Stefano Canali

I am a philosophy researcher, currently tenure-track assistant professor at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of Politecnico di Milano. I primarily work in philosophy of science and medicine, with a focus on the role of data, digital technologies, and machine learning in knowledge production and their ethical and social implications.

I am part of the META unit of humanities and social sciences at Politecnico and one of the coordinators of PhilHead, an Interdisciplinary network on philosophy and medicine.

Before Politecnico, I was a postdoc at the Institute of Philosophy of Leibniz Universität Hannover. I did my PhD as a member of the Bielefeld-Hannover Graduiertenkolleg 2073, a graduate school dedicated to integrating the ethics and epistemology of scientific research. Previously, I studied at the Science and Technology Studies Department of University College London and the Department of Philosophy of the University of Milan.

News

  • 🏟️ In Cambridge on July 14-18 for SPSP 2026, presenting on Friday the 17th, hopefully not too freaky!
  • 📛 New call for ideas: we're looking for MA and PhD students to join us at the first workshop of PIPoLS (People of the Italian Philosophy of the Life Sciences), in Milan on December 17–18.
  • 🎤 In Oslo on June 11th for an Interdisciplinary workshop at Integreat (Norwegian Centre for Knowledge-driven Machine Learning).

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Curriculum Vitae

Positions

2026 – now
Tenure-track Assistant Professor (RTT) Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano
2023 – 2026
Junior Assistant Professor (RTD-A) Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano
2021 – 2023
Postdoc (Assegnista di ricerca) Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano
2029 – 2021
Postdoc (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent) Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz Universität Hannover

Education

2016-2019
PhD in Philosophy Graduiertenkolleg 2073, Bielefeld–Hannover
2014-2015
MA in Science and Technology Studies University College London
2011-2014
BA & MA in Philosophy University of Milan
Full CV available here (updated July 2026) Full CV (updated July 2026)

Publications