Monika Gatt

Dr. phil. Monika Gatt is a Researcher at the Chair of Vibroacoustics of Vehicles and Machines (Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Engineering and Design). She focuses on interdisciplinary research bridging Philosophy and Acoustics, particularly in Ethics, Phenomenology, and the Philosophical Basis of Acoustics. She co-founded the working group Akuphil to explore ethical and philosophical questions in acoustics.

Education:

• Doctorate in Philosophy, Jesuit School of Philosophy, Munich (2009)
• Logics and Philosophy of Science, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich

Research Trends: Her work uniquely merges Philosophy of Nature, Ethics for Engineers, and Philosophical Foundations of Acoustics. Recent articles emphasize Ethics in AI, Human-Acoustic Interaction, and Interdisciplinary Methodologies connecting metaphysics with vibroacoustic modeling.

Scientific Awards:

• Erasmus+ Scholarship (2018, 2020)

Teaching: Since 2010, she has taught Philosophy at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich, Helmut-Schmidt-University (2011–2014), and TUM. Current courses include Ethics in AI (University of Applied Sciences Ingolstadt, 2020/21) and ethics-related lectures at TUM.

Labs & Teams: Collaborates with the Chair of Vibroacoustics and co-founded Akuphil, an interdisciplinary working group for philosophical and ethical issues in acoustics.