Controversies in the Data Society

A public, postgraduate lecture series offered by the Critical Data Studies Network at Edinburgh Futures Institute and Science Technology and Innovation Studies, highlighting current research from across the University of Edinburgh

Controversies in the Data Society
Seminar Series 2025

31 Jan - 5 April 2025

Lectures and Discussion

Fridays, 3:10pm - 5:30pm
Seminar Room 2, Chrystal Macmillan Building

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2025 Events

31 Jan	Can AI fix the NHS: Pathways to responsible healthcare AI
	Speakers Professor Robin Williams Director of the Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation, STIS, University of Edinburgh Professor Stuart Anderson Personal Chair in Dependable Systems, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
7 Feb	Can AI civic technologies invigorate democracy in Scotland?
	Speakers Dr Stuart Lynn CrownShy Iñaki Goñi PhD candidate, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh
14 Feb	Technology, harms and security in public and personal life
	Speakers Dr Ben Collier Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh Kieron Ivy Turk PhD student, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge
21 Feb	Wrong turns in Government by data and algorithm
	Speakers Dr Morgan Currie Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh Dr Gavin Sullivan Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
28 Feb	Linked Data: Unlocking public good from citizens personal information
	Speakers Dr Allison Kurpiel Research Fellow in Criminology, Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh Dr Ana Morales-Gomez Research Fellow in Criminology, Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh Dr Magdalena Getler Head of Academic Engagement, Smart Data Foundry
7 Mar	Blockchain for good: unlocking distributed governance and democracy
	Speakers Dr Morshed Mannan Lecturer in Global Law and Digital Technologies, Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh Prof Aggelos Kiayias Chair in Cyber Security and Privacy, University of Edinburgh
14 Mar	Big Tech and the capture of the AI safety agenda
	Speakers Dr Peaks Krafft Lecturer, Sociology, University of Edinburgh Dr Atoosa Kasirzadeh Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon
21 Mar	Prediction models for survival: critical infrastructure and insurance
	Speakers Professor Chris Dent Professor of Industrial Mathematics, School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh Professor Raffaella Calabrese Personal Chair of Statistics and Data Science, Business School, University of Edinburgh
28 Mar	Authenticity beyond and within Misinformation, Democracy and AI
	Speakers Dr Caterina Moruzzi Chancellor's fellow in Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh Dr Bronwyn Jones Translational Fellow, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh

Controversies in the Data Society

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Controversies in the Data Society Seminar Series 2025

2025 Events

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Controversies in the Data Society
Seminar Series 2025