Data Ethics – IDSC Magazine

From the Director, Spring 2024

January 28, 2024

from the director We had another remarkable year at the Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) in 2023, bringing on nine exciting new hires and forging deeper relationships across different schools at the University of Miami and beyond. I expect that growth to continue in 2024, but we must also use this […]

Data Analysis

September 18, 2020

From contact tracing to communicating with the public, the COVID-19 pandemic presents ethical challenges to data professionals. “Good science depends on producing, understanding, analyzing, and communicating data, and then vetting it with other scientists,” said Nick Tsinoremas, IDSC Director. “With COVID-19, the timeline is very compressed, creating both practical and ethical challenges for data scientists […]

Fall 2020, Leadership

September 18, 2020

Kenneth W. Goodman, PhD, and Otávio Bueno, PhD, have been named Director and Co-Director of Data Ethics + Society for the University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC). “From personal privacy to fake news, legal, ethical, and social concerns permeate the research, teaching, and applications of data science and computing,” said IDSC […]

Reflecting on Progress in AI/ML Equity and Transparency

Data Ethics + Covid-19 UM-CDC Panel Discuss Challenges

Data Ethics and Society Director and Co-Director Appointed