IBM’s Dr. Heather Domin to speak on ‘AI Ethics’ in Baze University seminar

IBM’s Dr. Heather Domin to speak on ‘AI Ethics’ in Baze University seminar

Dr. Heather Domin, the Program Director for Tech Ethics by Design at IBM, USA, will speak on ‘AI Ethics and Foundation Models at a one-day seminar hosted by Baze University Abuja.

A statement by Dr Rislan Kanya, Deputy Vice-Chancellor IT, Research and Innovation (ITR&I), stated that Dr. Heather, who is Program Director for Tech Ethics by Design at IBM and Associate Director of the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab for IBM, will speak on the use of AI and foundation models and generative AI applications such as ChatGPT.

At the hybrid workshop slated for May 23rd by 2-3 PM (GMT+1), Dr. Heather will also be speaking on IBM’s multidimensional approach to AI Ethics and the work she leads around Ethics by Design and with the Notre Dame – IBM Tech Ethics Lab to help drive the ethical use of AI and other technologies.

She has a Ph.D. in Business Analytics and Data Science and is certified in agile and traditional project management methodologies (PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM). She has played a pivotal role in building a successful AI Ethics Board project office and is known for her leadership in establishing foundational corporate governance and compliance programs such as Ethics by Design and the Algorithmic Impact Assessment.

The statement further reads: “Leveraging her academic and practitioner experience, she writes, speaks, and participates in working groups such as the Expert Group on Responsible AI Management established by Ohio State University’s Program on Data and Governance and the Data & Trust Alliance User Group for the Algorithmic Bias Safeguards for Workforce. She is also a principal investigator for research studies on tech ethics.

Her research and publications relate to emerging technologies and processes with a focus on intersecting areas such as trust and ethics. Some of her recent publications include “Standards for Protecting At-Risk Groups in AI Bias Auditing” and “The Future of RegTech for AI Governance”.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/heatherbaze2
To participate online: https://tinyurl.com/heatherbaze