Eilidh Bowman, PhD Candidate
Eilidh Bowman is a fully-funded PhD candidate at the Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC) and is affiliated with Design Informatics and Edinburgh Futures Institute. For her doctoral research, Eilidh is exploring the ethical dimensions relating to the use of companion robots to support ageing-in-place for older adults living alone in their homes. Her PhD is supervised by Prof. John Vines and Dr. Giulia De Togni.
Eilidh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from The University of Glasgow and a Masters by Research in Digital Media and Culture at The University of Edinburgh.
Research Interests: Tech Ethics, Philosophy of Technology, Ageing and Care, Human-robot Interaction
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Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC)
High‐quality data‐driven, personalised and affordable care that supports the independence, dignity and quality‐of‐life of people in later life living in their own homes and in supported care environments.