The Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology

Save the date:

Home – Southern Connecticut State University Innovation Hub
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

Transforming Higher Education in the Connected Society : A Web 2.0 Application at Rovira i Virgili University

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Teresa Torres-Coronas, María Arántzazu Vidal-Blasco, Ricard Monclús-Guitart, Mario Arias-Oliva, Margarita Ortí-García, M. José Simón-Olmos and Antoni Pérez-Portabella ABSTRACT The current situation and the continuing and rapid changes occurring in the digital world are affecting the way in which organizations work and do business. The emergence of Enterprise 2.0 model incorporates this idea of change […]

Building Social Capital Through Web 2.0 Tools. The Case of the Catalan Third Social Sector

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Teresa Torres-Coronas, Maria Arántzazu Vidal-Blasco and Ricard Monclús-Guitart ABSTRACT The Third Sector is the sector where private non-profit organizations (PNP), worker- owned companies or cooperatives, mutualities and, similar service providers operate to achieve higher levels of social inclusion and cohesion. The Third Sector, which is included in the social economy, pays particular attention to […]

Computing Professionalism: Forwards, Backwards, and Sideways – in Search of a Global Model

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR J. Barrie Thompson ABSTRACT 1. Context and Background As stated in the Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice [1]: “Because of their roles in developing software systems, software engineers have significant opportunities to do good or cause harm, to enable others to do good or cause harm, or to influence others to […]

Content and Comparative Analysis of the 83 Abstracts Approved for the ETHICOMP 2010

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Lucia Tello, Amaya Noain and Porfirio Barroso ABSTRACT The year 2010 we will be celebrating the eleventh edition of ETHICOMP (Ethics and Computer). Ten past or gone by editions in which this congress has become one of the most important and relevant congresses in the world about Computer Ethics and it has also become […]

About Information Ethics Regarding Pain and Human Suffering

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Mª del Mar López and Porfirio Barroso ABSTRACT Human suffering and pain in the media appear as front-page news. Sometimes, journalists deliberately select situations of suffering and pain, not for the so-called informative interest, but because they are images that speak for themselves: these images put tremendous emotional strain on the audience. The main […]

Technology and the Control Society: A Research Programme Into the Ambiguity of Technology

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Bernd Carsten Stahl ABSTRACT While it is hard to deny that technology has affected our individual and collective lives, it is more difficult to find agreement on the description and evaluation of these changes. One reason for this is the deep ambiguity of technology. Technologies can be used for a range of often contradictory […]