Expertise: Stephen Milford began his studies in theology at the University of Johannesburg and went on to complete a masters degree at Trinty College, Dublin. In 2011 he completed a second masters at Oxford University, before spending two years reading at King’s College London. In 2017 he completed his PhD at the Protestant Theological University, The Netherlands in the area of anthropology, human dignity, value, relational ontology and postliberal studies. In2024 he completed a second PhD in biomedical ethics with a focus on AI in healthcare. His research interests lie in questions of identity, human rights and ethics, all with a focus on relational ontology, human uniqueness and unsubstitutability.

He is currently involved in a number of project at the IBMB including AI in healthcare; the ethical questions raised by automation; loneliness and pandemic management plans; and is currently PI a project on NLP AIs in Health Care.

Awards: 

• Won the DUX award for academic excellence in 2005 and was invited to join the Golden Key society in 2004.
• KZS fund (51500 CHF) 2023.

Additional Roles: Stephen Milford is currently an extra-ordinary researcher with North-West University (South Africa).