Decimal Lab Speakers Series presents a discussion on ethical social support technology for seniors – March 12
On Thursday, March 12, the university’s Decimal: Digital Culture and Media Lab (Decimal Lab) will host the Decimal Speaker Series in Toronto, Ontario with a short academic talk entitled Aging and the Digital: Developing Ethical Social Support Technology for Seniors.
Featured speakers:
- Goldie Nejat, PhD, PEng, Canada Research Chair in Robots for Society, University of Toronto
- Topic: Healthy Aging with Socially Assistive Robots
- Jennifer Boger, PhD, Assistant Professor, Schlegel Chair in Technology for Independent Living at the Research Institute for Aging, University of Waterloo
- Topic: Ethical by Design: Incorporating ethical considerations into technology development
- Andrea Slane, PhD, Associate Professor, faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and Isabel Pedersen, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Digital Life, Media and Culture, Â鶹´«Ã½ University
- Topic: Involving Seniors in Developing Privacy Best Practices: Toward Responsible Development of Anthropomorphic Social Support Technologies for Seniors
When: Thursday, March 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Centre for Social Innovation, The Atrium, 192 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
To RSVP, contact decimal.lab.uoit@gmail.com. For more information, view the event flyer or visit the on the Decimal Lab website.
