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University of Massachusetts Lowell: Lowell, Massachusetts, US

2021-09-01 to present | Associate Professor (Philosophy)
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Nicholas Evans

University of Massachusetts Lowell: Lowell, MA, US

2016-08-01 to 2021-08-31 | Assistant Professor (Philosophy)
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Nicholas Evans

University of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, PA, US

2014-06-01 to 2016-06-01 | Postdoctoral fellow (Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, PA, US

2019 | Masters of Science in Medical Ethics (Medical Ethics and Health Policy)
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Australian National University: Canberra, ACT, AU

2007-02 to 2013-06 | Ph.D (Philosophy)
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Funding (3)

Harmonizing Research Into AI Futures and Governance

2024-09 to 2028-08 | Grant
United States Army Research Office (Durham, US)
URL: https://www.cto.mil/news/dod-awards-46m/
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Nicholas Evans

Ethics of Warfighter Enhancement Research

2020-07 to 2023-07 | Grant
Greenwall Foundation (NY, NY, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: N/A
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Standard Grant: Ethical Algorithms in Autonomous Vehicles

2017-07-01 to 2020-06-30 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.6938607
GRANT_NUMBER: 1734521
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Gain of Function

The MIT Press
2025-02-25 | Book
ISBN: 9780262551359
Contributors: Nicholas Evans
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Rate of Errors During Routine Biological Manipulations

Applied Biosafety
2024-08-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1089/apb.2024.0009
Part of ISSN: 1535-6760
Part of ISSN: 2470-1246
Contributors: Kelly N. Kim; Henry Wyneken; Joan M. Ryan; Sylvia Costa; Jessie Harrell; Lily Yandow; Adam E. J. Fleming; Erin Lauer; Karl Nubbe; Noah Gunther et al.
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How do we justify research into enhanced warfighters?

Journal of Law and the Biosciences
2024-07-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jlb/lsae023
Contributors: Nicholas G Evans; Blake Hereth; Michael L Gross; Jonathan D Moreno
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Gain-of-function research and model organisms in biology

Journal of Medical Ethics
2024-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/jme-2022-108853
Contributors: Nicholas G Evans; Charles H Pence
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COVID-19 risk perception and vaccine acceptance in individuals with self-reported chronic respiratory or autoimmune conditions

Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-023-00791-6
EID:

2-s2.0-85158103578

Part of ISSN: 17101492 17101484
Contributors: Smith, B.A.; Ricotta, E.E.; Kwan, J.L.; Evans, N.G.
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Make Them Rare or Make Them Care: Artificial Intelligence and Moral Cost-Sharing

Ethical Dilemmas in the Global Defense Industry
2023 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190675813.003.0009
EID:

2-s2.0-85159471684

ISBN: 9780190675813
Contributors: Hereth, B.; Evans, N.G.
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Observational studies must be reformed before the next pandemic

Nature Medicine
2023-06-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02375-8
Contributors: Emily E. Ricotta; Annette Rid; I. Glenn Cohen; Nicholas G. Evans
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A simulation study of cooperative and autonomous vehicles (CAV) considering courtesy, ethics, and fairness

PLOS ONE
2023-05-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283649
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Liming Jiang; Yuanchang Xie; Nicholas G. Evans
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Empirical study of a cooperative longitudinal control for merging maneuvers considering courtesy and mixed autonomy

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
2023-02-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15472450.2023.2174802
Part of ISSN: 1547-2450
Part of ISSN: 1547-2442
Contributors: Liming Jiang; Yuanchang Xie; Nicholas G. Evans; Danjue Chen
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Can We Justify Military Enhancements? Some Yes, Most No

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0963180122000421
EID:

2-s2.0-85142177290

Part of ISSN: 14692147 09631801
Contributors: Hereth, B.; Evans, N.
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Ethics and Risk Distribution for Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicle Ethics: The Trolley Problem and Beyond
2022 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197639191.003.0001
EID:

2-s2.0-85143477258

ISBN: 9780197639191 9780197639214
Contributors: Evans, N.G.
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Long covid and disability: A brave new world

The BMJ
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-069868
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2-s2.0-85135316046

Part of ISSN: 17561833 09598146
Contributors: Hereth, B.; Tubig, P.; Sorrels, A.; Muldoon, A.; Hills, K.; Evans, N.G.
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Machine Learning in Infectious Disease for Risk Factor Identification and Hypothesis Generation: Proof of Concept Using Invasive Candidiasis

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac401
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2-s2.0-85153057197

