Seán McFadden
AI and Tech Consultant
Philosopher of Technology
Teacher and Coach
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01 PROFESSIONAL
Academic Background
Technical University Munich (TUM)
October 2021 - March 2024: Neuroengineering (Elite-M. Sc.)
Master Thesis 2023: Symbolic Dynamics and Emergent Information Levels in Neuronal Systems
@ Max-Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Natural Sciences, Research Group for Geometry and Complex Systems
Key Learnings: Brain, Mind, and Cognition; Philosophy of Tech; Large-Scale Data Analysis; NLP; Neuroscience; Quantum Information Theory
Philipps-University Marburg
April 2017 - May 2021: Physics (B. Sc.)
Bachelor Thesis 2023: Causality and Entropy in Black Hole Dynamics @ AG Differential Geometry (15 points).
Key Learnings: Mechanics; General Relativity; Mathematics; Machine Learning; Neurophysics; Philosophy of Mathematics; Metaphysics; Biophysics
Nationalities
Languages
GERMAN
ENGLISH
PASHTO
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FRENCH
FARSI
02 PORTFOLIO
PAST EVENTS
Talks, Workshops, Lectures
Talk and Panel Discussion on the Future of Digital Media in the Age of AI
Talk and Panel Discussion on the Philosophy of Creativity of Machines and Humans @ The Art of Music Education by Koerber Stiftung
Talk for Hamburg Kreativgesellschaft @ Reeperbahnfestival & MusicWorx
Lecture & Course on Philosophy of the Machine @ Halkyonguild
Talk on AI in Music @ Future Music Camp
Workshop on Humanity in the Age of Intelligent Machines @ Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge
My documentary from 2023 on the impact of science fiction on AI research and neurotechnologies
My discussion with Cognitive Scientist Prof John Vervaeke
My discussion with Philosophers Prof Hans-Georg Moeller and Dr Johannes Niederhauser
03 Experience
Founder of Startup Ontoworks (www.ontoworks.org)
University of Cambridge
Center for the Future of Intelligence - Spring 2022
Research Internship on Consciousness in Humans and Machines. Initiated a collaboration with Munich Institute for Ethics of AI. Organised and hosted conference on Humanity in the Age of Intelligent Machines on May 20th.
Psychometrics Center, Judge Business School - Autumn 2022
Research internship on language models in psychometrics. Co-authored a paper with Keio University, Tokio
2019-2022: Community Translator
for Dolmetscherservice Marburg
2019, 2021: Panel Speaker and Python Developer at OSRA NGO in Kabul, Afghanistan
