{"693643":{"#nid":"693643","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by Grace Barkhuff","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EImagining the Future of Computing Ethics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGrace Barkhuff\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. Student in Human-Centered Computing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ENovember 13, 2026\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; 3pm - 5pm ET\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; TSRB 233\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ellen Zegura (Advisor) - School of Interactive Computing and School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of\u0026nbsp; Technology\u003Cbr\u003EDr. Rodrigo Borela - School of Computing Instruction, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Betsy DiSalvo - School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Carl DiSalvo - School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Casey Fiesler - Department of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technology industry develops pervasive, ubiquitous tools that impact both society broadly and our personal, daily lives. From social media\u0027s influence on elections to generative AI for emotional support, computing technologies and those who develop them have a profound impact on how we live. As a result, calls abound for new computing technologies to be developed \u0022ethically\u0022 and \u0022responsibly.\u0022 For the past fifty years, academia\u0027s efforts in this realm have focused on computing ethics education, a subject within computing that teaches students to consider the societal impacts of the tools they design. Because this education is critical, we must pause to evaluate the state of our ethics education and its effectiveness and imagine how we might improve it. In this thesis proposal, I provide an overview of the current state of ethics education in the United States, including an analysis of educational materials that meet ethics learning outcomes, educators\u0027 perceptions of ethics instruction, prevalence of required ethics instruction in computing programs, and students\u0027 approach to ethics when designing new technologies. I reflect on what it might mean for instructors to model ethical engagement with technology in their own classrooms, then propose work related to using ethics education to help students develop an understanding of how their values connect to their careers in computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeeting Details\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgatech.zoom.us%2Fj%2F4265896666%3Fpwd%3DbW10czF5UGVJcTNzWEFQa0NYem1TZz09\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Cannouncements%40grad.gatech.edu%7Cec8fb1a43a754b2320c308df360762ac%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639289077471364149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=ZM%2BXo7oIMQVdJdUbJvPKT9JI%2FCtB1cL5dQOihLVWIaU%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/4265896666?pwd=bW10czF5UGVJcTNzWEFQa0NYem1TZz09\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EImagining the Future of Computing Ethics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Imagining the Future of Computing Ethics"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2026-10-30 13:01:31","changed_gmt":"2026-10-30 13:01:31","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-11-13T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-11-13T17:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-11-13T17:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-11-13 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-11-13 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-11-13 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"TSRB 233","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}