Research

How do we form people to faithfully steward increasingly powerful capabilities?

Dr. Owen's research asks how intelligent technologies shape trust, learning, judgment, agency, identity, authority, education, spiritual formation, and flourishing for the glory of God and the flourishing of humanity.

Research Themes

Human Formation and AI

How is AI shaping identity, character, relationships, and moral development?

AI Ethics and Human Dignity

How can intelligent systems be evaluated without reducing people to output, data, or productivity?

Education and Pedagogy

How should education form knowledge, technical skill, conscience, judgment, and responsibility?

Responsible Software Development

How should builders design, test, deploy, and govern systems that affect human lives?

Faith, Theology, and Technology

How can Christian wisdom traditions contribute to courage, stewardship, and flourishing?

Human Judgment and Agency

How do AI systems shape trust, authority, interpretation, choice, and accountability?

Selected Publications and Scholarship

Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal Publications

  1. Owen, J. T. (2026). Surveillance from Above: Ethical Boundaries and Governance in AI-Driven Aerial Monitoring Systems. AI & Society. (Conditionally accepted)
  2. Owen, J. T. (2026). Detecting Doctrinal Flattening in AI Generated Responses. AI and Ethics.
  3. Owen, J. T. (2026). A Case Study: Rethinking "Average Intelligence" and the Artificiality of AI in Academia. AI & Society.
  4. Owen, J. T. (2025). What AI Can't Teach: The Return of the Humanities. Kristu Jayanti Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences.
  5. Grant, L., Tennyson, M. F., & Owen, J. T. (2023). D-CIDE: An Interactive Code Learning Program. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics.

Conference Proceedings and Chapters

  1. Mistareehi, H., Owen, J., & Abdellatif, A. (2024). Biometric Authentication in Identity and Access Management. International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks.
  2. Johnson, G., & Owen, J. T. (2024). Survey of Student and Instructor Attitudes Toward Early Introduction of Version Control Systems. International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Engineering.
  3. Owen, J. (2023). An Unconventional Application of the A* AI Search Agent in Uncertain Times. International Engineering and Technology Management Summit.
  4. Owen, J. T. (2023). Uncertain Times. In Engineering and Technology Management in Challenging Times. Springer.

Research inquiries, collaboration invitations, and institutional projects can be directed to Dr. Owen through the contact page.

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