September 2023 Swetland Seminar

Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar 2023-09-26 09:00:00 2023-09-26 10:00:00 September 2023 Swetland Seminar Event Description Building upon the FAIR principles of (meta)data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) and drawing from research in the social, health, and data sciences, we propose a framework -FAIR2 (Frame, Articulate, Identify, Report) - for identifying and addressing discrimination bias in social data science. FAIR2 enriches data science with experiential knowledge, clarifies assumptions about discrimination with causal graphs and systematically analyzes sources of bias in the data, leading to a more ethical use of data and analytics for the public interest. FAIR2 can be applied in the classroom to prepare a new and diverse generation of data scientists. In this era of big data and advanced analytics, we argue that without an explicit framework to identify and address discrimination bias, data science will not realize its potential of advancing social justice. Presented by: Francisca García-Cobián Richter, PhD Research Associate Professor Virtual Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences America/New_York public

Event Format: Virtual

Event Description

Building upon the FAIR principles of (meta)data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) and drawing from research in the social, health, and data sciences, we propose a framework -FAIR2 (Frame, Articulate, Identify, Report) - for identifying and addressing discrimination bias in social data science. FAIR2 enriches data science with experiential knowledge, clarifies assumptions about discrimination with causal graphs and systematically analyzes sources of bias in the data, leading to a more ethical use of data and analytics for the public interest. FAIR2 can be applied in the classroom to prepare a new and diverse generation of data scientists. In this era of big data and advanced analytics, we argue that without an explicit framework to identify and address discrimination bias, data science will not realize its potential of advancing social justice.

Presented by:
Francisca García-Cobián Richter, PhD
Research Associate Professor

Event Location

Virtual

Francisca García-Cobián Richter