTRE

KEY INSIGHTS

Throughout his successful academic career, David Budtz Pedersen has been vocal in public debates addressing the role of humans in a future increasingly dominated by automation. He is an expert on how our self-perception affects what it means to be human. This understanding is more important than ever as robots and artificial intelligence fundamentally change the role of humans in society.

PROFILE

Professor, Aalborg University and Head of Research, Humanomics Research Centre
2017 – Present 

Co-Director of Humanomics Research Center, University of Copenhagen
2013 – 2017 

Associate Professor, Aalborg University
2013 – 2017 

PhD in Philosophy and Science Policy, University of Copenhagen
2011