COL Kevin P. Schieman Associate Professor Academy Professor Director of Research Law and Philosophy kevin.schieman [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications COL Kevin Schieman is an academy professor in the Department of Law and Philosophy. He has served in both Aviation Operations and Strategic Plans and Policy Assignments. His operational experience includes 24 months deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and nearly 1,000 combat flight hours in the UH-60 Blackhawk. He has also served on the Joint Staff, developing Future Joint Warfighting Concepts and autonomous weapons policy.COL Schieman holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, an M.A. in philosophy from Georgetown University, and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy. His research interests include the ethics and philosophy of technology, philosophy of mind, and cognitive science. Ph.D., Philosophy – University of Notre DameM.A., Philosophy - University of Notre DameM.A., Philosophy – Georgetown UniversityM.S., Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Systems – U.S. Military Academy Research Interests Ethics and philosophy of technology, philosophy of mind, and cognitive science. Current Research DARPA – Project ASIMOV (Quantifying Ethical Risk for Future Autonomy Use Cases), Teaching Ethical Employment of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Selected Publications Schieman, Kevin. 2022a. “LAWS and the Law: Rules as Impediment to Lethal Autonomy” 17 (1). https://existenz.us/volumes/Vol.17-1Schieman.pdf. Schieman, Kevin. 2022b. “The Soldier’s Share: Considering Narrow Responsibility for Lethal Autonomous Weapons.” Journal of Military Ethics 21 (3–4): 228–45. https://doi.org/10.1080/15027570.2023.2166448. Schieman, Kevin. 2016. “Killer Robots: Our Ethics Aren’t the Problem.” War on the Rocks. August 16, 2016. https://warontherocks.com/2016/08/killer-robots-our-ethics-arent-the-pr….