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PhD in Philosophy · Executive MBA

Oleg
Gurov

Oleg N. Gurov is a philosopher who studies cyborgization and the ethics of artificial intelligence. He explores the boundaries of the human and the ways technology is reshaping us.

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Oleg N. Gurov, philosopher and researcher of cyborgization

Current positions

  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • Research Fellow, Center for Artificial Intelligence MGIMO University
  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Philosophy State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN)
  • CEO, Business Competencies Development Center (non-profit) since 2017
20+years at the intersection of business, research and education
100+academic and expert articles
10+chapters in collective monographs
10+international and national events

Research

Oleg Gurov’s central theme is cyborgization and the boundaries of the human: where they lie as body and mind become ever more closely bound up with technology. This is the subject of his monograph The Boundaries of the Human (2020) and of his articles on the philosophy and methodology of the concept of the cyborg, on cyborg responsibility, and on cyborgization as a mechanism of biopolitical control.

His research also covers the digital transformation of social life, the philosophy of technology, and current issues in strategic management and change management.

A separate line of work is devoted to popular culture, in particular the work of David Cronenberg, H. R. Giger and Stanisław Lem.

He publishes in leading Russian and international outlets, including Springer and journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, and serves as academic editor of several research journals.

  • Cyborgization
  • Boundaries of the human
  • AI ethics
  • Digital transformation
  • Philosophy of technology
  • Change management
  • Film and philosophy

What he does

  1. Educational programs

    Designing and promoting bachelor’s, master’s and MBA programs. Courses in strategic management, change management, digital business transformation, digital ethics and AI fundamentals at Lomonosov Moscow State University, MGIMO, MIPT, RANEPA and GAUGN.

  2. Academic events, end to end

    International and national conferences and forums: agenda, high-profile speakers, moderation and media coverage. Partners include the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, the Moscow City Government and leading universities.

  3. Research journals

    Academic editing and promotion of scholarly journals.

  4. Research mentoring

    Setting up mentoring for academic communities and student groups.

Books and publications

2026 · monograph

The Art of the Self-Portrait

Moscow: Vest-Konsalting, 96 pp. In Russian.

2020 · monograph

The Boundaries of the Human

With M. S. Safonov. Moscow: Nauchnaya Biblioteka, 225 pp. In Russian.

Cyborgization, the boundaries of the human and digital technology

  • 2026Synthiotics: Cyborgization, Religion and Power in the Digital AgeTechnologos, no. 1
  • 2026Cyborg Responsibility. Part 2. Mechanisms and Practices for Implementing Responsibility in the Cyber-Physical WorldArtificial Societies, vol. 21, no. 1
  • 2026Human, Media, and Power: A Lens of Cyborgian EclecticismSemiotic Studies, vol. 6, no. 1
  • 2025Methodology and Philosophy of the Concepts of Cyborgization and Cyborg: An Attempt to Apply an Integrative ApproachPhilosophy of Science, no. 4 (108)
  • 2025Beyond Boundaries: A Conversation with Stelarc on His Vision of Human-Machine IntegrationPhilosophy. Journal of the Higher School of Economics, vol. 9, no. 4
  • 2024Embodied Power: Cyborgization as a Mechanism of Biopolitical ControlPolitical Conceptology, no. 4
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  • 2026From a Fictional Image to a Techno-Project: A Minimal Set of ParametersThe Transcendental Turn in Contemporary Philosophy 10. Proceedings of the International Conference
  • 2026Practical Trends in Cyborgization: Models, International Strategies and Regulatory ChallengesWith A. V. Abramova. Artificial Societies, vol. 21, no. 3
  • 2025Digital Inclusion vs. Digital Sovereignty: RRI as a Platform for Integrating Ethics into GeopoliticsYSU Journal of International Affairs, vol. 1, no. 1; Russian version in Philosophy of Science, no. S6 (110)
  • 2025Homo Cyberneticus vs. Homo Economicus: Human Evolution in the Age of TechnologyArtificial Societies, vol. 20, no. 1
  • 2025Cyborg Responsibility. Part 1. The Evolution of the Concept of Responsibility in a Technogenic SocietyArtificial Societies, vol. 20, no. 4
  • 2025The Ethical and Philosophical Dilemma of AI in Medicine: Efficiency vs. Anthropological IntegrityContemporary Research in Artificial Intelligence. Conference proceedings, Ufa
  • 2025Artificial Intelligence in Vascular Surgery: An Ethico-Philosophical Analysis of Technological AdvancementCo-authored. Artificial Societies, vol. 20, no. 2
  • 2025Generative AI and the Quality of Student Research ProjectsWith O. V. Galaida. Artificial Societies, vol. 20
  • 2025Cyborgian EclecticismCo-authored. The Digital Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities for Modern Society, Grozny
  • 2025Robots as Humans or Humans as Robots: The Anthropological Dimension of RoboticsThe Education of the Future and the Future of Education, ICMED2025
  • 2024Human Cyborgization: Social and Cultural AspectsArtificial Societies, vol. 19, no. 1
  • 2024Metamorphosis of Society: The Potential Impact of Cyborgian Technologies on Social RelationsWith T. A. Konkova. Artificial Societies, vol. 19, no. 4
  • 2024Rethinking the Nature of Cognition and Experience: Enactivism in the Context of Modern Technological TransformationsTechnologos, no. 4
  • 2024Prospects for Shaping a Prosocial Image of Russia’s Digital Future: An Expert AssessmentCo-authored. NOMOTHETIKA: Philosophy. Sociology. Law, vol. 49, no. 1
  • 2024Enhanced Humanity: The Socio-Humanitarian Consequences of Human–Machine InteractionBionics 2023. Proceedings of the International Conference
  • 2023Threats to Epistemic (Semantic) Security: Prospects for EducationWith L. M. Khvesyuk. Morozov Readings, Ivanovo

