Anna Puzio

Anna Puzio is a philosopher, theologian, and ethicist working at the University of Twente as part of the Netherlands-wide ESDiT Research Programme (Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies). She also holds a visiting researcher position at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Her research spans interdisciplinary intersections of technology, identity, and ethics, with a focus on humanoid robotics, medical technologies, and queer AI.

• Education: Doctorate in interdisciplinary philosophy at Munich School of Philosophy, focusing on transhumanist anthropology; prior studies in Catholic theology, German literature, and philosophy at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and Hochschule für Philosophie Munich.

Research Interests: Puzio specializes in technological anthropology, robot ethics, and environmental ethics, with additional work on transhumanism, new materialism, and religion-technology intersections. Her eco-relational approach to robot ethics emphasizes sustainable human-environment-technology interactions.

Publication Trends: Recent work addresses AI's disruption of personhood, queer perspectives in healthcare technology, and ethics of religious robots, reflecting her commitment to socially relevant technological dilemmas.

Scientific Awards:

• Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholarship for her doctoral program.

Networks: Co-founder of the Network for Theology and AI, contributing to interdisciplinary collaborations in technology ethics.