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

The Virtual Classroom and Computer Mediated Instruction

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Andrew Ward and Brian Prosser ABSTRACT In the twentieth century, the principal delivery system for post-secondary education was interpersonal in nature. Students would attend classes in which the professor, or someone designated by the professor, would provide instruction in the relevant discipline. This meant, amongst other things, that it was not uncommon for students […]

Software Ownership and Natural Rights

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Richard Volkman ABSTRACT It may seem as if intellectual property rights in computer software are especially difficult to justify within the Lockean natural rights tradition. Some have even contended that software is so unlike the other products of labor as to require totally new ways of thinking about ownership. I will argue that this […]

Double encryption of anonymized electronic data interchange

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Albert Vlug ABSTRACT Medical data At the Erasmus University in the Netherlands we developed the national drug-safety system IPCI (Integrated Primary Care Information). A central database with Computerized Patient Records (CPR) of about 500.000 patients enable researchers to assess the effects and side-effects of the prescriptions. About 150 participating primary care doctors deliver weekly […]

Fading Barriers to Potentially Harmful Information: Moral Responsibilities of Internet Providers

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Anton Vedder ABSTRACT Providers have responsibilities relating to the textual information, images and sound recordings, accessible through their services. Apart from the people who, themselves, put information on the net, providers are the only ones who are in a position to fend off certain potentially harmful or offensive information. Furthermore, both the enormous scale […]

Internet Filtering Criteria: a Survey Raising Ethical Issues

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Marie d’Udekem-Gevers ABSTRACT This paper addresses the crucial subject of Internet governance, focusing on technical regulation. It analyses a large sample of current off-the-shelf filtering services (software packages, server based solutions, …) to be used in the home or in the school or even now in companies, from the unusual point of view of […]

Gender and Ethnicity of Computing – Perceptions of the Future Generation

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Eva Turner ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether computing industry in Great Britain is inherently discriminating against women and people of ethnic minorities. Using a group of students who have just completed their first degree in a computing discipline, I investigate, whether their assumptions and preconceptions about computing disciplines can project into them becoming employed […]