Big Data: Wrongs and Rights by Andrew Cormack (WAIS Seminar)

Abstract: Big Data has been characterised as a great economic opportunity and a massive threat to privacy. Both may be correct: the same technology can indeed be used in ways that are highly beneficial and those that are ethically intolerable, maybe even simultaneously. Using examples of how Big Data might be used in education - normally referred to as "learning analytics" - the seminar will discuss possible ethical and legal frameworks for Big Data, and how these might guide the development of technologies, processes and policies that can deliver the benefits of Big Data without the nightmares. Speaker Biography: Andrew Cormack is Chief Regulatory Adviser, Jisc Technologies. He joined the company in 1999 as head of the JANET-CERT and EuroCERT incident response teams. In his current role he concentrates on the security, policy and regulatory issues around the network and services that Janet provides to its customer universities and colleges. Previously he worked for Cardiff University running web and email services, and for NERC's Shipboard Computer Group. He has degrees in Mathematics, Humanities and Law.

COMP1205 Student Presentations Q-T

Monday 12th May Building 34 Room 3001, 10.00-12.45 Su & Rikki Presenting: Groups: Q, R, S, T Marking Groups: U, V, W, X Schedule and Topics 10.00-10.05: Introduction and protocol for the session 10.05-10.25 Group Q: Disablitites and rights – legal responsibilities 10.25-10.45 Group R: Computer Ethics, Professional bodies and accreditation 10.45-11.05 Group S: Digital divide 11.05-11.25 Group T: How the web is chaning the world: co-operation, co-creation, crowd funding and crowd sourcing 11.25-11.45: Wash-up: feedback session for presentation groups