Fostering Responsible Computing Research

With computing technologies increasingly woven into our society and infrastructure, it is vital for the computing research community to be able to address the ethical and societal challenges that can arise from the development of these technologies, from the erosion of personal privacy to the spread of false information.Fostering Responsible Computing Research: Foundations and Practices presents best practices that funding agencies, academic organizations, and individual researchers can use to formulate and conduct computing research in a responsible manner. This report explores ethical issues in computing research as well as ways to promote responsible practices through education and training.Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Theoretical Foundations from Ethical and Social ScienceFrameworks3 Sources of Ethical Challenges and Societal Concerns for ComputingResearch4 Conclusions and RecommendationsAppendixesAppendix A: Committee Member Biographical InformationAppendix B: Presentations to the CommitteeAppendix C: Federal Computing Research Programs Related to Ethicaland Societal Impact Concerns