Part of ISSN: 23288957
Contributors: Mayer, L.M.; Strich, J.R.; Kadri, S.S.; Lionakis, M.S.; Evans, N.G.; Prevots, D.R.; Ricotta, E.E.
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Reconciling Regulation with Scientific Autonomy in Dual-Use Research

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhab041
EID:

2-s2.0-85124268941

Part of ISSN: 17445019 03605310
Contributors: Evans, N.G.; Selgelid, M.J.; Simpson, R.M.
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The ethics of AI-assisted warfighter enhancement research and experimentation: Historical perspectives and ethical challenges

Frontiers in Big Data
2022-09-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fdata.2022.978734
Part of ISSN: 2624-909X
Contributors: Jonathan Moreno; Michael L. Gross; Jack Becker; Blake Hereth; Neil D. Shortland; Nicholas G. Evans
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Reinforcement Learning based cooperative longitudinal control for reducing traffic oscillations and improving platoon stability

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2022.103744
Part of ISSN: 0968-090X
Contributors: Liming Jiang; Yuanchang Xie; Nicholas G. Evans; Xiao Wen; Tienan Li; Danjue Chen
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Modelling Ethical Algorithms in Autonomous Vehicles Using Crash Data

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
2022-07 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1109/tits.2021.3072792
Part of ISSN: 1524-9050
Part of ISSN: 1558-0016
Contributors: Pamela Robinson; Landy Sun; Heidi Furey; Ryan Jenkins; Christopher R. M. Phillips; Thomas M Powers; Ryan Ritterson; Yuanchang Xie; Rocco Casagrande; Nicholas Evans
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Emerging Ethical Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology Science
2022-06 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2022.100141
Part of ISSN: 2666-9145
Contributors: Nicholas Evans; Danielle Wenner; I. Glenn Cohen; Duncan Purves; Michael Chiang; Daniel S.W. Ting; Aaron Y. Lee
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A Public Health Ethics Model of Countering Violent Extremism

Terrorism and Political Violence
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2021.1880231
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2-s2.0-85103198381

Part of ISSN: 15561836 09546553
Contributors: Shortland, N.D.; Evans, N.; Colautti, J.
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Blind brains and moral machines: Neuroscience and autonomous weapon systems

Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Re-Examining the Law and Ethics of Robotic Warfare
2021 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197546048.003.0014
EID:

2-s2.0-85112259302

ISBN: 9780197546048
Contributors: Evans, N.G.
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COVID-19 risk perception and vaccine acceptance in individuals with chronic disease

medRxiv
2021 | Other
DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.17.21253760
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2-s2.0-85138755536
Contributors: Smith, B.A.; Ricotta, E.E.; Kwan, J.L.; Evans, N.G.
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Covid-19, equity, and inclusiveness

The BMJ
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n1631
EID:

2-s2.0-85108975958

Part of ISSN: 17561833 09598146
Contributors: Evans, N.G.; Berger, Z.D.; Phelan, A.L.; Silverman, R.D.
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Dampen the stop-and-go traffic with connected and automated vehicles – A deep reinforcement learning approach

2021 7th International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems, MT-ITS 2021
2021 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/MT-ITS49943.2021.9529289
EID:

2-s2.0-85108715133

Part of ISBN: 9781728189956
Contributors: Jiang, L.; Xie, Y.; Wen, X.; Chen, D.; Li, T.; Evans, N.G.
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Ignoring Nurses: Media Coverage during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202010-1293PS
EID:

2-s2.0-85111685806

Part of ISSN: 23256621 23296933
Contributors: Lynch, J.; Evans, N.; Ice, E.; Costa, D.K.
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The ethics of neuroscience and national security

The Ethics of Neuroscience and National Security
2021 | Book
DOI: 10.4324/9780429447259
EID:

2-s2.0-85112481256

ISBN: 9780429447259 9781138331525
Contributors: Evans, N.G.
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Moving through capacity space: mapping disability and enhancement

Journal of Medical Ethics
2021-11-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2019-105732
Contributors: Nicholas Greig Evans; Joel Michael Reynolds; Kaylee R Johnson
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The Ethics of Neuroscience and National Security

Routledge
2021-05-25 | Book
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Blind brains and moral machines: neuroscience and autonomous weapon systems

Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Re-Examining the Law and Ethics of Robotic Warfare
2021-01-19 | Book chapter
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Covid-19: Control measures must be equitable and inclusive

The BMJ
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m1141
EID:

2-s2.0-85082147262

Part of ISSN: 17561833 09598146
Contributors: Berger, Z.D.; Evans, N.G.; Phelan, A.L.; Silverman, R.D.
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Covid-19: The ethics of clinical research in quarantine

