Prof Joseph Herkert presented Where did you get that made up? – Professions of an Engineering Ethics ‘Trail Paver‘ as…  Read More

Dr. Francesca Rossi presented “AI Ethics: from Principles to Practice” as a SSIT Webinar on 10 July 2025. Click here…  Read More

SSIT’s August 2025 Podcast is now LIVE on IEEE TV

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Dr. Maike Luiken presented the IEEE Planet Positive 2030 Initiative and some of its achievements, outputs and plans forward; for…  Read More

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SSIT expressed gratitude at their August 2025 Board of Governors meeting to Lew Terman, who stepped down as IEEE SSIT Secretary after 16 distinguished years in the role.

Clinton Andrews, a Past-President of SSIT, has been recognized with the IEEE PES Robert Noberini Distinguished Contributions to Power Engineering Professionalism Award.

While the Middle Ages is an important point of reference for virtually all aspects of modern “civilization,” the culture of computing stands out for how enthusiastically it has embraced its memories of medieval European culture.

The SSIT Nominations & Appointments Committee is opening a second call for the position of President-Elect.

Prof.  Moshe Y. Vardi, an IEEE-SSIT Distinguished Lecturer, has received the IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award in Honor of the Women of ENIAC.

We examine social media’s profound influence, delving into its effects on self-esteem, media consumption habits, and exposure to targeted marketing.

The IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society has appointed Prof. George Roussos and Assistant Professor Jordan Richard Schoenherr as the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) and the Co-EIC, respectively, beginning in January 2026.

The choices for development, roads, trains, and transport are just as essential to the social impacts of technology as the technologies themselves.

The deadline for the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society Special Issue on Ethical Innovation with/in Music Technology has been extended to December 31, 2025.

CUCCR approaches solid waste by harnessing data collection to understand the waste flows within the university, using a tucked-away basement space to give waste materials a chance to pause and potentially be repurposed before being landfilled or recycled.

Over 150 scholars and practitioners from industry, academia, government, and civil society gathered at IEEE ETHICS 2025 to examine questions of ethics and social justice in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.