We are currently developing new research activities and a new
Network of Excellence, funded by the European Commission.
- We analyze the social, ethical, and legal aspects of digital developments.
- We do desk research and interact directly with key stakeholders.
- We give feedback to ICT developers and participate in the design
process of ICT tools.
- We write publications and internal reports.
- We organize workshops, master classes, summer schools, open conferences,
and exchange of students and researchers.
- We develop tools and networks that facilitate collaboration between social scientists and ICT developers, in close interaction with policy makers and society at large. ICT developments in focus: sensors, smart cameras, video analytics, social media, biometrics, data mining, data pooling, tracking of people,
profiling, ...
Contexts of use: security, crowd control, border control, crime control, monitoring of property, monitoring of health, ambient intelligence, safety, convenience, ...
Issues: privacy, data protection, Facebook analysis, surveillance, big brother, exchange of information, police work, philosophy of technology, ethics, strengths and weaknesses of legal approaches, ...