In collaboration with the Science and Engineering South Consortium, the University is hosting a conference exploring the ethical dilemmas of data mining, which is the act of examining pre-existing databases for the purpose of generating new information.
The event takes place on Thursday 14 June 2018 from 09:30 – 16:00 at Garden Court (Building 40), Highfield Campus.
Data mining and the ethical dilemmas associated with it are very much in the news at present.
The conference will focus on researchers who employ data mining techniques in their work. In this context, the conference aims to better understand the cross-disciplinary practice of data mining and the implications, such as privacy issues, ethics and how it links with the idea of open data.
The conference will explore how data is managed when undertaking mining projects and a panel session will help to identify key questions that researchers face.
Keynote speaker Dr Tobias Blanke, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for e-Research from King’s College London’s department of Digital Humanities, will also be chairing a session featuring interactive presentation and discussion featuring Professor Les Carr and Professor Susan Halford from the University.
Anyone is welcome to attend: you can find out full details including the programme and information on how to book your place here.
