Join us at the 33rd European Conference on Operational Research in Copenhagen, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 30th June – 3rd July 2024 (https://euro2024cph.dk/registration/important-dates)
Operational Research (OR) is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to achieve better decisions – in businesses, governance, societies and especially in crisis times. By using techniques such as problem definition and problem structuring methods as well as mathematical modelling to analyze complex situations, OR allows to make more effective decisions and to build more productive and safer systems. Our "OR and Ethics" EURO Working Group addresses ethical and societal issues, so you may decide which of the sessions fits your research topics.
Conference platform: https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro33/
Sessions of the stream OR and Ethics: https://euro2024cph.dk/registration/abstract-submission:
"Ethics of OR and Artificial Intelligence" Code: e76c9b0c Prof. Dr. Ulrike Reisach
"Public Service Management Analytics" Code: 9399799c Prof. Dr. Cathal Brugha Swiney
"Ethics and OR and Societal Complexity" Code: 7ce04a33 Prof. Dr. Dorien DeTombe
"Just and Ethical Sustainability Transitions" Code: 28 Dr. Ross Kazakov
The session Abstract of "Ethics of OR and Artificial Intelligence" (Ulrike Reisach)
This session starts with a UNESCO citation: In no other field is the ethical compass more relevant than in artificial intelligence (AI). These general-purpose technologies are re-shaping the way we work, interact, and live. The rapid rise AI has created many opportunities globally, from facilitating healthcare diagnoses to enabling human connections through social media and creating labor efficiencies through automated tasks. Generative AI like language translation or Chat CPT provide additional options, but there are profound ethical concerns on intellectual property rights, inequalities, lack of access or disinformation and hate. Ethics and analytics support a deeper understanding of complex decisions in political, societal, economical, health or other sciences. Ethics comprises identifying frontier challenges in areas such as neurotechnology, climate engineering, or the internet of things. Be it on genetic research, climate change, or scientific research, the AI-driven benefits should maximize the scientific discoveries, while minimizing downside risks, ensuring they contribute to a more inclusive, sustainable, and peaceful world. Without considering those factors by ethical guardrails, it risks reproducing real world biases and discrimination, fueling divisions and threatening fundamental human rights and freedoms. You are welcome to present your specific contribution on those broad and thrilling fields.
If you intend to participate, please upload an abstract of max. 1500 characters, including spaces, to the EURO conference submission platform using the following session codes (very important when sub-mitting your abstract):
Important Dates:
Abstract submission opens: Sunday, 1st October 2023
Registration opens: Sunday, 5th November 2023
Abstract submission closes: Sunday, 3rd March 2024 at hrs. 23:59 CET
Early registration closes: Sunday, 24th March 2024 at hrs. 23:59 CET
Author registration deadline: Sunday, 21st April 2024 at hrs. 23:59 CET
Hope to see you in Copenhagen!
Kind regards, Ulrike Reisach (ulrike.reisach@hnu.de)