Implementing Ethics in Emerging Technologies
Carol Smith
Senior Research Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
Feb 21 3:30-4:30pm EST
Carol Smith is a Senior Research Scientist in Human-Machine Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Software Engineering Institute and an adjunct instructor for CMU’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute.
She has been conducting research to improve the human experience across industries for 20 years and working to improve artificial intelligent (AI) systems since 2015. Her current research focus is making tools to support the creation of responsible and ethical emerging technologies such as AI and interactions with autonomous vehicles.
Carol has led research and interaction design projects with nonprofit organizations, large corporations, government agencies, and academia. Her work has improved experiences with physical hardware and digital interfaces for: web sites, software applications (cloud and on-premise) and mobile applications, in primarily Agile environments. Industries have included: automotive; cosmetic; defense; e-commerce; education; finance; healthcare; insurance; manufacturing; mining; and retail.
Carol is recognized globally as a leader in HCI with multiple publications, over 160 speaking engagements in 45 cities around the world, and as an active HCI community organizer. Carol holds an M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction from DePaul University.
Ethics discussions abound, but translating “do no harm” into our work is frustrating at best, and obfuscatory at worst. We can agree that keeping humans safe and in control is important, but implementing ethics is intimidating work. In this keynote, learn how to wield your preferred technology ethics code to make systems that are accountable, de-risked, respectful, secure, honest and usable. Carol will introduce the topic of ethics and then step through a framework to guide teams successfully through this process.
Disruption, Diversity and Ethics: The Trifecta in Technology that Shapes Us
Rumy Sen
Entrepreneur and Strategic Advisor to CxOs, Deloitte
Feb 22 1:30-2:30pm EST
Rumy Sen founded Entigence Corporation in 2002 and served as CEO for two decades. Under her leadership, Entigence became a recognized brand in the higher education and public sector verticals, ranking thrice in the “Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America” list and in CIOReview’s “20 Most Promising Education Tech Service Providers” list. In 2021, she oversaw the acquisition of Entigence by Deloitte Consulting. Her work enables CxOs underpin strategy with a data-driven focus. Her specialties include business transformation with analytics, data governance and scalable computing. Rumy holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Iowa and an MS in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.
Disruptive technology, ethics and diversity impact how we think and act on a daily basis. For better and worse, they have shaped our context in consequential ways in the last two decades. As we incorporate artificial intelligence, augmented reality, quantum computing and other emerging technologies, how will this trifecta evolve and how should innovators and consumers brace for the changes.