I became Europe’s first Professor in Computer Ethics in 1998 and in 2010 became lifetime Professor Emeritus in Computer Ethics at De Montfort University, UK. I was the founding Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR), launching it in 1995 at the first ETHICOMP conference which I conceived and co-directed until 2013. I was the founder and editor until December 2021 of the Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. I sit on several international ICT-related advisory boards and have served on governing bodies in education and ICT.
My most important research focuses on providing rigorously grounded…
I became Europe’s first Professor in Computer Ethics in 1998 and in 2010 became lifetime Professor Emeritus in Computer Ethics at De Montfort University, UK. I was the founding Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR), launching it in 1995 at the first ETHICOMP conference which I conceived and co-directed until 2013. I was the founder and editor until December 2021 of the Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. I sit on several international ICT-related advisory boards and have served on governing bodies in education and ICT.
My most important research focuses on providing rigorously grounded practical tools and guidance to computing practitioners. For my leadership and research achievements in the computer and information ethics interdisciplinary field I was awarded the fifth IFIP-WG9.2 Namur Award in 2000 and the ACM SIGCAS Making a Difference Award in 2005.
My early career was in industry as a technical software developer. The industrial links have remained through my pioneering work with the professional bodies of IMIS, BCS and ACM. My industrial computing background coupled with my creative ideas, organisational skills and human relations skills have enabled me to bridge the gap between practice, policy and research, thus creating one of the most vibrant communities wedded to making digital technology valuable to everyone.
