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Keynote SpeakersDeborah G. Johnson recently retired as the Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics in the Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Program in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. Best known for her work on computer ethics and engineering ethics, Johnson’s research examines the ethical, social, and policy implications of technology, especially information technology.
Gerardo Con Diaz is an assistant professor of Science and Technology Studies at the University of California, Davis. His first book, a history of software patenting in the United States titled Software Rights, will be published by Yale University Press in October 2019. He is the Editor in Chief of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing and Associate Editor for Technology’s Stories, and he serves on the editorial board of Information & Culture. His courses at UC Davis analyze the long-term relationships among science, technology, law, and business in the histories of computing, telecommunications, evolutionary thought, and biotechnology. He holds a PhD and two master’s degree in History of Science and Medicine (Yale University), an additional master's degree in history and philosophy of science (University of Cambridge, Trinity College), and a bachelor's degree in mathematics (Harvard University). |