Fostering Responsible Computing Research: Foundations and Practices

With computing technologies increasingly woven into our society and infrastructure, it is vital for the computing research community to be able to address the ethical and societal challenges that can arise from the development of these technologies, from the erosion of personal privacy to the spread of false information.

Fostering Responsible Computing Research: Foundations and Practices presents best practices that funding agencies, academic organizations, and individual researchers can use to formulate and conduct computing research in a responsible manner. This report explores ethical issues in computing research as well as ways to promote responsible practices through education and training.

Table of Contents

Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Foundations from Ethical and Social Science Frameworks 3 Sources of Ethical Challenges and Societal Concerns for Computing Research 4 Conclusions and Recommendations Appendixes Appendix A: Committee Member Biographical Information Appendix B: Presentations to the Committee Appendix C: Federal Computing Research Programs Related to Ethical and Societal Impact Concerns