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Welcome to ARRTI!

The KIT Academy for Responsible Research, Teaching, and Innovation is a KIT project of the Excellence Strategy funding program of the German federal and state governments. Our work focuses on responsibility for society and the environment in research, teaching and innovation.

We provide support in times of great challenges and new uncertainties. Our services provide orientation for responsible action.

We open doors for a self-confident and critical attitude in professional and everyday life. In target group-specific formats and through ethical reflection on technical and scientific practices in a social context, we discuss the reasons, possibilities, scope and limits of personal and institutional responsibility.

We promote ideas and commitment for small and large improvements. We motivate innovation through calls for proposals and reward research and innovation projects for a better world.

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Workshop: Engineering Ethics & Dual-Use

Workshop: Engineering Ethics & Dual-Use

March 24, 2026 14:00 - 18:00KIT, Campus Süd 30.91 Raum 012 Fritz-Haber-Weg 7 76131 Karlsruhe
This two-day workshop explores the ethical dimensions of security-relevant research, with a special focus on the development and use of drone technologies. The first day provides a broader introduction to engineering ethics and the challenges of dual-use technologies through expert talks and open discussions. The second day shifts to a more focused and practice-oriented examination of responsibility, risk assessment, and ethical design choices in military and autonomous systems.
 
Day 1 – 24 March 2026 – General Workshop on Engineering ethics & responsibility  
14:00 – 15:00 Alex Bagattini and Scott Robbins (KIT): The Ethics of Dual Use 15:00 – 16:00 Rafaella Hillerbrand (KIT): Philosophical Risk Analysis and Dual Use 16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 – 17:30 Armin Grunwald (KIT): Approaching Dual Use from the perspective of Technology Assessment 16:30 – 17:30 Working Session (World-Cafe): Drone Research Ethics 17:30 – 18:00 Discussion 19:00 Dinner  
Day 2 – 25 March 2026 – military systems design and responsibility – more internal  
09:00 – 10:00 Hauke Budig (TUHH): Ethical Hazard Analysis and Machine Learning Trustworthiness 10:00 – 11:00 Nathan Wood (TUHH): Ethics vs. Effectiveness in Military Technologies and Tactics 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 13:00 Working Session: Coming up with ethical design choices/constraints 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 16:00 Group Planning & Discussion  
 
Contact PD Dr. Alexander Bagattini: a.bagattini@kit.edu

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