Episode Topic: Entrepreneurship and Tech Ethics with Kevin Bowyer

In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Kevin Bowyer, the Schubmehl-Prein Family Professor of Computer Science and Engineering University of Notre Dame for a conversation about artificial intelligence, technology ethics, and entrepreneurship. Kevin’s research is in the areas of computer vision and human biometrics, with an emphasis on practical applications. His work has been foundational to the recent Renaissance in artificial intelligence.

Kevin has had a truly fascinating career in computer science, beginning with an early foray into computer vision and pattern recognition which led to big questions about where the technology was headed. Kevin will tell us about a book he authored on computer ethics in the 1990s, and how things have changed since he started teaching a course on ethics in Notre Dame’s Computer Science and Engineering department more recently. He’ll also share his experience teaching a course on technology entrepreneurship, including practical tips for aspiring founders and insider stories about start-up companies that have spun out of Notre Dame. 

Featured Speakers: 

• Paul Blaschko, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor at the University of Notre Dame
• Megan Levis, Ph.D., assistant professor of the practice with Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns and with the College of Engineering
• Walter Scheirer, Ph.D., the Dennis O. Doughty Collegiate Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame
• Dr. Kevin Bowyer, the Schubmehl-Prein Family Professor of Computer Science and Engineering University of Notre Dame

The Ethics at Work podcast is edited and produced by Nat Todaro and Megan Levis.

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