The Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology

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Join Us: September 23rd at 4pm!
Panel discussion: a collective questioning about quantum ethics

Click here to hear a recording (podcast) of the event! Event time: Thursday, September 26, 2024 – 4:00pm to 5:00pm Audience: Faculty, students, staff, researchers, community members, general public. Location: Southern Connecticut State University – Engleman Hall – Room A120 See map Panelists Colleen Bielitz Assoc. VP for Strategic Initiatives & Outreach, SCSU Florian Carle Managing Director, Yale Quantum Institute Matthew Enjalran Professor of Physics, SCSU Rye Howard-Stone Lecturer of Contemporary Issues in Computer Science and Engineering, UConn Sarah M. Roe (moderator) Director, Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology, SCSU The panel will be followed by a reception to continue the conversation. As quantum technology advances rapidly, it is crucial to consider its ethical implications. While quantum applications hold the potential to transform industries, they also pose significant moral challenges. Quantum computers, for instance, could dismantle current encryption methods, jeopardizing data privacy and cybersecurity. Their ability to solve complex problems at unprecedented speeds might create unfair advantages in sectors like finance or defense, further deepening existing inequalities. By addressing these ethical concerns early, we can ensure that quantum technology develops in ways that uphold fairness, privacy, and security for all. Join us for a discussion hosted by the Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology and the Yale Quantum Institute, with co-sponsorship Details

Using the Defining Issues Test for Evaluating Computer Ethics Teaching

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Lorraine J. Staehr Department of Information Technology Graeme J. Byrne Department of Mathematics La Trobe University, Bendigo Australia ABSTRACT The importance of computer ethics education for the computing professional was recognised a decade ago by its inclusion in the computer science curriculum (Computing Curriculum, 1991). Since the publication in 1997 of the Australian Computer […]

Morality, Markets, and the Internet

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Richard Spinello ABSTRACT Our limited experience of the New Economy has given us a glimpse into the various market failures we can expect as electronic commerce becomes more widespread. The most typical market failure is an externality which involves additional costs borne by society that are not reflected in the price of the good […]

Teaching Bioinfoethics

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Martha M. Smith International Center for Information Ethics & The Palmer School of Library and Information Science Long Island University Brookville, New York,USA ABSTRACT Bioinfoethics: A field of applied ethics concerned with biomedical, living systems in relation to the information systems that enable or restrict the transfer (creation, organization, dissemination, evaluation, and use) of […]

Erosion of Privacy in Computer Vvision Systems

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Maciej Smiatacz ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION. During the last decade the progress in the field of computer vision has become incredibly fast. Five years ago the algorithms of pattern recognition and picture processing seemed too complex to have real-world applications. Today even personal computers are fast enough to perform these tasks effectively and the first commercial […]

Personal Privacy Protection in an Austrian Online Survey

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Anne Siegetsleitner and Martin Weichbold University of Salzburg Austria ABSTRACT Computer systems often change the framework of human subjects research. This is evident in the case of human subjects research on the Internet. Online surveys like the one we will critically examine in this paper involve new ethical challenges to the researcher. We will […]

Research Ethics and the Internet

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Paul Schuegraf and Richard Rosenberg Department of Computer Science University of British Columbia Vancouver ABSTRACT The tradition of ethics in psychological and sociological research is being confronted with a new dimension in studies done using the Internet, which thwarts the conventional application of many of the principles of ethical research. The problem of exactly […]