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JEROEN VAN DEN HOVEN is University Professor at Delft University of Technology. He is Founding Editor in Chief of Ethics and Information Technology, Scientific Director of the Delft Digital Ethics Centre, permanent member of the European Group on Ethics, co-chair of the WHO Expert Group on Ethics and Governance of AI in Health, and permanent member of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies.

IBO VAN DE POEL is Professor in Ethics and Technology at TU Delft. A member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), he is a principal investigator of the gravitation project Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies and has published widely on responsible innovation and design for values.

PIETER VERMAAS is Professor of philosophy of quantum technologies at TU Delft, where he leads ethics research for the Dutch national programme QDNL. His current research concerns the moral, societal, and political impact of quantum computing, quantum internet, and quantum sensing.

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A systematic methodology for integrating moral values into technology design

Engineers and designers face growing demands to embed ethical considerations into their work, yet lack a structured methodology for doing so. Design For Values: Aims, Methods, and Applications presents the first book-length introduction to the design for values approach--a proactive framework for systematically integrating moral and public values into new technology. Drawing on 30 years of research, the authors provide concrete tools for translating abstract moral values into context-specific design requirements.

Design For Values introduces value hierarchies as a backbone method for moving from broad ethical principles to actionable design specifications. The book provides a framework for navigating moral overload, value conflict, and moral disagreement through structured design approaches. Four extensive case studies illustrate how innovation and design contribute to realizing societal values from sustainability to justice, with additional examples demonstrating practical application across technology domains.

Written for graduate and doctoral students in engineering, design, and ethics of technology, this book also serves practicing engineers, designers, and managers who need to operationalize ethical commitments. Policy makers working in science, technology, and engineering--particularly artificial intelligence--will find a rigorous framework for applying ethics of technology to professional decision making.