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- Philosophy of Technology
- Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
- Caring Robots
- Imaginaries
- Democracy in Technoscience
Núria Vallès-Peris explores the social, political, and ethical controversies surrounding robotics and artificial intelligence in healthcare and education, integrating the study of imaginaries and infrastructures. She is a tenured scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute of the Spanish National Research Council, a research member of the Barcelona Science and Technology Studies Group (STS-B) and an adjunct professor in the Department of Social Psychology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
External Profiles
Current & Past Positions
- Tenured Scientist
- Artificial Intelligence Research Insitute
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas , Madrid, ES
2023-12 – Present - Postdoctoral researcher
- Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Center (IDEAI)
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya , Barcelona, ES
2022-01 – Present - Associate Lecturer
- Master's Degree in Philosophy for Contemporary Challenges
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya , Barcelona, ES
2019-10 – Present - Researcher
- Barcelona Science and Technology Studies Group (STS-b)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Cerdanyola del Vallès, ES
2015-04 – 2022-03 - Associate Lecturer
- Sociology Department
Universitat de Barcelona , Barcelona, ES
2012-09 – 2021
Education
- Phd in Person and Society in the Contemporary Word
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Barcelona, ES
2016 – 2020 - MSc in History of Science
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Barcelona, ES
2014 – 2015 - MSc in Social Exclusion and Cultural Diversity
Universitat de Girona , Barcelona, ES
2000 – 2002 - Degree in Sociology
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Barcelona, ES
1996 – 2000
Publications
Automatismos digitales y ética de los cuidados
La Inteligencia Artificial Generativa en la Formación Profesional
Resistances and Reverberations in Automated Decision-Making within Primary Care
Surgical Reconfigurations: Shifting Healthcare Practices in Robot-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery
2025 - European Sociological Association, Research Network 16 ¿ Sociology of Health & Medicine Mid-Term Conference `health In The Anthropocene: Sociological Analysis, Reflections, and Implications
Sociology
SociologyThe Catalan Association for Science and Technology (STS-CAT) is born
Uso de móviles en la escuela: imaginarios y pensamiento crítico
2025 - Jóvenes y Teléfonos Móviles En Las Aulas. Discursos y Dinámicas de Prohibición, Promoción E Indeterminación
Sociology
SociologySTS meets robotics
2024 - Elgar Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies
DOI: 10.4337/9781800377998.ch62
Sociology
SociologyDigitalització i sostenibilitat. L\'escola com a esperança per cuidar del futur
La naturalesa sociotècnica de la IA: ètica política i tecnologia
Robots for Care: A Few Considerations from the Social Sciences
Estratègies educatives cap a la ciutadania digital (amb d petita)
Artificial intelligence in governance: experts and non-experts perspectives
Robots in Healthcare? What Patients Say
2021 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189933
Sociology
SociologyRepensar la robótica y la inteligencia artificial desde la ética de los cuidados
2021 - Teknokultura. Revista de Cultura Digital y Movimientos Sociales
DOI: 10.5209/tekn.73983
Sociology
SociologyChildren’s Imaginaries of Human-Robot Interaction in Healthcare
2018 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15050970
Sociology
SociologyGúıa práctica para la inclusión de la perspectiva de género en los contenidos de investigación
2012 -
Sociology
SociologyLas desigualdades de género en la elección de itinerarios
Meta-analysis of gender and science research
Introduction to the Special Issue. Gender and Science: Old Challenges, New Approaches
Science as a Labour Activity
2010 -
Sociology
Sociology