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I'm Allen Coin. Professionally, I'm a digital strategist, web developer, marketer, and data-driven creative problem solver.

Personally, I'm a writer, food lover, travel enthusiast, and friend to all dogs. I'm always exploring new hobbies, and lately I've been getting really into woodworking and building carbon fiber canoes.

Academically, I'm an associate researcher interested in the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies like AI and neurotech.

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research / selected_publications

  1. Is the Internet a Cognitive Enhancement?

    Ronald P. Dempsey, Allen Coin, Veljko Dubljević

    Journal of Cognitive Enhancement 8 (1), 155–169

    Presented: Enhancement: Cognitive, Moral and Mood; Part II. March 1–2, 2021. Hosted by the Center for the Study of Bioethics and Oxford University's Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities. Watch presentation here

  2. An Introduction to Policy, Identity, and Neurotechnology: The Neuroethics of Brain–Computer Interfaces

    Allen Coin, Veljko Dubljević

    Policy, Identity, and Neurotechnology

  3. A scoping review of the academic literature on BCI ethics

    Abigail Lang, Allen Coin, Veljko Dubljević

    Policy, Identity, and Neurotechnology

  4. Using algorithms to make ethical judgements: METHAD vs. the ADC model

    Allen Coin, Veljko Dubljević

    The American Journal of Bioethics 22 (7), 41–43

  5. Carebots for eldercare: Technology, ethics, and implications

    Allen Coin, Veljko Dubljević

    Trust in Human-Robot Interaction, 553–569

    Invited to Present: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Spring Symposium. March, 2020. Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.)

  6. Ethical aspects of BCI technology: what is the state of the art?

    Allen Coin, Megan Mulder, Veljko Dubljević

    Philosophies 5 (4), 31

    Presented: International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting. October, 2020. Virtual. Watch presentation here

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