Gender in Algorithmic Systems
Date and time
25 April 2019, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Venue
Technische Universität München
Marsstraße 20-22
80335 Munich
Target group
Scholars of all genders
Organiser
Technische Universität München
Participation cost
Free
Language
German
Registration deadline
15 April 2019
Register here
Further information and programme
Algorithm-based decision processes increasingly have an influence on consumer decisions, accessibility, and the lifestyles of people in our society. Self-learning algorithmic systems learn from real-world data — and thus also reproduce existing inequality and discrimination. So how can we handle algorithmic systems responsibly? How can they be designed to treat people fairly, without bias or prejudice? How can we prevent cases of people being misjudged by facial recognition systems due to their skin color, or women seeming less suited to a profession due to their underrepresentation in it? What can be done to ensure that algorithmic systems do not transfer data unnoticed into another context, e.g. from private social media into the professional sphere? And what opportunities do well-made algorithmic systems present for bringing about more fairness and justice? These are among the questions that will be posed and discussed at the 4th GEWINN symposium “Gender in algorithmic systems”.
Participation in the symposium is free of charge. The symposium will be held in German. For further information and to view the programme, visit the symposium website.
