The 6th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021
“Science and the Internet”
2021.Nov.26
For this talk event on December 9, 2021, Ikkatai Yuko, who is an associate professor at Kanazawa University, will introduce citizen science and crowdfunding for scientific research focusing on the current situation and issues in Japan.
The 5th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021
“Information Visualization Technology and its Application to Web and AI”
2021.Oct.22
For this talk event on November 9, 2021, Prof. Takayuki Itoh from Ochanomizu University will introduce the basic concepts and techniques of information visualization and its application to web, social media, and machine learning.
The 4th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021
“From when are algorithmic decisions assumed as discriminatory?: A philosophical criticism using normative theory”
2021.Sep.20
For this talk event on October 9, 2021, Haruka Maeda from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo will talk about algorithmic decision making and discrimination from a philosophical standpoint.
Lecture by Ivana Bartoletti
“Power, Politics, & AI: Building a Better Future”
2021.Aug.02
For this lecture on August 30, 2021, Ivana Bartoletti, Co-Founder of the Women Leading in AI Network and Technical Director of Privacy at Deloitte, will talk about the vision for an inclusive use of AI technology.
Lecture by Dr. Phebe Vayanos
“Towards Robust, Interpretable, and Fair Social and Public Health Interventions”
2021.Aug.01
For this lecture on August 27, 2021, Dr. Phebe Vayanos from Industrial and Systems Engineering and Computer Science at University of Southern California will talk about algorithmic fairness particularly as it is applied in public health interventions.
Lecture by Dr. Ana Beduschi
“Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies at the Border: Migration and Human Rights Considerations”
2021.Jul.26
For this lecture on August 24, 2021, Dr. Ana Beduschi from the University of Exeter Law School will talk about the application of artificial intelligence in border control and the implications on human rights.
The 3rd BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021
“Crowdsourcing GIS and Diversity”
2021.Jun.18
For this talk event on June 28, 2021, Prof. Yuichiro Nishimura from the Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences at Nara Women's University will introduce participatory map editing projects.
Online Seminar
“AI and Society: New Media Literacy and Politics”
2021.May.20
In this seminar, Prof. Kaori Hayashi and Prof. Shin Mizukoshi critically explore questions of new media ethics and literacy arising from the increasing use of immersive AI technologies in society.
The 4th Installment of Talk Series on “Inequity, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure”
2021.May.19
The B’AI Global Forum will hold a talk “Idols and the Structure of Oppression：Norms and Distortions in Leisure Spaces,” which is the 4th talk of our talk series on “Inequity, Stereotypes, and Stigma in Leisure,” on Friday, July 2, 2021.