{"id":110,"date":"2019-12-09T18:54:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T18:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bias-project.org\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2023-12-14T11:04:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T10:04:06","slug":"research-agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bias-project.org\/index.php\/research-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"110\" class=\"elementor elementor-110\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6022bc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6022bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f04e9d7\" data-id=\"f04e9d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8687aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"8687aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Working group A: Epistemological and ethical issues<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-380 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bias-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Logo_IPhil_ohneText_RGB_72dpi_80x80px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/>\n\nInstitute of Philosophy (IPhil)\n\n<b>Main task<\/b>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">In-depth analysis of the cognitive and moral dimensions<\/span><br style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">of basic notions and principles concerning bias and discrimination in big data and algorithmic processing<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\"><b>Focus Points\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u2022 Human biases and computer biases<\/span><br style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u2022 Alternative measures of statistical fairness<\/span><br style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u2022 Debiasing strategies and affirmative action<\/span><br style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u2022 Justification and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">discrimination\n<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\"><strong>Additional Project<\/strong> (Supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volkswagenstiftung.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VolkswagenStiftung<\/a>)\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.volkswagenstiftung.de\/search\/projectDetails.do?ref=950431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Contact Tracing, Privacy, and Discrimination: On the Ethics of Fighting Corona<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Working group B: Legal Challenges<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-384 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bias-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IRI_LOGO_80px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"80\" \/>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nInstitute for Legal Informatics (IRI)\n\n<b>Main task<\/b>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">Comprehensive analysis of legal\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">standards and questions regarding the application of AI under the overarching heading of bias and\u00a0 discrimination<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\"><b>Focus Points\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u2022 Data protection law<\/span><br style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u2022 Consumer, competition and anti-discrimination law<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\"><b>\n<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Working group C: Technical aspects and solutions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\"><div class=\"logos\">\n<div class=\"logo-1\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-389 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/bias-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/L3S_Logo_2013_rgb_400x400_80px.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/>\n\nResearch Center L3S\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"logo-2\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/bias-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TNT_darkv4_transparent_65px.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"50\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/>\n\nInstitute for Information Processing (TNT)\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<b>Main task\n<\/b>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">Derivation of strategies,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">methods and tools for\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">identifying computer bias and discrimination, for ensuring statistical fairness in the operations of AI systems, and for debiasing AI systems<\/span><b>\n<\/b>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\"><b>Focus Points<\/b>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u2022 Computer bias, esp. caused\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">by imbalanced data or rare classes<\/span><br style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u2022 Statistical fairness, esp. for non-stationary data<\/span><br style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u2022 Debiasing strategies, esp. focusing on explainability<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\n<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-421f800 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"421f800\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56208f0\" data-id=\"56208f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f8f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"11f8f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working group A: Epistemological and ethical issues Institute of Philosophy (IPhil) Main task In-depth analysis of the cognitive and moral dimensionsof basic notions and principles concerning bias and discrimination in big data and algorithmic processing Focus Points \u2022 Human biases and computer biases\u2022 Alternative measures of statistical fairness\u2022 Debiasing strategies and affirmative action\u2022 Justification and\u00a0discrimination 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