Eike Buhr M.Ed.
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Eike Buhr M.Ed.
Eike Buhr studied History and Philosophy at the University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster). He worked as a student assistant at the Institute of Educational Science in Münster and as a research assistant in the BMBF-funded project "Neuro-Enhancement in Education and the Workplace" (NEIBA). In his master’s thesis, he explored the potential influence of neuro-enhancement on allocation practices within the welfare state. After completing his second state examination and a teaching assignment at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Social Sciences, he has been employed as a research associate in the Department of Medical Ethics since January 2020.
In the bioethical context, his work primarily focuses on ethical and theoretical questions regarding the digitization of healthcare, with a particular emphasis on psychiatry, ethical issues in dementia care, and the concept of privacy. As part of the BMBF-funded project TESIComP, he examines the ethical and theoretical implications of using AI-based expert systems in neuropsychiatric research and practice. His other research interests include political philosophy, with a focus on contemporary theories of justice, theories of the good life, as well as questions in legal and social philosophy.
CV
| Since 01/2020 | Research Assistant in the Division for Ethics in Medicine at the Department for Health Services Research, School for Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg |
| Winter term 2019/20 | Associate lecturer at the department of social sciences at the Hochschule Darmstadt |
| 2015/16 | Research assistant in the project “Neuro-enhancement in the educational and business sector” |
| 10/2016-08/2017 | 10/2016 – 08/2017 Student assistant at the Institute for Educational Science at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| 04/2019 | 2nd state examination |
| 05/2017 | Master of Education - History and Philosophy, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| 08/2016 | Bachelor of Arts - History and Philosophy, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
Research Focus
- Concept of Privacy (in the bioethical context)
- Digitization of Healthcare
- Ethical and Theoretical Questions in Neuroscience
- Contemporary Theories of Justice
- Theories of the Good Life
- Ethics in Psychiatry
Publications
Articles (selection)
- Buhr, E.; Shaukat, SM.; Welsch, J (2024): Value Preference Profiles and Ethical Compliance Quantification: A New Approach for Ethics by Design in Technology-Assisted Dementia Care. In: AI & Soc. doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-01947-7
- Buhr, E., Fischer, M., Biernetzky, O., Teipel, S., Gruber, O., & Schweda, M. (2025). Use of Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatric Research and Practice: A Qualitative Interview Study with Experts from Psychiatry, Computer Science and Philosophy in Germany. European Psychiatry, 68(1), e105, Article e105. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10075
- Tian, Y. J., Duong, V., Buhr, E., Felber, N. A., Schwab, D. R., & Wangmo, T. (2024). Monitored and Cared for at Home? Privacy Concerns When Using Smart Home Health Technologies to Care for Older Persons. AJOB Empirical Bioethics, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/23294515.2024.2416121
- Buhr, E., & Schweda, M. (2022). Der Wert des Privaten für Menschen mit Demenz. Ethik in der Medizin, 266(5), 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00481-022-00723-9
Conference contributions (selection):
- Buhr, Eike: Ethical implications of theoretical assumptions of the use of AI in psychiatric research and practice, Presentation at the Symposium “AI Ethics & Human-Computer Inter-action” at University of Graz, 06.-07.03.2024
- Buhr, E; Schweda, M: Participant Observation as a Method for Empirical Bioethics, Presentation at the annual conference of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare, 23.-26.08.2023, Riga.
- Buhr, E; Schweda, Mark: Technische Assistenzsysteme und Menschen mit Demenz – eine ethische Analyse der Beziehungsgestaltung im Film anhand des Beispiels Robot & Frank, Vortrag auf der Jahrestagung der Akademie für Ethik in der Medizin, Frankfurt am Main, 29.09.2022-01.10.2022. (Ausgezeichnet mit dem Nachwuchspreis für den besten Vortrag)
- Buhr, E: Privacy beyond autonomy in bioethics: meaning and potential of an ambiguous term, Vortrag auf dem World Congress of Bioethics, Basel 20.-22.07.2022
- Buhr, E; Schweda, Mark: The value of privacy for people with dementia in technology-assisted dementia care: widening the scope beyond data protection, Vortrag auf dem World Congress of Bioethics, Basel, 20.-22.07.2022.