I work primarily in philosophy of science.
My current project focuses on the epistemology and ethics of using wearable technology (smartwatches, rings, bands) for health, in collaboration with philosophers and biomedical engineers at Politecnico di Milano. I work on topics including: data and big data in science, scientific change, scientific evidence, the datafication of health.
My research is based in: philosophy of science, where I am interested in the epistemic role of technology, scientific change, interdisciplinary and science-based policy (e.g. Canali, 2022; Lohse & Canali, 2021); philosophy and ethics of data and information, where I am interested in the epistemic consequences of digital technologies, their broader ethical and social implications, AI and ML in science (e.g. Canali et al., 2022; Canali, 2020a); philosophy of medicine, where I am interested in the datafication of health and digital medicine, conceptualisations of the environment and exposure, the epidemiology of the exposome (e.g. Canali & Leonelli, 2022; Canali, 2020b,c).
I approach my research with a methodology integrating empirical methods and case studies of scientific practice with philosophical analysis.
My current project focuses on the epistemology and ethics of using wearable technology (smartwatches, rings, bands) for health, in collaboration with philosophers and biomedical engineers at Politecnico di Milano. I work on topics including: data and big data in science, scientific change, scientific evidence, the datafication of health.
My research is based in: philosophy of science, where I am interested in the epistemic role of technology, scientific change, interdisciplinary and science-based policy (e.g. Canali, 2022; Lohse & Canali, 2021); philosophy and ethics of data and information, where I am interested in the epistemic consequences of digital technologies, their broader ethical and social implications, AI and ML in science (e.g. Canali et al., 2022; Canali, 2020a); philosophy of medicine, where I am interested in the datafication of health and digital medicine, conceptualisations of the environment and exposure, the epidemiology of the exposome (e.g. Canali & Leonelli, 2022; Canali, 2020b,c).
I approach my research with a methodology integrating empirical methods and case studies of scientific practice with philosophical analysis.
Publications
Canali, S. & Viola Schiaffonati, Andrea Aliverti (2022) Challenges and recommendations for wearable devices in digital health: data quality, interoperability, health equity, fairness. PLOS Digital Health, 1(10), e0000104.
Alessandra Angelucci, Ziyue Li, Niya Stoimenova, & Canali, S. (2022) The Paradox of the Artificial Intelligence System Development Process: the Use Case of Corporate Wellness Programs using Smart Wearables. AI & Society.
Canali (2022) A Pragmatic Approach to Scientific Change: Transfer, Alignment, Influence. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 12, 48.
Canali & Sabina Leonelli (2022) Reframing the Environment in Data-Intensive Health Sciences. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 93, 203-214 – Special issue “What counts as environment in biology and medicine: Historical, philosophical and sociological perspectives”.
Simon Lohse & Canali (2021) Follow *the* science? On the marginal role of the social sciences in the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal for the Philosophy of Science,11, 99.
Ciara Staunton, Carlos Andrés Barragán, Stefano Canali, Calvin Ho, Sabina Leonelli, Katherine Littler, Matthew Mayernik, Barbara Prainsack, Ambroise Wonkham (2021) Open science, data sharing and solidarity: who benefits? History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 43, 115.
Canali & Corrado Piroddi (2021): Introduction: The philosophy, ethics, and politics of epidemiology today, MEFISTO. Rivista di Medicina, Filosofia, Storia, 5 (1), 55-64.
Saana Jukola & Canali (2021). On evidence fiascos and judgments in COVID-19 policy. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 43 (61).
Canali (2021). COVID-19: dati e qualità. inTrasformazione - Rivista di Storia delle Idee.
Canali & Saana Jukola (2020). Näyttöön perustuvan pandemiapolitiikan haaste (The Challenges of Evidence-Based Pandemic Policy). Tiede & edistys, 3/2020, 212-227.
Canali (2020a) Towards a Contextual Approach to Data Quality. Data 5(4), 90 – Special Issue "Data Quality and Data Access for Research".
Canali (2020b) What is New about the Exposome? Exploring Scientific Change in Contemporary Epidemiology. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(8), 2879 – Special Issue "The Exposome: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives".
Canali (2020c) Making Evidential Claims in Epidemiology: Three Strategies for the Study of the Exposome. Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 82, 101248.
Canali (2019) Evaluating evidential pluralism in epidemiology: mechanistic evidence in exposome research. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 41(4).
Kelly, Clarke, Ghiara, Russo, Bockting, Boniolo, Canali, et al. (2019). Time to care: why the humanities and the social sciences belong in the science of health. BMJ Open.
Canali (2016) Big Data, epistemology and causality: Knowledge in and knowledge out in EXPOsOMICS. Big Data & Society, 3(2).
Canali, S. & Viola Schiaffonati, Andrea Aliverti (2022) Challenges and recommendations for wearable devices in digital health: data quality, interoperability, health equity, fairness. PLOS Digital Health, 1(10), e0000104.
Alessandra Angelucci, Ziyue Li, Niya Stoimenova, & Canali, S. (2022) The Paradox of the Artificial Intelligence System Development Process: the Use Case of Corporate Wellness Programs using Smart Wearables. AI & Society.
Canali (2022) A Pragmatic Approach to Scientific Change: Transfer, Alignment, Influence. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 12, 48.
Canali & Sabina Leonelli (2022) Reframing the Environment in Data-Intensive Health Sciences. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 93, 203-214 – Special issue “What counts as environment in biology and medicine: Historical, philosophical and sociological perspectives”.
Simon Lohse & Canali (2021) Follow *the* science? On the marginal role of the social sciences in the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal for the Philosophy of Science,11, 99.
Ciara Staunton, Carlos Andrés Barragán, Stefano Canali, Calvin Ho, Sabina Leonelli, Katherine Littler, Matthew Mayernik, Barbara Prainsack, Ambroise Wonkham (2021) Open science, data sharing and solidarity: who benefits? History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 43, 115.
Canali & Corrado Piroddi (2021): Introduction: The philosophy, ethics, and politics of epidemiology today, MEFISTO. Rivista di Medicina, Filosofia, Storia, 5 (1), 55-64.
Saana Jukola & Canali (2021). On evidence fiascos and judgments in COVID-19 policy. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 43 (61).
Canali (2021). COVID-19: dati e qualità. inTrasformazione - Rivista di Storia delle Idee.
Canali & Saana Jukola (2020). Näyttöön perustuvan pandemiapolitiikan haaste (The Challenges of Evidence-Based Pandemic Policy). Tiede & edistys, 3/2020, 212-227.
Canali (2020a) Towards a Contextual Approach to Data Quality. Data 5(4), 90 – Special Issue "Data Quality and Data Access for Research".
Canali (2020b) What is New about the Exposome? Exploring Scientific Change in Contemporary Epidemiology. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(8), 2879 – Special Issue "The Exposome: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives".
Canali (2020c) Making Evidential Claims in Epidemiology: Three Strategies for the Study of the Exposome. Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 82, 101248.
Canali (2019) Evaluating evidential pluralism in epidemiology: mechanistic evidence in exposome research. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 41(4).
Kelly, Clarke, Ghiara, Russo, Bockting, Boniolo, Canali, et al. (2019). Time to care: why the humanities and the social sciences belong in the science of health. BMJ Open.
Canali (2016) Big Data, epistemology and causality: Knowledge in and knowledge out in EXPOsOMICS. Big Data & Society, 3(2).