Rodrigo Ferreira is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Computer Science at Rice University, and responsible for ethics in the computer science curriculum. Rodrigo teaches courses on the ethics of computing, data science, and artificial intelligence, and develops research on ethics in computer science education, computational culture, and tech policy. Rodrigo’s research has been published in various academic venues, including ACM and IEEE publications, and philosophy journals, such as Teaching Ethics, and has been featured in news media channels, including The Houston Chronicle, Telemundo, and NPR. Rodrigo is also co-creator (in collaboration with Dr. Moshe Vardi) of “Deep Tech Ethics” as a pedagogical approach that seeks to include greater focus on social responsibility in computer science education and is co-author of the “AI Ethics” recommendation report in the Mexican National AI Agenda (2020) In addition to his position in Computer Science, Rodrigo also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Philosophy, is a member of Steering Committee for the Science and Technology Studies Program, and is a Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Upcoming events
3rd ACM Digital Humanism Summer School – call for applications
September 2 @ TU Wien, 1040 Vienna, Austria, Favoritenstraße 9-11 Ground Floor, Room HH EG 02
Collaboration with AI
September 4 @ Craiova, Romania
Inclusive Development for a Sustainable Future @ FEBS-2024
September 18 @ Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Workshop series to increase social impact of teaching
October 18 @ Online and in Olomouc, Czech Republic
Fundamentals of Developing Digital Ecosystems
November 26 @ Fraunhofer IESE Fraunhofer-Platz 1 | 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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Digital Humanism Textbook
Aurora Network
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