Ethics Advisory Board

Thomas Goschke is a distinguished Professor of General Psychology at TUD Dresden University of Technology, a position he has held since 2002. He also serves as the Director of the Institute for General Psychology, Biopsychology, and Methods of Psychology, and the Acting Director of the Neuroimaging Center. From 2012 to 2024 he was spokesperson of the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center “Volition and Cognitive Control”. His research focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying human volition, cognitive control, and intentional action, with particular interest in the adaptive regulation of control processes. He has also held notable positions as a Senior Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research and Dean of the Faculty of Psychology at TU Dresden.

Jan-Hendrik Heinrichs is a philosopher with expertise in ethics, moral epistemology, and the philosophy of neuroscience. He studied philosophy at the University of Lüneburg before earning his Doctorate at the University of Duisburg-Essen, focusing on the relationship between ethics and economics. He completed his habilitation at the University of Erfurt with a thesis on moral epistemology. Since 2009, he has been a senior researcher at the Research Center Jülich, exploring the ethical implications of neuroscience. His research interests include the foundations of moral knowledge, the ethical challenges of new technologies, and the intersection of ethics and political philosophy.

Vincent C. Müller is a leading scholar in the philosophy and ethics of artificial intelligence (AI). He holds the AvH Professorship for Philosophy and Ethics of AI at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg and directs the Centre for Philosophy and AI Research (PAIR). Additionally, Müller is a Visiting Professor at TU Eindhoven, a Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute in London, and holds several key positions in European AI and robotics societies. His work, which includes editing the “Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of AI” and writing on AI ethics, is widely cited. Müller actively contributes to global AI initiatives, including the Global Partnership on AI.

Sabine Salloch is a Professor of Ethics and History of Medicine and has been leading the Institute for Ethics, History, and Philosophy of Medicine at the Hannover Medical School since 2020. She completed a dual degree in Medicine and Philosophy at Philipps University of Marburg, earning her Dr. med. in 2006 with a dissertation on early modern medical history, and her Dr. phil. in 2015 with a focus on practical judgment. Her research primarily explores professionalism and interprofessionalism in healthcare, ethical issues in digitalization, and bioethical methodology. She also holds prominent roles in national ethics commissions in Germany.