The Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology

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
RC-VEST Discussion: Race & Medicine

April 10th 1:10-1:50pm EN C008 Free lunch bring your friends! Discuss and reflect about how race, medicine, and healthcare coverage are connected. A panel of students, staff and faculty will start the conversation! Please email Dr. Roe (roes1@southernct.edu) if you have any questions. Thank you to our panel and all who attended!
RC-VEST Documentary Screening “The Color of Care”

April 3rd 1-2:20pm (pop in any time) EN 121 A&B Free lunch! Bring your friends! Learn about race, medicine, and healthcare coverage in our communities. Contact Dr. Roe (roes1@southernct.edu) if you have any questions.

Open source produced encyclopedias: Towards a broader view of expertise

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Paul B. de Laat ABSTRACT Open source as a method of production has spread from software to other types of content like reference works. In previous work (De Laat 2011) 6 online encyclopedias of the kind were analyzed. The strongest clash of opinions concerned the role of experts and expertise in creating an encyclopedia. […]

Governance challenges and technology innovation for social use*

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Aygen Kurt and Penny Duquenoy ABSTRACT This paper takes as its theme the consideration of ethics in technology development and takes as its foundation work undertaken in the European Union?s (EU) Science in Society EGAIS Project (Framework 7) in which the authors are partners. The Ethical Governance of Emerging Technologies (EGAIS) project investigates the […]

Social Engineering: the Psychological Attack on Information Security

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, Vasanthi Nagappan and Prof Andrew Basden ABSTRACT It is widely recognized that technical security by itself does not offer sufficient protection against security breaches. Of all the different kinds of security breaches, technical security is perhaps least effective against social engineering because this form of attack depends on the manipulation of people. […]

Management of Cybercrime in Electronic Government: E-Awareness Training Model Implemented in India.

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Shalini Kesar, Ph.D. ABSTRACT Introduction The main motivation for this paper comes from previous presentation at ETHCOMP2010 where key challenges in the area of cybercrime and Electronic Government (EGov) in India were highlighted. It was seen that one of the main challenges faced by government officials at local level was their lack of awareness […]

Social Computing and the Fourth Revolution: Inforgs at the Barricades.

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR David Sanford Horner ABSTRACT In a previous Ethicomp paper I criticised the continual resort to the language of ‘revolution’ to characterise the social and ethical impacts of the latest developments in information and communication technology (Horner, 2010). I argued that it may be worthwhile re-examining the apparently canonical assumption that ethical concerns are necessarily […]

The problems with security and privacy in eGovernment – Case: Biometric Passports in Finland

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Olli I. Heimo , Antti Hakkala and Kai K. Kimppa ABSTRACT In this paper we discuss the problems that arise from the widespread adoption of biometric passports as travelling documents all around the world. This development has implications both in international and domestic context. The use of biometrics is not yet internationally standardized, and […]