David Mejía is an Assistant Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy on Tenure Track in the Department of Quantitative Methods at CUNEF Universidad. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and his early research examined literature, gender, and nation-building, reflecting his long-standing interest in nationalism. His current work focuses on applied ethics, particularly the ethics and politics of deception, and the relationship between AI and human autonomy. He is a researcher in the AutAI project (2023-2026), which investigates autonomy in recommender systems, robotics, and virtual environments.
Education
Ph.D., Columbia University (2020)
Master of Arts (2014) & M.Phil (2018), Columbia University
Bachellor
Bachelor in Philossophy, UAM (2007) and Bachellor in Comparative Literature, UCM (2008)
Research Interests
Political philosophy; applied ethics; ethics and politics of deception; AI, autonomy, and emerging technologies.
