Technology and Justice 2019-20
A Symposium - To Be Human: Surveillance, Recognition, Distortion
Friday, February 28th, 2020 1:30-5:30 pm
VCAM 201, Haverford College
This series focuses on the ethics of technological adoption and adaptations, inviting technologists, academics, activists, and artists to examine issues from algorithmic decision-making in the criminal justice system to the near constant surveillance of our actions to the future of work in an automated world.
1:35 pm Welcome: Laura McGrane, Associate Professor of English and VCAM Director, Haverford College
1:45-2:30 pm Seny Kamara, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Brown University
Algorithms for the People
2:30-3:15 pm Anna Lauren Hoffmann, Assistant Professor at the Information School, University of Washington
Data Violence, or: How the Push for Fair and Inclusive Tech Undermines the Pursuit of Data Justice
3:45-4:30 pm Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Machines Judging Humans: The Promise and Perils of Formalizing Evaluative Criteria
4:30-5:30 pm Speakers Roundtable: Moderator Sorelle Friedler, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Haverford College
5:30-7:00 pm Reception and dinner (Open to all) VCAM Community Kitchen & Presentation Lounge
http://hav.to/techjustice
Contact: Stephanie Keene, Program Manager for Ethical Global Learning, Center for Peace and Global Citizenship - sdkeene@haverford.edu
Organized by Sorelle Friedler, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Laura McGrane, Associate Professor of English and VCAM Director
Sponsored by the President’s Initiative on Ethical Engagement and Leadership.