Dr. Ibo Van De Poel

Professor

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Biography

Ibo van de Poel is the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Professor of Ethics of Technology at the Delft University of Technology. He has a master’s degree in Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society, and a propaedeutic exam in Mechanical Engineering. He obtained his PhD in Science and Technology Studies from the University of Twente before joining Delft in 1998. He is a member of the Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences (KNAW). Van de Poel’s research focuses on themes in the ethics of technology, including value change, responsible innovation, the design of values, moral acceptability of technological risks, engineering ethics, and moral responsibility in research networks. He has been involved in multiple esteemed research projects, including receiving a prestigious VICI grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) in 2010 and an ERC Advanced Grant in 2018 for his work on the design of changing values in sociotechnical systems. He is also a principal investigator for a ten-year Gravitation project on Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies.

Research Interests

Requirements for Delft University of Technology

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:154
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a related field Sufficient credits in key subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Discipline-specific)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Academic transcript
  • English language certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Motivation letter
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Identity document (Passport)
  • GRE General Test results (for international diplomas)
Specialization Notes

Requirements apply generally across engineering and science master programs. Specific tracks like Architecture require a digital portfolio.