Svenja Breuer

Svenja Breuer is a doctoral student and research associate at the Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). She specializes in science and technology policy, focusing on the intersection of AI/robotics development and healthcare policy. Her research examines how technological imaginaries shape public policy and engineering practices, particularly in healthcare contexts.

Education: Completed a bachelor’s degree in Management of Social Innovations at Munich University of Applied Sciences and a master’s in Science and Technology Studies at TUM. During her master’s, she contributed to the DFG-funded project 'Practicing Evidence – Evidencing Practice' at the Friedrich Schiedel Chair for Sociology of Science.

Key Projects: Active in the 'Responsible Robotics and AI in Healthcare' project funded by bidt, and the MedAICine initiative exploring ethical/social aspects of AI in medical imaging. She also contributed to the 'Embedded Ethics' framework development for healthcare AI research.

Teaching: Led courses such as 'Responsible Robotics & AI' and 'Immersion Project: Gene Editing in Media Discourse' at TUM. Her pedagogical focus integrates ethics and societal implications into technology education.

Publications: Over 10 peer-reviewed articles (2021–2025) in journals like Science and Engineering Ethics, Journal of Responsible Innovation, and Science and Public Policy. Her work addresses ethical frameworks for AI, interdisciplinary collaboration, and policy analysis.

Affiliations: Member of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). Involved in conferences like ARSO and HCI International, and workshops at HRI2022 and CHI2021.