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

ETHICOMP2005 – Linkaping, Sweden

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

LOCATION: Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden DATES: September 12-15 2005 HOSTED BY: Centre for Applied Ethics Linköping University, Sweden IN ASSOCIATION WITH: Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility De Montfort University, UK Research Center on Computing and Society Southern Connecticut State University, USA Software Engineering Ethics Research Institute East Tennessee State University, USA CONFERENCE DIRECTORS Professor […]

The Internet in a Turbulent Geography: Fostering Peace and Deepening Enmity in Cyprus

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Melih Kirlidog ABSTRACT Ottomans conquered Cyprus from Venetians in 1571 and after an agreement between Ottoman and British empires in 1878 it became a British proctectorate. The British annexed the island in 1914 after the outbreak of WWI. The two main ethnic groups, Greeks and Turks which had about three quarters and one quarter […]

An Ethical Analysis of the Behaviour of Clinicians using Expert Systems

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Heidi King and Simon Rogerson ABSTRACT Introduction Expert systems may significantly help medical personnel to fulfil their obligation of providing the best possible care for their patients. However, in spite of this there is a high level of resistance from some medical personnel towards using these computer systems. This paper will examine the ethical […]

Changes in The Internet Privacy Practices of The Fortune Global 500 Companies

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Chula G. King ABSTRACT Concern over the relationship between technological innovations and the erosion of privacy rights is not a new phenomenon. For example, in 1890, Warren and Brandis wrote “that the individual shall have full protection in person and in property is a principle as old as the common law; but it has […]

Consequentialist Considerations of Intellectual Property Rights in Software and other Digitally Distributable Media

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Kai Kimppa ABSTRACT Spinello (2003) points out that intellectual property rights (IPR’s) have received too little attention in the field of information technology ethics from philosophers. The legal scholars (see e.g. Sixth Annual Ethics and Technology Conference Proceedings, various legal publications, including the Yale Law Journal and the Journal of Law and Philosophy) have […]

What Happens When Law is Used to Protect the Technologies that Protect Copyright?

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Ian Kerr and Jane Bailey ABSTRACT The proliferation in our ability to copy and disseminate information through electronic means has been driven by inexpensive and powerful personal computing equipment, coupled with widespread access to network technologies. As a result, it is possible to encode various kinds of information into digital form, duplicate the digital […]