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.

The evaluation of a Case-Based Reasoner as a Tool to Facilitate Understanding of the Ethical and Professional Issues Invoked by failed IS Projects

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR
Harjinder Rahanu,Jennifer Davies and Simon Rogerson

PUBLISHED IN
ETHICOMP Journal Vol 1 Issue 2

ABSTRACT

As part of on going research, cases of failed IS projects, including the London Stock Exchange TAURUS project, the London Ambulance Service Computer Aided Despatch System and similar have been ethically analysed. The results of the analyses determine whether and to what extent a neglect of professional ethics contributed towards their failure. This case library formed the basis for development of the case based reasoner, a technique used in computer science to incorporate intelligent reasoning into a system. A case based reasoner (CBR) computer system, which can offer ethical advice with reference to cases of failed IS projects was developed as a teaching tool. A questionnaire was developed to monitor usability issues so that ensuing feedback could be translated into modifications of the CBR prototype, as necessary. In order to evaluate the efficacy of the CBR as a teaching tool an experiment was conducted. The principle of the experiment was that two identical groups of students had been selected. The first (the experimental group) was given the CBR as a resource to complete an assignment and the other group (the control group) was not so that, with caveats, an increase in the quality of the students’ analyses might be a pointer as to whether the tool was facilitating learning.