Lovelace-Hodgkin Symposium

Programme

Day 1

Speaker	Affiliation	Area of Interest
Prof Jennifer George (Keynote)	Computing Studies, Goldsmiths University of London	Origins of ethical frameworks, ethics in AI, disability accessibility
Ms Maud Stiernet	Co-chair of Accessibility for Children Community Group	Accessibility and impact of AI on children of school age
Dr Kerry McInerney	Research Associate Leverhulme Centre for the Future of AI Intelligence	Gender and feminism in technology and AI inequalities
Prof Leanne Williams	Biosciences, University of Warwick	Student experience and understanding of AI across academia in UK
Ms Dilraj Sokhi-Watson (Keynote)	Director of Equate Scotland, Scottish AI Alliance	Inequty of AI impact on women from ethnic minority groups
Prof Michael Seery	Head of Digital Learning, Cardiff Metropolitan University	Ethics of care frameworks. Accessibility of AI and impact on students.
Prof Muffy Calder	VP Head of CoSE, University of Glasgow	Modelling and reasoning complex software behaviour, responsible AI
Dr Chris Burr	Innovation & Impact Hub Lead, The Alan Turing Institute	Trustworthy and ethical assurance in tech (developers and regulators)
Panel discussion on the use of AI in research and teaching. Panel to include Glasgow students, Prof Moira Fischbacher-Smith, Prof Martin Hendry, Prof Michael Seery, Prof Leanne Williams, Dr Kerry McInerney, Dr Mhairi Aitken – white paper or perspective produced from panel narrative

Day 2

Ms Rachel Coldicutt (Keynote)	Careful Industries	Anthropology of internet infrastructure governance, policies, and cultures
MSP Ms Clare Adamson	Scottish Parliament, Science & Technology	Chair of cross-party group on science and technology, advocate for women in STEM
Dr Simone Stumpf	Responsible & Interactive AI, University of Glasgow	Designing AI ethically and responsibly, human-AI interactions
Ms Oyidiya Oji	Digital Rights Adviser, European Network Against Racism	European policies in AI design and use and issues of race
Ms Steph Wright (Keynote)	Head of Scottish AI Alliance	Developing trustworthy, ethical, inclusive AI. Project and policy management
Dr Mark Wong	Urban Studies, University of Glasgow	Digital society, the impact of AI on society and inequalities
Dr Andrew Struan & Dr Scott Ramsay & Dr Emily Nordmann	Student Learning Development, University of Glasgow	AI and study/research with integrity
Dr Mhairi Aitken	Ethics Fellow, The Alan Turing Institute	Developing a child-centred approach to AI and data justice
Group workshops on building ethics and inclusion into AI. Group topics to include; Policy (facilitated by Clare Adamson MSP), Social Participation and Access (facilitated by Dr Mark Wong), Technical (facilitated by Dr Simone Stumpf), Schools/Education (facilitated by Ms Maud Stiernet), Race (facilitated by Ms Oyidiya Oji), Disability, Communication (facilitated by Dr Mhairi Aitken), Gender (facilitated by Dr Kerry McInerney) - recommendations from each group on actionable priorities.

Day 3

Participants to co-create an ethical framework vision for inclusive AI, fostering collaboration and ensuring output is reflective of the collective insights and values of the attendees. Delineate perceived priorities and actionable outputs for the university.

The symposium aims to co-develop an online interactive course on ethical use of AI with academics and students, furthering education and awareness in this critical area.

Conference venue

University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre (11 Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow, G11 6EW), follow Google maps. You can find out more about accessibility at the venue by following this link. Parking in the area is very limited, however, there are a number of spaces for Disabled Badge Holders near the venue. Public transport access is excellent, with links via train, subway and bus. Note that this is a blended symposium with physical venue and online option.

There are numerous hotels around the University. These include:

• Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel(10 min walk from the venue)

• Argyll Guest House(15 min walk from the venue)

• Argyll Wester Hotel (15min walk from the venue)

• Argyll Hotel (15 min walk from the venue)

• The Alamo Guest House (15 min walk from the venue)

• Crowne Plaza Glasgow (30 min walk from the venue)

• Campanile Hotel Glasgow SECC Hydro (30 min walk from the venue)

• Radisson RED Hotel, Glasgow (30 min walk from the venue)