Popular culture

  • 2026The Limits of the Visible: Body, Loss, and Surveillance in David Cronenberg’s The ShroudsThe Art and Science of Television, vol. 22, no. 2
  • 2025Limits of Corporeality and Metamorphoses of Identity: David Cronenberg’s The FlyArt & Culture Studies, no. 4 (55)
  • 2025Biomechanical Synthesis of H. R. Giger as a Metaphor of Technological MetamorphosisSemiotic Studies, vol. 5, no. 1
  • 2024Man and Machine: The Limits of Human Nature in the Context of Stanisław Lem’s Science Fiction WorksWith M. M. Zvyagintsev. Semiotic Studies, vol. 4, no. 2
  • 2023The Rick and Morty Series: Humor or Philosophy?Art & Culture Studies, no. 1 (44)
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  • 2024Technologies. Corporeality. Future: Reflections of D. Cronenberg in the Movie Crimes of the FutureIvanovo State University Bulletin. Series: Humanities, no. 1
  • 2024Evolution or Degradation? Philosophical Underpinnings for Exploring the Future of Humanity in David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the FutureThe Art and Science of Television, vol. 20, no. 3
  • 2024Sport as a Spectacle in Post-COVID RealityWith E. A. Alekseeva. Horizons of Humanitarian Knowledge, no. 2
  • 2023The Boundaries of the Image of Hannibal Lecter (on the Example of the Hannibal TV Series). Part 1Art & Culture Studies, no. 3 (46)
  • 2023The Fusion of Man and Machine: David Cronenberg’s View of the Cyborg ProblemTechnologos, no. 4
  • 2023Ideas as Infections: Introduction to the Problem of Cognitive MetaparasitismCo-authored. Epistema, no. 1

Textbooks and collective monographs

  • 2026The Philosophy of Management PracticesTeaching guide. GAUGN Press
  • 2026The Image of Science in Contemporary CultureTeaching guide. GAUGN Press
  • 2026Science Fiction in Soviet Cinema: History and ContextMonograph
  • 2024Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector: Implementation and Regulation by IndustryTextbook, co-authored
  • 2024The Image of Russia’s Digital Future: Formation and RepresentationCollective monograph
  • 2023–26The “New Normal” and International RelationsMulti-volume monograph
  • 2022Anthropomerity as a Challenge and a Response of Our TimeCollective monograph

Registered software and databases

  • 2025Database of teaching materials for the course “Events and Promotion of Small Business”With D. K. Sidorenkov
  • 2024Sentiment analysis of media content based on social dilemmasComputer program, co-authored

Experience

  • 2019 — present
    Teaching and researchAssociate Professor, researcher: Lomonosov Moscow State University, MGIMO, State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
  • 2017 — present
    Business Competencies Development Center (non-profit)CEO
  • 2015 — 2017
    D2 InsuranceAdviser to the Chairman of the Board of Directors on bancassurance
  • 2009 — 2015
    Kompanion Insurance GroupDirector of the Financial Institutions Department
  • 2006 — 2009
    RaiffeisenbankHead of Sales
  • 2002 — 2006
    Citibank, Uralsib Financial CorporationCorporate sales and sales support

Education

  • 2022
    Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityPhD in Philosophy (Candidate of Sciences)
  • 2013
    IE Business School, MadridGlobal Executive MBA
  • 2007
    Russian State University for the HumanitiesFaculty of Art History, theory and history of culture
  • 1997
    MGIMO UniversitySchool of International Relations, world politics and economics

Languages: Russian, English, Spanish.

Lectures, conferences,
joint projects and research

For speaking invitations and proposals for educational programs or research projects, please write by email.

gurov@duck.com