The BMJ
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m2060
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2-s2.0-85088148115

Part of ISSN: 17561833 09598146
Contributors: Eva, N.G.
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Dampen the stop-And-go traffic with connected and automated vehicles - a deep reinforcement learning approach

arXiv
2020 | Other
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2005.08245
EID:

2-s2.0-85170921440

Part of ISSN: 23318422
Contributors: Jiang, .L.; Xie, .Y.; Chen, .D.; Li, .T.; Evans, N.G.
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Ethical Algorithms in Autonomous Vehicles: Reflections on a Workshop

Lecture Notes in Mobility
2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52840-9_15
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2-s2.0-85144917757

Part of ISSN: 21965552 21965544
Contributors: Evans, N.G.
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How Should the WHO Guide Access and Benefit Sharing During Infectious Disease Outbreaks?

AMA Journal of Ethics
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.28
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2-s2.0-85078622564

Part of ISSN: 23766980
Contributors: Evans, N.G.; Hills, K.; Levine, A.C.
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Human Infection Challenge Studies: a Test for the Social Value Criterion of Research Ethics

mSphere
2020-08-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00669-20
Contributors: Nicholas G. Evans; Michael J. Imperiale
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Bioengineering horizon scan 2020

eLife
2020-05-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.54489
Contributors: Luke Kemp; Laura Adam; Christian R Boehm; Rainer Breitling; Rocco Casagrande; Malcolm Dando; Appolinaire Djikeng; Nicholas G Evans; Richard Hammond; Kelly Hills et al.
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The Ethics of Social Distancing

Philosopher's Magazine
2020-05-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Nicholas Evans
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Dampen the Stop-and-Go Traffic with Connected and Automated Vehicles -- A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

2020-05-17 | Preprint
ARXIV: arXiv:2005.08245v1
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Nicholas Evans

Ethical considerations on the complicity of psychologists and scientists in torture

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
2019-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2018-001008
Contributors: Nicholas Greig Evans; D A Sisti; J D Moreno
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Models of scientific and technological review for the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

The Nonproliferation Review
2019-05-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10736700.2019.1662609
Part of ISSN: 1073-6700
Part of ISSN: 1746-1766
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Ethical and philosophical considerations for gain-of-function policy: The importance of alternate experiments

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00011
EID:

2-s2.0-85042486372

Part of ISSN: 22964185
Contributors: Evans, N.G.
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A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering

eLife
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.30247
EID:

2-s2.0-85036477487

Part of ISSN: 2050084X
Contributors: Wintle, B.C.; Boehm, C.R.; Rhodes, C.; Molloy, J.C.; Millett, P.; Adam, L.; Breitling, R.; Carlson, R.; Casagrande, R.; Dando, M. et al.
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The social value of candidate HIV cures: Actualism versus possibilism

Journal of Medical Ethics
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2015-103125
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2-s2.0-84978922958
Contributors: Brown, R.; Evans, N.G.
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Underprotection of Unpredictable Statistical Lives Compared to Predictable Ones

Risk Analysis
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12658
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2-s2.0-84978943196
Contributors: Lipsitch, M.; Evans, N.G.; Cotton-Barratt, O.
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Ebola: From public health crisis to national security threat

Biological Threats in The 21st Century: The Politics, People, Science and Historical Roots
2016 | Book
DOI: 10.1142/9781783269488_0017
EID:

2-s2.0-85020743941
Contributors: Evans, N.G.
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Facebook emotional contagion experiment controversy

Research Ethics
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/1747016115626341
EID:

2-s2.0-84962622193
Contributors: Hunter, D.; Evans, N.
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Synthetic Biology

Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics
2016 | Other
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09483-0_414
Contributors: Michael J. Selgelid; Nicholas Evans
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Balancing the duty to treat patients with Ebola virus disease with the risks to dialysis personnel

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.03730415
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2-s2.0-84957807024
Contributors: Evans, N.G.
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Biosecurity and Open-Source Biology: The Promise and Peril of Distributed Synthetic Biological Technologies

Science and engineering ethics
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-014-9591-3
EID:

2-s2.0-85016507637
Contributors: Evans, N.G.; Selgelid, M.J.
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Censorship in Research and Scholarship

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
2015 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.11003-7
EID:

2-s2.0-85043446820

ISBN: 9780080970875 9780080970868
Contributors: Evans, N.G.; Selgelid, M.J.
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Effectively Communicating the Uncertainties Surrounding Ebola Virus Transmission

PLoS Pathogens
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005097
EID:

2-s2.0-84946089748
Contributors: Kilianski, A.; Evans, N.G.
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