Computing and Social Responsibility
Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility Research Overview
The Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR) at Æß²ÊÖ±²¥ is the UK’s only research centre dedicated to the ethical and social issues surrounding computing and information systems, including robotics and AI, with a core commitment to interdisciplinary research and advisory expertise on the actual and potential impacts of computing and related technologies on society and its citizens. The Centre is recognized as a key player in the international research network for the ethical and social implications of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and is home to a thriving community of research students.
The Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility atÆß²ÊÖ±²¥ invites applications suited to the Midlands 4 Cities Doctoral Training Partnership from UK and EU students, including collaborations with other Æß²ÊÖ±²¥ Institutes and Centres. Key contacts for the Centre and their research interests are listed below.
Contacts
Professor Kathleen Richardson, Director of Women Ethics Robots AI and Data (WERAID), Professor of Ethics and Culture of Robots and AI.
Areas of expertise: Anthropological Ethics of Robots, Autism and Robots, Theatre and Technology, Attachment Theory and Autism Theory, Sex Robots, Chatbots and new technological relational others, Feminism, Abolitionism/Anti-Slavery
Dr Sara Wilford, Associate Professor
Computer ethics, privacy, data protection, surveillance, social media and public policy, online extremism and misinformation.
Dr Kutoma Wakunuma, Associate Professor Research and Teaching in Information Systems
Areas of expertise: ICT4D, Emerging Technologies and Ethics, Gender, Sustainable Development Goals, Civil Society Organisations research, Social media, Stakeholder evaluation, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)/Responsible Innovation (RI).
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