BUILDING ETHICAL WORLDS
Apopularmisconceptionofcomputingisofaworld Inhermoduleonethicalissuesincomputing
dominatedbyfacelesssystems.AtMiddlesex Dr.Duquenoyaimstomakestudentsawarethat
lecturersexplorecomputinginamuchwider technologiessuchascomputers,theinternetand
context,lookingat,forexample,howcomputing mobilephoneshaveanimportantsocialimpact
ischangingthewaythatpeopleformsocial ontheworld.
networks,andtheimpactofthisonsociety.
“Instead of focusing on technical skills we cover
Dr.PennyDuquenoyhasrecentlywonfunding conceptual issues such as identity theft, hacking
fromtheEngineeringandPhysicalSciences and privacy,”
ResearchCounciltodevelopmonitoringtoolsthat
cansupportlawenforcementagenciesinpolicing
onlinesocialnetworkswherechildrenareatrisk.
Theprojectwilldevelopnaturallanguageanalysis
techniquestohelpidentifypaedophilesinchatlogs
andalsomechanismsforidentifyingthedistributors
ofchildabusemedia.
The future is personal
Our staff have more than just strong technical skills;
they share a belief that the job of technology is to
make other areas of life better.
The backgrounds of our 80 academic staff include
barristers, photographers, musicians, scientists and
designers – all working together, bringing personal
strengths and interests to deliver outstanding
teaching and research.
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