"Technology, Ethics, Gender" at the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
The winter semester 2020/21 saw the launch of the innovative and interdisciplinary lecture series "Technology, Ethics, Gender" initiated and organized by Professor Cornelia Breitkopf. Four renowned speakers with expertise in medical ethics, gender studies and diversity in information systems shed light on exciting questions such as: What is the relationship between technology, ethics and diversity issues and how can we shape this relationship? What are the responsibilities of engineers in the development of new technologies and what does the future hold for us? How can we conduct technology assessment and involve society in our developments in the best possible way?
Answers to these and other questions were discussed in the lecture series using practical examples and recommendations for action. The speakers were:
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Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Topic |
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25.11.2020 |
Professor Stefanie Speidel |
Translational Surgical Oncology, NCT Dresden |
„Surgical Data Science – Perspectives and Challenges“ |
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20.01.2021 |
PhD |
Institute of Women's and Gender Studies, Johannes Kapler University Linz |
„Gender equity in the development of human-machine interfaces“ |
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27.01.2021 |
Professor Orsolya Friedrich |
Junior professorship for medical ethics, Fern-Universität Hagen |
„Anthropological and ethical issues in some recent human-machine interactions“ |
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24.02.2021 |
Professor Claude Draude |
Gender/diversity in informatics systems, Universitäty Kassel |
„User orientation and diversity aspects as drivers of technological innovation“ |
The continuation of the event series for SoSe 2021 is planned as follows:
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Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Topic |
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28.04.2021 |
Professor (em.) Michael Jischa |
Institute of Applied Mechanics, TU Clausthal |
„Dynamik in Natur und Technik – Wandel verstehen und gestalten“ |
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19.05.2021 |
Professor Stefanie Speidel |
Translational Surgical Oncology, NCT Dresden |
„Surgical Data Science – Perspectives and Challenges“ |
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23.6.2021 |
Professor Corinna Bath |
"Maria-Goeppert-Mayer" ("MGM") professorship for Gender, Technology and Mobility, Technische Universität Braunschweig | "Geschlechterforschung in Maschinenbau und Informatik, Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung" |
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14.7.2021 |
Professor |
Associate Professor |
"Reliability and differentiation of constructs" |
Contact:
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NameMs Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Cornelia Breitkopf
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Professur für Thermodynamik
Professur für Thermodynamik
Visiting address:
Merkel-Bau (MER), Room 106 Helmholtzstraße 14
01069 Dresden
Publication: Breitkopf, C. und Leopold A.-K.: Konsens I DAB e.V.: Information from the German Academic Women's Association, p.62, 2020.