Deniz Sarikaya
- Philosophy
Areas of Expertise:
Philosophy of mathematics; AI ethics & alignment; philosophy of science; epistemology; science & society; philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein
Membership:
since
2026
Contact
Universität zu Lübeck, Germany
Ethical Innovation Hub
Institut für Medizinische Elektrotechnik
Ratzeburger Allee 160
23562 Lübeck
About me
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Ethical Innovation Hub, University of Lübeck, working at the intersection of philosophy, mathematics, logic, and AI. My current research connects epistemology with the ethics of AI, especially questions of diversity, education, explanation, and responsible innovation. I also study mathematical practice, conceptual change, and the language of mathematics.
Through my AGYA membership, I can broaden my research perspectives, strengthen lasting collaborations and help translate philosophical analysis into socially relevant research and outreach.
AGYA’s unique interdisciplinary and cross-cultural network offers an exceptional setting for research at the interface of science and society.
Academic career
| Since 2026 | Member of the Young Academy of Europe |
| Since 2026 | Member of the Global Young Academy |
| 2026 | Dalberg Prize for Transdisciplinary Early-Career Research, Akademie gemeinnütziger Wissenschaften zu Erfurt, Germany |
| Since 2024 | Young Academy Fellow, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg; spokesperson 2025–2026 |
| Since 2024 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Ethical Innovation Hub, Universität zu Lübeck, Germany |
| 2022 - 2025 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium |
| 2023 | DAAD-funded Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Copenhagen & Technical University of Denmark, Denmark |
| 2022 | PhD in Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium |
| 2019 | M.Sc. in Mathematics, Universität Hamburg, Germany |
| 2016 | M.A. in Philosophy, Universität Hamburg, Germany |
- Working Groups
- Innovation
- Health and Society
- Dynamics of Transformation
On a personal note
Must read in my discipline:
Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning by George Pólya
Favourite novel:
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter
The scientist from my country you should know:
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Philosophy, Mathematics, Logic, and everything else