Category: Social Implications of Technology

Immediate SSIT Past-President Luis Kun has been recognized by the IEEE Computer Society as a Distinguished Contributor.

Human Activity Recognition (HAR) enables applications that enhance daily living and foster smooth technology integration into personal routines. The pervasive use of HAR also introduces ethical dilemmas that must be carefully navigated.

The 13th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech 2026) is designed to explore development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

The highly dubious practice of “Fake It Till You Make It” resurfaced recently, as it has periodically throughout high-tech’s history, when it was exposed in scandals involving the diagnostics technology company Theranos and the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

SSIT invites motivated and purpose-driven Young Professionals to volunteer as Committee team leaders and members of our Young Professionals (YP) Committee for the year 2026.

We remember the late Lindsay Robertson of New Zealand, a Senior Editor at the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society.

Rather than reflexively accepting the need to cut budgets, services, and investment, let us take the time to critically examine the logic of austerity.

Before December 31, make a tax-deductible year-end gift to the SSIT Technology for Humanity campaign at the IEEE Foundation

For over five decades, the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) has been the professional home for people concerned with how technology impacts the world, and how the application of technology can improve the world.

Congratulations IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society! We’ve been included in Web of Science™. Articles published after 2023 will be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

You can double SSIT’s good trouble when you make a gift now to the SSIT Technology for Humanity campaign before 2025 ends.

If we outsource decision-making to AI and spend all our time chatting with chatbots rather than with fellow humans, we are unlikely to develop the civic skills that we need for coordinated collective action.

Help us double SSIT’s good trouble – when you give now, our SSIT Technology for Humanity campaign match donor will double your donation!

The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) is pleased to announce that Dr. Kalyan Sen has been elected SSIT President-Elect for 2025–2026.

Donate to the 2025 SSIT Technology for Humanity Campaign

SASIGD 2026 brings together global innovators to advance Responsible and Sustainable AI across seven tracks

The use of LLMs by people lacking expertise and experience, and for purposes they were not originally intended for, is, on the one hand, a fine example of technological generativity; on the other hand, it is having profound and consequential effects on trust relationships.

The IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society has been confirmed by Scopus for a 2025 CiteScore.

The 2026 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS26) is set for October 14-16, 2026, in Kerala, India

Securing CPSs requires evaluating both system functionality and security without disrupting ongoing operations. A promising approach to enhancing CPS security is the use of digital twins.