(English) Gábor Kártyás is Professor of labour law at Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest). He has been involved in a number of international research projects, including the Digilare project (http://www.digilare.eu/), the European Trade Union Institution (migrant workers) and Eurofound (new forms of employment). Between 2018 and 2021 he supported the labour law jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Hungary (Kúria) as Advocate General. During his 20-year academic career, he has taught courses on Hungarian and EU labour law, atypical employment and collective labour relations. He has been a visiting professor at the University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, 2023) and the University of Vienna (2025).
- Meeting for academic staff:
4th December, 2025, 17.15, room no. 1.4
Topic: Always online? – The right to disconnect and other guarantees of rest periods in the digital era
- Meeting for students:
4th December, 2025, 18.30, room no 1.4
Topic: Why and how we regulate working time? The role of collective bargaining in working time regimes
(English) David J. Gunkel is an award-winning author, educator and researcher, specializing in the philosophy of technology with a focus on the moral and legal challenges of artificial intelligence and robots. Dr. Gunkel is internationally recognized for his innovative work on the moral and legal status of artificial intelligence and robot rights, his efforts to diversify the theory and practice of AI ethics, and his agenda-setting contributions to the new field of human-machine communication (HMC).
He currently holds the position of Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor in the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University (USA) and associate professor of applied ethics at Łazarski University in Warsaw, Poland. His innovative curriculum design and teaching has been recognized with numerous awards, including NIU’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the prestigious Presidential Teaching Professorship.
The lecture for students on the theme ‘Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond.’ will take place on December 10, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Lecture Hall No. 6.