Kristene Unsworth, PhD

Why American farmers are hacking their own tractors

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/26/why-american-farmers-hacking-own-tractors?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress

‘A white mask worked better’: why algorithms are not colour blind

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/28/joy-buolamwini-when-algorithms-are-racist-facial-recognition-bias?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress

you know it is what I think is the most important thing about my job. But kids, it is not  tenure worthy. this post either won’t be read or brushed off as bitterness.

Here is an excellent resource that lists questionable scholarly publications and conferences. Check it out when in doubt.

Scholarly Open Access

http://technical.ly/philly/2016/09/30/kris-unsworth-ethics-algorithms/

I’m attending this workshop that my colleague Kelly Joyce is co-hosting. Kelly is the PI on my NSF grant so this workshop is an excellent opportunity to talk about our work!

The workshop, set for Sept. 29-30, will focus on how collaboration can help meet big data challenges in complex environments.

Source: Virginia Tech and Drexel University partner for workshop on ethics in big data analytics

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